Cohen Hayes Kearbey it is!!!

So...MUCH to our surprise after many many people including Hayes and myself were convinced we were having a girl..... it is in fact a BOY! We are thrilled!! It was amazing seeing our little guy on that big screen. He was so busy yesterday moving around like crazy...busy? Where would he get all that energy from?? hmm.. :)  Anyway, he is measuring 9 days bigger but the doc says everything looks great!!! It made it so much more real to actually see him moving in there and to know we can now say "he"!!! Cohen Hayes will be his name. We had thought it would be Cohen Pearce (Pearce is a family name) but since this is the first born and it is a son.... We are going to have him named after his amazing papa! Hayes is so excited. He has already started talking about what position he will play in baseball!! Poor kid...he has no choice! :)  Also, I think to really make it sink in that it is a boy I HAD to go buy a couple of things yesterday. Thank goodness for Old Navy's $5 baby sale...I did not break the bank. In fact, I only bought 3 things that did include his first pair of jeans (0-3mon) and I might add that they are sooooo cute!!!!

Well, more updates to come but we are so excited about little Cohen joining our family in August!!

26 years ago today...

The man of my dreams entered the world, and man am I glad he did!! This is just a short post to honor my hubby and the amazing man he is! 

I am so thankful to the Lord for a man that loves Him and seeks after His heart everyday. He loves the Lord and desires His will for our lives and that is such a comforting feeling. He makes me feel safe and loved and never leaves me wondering if he will stick with me. At a recent marriage conference at the church, Pastor Chris talked about the safety in a marriage of knowing that the "D" word is not even in your vocabulary as a couple, and that leaving is not an option. I thought to myself then, that is exactly how I feel. I know that no matter what happens in our lives, Hayes WILL be here. I love that marriage is an adventure and there is NO ONE else in this entire world that could make it more fun than Hayes Kearbey. I can't wait to begin this new stage in our lives as parents....wow...parents! (it still gets me sometimes) I know he will be the most amazing papa any child could ask for. He makes me laugh daily and never ceases to let me know that I am loved and cherished by him. I am so proud of where he has come from and the testimony that he has of what the Lord has done in his life and how he is walking out that testimony each and every day. I love the way that he influences people and how his leadership is evident in the lives that he touches. He makes me so proud to be "Mrs. Hayes Kearbey" and I am so glad that God has blessed me with the prince charming that I always dreamed of.

So...to you babe on your birthday...know that you are loved, respected, and honored by me!!!

My cup runneth over!!

I am so bad at this...

I get so down on myself when I see others who blog like every day...or least every other..I mean mine has been almost 2 weeks! Oh well, I guess I will get better with time :)

So we are now less than 2 weeks away from finding out what we are having and oh man is it killing me to wait. I am very low in the patience area. I mean, I have patience when it comes to old people walking too slow, or babies crying because they feel bad. But I have always had this bad habit I guess you could call it of when I get something on my mind and I want it..I want it now!  For instance..... 

When I was in I think the 5th grade I decided I needed a hair cut, and I needed it now! So my mom called the regular lady that usually cut my hair and she did now have any appointments for maybe a day or two....I insisted on getting my hair cut right away. I convinced my mom to take me to Head Start down the street for just a trim (yep...you know where this story is going). I probably bugged her so much she thought "fine, we'll go get your hair cut..." So, without needing to explain, the trim that I wanted turned into the worst hair cut of my life...SERIOUSLY. My hair was one length in the front and like 5 in. shorter in the back and it resulted in having to get it "fixed" then meaning...looking like a boy! I cried for days!!!!!

All this to say is that I guess God is helping me in my patience area because I have NO CHOICE but to wait until the 24th to find out. Well, except for the idea my friend Whitney gave me on here to go to Virginia College and they will do them earlier for free.....see, I am learning to be patient...I am waiting until the 24th. :)

almost 15 weeks...

Well, we went to the doc on Tues for our check up and "lil' Kearb's" heartbeat went from 180 last time to 156. As my mother-in-law said, the baby is just getting comfortable and settling in for awhile! :) That's a fun thought! It will be a while....but the baby (soon we will know what to call it) will be here before we know it! We find out at the next appointment what we are having and I am soooo excited!!! March 24th 10am! 

All is well in the Kearbey house as of now....just loving life and staying busy!!! I hope you all are well to! I pray that God  is blessing each of you and becoming even more real to you everyday! He is faithful and I am so grateful for His grace in my life!!

have a great...rainy....day!!

The Valentine Surprise!

Ok, so I told you that I was going to surprise my sweet, hard-working hubby for Valentine's Day and well...I did!!

I am a very frugal person...the people who know me know this is true. I almost did not do this little surprise for the thought that kept running through my head "I should not be spending this money!". But after much thought, I realized that I can't always let money stand in the way of doing things special. Now I am not saying that special things always cost money, in fact, some of my most favorite things in the world are free (such as...going to the park on a beautiful day with my hubby and my puppy and soon to be baby, having a picnic outside, cuddling on the couch and watching a movie, and simply just laying around on a lazy day and having some quality time with the hubs) and those are just a few. But, I do want to make memories and I knew that this would be a fun way to celebrate the last Valentine's that it is truly "just the two of us" ( now I have that song in my head :) so....

First of all, after talking with Hayes' boss I got him off of work all day Sunday so that we could hang out...it has been AWHILE. So we got up, made a big breakfast, went to the park with Dakota (our dog) on a beautiful 70 degree weather day, and then to my grandmother's for lunch. Then I took him to Ross Bridge Resort where I had us a room for the night (and oh my gosh were those beds sooo comfortable) and I had him 9 holes of golf the next day at noon! He was so excited and it was a much needed "reconnect time" for both of us! We had a blast!!!

I love my hubby so much and I am so glad to have a man that loves me like he does. He sent me the sweetest message on Valentine's Day expressing his love for me and how there is no one else in the world he would rather spend his life with then me....yeah...I cried!! He is such an amazing husband and it just makes me so excited to see how great he will be as a father!

Ok...so I'll stop with the mushiness! hehe  So...I am now 13.2 weeks and we go back to the doc a week from today! THEN...the next appt we will find out the sex of the baby!!! I can hardly wait!!

Will you be my Valentine....a little late?

Yeah so Valentine's day for us is a little hectic. Hayes being the Director of 24/7 + the biggest event that 24/7 puts on all year being the same week as Valentines = not a lot of time for Valentine's celebrations for us! :) But that's ok.... we will just celebrate a little late. I have a little something up my sleeve for this Valentine's weekend but I will not post it JUST in case Hayes happens to read this! It is a surprise for my sweet hubby who has been working so hard the last few weeks on the dinner theater. But I AM looking forward to sharing the details of our fun celebration afterwards (well maybe not ALL of the details :) 

oh and the baby bump.... yeah, it is growing...I will have to post pics soon...

HAVE A GREAT VALENTINE'S WEEK!!!!!!!!

Maternity jeans are expensive...

Yes, i had to go ahead and buy some maternity jeans and wow were they expensive. For all who know me, you know I am a bargain shopper all the time! Well, I tried on jeans at Old Navy, Target, and the sale rack at  A Pea in the Pod (formerly MiMi Maternity), but none of them fit well at all. So, while my sweet husband sat in the dressing room with me as I tried on about 17 pair of jeans (no lie), and the only ones that fit well were of course the expensive ones, he told me that he wanted to buy me the jeans that I liked...so we did! Oh well, I have a feeling I will get some good wear out of them!!! We had fun though....very much an eye opener and reminder that I have a little life GROWING inside of me!! I'm so excited!!!

Have a wonderful day!