Beach Baby

This weekend was Jonah's first trip to the beach. Although, he couldn't see it for himself, I know he enjoyed it :) I finally went on a vacation with my parents for the first time in 2 years. We went to Destin and had such a great time! We had never been to Destin before, but we have already decided to go back on our next beach vacation. Some highlights...great weather (most days), extreme shopping for Jonah, Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company, crazy waiter at Tommy Bahama's that kept name dropping, my wardrobe strike when I couldn't breathe, the biggest waves I've ever seen at the beach, giant man-eating jelly fish, delish breakfast at the Donut Hole, and the beautiful clear water every day. It was such a great trip, and I was really sad to leave :( On Saturday (the cold day) me and mom went shopping for JB. We got SO much stuff, he is set for a while! I just couldn't stop buying! It's so much fun getting little outfits for my sweet baby boy. I want to spoil him rotten! We've already been talking about how excited we are to take him to the beach next year! Here are a few pics from our trip...

Living room of our condo

Very nice place to eat, but the waiter was SO annoying!

Love this man!

Jonah's loot! He is so spoiled.

GIANT JELLY

 

LOVED this place so much! It was so much fun!!!

Surprise, Surprise!

We went today for our 13 week checkup. We were just going to see Dr. Benton for a few short minutes, then leave. However, my impatience took over. I decided to have another ultrasound done, just out of curiosity. We had to pay extra for it, but it turned out to be totally worth it. We were watching the screen, while baby was moving like crazy! Kicking, turning, rolling around. I was watching the sweet little angel, and I said "I wish I knew what to call you." The girl looked at us and said she knew what we are having. IT'S A BOY! I was so shocked! That was not the purpose for this ultrasound. I'm only 13 weeks! She said that it was very obvious, and she wouldn't have told us if she wasn't so sure. I'm still a little apprehensive, so I'll feel much better when it's confirmed at our 20 week appointment. It's so amazing to me to see the difference that 4 weeks can make. Here are some pics of my sweet Jonah Brandon!!!

                     

                                       Jonah kicking mommy! He was moving and kicking so much!

                                                     Widdle baby foot and tiny winy toes!

                                                                           It's official!!!

                                     He gave me a little thumbs up to let me know he's doing just fine :)

My little punkin!

I am 12 weeks today! It feels at this point like time is slowly creeping by. I really don't know how I'm even going to be patient enough for my 20 week appointment, much less April 29th!!! One sign of my impatience...I bought a hand-held doppler. It is the greatest thing. I can listen to my sweet baby's heartbeat anytime I want to! It actually picks up very well. The heart rate has been in the 160s every time. The old wives tale says that higher heart rates are girls...we shall see! But, I highly recommend getting a doppler :)
In other news, we went to the pumpkin patch today! It was really hot, but a lot of fun. Sweet Dylan had a lot of fun, until it was time to leave. We got our pumpkins, and I even found the perfect one for jelly bean!