A dad's perspective

Well it's been an exciting first half and a little more of Brandi's pregnancy! We are getting geared up for Graham's arrival in just a few short months. I never thought I would see the day but yesterday I went with Brandi to Belly Cotoure, a new pregnant lady's shop here in Lubbock. It was pretty cool I guess, but one of the best features of the store is the "guy lounge." It is right in the middle of the store and has a couch and a couple of chairs. That would be good enough while moms to be shop around, but to top it off, there is going to be a massive flat screen T.V. set on ESPN!! Now that is the way to get the guys in there! In all seriousness, it is a really cool place with alot of cool clothes for Brandi which I know she is really excited about. There were also alot of baby and little boy clothes. I am especially excited about 3 of the hats they have there, and I can't wait to put one on Graham...I know all the lady's hearts will melt when they see him rockin' one of those.

Today we went to Babies R us and registered for alot of the things Graham will need. It was alot of fun getting to pick out all of Graham's things with Brandi. I think we registered for everything we will need, but I know there are about 100 things we missed.
We saw so many cool things and it makes me that much more excited for Graham to get here!

Finally, watching Brandi's belly grow is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! I love putting my hand on it and getting Graham's kicks back. Here is Brandi's 24 week picture.

Sweet Baby Graham

Well it's a BOY!!!! We are were so thrilled last Thursday to see a healthy, busy, baby boy!!! What a blessing... and relief. I say that because it's so nice to hear that everything is going well. Otherwise we just pray and trust that God knows exactly what he's doing... thank goodness! Anyway now that we know our little Graham is on the way the planning begins. I have already spotted some really cute bedding & we are excited to begin buying little man clothes and tiny diapers. At about 18 weeks I started feeling his little movements & we can even see him moving around in there... it's such a miracle. I love feeling him it makes me feel like he's letting me know he's happy in there. Also other exciting news we found out today that my brother & sister-in-law (Brian & Amanda) are also having a boy & they are scheduled to have him 5 days after my due date!!!! How fun it will be for him to grow up so close in age with his cousins. We thank all of you who have prayed & continue to pray for our little Graham Weston! We are excited to meet him & we feel blessed to be his parents. Here are a few pictures me at 20 weeks & a few from the last appt. they said he was still pretty small because he hasn't really started putting on any fat yet but the next pictures he will be much more filled out... we can't wait! We think right now his nose looks like Keith's & his lips look like mine.... it's crazy how much detail you can see in the 3d pictures!!!

A Little of This & That

Well we got back from Ruidoso a couple of weeks ago & it was such an amazing time away! It rained everyday so we really relaxed... just what we needed. Lots of football watching and card playing it was a blast. It's always so nice to just get away but I swear I am so horrible at unpacking & getting back to the everyday. I almost live out of my back for the next week (or longer)... so bad. Not to mention I pack half my closet so it takes forever to unpack so in that case I just end up using the avoidance method. Needless to say the bag is about empty & i am getting back into the groove. Here is a pic from the trip. It looked like this all 5 days!

Also in the latest baby news we are counting down the days until we find out if we are having a boy or girl.... T minus 11 days!!! We are really pumped it has felt like a long time to wait so I def. can't imagine not finding out at all... wow talk about self control! Anyway we have a set of boy and girl names so we are super prepared for either blessing. Harper Ellison if it's a girl and Graham Weston if it's a boy... whatever it ends up being I just hope to get to use the other name someday we really like both. I have had at least 6 dreams about it being a boy so it will be interesting to see what we end up having. Here is newer belly pic I am 19 weeks now (almost halfway done!) and my pants are getting tight & I can def. say I can tell there IS for sure a baby growing in there... can't wait to continue to grow. It's nice to have proof of the amazing life taking place, what a miracle!

Anyway I hope the month of October finds you all well & I look forward to posting if we are having a Harper or Graham!

Meet Gatlin Gafford

Just wanted to post a picture of my best friend Jordan's (and Grant of coarse) newest family member. His name is Gatlin Grant Gafford 7lbs 12oz 20in... SO CUTE!!! Welcome little man!

16 weeks!!!

Well I am 4 months now & getting more and more excited everyday about our little addition. I wanted to write a short update & post a pic before we go out of town for the week. We are headed to Ruidoso & we could not be more excited!!! It will be just Keith & I hanging out until Saturday!!! Ahhh sweet relaxation! I will post several pic's after our trip & tell you guys all about the nothing that we did. This is a perfect time for a trip & I am feeling wonderful so it should be a great time together. My next appt. will be next monday so I will post trip pictures & update you about the peanut.(this is my 16 week pic) I am just waiting to show anytime now... Keith keeps asking me if there is really a baby in there...lol! Silly guy!

Baby T Update

Well I just wanted to write a quick update on our sweet little peanut. I am in my last week of my first trimester & I am feeling great! We went to the dr on Monday and she said everything looks great! We will find out October 15 if we are having a boy or a girl. It sounds like a million yers away to me but I am learning to be patient... A quality I will need a lot more of as a parent. We truly don't cate what this baby is as long as it's healthy! We feel so blessed to be able to start on this new adventure and we don't want to be picky. Anyway just wanted to write a quick update & let you know things are moving along. What do you guys think we are having???

Table for 3!!!!

Yes you read the title right & no we are not taking any of our cat's out to eat! We are expecting our first baby March 1st (I am 9 weeks 3 days today). We could not be more thrilled!!! We have known for a little while but decided to keep it to ourselves for a bit. Now that it's out there we jut ask for prayers for a healthy baby. I have been feeling pretty good just tired, weak, and no type of food ever sounds good. I feel very lucky though to be able to continue to go to work & I have a VERY understanding boss... aka my dad who just wants me to take care of myself. We had our first sonogram last week & got a precious picture of our little peanut. That's truly what it looks like at this point. Keith is also thrilled, when we found out it was super cute he just jumped up & down as I stared in amazement. He is being so supportive and I know he is going to be a fantastic dad, just one of the many reasons I love him so much! Anyway I just wanted to make it public & I will post and add pictures of the peanut & I guess some belly pic's when that starts happening (none yet... just a normal before shot). We are so appreciative of all the love and support we have already been shown & we are looking forward to our new adventure!!!