Halfway there

I am officially halfway there. I told myself that I would not be posting pics of my belly all over the internet but I have had quite a few requests....so I decided to post one here and there. I think one of the most amazing things in the world is feeling my baby girl move ever-so-slightly. I began noticing it this past week and it truly is such a great reminder of this gift God has given to me. I know, I know....all of you moms out there are saying to yourselves..."just you wait!" But for now, the kicking is so fun for me:)

This past week was my spring break and I was able to go visit my grandmother and fam in Birmingham. It was a short trip, but a much-enjoyed one. I was so happy to tell my grandmother the name we have chosen for our little one...."Mary Collins"....named after my grandmother.... "Mary Frances Collins."

So, there is a quick update....gotta run to school to give a presentation and take a quiz.....more to come.

no longer an "it"

BABY TOLBERT IS A GIRL!!!!!!!

stay tuned...

tomorrow is a pretty big day. we should hopefully find out if we will be having a boy or girl......so stay tuned:)

look what happened

Ben was not home to help me take this pic, so it is not the best. It is truly amazing how quickly it happened...it literally seems like it just jumped out there over night:)

bummer

So I am a bit bummed. Due to the not-so-wonderful winter wonderland we are experiencing in Memphis, my ultrasound got cancelled.....again....for the second time. Guess we will have to wait a little longer to find out the sex. I will keep you posted though:)

nothing fancy

I really don't have anything exciting to report right now other than the incessant nausea has seemed to go away! Yippee!!!!YAY!!!! HORRAY!!!! So far pregnancy has been great other than that. I really have no room to complain because compared to all of you who were sick your ENTIRE pregnancy (ie: Joy Jonas), I have had it easy thus far:) No baby bumps pics from me yet. 15 weeks but the belly has yet to pop out there. I am sure come July, I will have a big ole belly though:) Ben has been wonderful and it is so fun to watch him get excited when we talk about the baby. I love it! He will be a great dad! Hopefully I will have a "for real" ultrasound on Tuesday and there is a TINY chance we will find out the sex. However, it is still kinda early to tell for sure.

I am currently taking two classes (Pediatrics and Women's) and going to clinical 9-5 at least 2 days a week. Still working the weekends. It is keeping me VERY busy, but so far it is going well and I am learning a ton. The plan right now is to take the summer off (yay) and start back in the Fall with an online class. My expected graduation date has been bumped from December to August, but I feel pretty certain this little thing in my tummy will be well worth it!!

Perks of the job

I am 11+ weeks pregnant and there are definitely some perks to working in labor and delivery. My friend Dana and I took a peek at the baby with our mini ultrasound machine at work. The screen is the size of about two iphones. It is tiny but we found what we were looking for......SO incredibly amazing!!!! Check out the kicking and hiccups:)



Please note that I say "he" a few times in the video, but I have NO clue the sex.