The Anticipation...!

Anticipating Ben getting home: Ben has been out of town for a week now and I have been flying solo with Alivia. Things have been great for the most part. We had a few bumps in the road, but nothing I couldn't handle. We pretty much lived off mac & cheese for dinner. :) We don't usually eat it a lot when Ben is home, but it was something that was easy, Alivia enjoyed, and can I just say easy again! :)

Anticipating finding out the gender of Baby Spiers #2: I had my 20 week (well, 22 week) ultrasound today and Baby Spiers #2 is healthy, healthy!! Right now he/she is in the 60% for weight at 1 pound 1 ounce- that's tiny! Heartbeat was great, placenta looked awesome, all fingers and toes present and darling! Ben and I decided not to find out until he got home, which is really hard to do, but we wanted to find out together. We tossed around the idea of doing the cake show, which is where you have a baker put blue or pink frosting in the middle of the cake so when you cut the cake, the color/gender is revealed! Such a fun and cute idea, but I called around and couldn't find a place that could make a small enough, cheap enough, fast enough cake. The cakes were either entirely too big for just Ben and me, cost way too much, or couldn't be done in day. So... downstairs I have in an envelope revealing the gender of our precious baby, and we will open it together tomorrow!!! I am so excited to find out. I had to leave the envelope downstairs so I would not be tempted to open it while Ben is out of town. :)

Anticipating the Just Between Friends Sale: I love this consignment sale. I have gone the last 2 times they have been here in town, and I have picked up some pretty awesome, cheap baby and maternity items! I want a few more maternity items and possibly some baby things, especially if Baby Spiers #2 is a boy. In fact, if it is a boy, I will have to limit myself! :) I love going the last day of the sale because items that are already pretty cheap can even be cheaper if they have the 50% of tag. Love it!

Well, lots to look forward to this weekend. :) I'm excited!!!