The Graham's: Babymoon and Teddy Graham

Well, well, well! I don't know where to begin with all of the excitement that's going on in our lives right now! I'll start with 2 weeks ago. We went on our trip to Los Angeles, California. It was BEAUTIFUL! We got to see so many things that we've only seen in movies up until now. Gromin's Chinese Theater, the Hollywood sign, El Capitan, Santa Monica Pier, Burbank, and my personal favorite, Malibu. All were gorgeous and fun and so glad I can say I've been there. New York and California have always been at the top of my list of places to see, and now they are both checked off. I was very proud of Wesley for handling the awful traffic. He was very quiet and focused when we first got our rental car, but he loosened up towards the end. :) Our favorite spot was Malibu. This was the most relaxing day we have had in a very long time. We were the ONLY people on the beach for as far as we could see. We layed on a blanket and took a nap under the breezy, sunny, sky. It. was. perfect!! We also decided to completely decide on names so we could write them in the sand and tell our baby we named them while we were in California. Sounded cool to us. haha :) So we did, and I loved them both and was DYING to get back to Alabama so I could find out if my baby was a he or a she. Monday we headed home and it wasn't bad at all because we had the biggest thing in our lives (thus far) to look forward to!!
Wednesday night Wes and I went to bed at ohhh, around 2:00am. haha When I say we were excited-- that is an understatement!! We shot out of bed at 6:00am Thursday morning and got ready and headed to Walmart to get dvds (doc recorded our ultrasound), Starbucks (Venti Caramel Frappuccino. with shot of Expresso--docs orders :)) and we were on our way! I don't know if it was the frappuccino or the excitement, but while we were in the waiting room, you would have thought I was a crazy woman! haha I was SO antsy...and emotional. I cried looking at the 4D pics they have diplayed in the ultrasound waiting room! hahaha Wes was cracking up at me. It was pretty funny. :)
We only waited about 15 mins and they called us back. We quickly told the ultrasound tech that we didn't want to know and to just put the results in the envelope and seal it. It took her about 15 mins of searching and shaking my belly for Teddy Graham to move into the right position. Teddy was moving a whole bunch, but keeping those little legs (which the ultrasound lady described to be "long legs"--sure doesn't get that from me) closed! She made me turn on both of my sides 2 different times, shook me, and finally said, "These pics will do". haha We told her that we were having a reveal party that evening and asked her if she was positive of what she saw. She said yes, but the pic she got of it wasn't going to be clear to the untrained eye. We took her word and headed to Erica. She did our cake and it was fabulous! Can't thank her enough! And I'm so glad I had a friend knowing the results instead of a stranger. I loved this whole experience. So at this point the only people who knew was the ultrasound lady and now EB.
Wes and I leave Erica's work and head to good ole, UAB. I had a dang test at 2:00!!!! Awful right?!?! Let me just tell you...I surely was not concentrated on that test. haha It was good to eat lunch and walk around campus with my love though. I begged him for us to just look in the envelope when we had it, just to see if he would crack, and sure enough, he wouldn't. He's a beast at keeping surprises!
After my test we headed to Morris. We ran in Dollar General to grab some drinks for the party. Well, little smart me goes out to the car while he is in the check out line....I was sitting on the passenger side and then decided, I'll go to the driver's side and crank the car since it was pretty warm outside. Well...as soon as I shut the passenger side door I realize I just locked the keys in the car.... and our spare key for that car is INSIDE THE CAR. I'm about in tears because this day has gone so well until now! Wes came out with 10-2 liters and I gave him this look that told it all. After about an hour, we were back in our car thanks to a man Smitty knew that was closeby and had the tools to get it unlocked. We then headed to the in-laws house to get ready for our party. We pattied out what felt like a million burgers and Larry grilled them up. People started arriving at 6:45 and we were getting more and more excited!! Wes got everyone on camera saying their predictions of boy or girl. He decided to do this at the last minute and I'm so glad he did because he ended up making a video! All 53of our closest friends were there and we gathered around to cut the cake at about 7:20. I'll attach a link to the video, but you can tell by our reactions that we were PUMPED! :) Wes and I cut down into the cake and as we slowly pulled the knife out to make the other cut..we saw it! The PINK icing!!!! Wes was convinced the whole 5 months that we are having a girl. I was on the fence because I just figureed since my sister has had 2 boys that I would too! haha Not so great reasoning, I know, but that was my thinking on it. Wes wanted a girl so bad because "all of the good songs are about fathers and daughters". haha I wanted a girl because I have had my girl name picked out since I was about 12 years old. We would have definitely loved a boy too, but God knows the desires of heart. He is so good. :) In Malibu, Wes and I decided if Teddy was a girl, to use my name that I have had picked out for so long and the name that belonged to my special great-grandmother, Lucy. And as a middle name, his great-grandmother's name, who was very special to his family, Rosalee. I couldn't love it more. I love family names!
We were on cloud 9 the whole night. It was SO good to have such special people share such an awesome experience with. We felt so loved and blessed. I was becoming bitter earlier that day, because I just wanted to know so bad, BUT I am beyond happy that we waited and found out the way we did. We are so close to our parents, so it was the best feeling to share that moment with them beside us. We got home around midnight that night and could not fall asleep for talking and smiling. I am more in love with my husband than ever before. I honestly feel like this whole pregnancy became more real for the both of us, once we put a gender and name to our baby. It's the best feeling knowing we have a daughter that we have created coming in just 4 short months.
Also, I am feeling Lucy SO much the past couple of days. The movements are getting stronger and stronger each day! It makes me smile so big! Tonight, I am going with my mother-in-law and Teresa to look at fabric for my baby bedding. I'm so excited and ready to get Lucy's room in order! I can't wait. :)