The Journey

Matt and I have been talking about buying a new car for a while now. Once we got pregnant we decided we would just trade cars instead of spending the money on a new car. He would take my cute little sports car and I would drive his four door so the car seat would fit in the back. On the way to Iowa his car hit 60,000 miles and was no longer under warranty. I wasn't thrilled about driving a car (the only car that would fit a baby seat) without any warranty but we didn't have many options.

On the way to the Cowboy's game a few weeks ago, Matt's back passenger window decided to stop rolling down. Since it wasn't under warranty, it was going to be over $300 to fix. Matt wasn't wanting me to drive his son around with a broken window so we decided to get back on the new car bandwagon!

We both really like Chargers and used Chargers still have a really good warranty. Matt found one that was a great deal. We did some research and decided to drive up to Rockwall Dodge to take a look at it. While we were there, we looked at a couple other cars and crossovers. We test drove two, the Charger and the Journey. I wasn't sold on the Charger but I immediately fell in love with the Journey. Matt said goodbye to his car and bought me my new mom car! Yes, he is now driving my cute sports car and I get to drive the new car! YAY!

My new mom car! It looks like a minivan, huh? I've accepted it!

The dash lights up green! (Please note that it tells me the temperature outside!)

Okay, so the rear view mirror isn't all that fancy but when you pull down the little compartment above it, there is a little storage thing AND another mirror. Matt says it is so we can look at the kids and I think he is right. It shows a great view of the entire back seat.

Here is the air controls and the radio. It has all the bells and whistle that I could ever dream of...maybe I will figure out how to work it!

AND it has a back up camera!

This is the dash in front of the passenger's seat. You can see there is a compartment there.

Wait for it....

That's right! There is a place to put cans or bottles. The little blue thing you see on the left is an air vent that can be opened to blow cool air on your drinks. That is just crazy!

The back seat! Of course the middle folds up but right now it is holding the wireless headphones for the DVD player!

Under the floorboards on both sides of the back seat open into storage compartments. It is waterproof so it can be used as a cooler! I can't wait to take this car to Iowa! ...and of course the DVD player. Matt already has dibs to sit in the back with the baby and watch movies while I drive us all to Iowa. I will miss the days of sleeping while he drives! This is the back trunk area....

...and of course it opens for more storage!

I am so excited about this car! I love it and I love driving it! It is under warranty for a super long time and it is very safe for our little boy! In addition, Matt's payments were lowered! I know he was sad to see his car go...but I think he is over it by now.

Week 22

Before we got pregnant, I would read blogs written by friends who were pregnant that would describe what was going on in their pregnancy and how the baby was growing. I couldn't wait to start blogging about our pregnancy but alas here I am being super slow. So...here we go!

We are 21 weeks pregnant which means that I am in my 22nd week. Last Wednesday, Matt and I went to the doctor to find out that we are having a healthy and very active baby boy! He waved at us, sucked his thumb and played with his little feet. He is measuring a bit on the skinny side but Dr. Bullock says everything is normal and our due date is still March 9th!

Our boy is measuring right around a pound now and is about 8 inches long. He is developing his sense of touch this week and may even grab onto the umbilical cord. His sense of sight is becoming more developed and he can even perceive light and dark. (Matt really wants to shine a flashlight on my belly so he can see the light...but I'm not exactly sure what that will accomplish!)

He has eyelashes and eyebrows and hair forming on his little head. However, at this stage hair has no pigment to it is all bright white. I hear that the more heartburn you have, the more hair your baby will have. At this point, our baby is going to be very bald! I have had zero heartburn! Thank goodness!

I am feeling great and rarely get sick anymore. Matt and I feel so extremely blessed to be pregnant and to have and healthy baby on the way. There are no words to describe how excited and lucky we feel!

Hoping I would get a chance to blog today, I asked Matt to take a picture of our baby bump. He was in quite a hurry this morning and was not the best photographer. I will see if I can get some better pictures in the future.

21 Weeks

Fun Filled and Busy!

Matt and I have had a busy past couple of weeks. Last Saturday night we were invited to attend the Ranger's game with our friends Zach and Ashley. We were way up in the nose bleed section but we had a really great time. We actually ended up walking around the stadium and found ourselves a bit closer with some nicer seats. The Rangers hit a home run in the 6th and we got free tacos from taco bueno. Good Times!

Since this game, the Rangers have pushed through and have found themselves on the road to the World Series! YAY!

Matt's mom works for a doctor who has season tickets to the Cowboys. (Did you follow that?) Matt and I have been wanting to go to the new stadium and it just so happened that Dr. Cink was not able to attend the game last Sunday, the 10th. He actually gave four tickets to us and we invited our neighbors, Wayne and Allison! Our seats were magnificent and the VIP treatment was amazing!

View from our seats!

The Cowboy's entrance! We could actually feel the heat from the flames!

America's Sweethearts doing their signature kicks!

The halftime show was about breast cancer awareness. Even the players and referees had bits of pink in their uniforms. Nancy Brinker was there as well! They had two of these pink ribbons and they were being held by breast cancer survivors.

Matt and I....okay...really Matt has been working very hard to finish the deck. He finally finished this past weekend! It is so nice to have it complete and makes a huge difference to our yard.

Here is the side with the grill and the fire pit. We would eventually like to have some chairs to place around the fire pit but as of right now no one has patio furniture for sale...so we will see about that!

Another picture....

This is our new patio set. We have been looking all summer and found some stuff that we really liked. Since the deck wasn't finished we thought we would wait until everything went on clearance. We waited too long and everything was sold...except this lovely piece at walmart. We like it and it will get us through for a while.

This is just a pretty picture. You can see that we left two entrances, one on the lower deck and one on the upper deck. We can always close it in if we decide to do so but for now, we really like the open feel.

There is actually one thing left to do on the deck. We want to put something on top of each post to get a more finished look. I think we have decided on one but to me it just looks like a post with something stuck on top. Did y'all want to vote on which one you like? We may try to put something underneath these things but again...we shall see.

Do you like this look?

Or this look?

Y'all have a great week!