Another Dr. Appt- All is Well

Long time, no write! We are 18 weeks along and BIP is the size of a bell pepper. We had a dr. appt this morning to check on the baby and all is well. The dr. listened to the heartbeat and once again said it is strong. Good news! We scheduled our ultrasound appointment for October 21st and will find out if we have a lil Buck or lil Jess on the way. It is funny to hear each person’s guess. Buck and I don’t have a guess either way and at this point are just happy to hear everything is on schedule! I have a dry erase board in my office at work that my co-workers have written suggested baby names on…yikes! Just to name a few suggestions: Starah, Esther, Cecil, Corky, Roscoe, Aloysius, Cletus, Elmer, Rupert, Sandy Sue, Jo Beth and the list goes on. They are anxious to find out BIP’s gender to narrow down the choices.


This Saturday evening we have our 10 year high school reunion. It will be nice to catch up with blasts from the past. Most of you know that Buck and I met in high school….a long time ago! I remember he sometimes wore a Texas A&M shirt to school and I wasn’t sure if I could even be his friend. Growing up our house was definitely a Texas Longhorn household until dear brother John decided to go to OU! I will never forget Christmas John’s freshman year of college. Can you believe he had the nerve to buy us each an OU t-shirt as our Christmas present?!? Mom eventually banned talking college rivalries in the house (especially TX/OU weekend) while brothers were in college. I digress….Buck remembers me as the girl with braces. One boy, one girl and the rest is history. The picture above is us at Jr. Prom. Awww!! Our good friend, Jenn, is coming into town to attend the reunion with us. Jenn and I met when we were young kiddos in Girl Scouts (Amy imagine me doing the Girl Scout sign), went to different grade schools and met back up again at good ole Coppell High School. She is one of those friends that will be a friend forever. We still love her even though she moved to New Orleans. Buck and Jenn have the same birthday and it amazes me how much the two of them are alike. BIP better not be born on March 30th because I don’t know if I can handle it!

So, the clothes are getting a little snug and it might be time to go shopping! Every morning is a clothing crisis when I am trying to get dressed for work. A big THANKS to cousin Jennifer and my “fearless leader” Mo for the maternity clothes you let me borrow. I am lucky to have good friends that have gone down this road before me!