I have popped!

I thought it was never gonna happen but it finally has! Here is a pic from today at 21 weeks! Still feeling great and having no problems. In case I didnt tell you personally we are having a baby girl! Sean wasnt thrilled at first, as Im sure every guy wants a little boy, but we are both beyond thriled to be having a precious baby girl!! Her name will be Abigayle Kathryn, or Abby for short.

We bought furniture and bedding this week and I CAN NOT wait to set it all up! We have been busy getting Sean's man-cave disassembeled and make room for her and all her stuff! AHHHHH!!! I will post a more through blog when I have time!!

Advice...

So the time is approaching when Sean and I will find out what our little bundle of joy is. We go Tuesday afternoon and couldn't be more excited! I have started to "pop" a little but I will wait to post a picture after we find our the sex. Since we will know that answer soon, its about time to go register! Any Mommies out there who can tell us some essentials to make sure we register for would be appreciated! Or just certain gadgets that you find useful/helpful.

Also I am STRUGGLING to find clothes that fit!! I don't quite need maternity clothes yet, but my regular clothes are a little short. I am so tall and long waisted that I usually need longer shirts anyway but now I need them a little longer to cover the small bump I am forming...Trust me it still looks like I've just eaten a large meal! :-)

Any help in these two categories is appreciated!!!


Love,

Mrs. H

And Baby Makes Three...

I guess its time to finally announce that Sean and I are expecting our first child!! We are beyond thrilled to be expanding our family, and figured it was about time we fill people in!! As of today, I am 16 weeks and 3 days. Our due date is March 24th, 2012!

For all my baseball family, yes I said MARCH 24th!!!!!! Right smack dab in the middle of Spring Training! Perfect timing right?? My doctor is a good friend to my mom, so she knows that Sean is a baseball player and that he will be gone at that point. We are hoping that by the time he leaves for Spring Training, they can tell us if we are candidates for an induction at 39 weeks. The Braves will def let him come home for a few days, it would just make it easier if they knew exact dates ahead of time. Us baseball wives know that the last week of Spring is a critical time since its when they decide what team you will be on which is another reason we'd like to be induced.

In case you are wondering why you haven't seen this info on Facebook, here's why...The Braves organization has a HUGE fan base throughout the minor leagues as well as the majors...More then with any other organization we have been with. Since we have been with them, several fans have found us both on Facebook and like to keep in contact with us. Because of this we are keeping it off of our personal pages just so we can keep some things private from these fans! We love the fans and of course appreciate their support but some things are just meant to be private!

The first trimester was a little rough with morning sickness...well I should call it all day sickness....and heartburn. Ive never had heartburn in my life before now and feel so weird carrying a huge bottle of Tums around with me wherever I go! The prescribed pre-natal vitamins make me sick as well, so I get to take these kind from Target that are like gummy bears! Now that we have hit the 2nd trimester I am feeling great! I have only gained about 8 pounds so far and am still wearing all of my same clothes. If you didnt know I was pregnant there is no way you could tell! My belly just looks like I finished eating a huge meal! HAHA!!

We go back to the doctor November 1st to find out if we are having a boy or a girl!! At this point, Sean has only got to hear the heartbeat because he wasn't home for the first ultrasound so he can't wait to see the baby on the 1st!





Baby Henry at 6 weeks

Surreal....

Surreal in general means bizarre or dreamlike..(thank you Wikipedia)

This is exactly how I am feeling at the moment. This is the day Sean usually reports to Spring Training and the day that our journey of yet another baseball season begins. The 5 years Sean & I have been together, I have grown to dread this day. But this year, he is not on a plane on his way to places far away, he is not driving across the country to a new Spring Training facility....nope, he is HOME with me! Dont get me wrong, I love having my husband home with me and we are getting used to our new "normal".

I titled this post Surreal because I cant believe that this is what seems to be our new life together. That the baseball life may possibly be over for us. All our baseball family is getting settled into their new routines for the next 2 months, and I have to admit that I am a bit jealous that we are not there to experience that..pool days, bar-b-ques, and the girls watching our men in Spring games. I am never going to get to meet babies that I have watched grow in their Mommy's tummy's, I am never gonna get to see the newly married couples, and I am never gonna see faces that I am so used to seeing very weekend of Summer. Its so hard to believe!!!!!

We still very well may have baseball as part of our life. We are still praying that a team will call and give Sean the opportunity to continue chasing his dream. If not, then we will make a new normal. A normal where Sean can experience a TN Summer for the first time, where we can take vacations in a season other then Fall, and where we can have dinner together every night. Maybe then, our old "normal" will seem surreal, and dreamlike.

We wish all of our extended baseball family a healthy and successful season! I will continue to blog-stalk and Face-book stalk you all so make sure you keep them updated!


Love *&* Happiness,

Mrs. Henry

*Its The Most Wonderful Time of the Year*

Thats right folks, its Christmas time!! Christmas is one of my absolute favorite holidays, and I am so happy for this time of year! Christmas lights, hot cocoa, snow, and nights cuddling on the couch with just the tree lit are some of my favorite things. But, my other favorite thing is getting Christmas cards in the mail!! I LOVE looking at them, and post them immediately on the fridge (or anywhere else i can find room) so anyone who comes to our house can see them too!! I have been procrastinating everything "Christmas" this year due to our living room re-model. I didn't want to decorate and then take it all down when the workers came, and even thought of not decorating at all. Thank goodness that thought passed!!

So now that our tree is up and the stockings are hung, its time to start getting my butt in gear and sending out our Christmas cards! I came across this awesome promotion from Shutterfly.com where blog owners can get 50 free photo cards by posting a blog about their site!! I had already decided to get our cards from there anyway, so this made me even more excited to get the ball rolling! I've used Shutterfly for lots of other things, like this photo share site of photos when I was little, and this one of my Mom's side of the family's reunion we had this Summer! (Enjoy those pics of my family! The pw for the reunion site is "polish") I've bought baby shower invites from them and also invitations for a Christmas party we are having this year! They have great products and a great turn around time!! (I ordered my moms cards from them on Thursday and got them yesterday!)

Well, I'm off to design our card! I'll leave you with a few of my favs from their site!!

Mrs. Henry


I love the red design on this one!



Im not used to seeing brown in a Christmas card and this one drew my attention!

Love these for large families so everyone gets highlighted!!

*Let the bidding Begin*

As much as I have tried to not think about it, this is Sean's free agent year in baseball. I still haven't come to terms with the fact that we will, more then likely, be with a new organization next season. That means new spring training location, new ballparks, new cities, and the WORST of all new girls. I don't think any other organizations wives/girlfriends will make me feel as welcome as the Reds girls did when Sean was traded in 07. All the feelings I had when we got that trade news are hitting me full force again. Where will we be? Will we cross paths with our friends again? I am also a planner when it comes to Spring Training....particularly this one, because it will be my first one traveling with Sean. I want to know all the ins and outs of where we will be.

The World Series has ended, which means teams can start contacting Sean soon. This is what we were told by his agent.....

"The date you become a minor league free agent is now at 12:00 a.m. of the fifth (5th) day after the day the last game of the World Series starts. From 5:00 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. of the preceding day, your prior Club has sole negotiating rights. Its a seven hour window for prior clubs to sign their free agents."

Sooooo that means that Saturday is the day....Reds have first option obviously, but we aren't optimistic on that front. You never know though....Keep your fingers crossed for us that Sean signs with a team that utilizes his talents and "fits" him, and for me that it is close enough to home for me to be able to visit him like I am used to!

Love,

Mrs. Henry

Vote for Brynlie!

Most of you have heard me talk about our precious God-Daughter, Brynlie. Bryn's Momma is my best friend from high school. Now we are a little biased, but think she is the most *beautiful* baby girl in the world! Please vote for her in the Gap Casting Call!! Thanks dolls