Introducing Rainier.

If you haven't already heard- It's a boy! I can't wait to meet Rainier DeForest Gray, only 21 more weeks.


Here's my 19 Week belly- it's growing daily.


& of course Rainier's first shopping trip was a success.

Ouch.

Last night we went to a pre-grand opening for the Yard House in Roseville. I was so excited to go out with Jordan and a couple of my favorite friends. Until I ate that is, and everything went downhill. I ended up practically running out of the restaurant and crying the entire way home because I was so sick. But this is just a preview of what my days have become lately.

My first trimester went pretty wonderfully, minus the being extremely exhausted part. But then my summer job started up again, and everything has gone downhill. Working 40 hours a week, 80% of which are spent in the hot sun, with 20 something very energetic 7-year-olds has taken it's toll on me. My migraines have come back with a vengeance and the nausea that I was so happy to have avoided until now has been hitting me pretty hard. I had to ask my boss for one day off a week, specifically field trip days because those are the hardest, and I knew one of the lifeguards would fill in for me. While he wasn't exactly pleased, he made it work and I now have Wednesdays off.

Now I'm just praying that the little mid-week break from all the madness will provide rest my body is begging for. And hopefully I'll have a positive update soon.

Party Planning.

Okay, now I realize it's June and I have another five months before my baby shower. But I love party planning and all the amazing ideas I've found on Pinterest. Even though my sister is going to throw the shower (she'll be home in early November), I decided I could put together a little something for inspiration. Yes, I'm that controlling SHH! Plus we are going to rent out the old Fair Oaks library building, because the guest list is about 80+ women. I can't wait.





















{All images & sources via Pinterest}


What do you think? Ohh and Iris those are the cupcakes I told you about, yummm.

The Great Debate.

As some of you might remember, we've had baby names picked out for awhile now. If our little gummy bear is a girl, her name will be Dandelion Lenore Gray. And if he's a he, his name will be Rainier DeForrest Gray. Now most people, or at least 80% of people I ask, think that Rainier is a good name but they aren't so sure about Dandelion. The biggest reason I've been given is, "She'll get made fun of so much when she's in Elementary School". I always argue, saying people name their kids the craziest things nowadays, nobody will even think it's weird by the time she's in Kindergarten. Well, today I got proof- and some pretty amazing insight considering nobody has thought twice about our boy name up to this point.



Well, today was my last day in the 5th grade class where I've been long-term subbing. I decided to tell them I am pregnant, because I'll be student teaching at the same school next year, so they will obviously be wondering where that huge tummy came from. They were so stinking excited, it was adorable. Then they asked what the names where that I had picked out. I figured this was an excellent time to get some good feedback from the true experts. I told them our girl name, and they thought it was perfect. They said they wouldn't make fun of a girl named Dandelion, and they loved the nickname Andi. One girl even said that it was a "perfect" name for my daughter because of "the way I am and how cool I am". Yeah, pretty amazing.

Then I told them the boy name, without thinking twice. A few asked, in shock, what I had said. I repeated the name and immediately at least six different kids started singing, "Rudolph the red nose Reindeer". One of the boys said, "we would definitely make fun of that kid, we'd call him Rudolph". And another said, "I'm sorry Mrs. Gray, but you should probably come up with a different boy name." I about died laughing, but Jordan didn't when I called him to tell him- he picked out the name.

But now we know, Dandelion is a perfectly acceptable name in a 10 year old world. But Rainier, on the hand, is way too close to Reindeer and just flat out sounds funny.

"We'd definitely make fun of that kid!"

The Truth.

So do you want to know why I really haven't been on here much these past couple of months? Well, I've been busy taking naps like sloth, eating like a hippo, and you know... growing a baby in my belly.



Look at that cute little gummy bear! Jordan and I couldn't be more excited, and I couldn't wait any longer to share. Little Dandelion or Rainier will be the best Christmas present in the world (yup, the due date is Christmas Day!).