My first little chalupa!

I haven't written in a while, though so much has happened since I moved. First of all, I'm almost 18 weeks pregnant, about 17 weeks and 6 days. I had my first ultrasound last week. I am due on Halloween, October 31st. I'm so excited! Yet I feel I won't be prepared for all that motherhood will be bring me. I'm so excited to have a little baby in my arms in a few short months, but I am so nervous as to how I will handle everything. We are both really embracing this change in our lives though.

I finally found a job! I start at Ardene's on Saturday. It's only part-time but hopefully I can get a few more hours at other stores during the summer. I can't wait to start buying baby stuff. It's going to be so fun! Also, we are planning to buy a vehicle in the fall so we can get around with our little shrimpy. I hope to visit home for Christmas, I'll have a two month old baby with me which will be so different! I'll finally also get to meet Teisha's baby girl, too. Can't wait for my parents to see the babe too. It'll be so cool.

The only struggle I'm finding so far with being pregnant aside from morning sickness and heartburn is deciding on a name. I know we have a lot more time to decide but we can't seem to decide on ones we both like. I do not want to name my son after a football player. It does not resonate with me, and "Elway" sounds alright, but it's kind of strange as a first name. I hope he gets over that soon. My top picks for names so far are Violet, Hazel, Abigail, Madeline, Mirabelle and Lorelai for girls, and for boys I like Aiden, Holden, and Grady. I have a feeling it's a boy, only because we've been talking about it more, and in the ultrasound photo it looks like the babe has Brock's nose/mouth. But we'll see soon! I'm hoping to go for another ultrasound in a couple weeks to find out.

Things are going relatively okay otherwise. We are not fighting as much anymore, and the weather makes for a much better mood, as well as BBQ-ing. Nothing beats good BBQ on a hot sunny day!