It's a BOY!!!

We are so excited!! The Slaton name will now be passed on. You can tell it's a boy by looking at the bottom picture. The picture was taken from the bottom side up. He is sitting on the left side of the picture. The doctor and sonogram tech were 100% sure...they said it was quite obvious. We've also got a video that we will try to put on here at some point. This is all so overwhelmingly exciting!! We are having so much fun!!

Boy or Girl?? I Can't Wait!

Hopefully, tomorrow afternoon we will find out if it's going to be a boy or a girl!! We plan to be out most of the evening so I might not be able to blog till Friday, but trust me, I'll post ASAP. We did a gender poll at school and it was SO close between the two, however, boy won by 1 vote. Give your vote if you have a thought. Clues: The baby's heart rate was high but my doctor said that really means nothing and I've just got a pooch so I don't really know how I'm carrying it, yet. I haven't really craved sweets or salty...I've eaten a little bit of both. I've mainly enjoyed eating grapefruit and apples. What do you think?

Howdy, Tex!

This past week, we enjoyed going to the Texas State Fair with my mom, dad, mamaw, and my uncle. Dustin had NEVER been to the state fair so this was a great opportunity to take him. We all THREE had a great time. I didn't get sick, thank goodness. I actually felt really good and had quite a bit of energy. I enjoyed eating a Fletcher's Corny Dog, Fried Pickles, Funnel Cake and Cotton Candy...yum!! (Don't worry, I didn't eat all of that myself. The last three we shared as a family.)

This weekend, we celebrated Dustin's birthday. His parents and sister came over and spent the night. It was fun. It makes me want to live closer, especially when the baby comes. We just don't get to see them as much as we want.

Well, I go back to the doctor next week to hopefully find out if it's a boy or girl. Yeah!! My big feat this week was deciding to go ahead and wear a few maternity clothes. My summerish tops are fitted so just getting a little pooch seems dramatic and most of my pants I wear to size so just gaining a few pounds in my tummy makes them too tight. I still have a few pants that are loose enough to wear. If this weather would get cooler, I have some cute sweaters that I could wear at least till Christmas. (I'm assuming).
SOAP BOX: I've already had people commenting that I shouldn't be showing yet since this is my first pregnancy. I wish people would keep their comments to themselves because it makes me think they are flat-out saying I'm getting fat. Dustin is always commenting on how I'm NOT eating as much as I normally do. It seems like I just fill up faster. I've only gained 3 pounds, so far. Anyway, when will people learn to not make comments like that to an emotional pregnant woman??!!

Broken Record

Okay, so I've been told by almost everyone that once you've past your first trimester, the morning sickness most likely goes away. Well, considering I never got sick during my first trimester, I assumed I was home free. YEAH!!! My first pregnance and NO morning sickness!!!! I was so proud of myself....until Thursday!!! Dustin and I were on our way to work and my breakfast didn't seem to be setting well. He looked over at me and said he was going to pull over and I told him I'd be fine. Well, within about a minute I was asking him to get over, FAST. And there it all started...my record broken. The rest of the day I felt weak, but made it through. Then on Friday, just before classes started, that aweful-"Oh God, please, no!" feeling came back and I lost it all again. Good news is that Saturday and Sunday mornings have treated me well. Let's just pray that was the end of the gut-wrenching sickness.