Just when you thought...

Just when I thought I had this whole baby thing figured out... NOPE... we have thought we were having a BOY but after the ultrasound today we found out we are have a BABY GIRL!!! Break out the pink and ribbons... holy crap the Mattes are having a girl.. We are excited but a little shocked.... As well as most of the people we have told!... who knew? Well I guess the baby knew all along... SHE IS SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We here in the Mattes household have had a wonderful Thanksgiving break, especially since we have had an entire WEEK off of school... Kimber, TJ and Alex came into town which is always great, so we had soo much fun with them. And the girls even braved BLACK FRIDAY to go out spend some money and do some shopping. Unfortunately Gary got tonsilitis this week and has been miserable since Wednesday, He is starting to get better but is still pretty miserable. Last Saturday was Alex's 3rd birthday so his grandparents had a birthday party for him on Saturday which is always a blast... Although I think our dogs enjoyed Alex's presents just as much as Alex...


Unfortunately, now we are looking at going back to school tomorrow which none of us are looking forward to but thankfully there is only 3 weeks left until Christmas vacation! Which by the way we will be in tampa for at least part of the time... more than likely we will leave here around the 29th or 30th and then Gary we leave for his tournament in Gainesville and I will be there until the 5th.

Finally, here are pictures of my belly and Kimber's belly(she is due in the beginning of March).

Emily -18 weeks Kimber - 24 weeks

Check back this weekend to find out what kind of critter we have.... our ultrasound is Friday!!!!

Registry...

We have registered.. well I have registered... we are registered at Baby's R Us and Target. The lists are pretty similar but they do have some differences. With Christmas coming I figured this was the easiest way.. since all we want for Christmas is baby stuff......

Moving...

I bet you thought this was going to be about how we have sold our house and are moving into a new house in Pensacola.... WRONG!!! We have no word on our house and no one even wants to rent it apparently... my brother might have found someone to rent it but who knows...

BUT... I felt the baby move this week.. EXCITING!!! it is such an amazing feeling that unless you have experienced it there are no words.. i love it! and now i find my myself putting my hand on my belly just to see what will happen... the baby seems to already love Gary because it seems that whenever Gary is in the room or has his hand on my belly or kisses my belly the baby moves.. which i suppose is a good thing... by the end of this week the baby will be between 5 - 5 1/2 inches and weighs almost 5 ounces and can yawn, twist, kick, and roll... so cute! my belly is definitely a testament to the size of this baby! i think we are going to be looking a Gary baby (8lbs 13oz.) as opposed to an Emily baby (6lbs 6oz.)...

BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO COURTNEY!! I hope I can be at the wedding... either way you will be the most beautiful bride Utah has ever seen!

16 weeks...

4 months down! we have reached the point that there is definitely no denying that i am prego... my belly is popping out ... and as i walked yesterday in the sun my shadow couldn't even hide my belly... its soo crazy... I have been trying to get pictures of the side view but gary has been a little more reluctant to take them... so i will continue my efforts and maybe my mother-in-law will be so kind.... i got to show off the belly i keep speaking of... its only fair..... we had our doctor's appointment today and got a good report the best part was i had only gained a pound!!! i was soo excited... normally when you notice your belly getting larger you believe it is time to start a diet because you have put on a good 5 to 10 pounds which is what i feared... and then they weighed my and only a pound!! woohoo!! which makes 5 pounds total... pretty darn good... in about 3 weeks we have our ultrasound appointment to find out what kind of critter we have.. so keep lookin and i will definitely keep you posted...

we had our first frost this week.. i know weird we live in florida.. but it been freakin' freezing. not to mention that we had two soccer games this week on the coldest nights of year of course... and since they were both losses it only made the cold that much worse... bummer...

Best Invention Ever!

So after speaking with my good friend Jen about the joys of pregnancy.... she suggested that my clothes fitting problem might be solved with the Bella Band... so my interests were peeked and after doing some research (shopping) on-line i made the purchase and waited with anticipation... Yesterday... it came.. Today I wore it to school with my favorite pair of Bermuda shorts.. and I am now in LOVE!!! So if any pregnant people read this or if you know a pregnant person let them know about the Bella Band.. its wonderful.. now i can wear all of my pre-pregnancy pants without buttoning them.. its wonderful!!

In other news I found out that my friend Jessica is 10 weeks pregnant!! I am soo excited.. someone to talk about the joys of pregnancy! Congrats Jess and Matt!

And even more.. Sunday will be Gary and I's one year anniversary!! I can't believe its already been a year! CRAZY! but with two soccer games Friday, a car wash for the soccer team on Saturday, Gary working on the field, and Gary being sick .. I don't know how much of a celebration there will be.. but being with the best husband on earth will definitely make me the happiest girl for the rest of my life! And if the first year is supposed to be the hardest... i think i am going to love the rest of my life!