Houston...we have a BELLY!!

Baby Belly
Well....after 19 weeks of pure bliss, we FINALLY have a baby belly!!

I think this lil' man decided to pop on out over the weekend, either that, or I"m eating too many groceries!! Ha ha!!

Tomorrow we are approaching 20 weeks!! WOW!! That means we are halfway to meeting this lil' man!! According to babycenter.com - The baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana.

Now - the fun part has began - trying to pick out a name and decide on nursery decorations!! :) Yay!! I LOVE this part!!

Tornado Alley

Unfortunately, some BAD weather blew through the MS area over the weekend. Yazoo City was hit with a horrible tornado. Because that is where Eric's grain elevator is, we had to DASH on over there to check it all out. Thank GOD Bunge survived with only a few cuts & bruises. I snapped these pictures so everyone could see it all first hand.

The scene was definitely very sad!

Southern Loop is Back and Busy!!

With Graduation, Baby & Wedding Showers in full swing, SouthernLoop has been SUPER busy!! I love it tho!! Check out my latest creations: Monogram Frame, Laundry Bag and Bib/Bup Cloth Sets (one for boy...one for girl)!

Well - that's all for now - I hope everyone has a great week!

It's a BOY!!!!!!!

Eric and I had the most AMAZING day!! We found out our precious bundle of heaven is going to be a sweet lil' BOY!! Our 19 week checkup went just perfect! He is weighing 10 oz, Heart Beat is 132 and is a healthy lil' ham! :) Thank the good lord Jesus!!

All in all - the doctor said everything is going just great! We go back in 4 weeks and they are going to do another sonogram because they weren't able to get him to cooperate to see the front of his face... Hey - I'm tickled we get an extra sneak peak at the little man!! It is so crazy how hearing, "It's a Boy" is almost like hearing your pregnant all over again!!

Needless to say, Eric is on Cloud 29, he skipped 20 clouds when the sweet girl told us we were having a boy!! He jumped up and said...Really?!!? Hysterical... all I could say is well, my goodness - I'm crying!! Ha ha!! Funny how these moments literally take your breath away!! I don't think Eric's feet have touched the ground all day!! I'm so excited too - now just what to name the lil' booger!!

I'll have to say the most fun was calling our family to give them the BIG news!! My dad thought I was playing a joke on him - such a silly goosie!! I guess he thought he would always be the "boy" in the family!! Growing up with me, Jenny and Mom - he never had a chance!! Now - he is going to have him a grandson to teach how to farm!! Ha ha!! Eric's family were tickled too!! I always love hearing everyone's reaction!! These truly are the best moments in life!!

Here is a sneak shot of the sonogram from today!



After we flew home from work, we treated ourselves to a little Celebration Dinner!! We went to our favorite place, Biaggie's! All Eric wanted to talk to me about during dinner was whether or not the lil' dude liked the pasta I was eating....He's a hot mess!! I think seeing the baby wave to him on the sonogram screen and seeing all of his toes, arms and feet really put a new perspective on things!! Eric kept saying, it's just hard to believe all of that is going on in there (talking about my stomach)!! It truly is nothing short of a miracle!! My belly still is not that big, but I have a feeling - this little man is going to poke out any day!!

After Biaggie's, we hit up Target to buy something BLUE!! I lost Eric for awhile in the baby section - all of a sudden I hear him say, "Jackpot!!" I darted over to see what he had found.... take a look at this!!
Eric was PUMP-ED when he found this shirt!! He said...This is PERFECT!!! Daddy's Caddy in Training alright!! Ha ha!! I'm so truly blessed with the BEST husband that will be an amazing daddy!!

Well you know I had to check the goods out too!! Look what I found an... I love Mommy shirt!! :) Kinda scary if you think about it...me as a MOMMY!! Ha ha!!!

Ya'll know me and after 'hitting the jackpot' as Eric would say, we came home with a new wardrobe for our little man!! Ha ha!! We just couldn't hold back!! (Notice all fo the I love Dad stuff - Eric wanted to buy it all (which doesn't happen every day!! Ha ha!!)

Well after a SUPER eventful day, I'm cashing it in!! I am so excited the Lord is blessing our family with a precious baby boy! We ask him everyday to bring us a healthy bundle of love that we can love and squeeze forever!! Thank you - all - for you continued prayers as the journey continues! God is good! :)

Weekend Warriors

Eric and I are nothing short of Weekend Warriors!! We LOVE Weekend Projects!! Our landscaping has been top on our list for the past few weeks - so we finally finished the front and back yards!! Yay!!

Check out the Before's!

These are the AFTERS:

I'll have to take more pictures because we actually did some more updating today!  Thank the good Lord Eric loves to work in the yard too! ;)

Because we were working in the front yard and all the neighbors were out too - poor 'ole Bailey had to watch from inside!

We also completely transformed the inside of our house with new BLINDS for the back windows of the house!! Yay!! Talk about a whole new look! Now it feels so much more home-ier!

New Blinds for our Master Bedroom

Eat-In Kitchen Area - New Blinds

Living Room & Door New Blinds - Yay!

Can't forget the Guest BR, soon to be Nursery

I had another little project - design on a dime project! Eric spent the day (Sunday) golfing so I was on a mission to get organized and start sewing a few baby gifts I needed to get ready!

When we moved in our house, mom gave me a couple of directors chairs, but were in need of a new look! I found some super cheap director chair covers, monogrammed them, painted the chairs and TA DA!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!! I was so proud of this transformation!!

BIG DAY TOMORROW!!!!
Well, tomorrow is a HUGE day for us!! We go to the doctor for our 19 week check up and get to find out if Baby Williams is a Boy or a Girl!! YAY!!!! We just don't know what to do with ourselves we are so excited!! I really don't have like a little tingy feeling that its going to be one or the other, I am just praying for a healthly lil' bundle of love with 10 fingers and 10 toes! :)

Our appointment is at 9, thank goodness! We even get to take a snazzy dvd so we will be able to bring the sonogram home with us!! to keep forever!! yay! :)

Week 18 Belly Shot - CRAZY, that we are already at 18 weeks!

Well, I guess I better go rest up for our BIG day tomorrow. I seriously think I'm too excited to sleep, but heck - I'll try!! Can't wait to update y'all tomorrow on our super exciting day!

Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don't let the Bed Bugs bite! :)

Williams Golf & Beach Resort

We had an AMAZING week last week!! We LOVED having our visitors!! Eric's mom and dad came last Wednesday through Friday! I know - I personally enjoyed them cooking dinner for us!! It's always fun when they come to visit!

And then on Friday, Chase & Joanna came in town for a friend's wedding party. Chase & Eric enjoyed golfing while Joanna and I enjoyed a little shopping!!

On Sunday - it was back to the yard work - in the back yard!!

Breaktime for 'ole E

Can't forget Bailey - he helped too! :)

Isn't he sweet?!

Baby Update

Belly ...and Bootie Shot at 17 weeks

That's all for now - stay tuned for Week 18 Update!

Super BUSY Weekend at the Williams' House

Eric and I took full advantage of this 3 day holiday weekend! Eric was off work on Friday and well...I played hookie part of the day! :) Life is no fun if you can't play hookie sometimes!! We had BIG plans for the weekend: re-landscape the front of our house, golf, enjoy the weather, golf, and enjoy the weather!!  We did just that!

I came home a little after lunch on Friday to find Eric doing this....

He was on a mission to making our yard look 110% better! I was tickled!! He worked his butt off and removed all of the plants that were there before, tilled everything up and put new dirt in...needless to say - he was POOPED at the end of the day!!

All of us taking a quick break!!

Before....

After....

Isn't it just beautiful!?! I LOVE it!!

After all of this hard work, we ventured over to Vicksburg to have dinner at Rusty's (our FAVE) with some sweet friends, Allyson & Daniel and to check out their new house! We are so happy for them and to have Missouri friends close!

Easter Sunday = Sunday Funday!!

Eric and I stayed in Mississippi for Easter this year and LOVED it!! Needless to say, we didn't have time to dye eggs this weekend - the yard consumed all of our energy!!We started out day off at church and then Eric headed to Kroger to shop for our Sunday Easter Dinner goodies... We were majorly craving a ham, twice baked potatoes, and crock pot corn. I sent Eric with a list of all the ingredients. I specifically asked for a small ham... this is what he came home with!! I thought this was hillarious, considering this was the first time I was ever going to cook a ham!!

Yummy!!

This was the final turnout of our meal!! It was soooooo good!!

I was super impressed we put all of this together!! Eric said...take a picture - this doesn't happen every day!! Ha ha!!

To top it off, our sweet neighbors brought us an Easter "happy"! I was so tickled - I've been majorly craving cupcakes!

After our super good meal - we headed to the golf course - Eric's 2nd home! It was a beautiful day so we were happy to get out!

He's the cutest golfer I've ever seen!!

Everytime I go to the Country Club with Eric, I see this house and WISH it was ours...It's amazing!! Eric always says...one day... :)

Ahhh....the view is amazing!

Baby Williams Update

Man....we have alot to talk about today...huh?! :) Well - tomorrow we are starting our 17th week - WOW!! This is crazy flying by!!

Here's the 16 week belly shot - That belly is growing.... my pants are definitely getting a wee bit tighter!!

When mom was here last week, she brought Baby Williams' 2nd gift, from Aunt Mary!! It is soft and silky and I just love it!! We are so blessed to have such special people in our lives!

Well - only 14 more days until we find out if Baby Williams is a boy or a girl.... cannnnnnottt wait!! We are soooo excited!!

BIG WEEK

We have another BIG week planned! Mom and Dad Williams are coming on Wednesday to stay with us!! We are so excited! We LOVE visitors!! Too bad Eric and I have to work, but we can't wait to play at night!! Friday, Eric and I are going to tour a daycare. Should be interesting! We have to put our names on a list and that is still no guarantee...scary!! 

This weekend - we are going to an engagement shower for a good friend of ours - Joanna and Chase are coming to spend the weekend with us!! Yay!! Should be a great time!!

Hope everyone has a great week! All our Love!