Party On

Boy!! We are officially 100% sure that our bundle of joy will be a little boy. I can tell you, my family had so much fun with the scratch-offs. My grandparents were the first to get theirs, so my grandmother immediately grabbed my brother’s mail (they live next door to each other essentially) and ran down so they could have theirs too. There were many excited phone calls. My sister and mother have already gone out to shop for our little one. The spoiling can now begin haha! We spent quite a bit of time this morning getting to see little Eli during our doctor appointment. It’s crazy how fast they grow! I was just telling Josh I remember when we had just found out we were pregnant and he was the size of a poppy seed. Wow! Today we saw his kidneys at work, his spine, his little feet kicking like crazy, and his adorable profile. I planned to put up ultrasound pictures, but our scanner is on the fritz. I can’t stop buying things for our little boy. I talked Josh into buying him this s...

Josh and I had our doctor appt. Tuesday and the doc said he is 95% sure of the gender!! We’re keeping it semi-to ourselves until we tell my family which is taking what feels like forever. I wanted to tell them in a fun way that didn’t favor any one person, so we ordered gender reveal scratch-offs to send to everyone in the mail. I’m so excited! This is what we ordered… We got the scratch-offs here , while the bumble bee envelopes were custom made using Zazzle. Neither are in yet, so my poor family will have to wait. You probably can’t read the back of the envelope, as the image is tiny, but is says, “Will little Ms Elodie Ann or Mr Eli James be joining the family?” These are our official names! So why did we decide on these two? We wanted names that honored our heritage, but also honored God. Check out our rationale below. Eli ( Meaning: Ascend; my God) James ( Meaning: Supplanter; chosen to honor Josh’s paternal grandfather, James) Other considerations: Lincoln (Lakeside) ...