Maternity Pictures

While at home for Graceland Homecoming a few weeks ago, I got the greatest gift from a sweet family friend of ours, Susan Shisler - who owns Twig & Daisy Photography...

THE GIFT OF MATERNITY PICTURES!!!

Although Brandon couldn't be in town with me for the pictures, it was so much fun spending the morning with my mom and sisters getting fun shots with Miss Addison Nicole in my belly.

THANK YOU SUSAN!!!

The pictures are BEAUTIFUL!  Below are a few of my favorites (31 Weeks along)!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this one!!!

While at Homecoming, my family, TEAM HAMPTON, threw me a SURPRISE Baby Shower!  The theme of the shower was "Favorite Childhood Book".  Each of my cousins (I am the oldest of 12 grand kids) surprised me and Baby Addison with their favorite childhood book.  Inside the cover of the books, each of my cousins wrote a note to Addison.  It was such a sweet moment to share with my family!  Again, such a bummer that Brandon couldn't be there to share the moment with us!  The highlight of the shower was my cousin Josh singing the song "Sing Together" by Train.  I can't even read the lyrics now without crying.  

THANK YOU JOSH!!!  

THANK YOU TEAM HAMPTON!!!

My sister, Taylor, got to come home with me after Homecoming as she was doing a 2 week job shadowing position for speech pathology at my hospital.  We had SO MUCH FUN with her here and can't wait until she is able to visit again.  (*Another pregnancy symptom - crying every time you think fondly of your little sister visiting for 2 weeks!)

While Taylor was here, she took some maternity pictures that included Brandon and Wrigley!

THANK YOU TAYLOR!!!!

These are a few of my favorites!  (32 weeks 6 days along)

 

And just because he is my husband and because I LOVE him so much, Brandon wanted to make sure that I publicly posted that he shot a 78 in golf this past week.  Dad and Adam can confirm.

WAY TO GO, B!!!

Baby Shower 11/3/12

 On November 3, a few friends from work hosted a baby shower for me!  It was so nice to get spend time with these ladies outside of work and I was especially happy that my mom and sisters were able to be here to attend!

Check out the sweet cake they got from Capital City Cakes!

The awesome food spread with crackers/cheese, veggies/dip, chips/dip, sausage balls, and quiche.  My favorite was the punch made from ginger ale and white grape juice - MMMmmm!

LeighAnn, Me (* Miss Addison Nicole), Peggy, Leigh, and Marla - all coworkers in the Emergency Department

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LEIGHANN, MARLA, and DANIELLE!!!

And thank you to everyone who was able to attend or who attended in spirit.  I had a great time, am so thankful for all the wonderful gifts we received for Miss Addison Nicole, but most importantly, am thankful for the friendships I have developed at work and beyond while being here in Columbus!

Pregnancy Progression & Gender Announcement

Again - a bit late on the posting - but important news to share none the less!

On a previous blog post, I mentioned that we thought we knew the gender of our baby.

Here is the story:

From the time we were about 15 wks along until we were 20 wks along, we had been taking peaks at the baby in the Emergency Department where I work.  Over 5 ultrasounds by 2 different ED docs and an ultrasound tech, we were told the gender was one thing.  I even revealed that gender to my family.

Well, the surprise was on us because when we went to our OB doctor, she told us the gender was opposite what we thought it was!  She offered to repeat the scan at 24 wks in order to confirm and also let it sink in for us.

So at 24 wks along, Brandon and I found out:

WE ARE HAVING A BABY GIRL!!!

We are beyond thrilled about our baby girl and since that time, everything has been progressing normally.  She is an active little baby - kicking me all the time, hiccuping, and rolling around.  She likes to jump at loud noises and seems to laugh at her daddy's jokes already.  She is measuring right on track (we are 33 Weeks and 4 Days as of today) and seems to be a very healthy little girl.

I love feeling her kicks and seeing her move around my belly.  Brandon and I can't wait to meet her very soon!

Below is a progression of our pregnancy!

20 Weeks - Halfway Point!

22 Weeks - in Cayman for my sister's wedding

25 Weeks and 2 Days

28 Weeks 5 Days

29 Weeks 4 Days - I must LOVE this outfit!

30 Weeks 3 Days

32 Weeks

33 Weeks 4 Days - November 6 - Election Day!

8/18/12: Miss Becomes Mrs!

This post is VERY late, but still so deserving of its own blog post!

MY SISTER GOT MARRIED!!!

On 8/18/12, at sunset, on a beautiful beach in Grand Cayman, my sister and her wonderful husband, Adam, said "I DO!"  It was a beautiful ceremony officiated by my Grandaddy.  It was Kasey's dream wedding and so awesome!

The day started by my sister, Taylor, and I waking Kasey early in the morning to surprise her with a Bachelorette outing!

We blindfolded Kasey so she had no idea where we were going.  This has become tradition for us - and was the same thing my sisters did for me on my wedding day!

Kasey had no idea she was getting a picture with Crosby, a local Cayman Islander, who we have known for years.

Upon removing her blindfold, Kasey saw that we were going for an early morning sailboat ride in North Bay!

Taylor, Kasey, Me, & Mom enjoyed a lovely breakfast of pastries and fruit on our boat ride.

Kasey got to hoist the sails!

Sisters!!!  What a relaxing way to spend the morning of Kasey's wedding day!

 After returning from our sailboat ride, we started preparing for the big night!  We are lucky to have Taylor in our family because she does the best makeup and hair for us!

Taylor doing my makeup.

The Beautiful Bride and her awesome bouquet!

Unfortunately, I do not have pictures from the actual ceremony as these are in the hands of my sister in Iowa....but let me just say - it was AWESOME!  The weather was perfect, the sunset gorgeous, the ceremony special - and everything you could imagine!

Mom and Dad toasting at the reception following the ceremony.

The newly married couple, Kasey & Adam!

Lance & Taylor

Brandon, Me & Little Baby Wright (22 Weeks)

The wedding ceremony and reception were at The Wharf restaurant - Brandon and I were married there 3 yrs ago!

 

A picture of the Newly Married Couple at Smith's Cove

Grandaddy, Betty & Whit Swain

Kasey & Adam

Me and Little Baby Wright (23 Weeks)

 So proud of my sister for following her heart and marrying the man of her dreams!  Adam is such a nice guy and we are lucky to have gained him as a brother!

CONGRATULATIONS KASEY & ADAM!!!!

22 Weeks!

We are now 22 weeks along and still feeling GREAT!!!  I couldn't have asked for a better pregnancy...so far, so good!  We might "think" we know the gender...but we are not 100% yet.

Funny story, actually.  My ER peeps had thought it was one gender for a whole month based on multiple ultrasounds...but the OB doc thought it was completely the opposite!  We are going to have our final confirmatory ultrasound on August 29!  We are pretty positive now, though!  =)  So fun to keep some secrets!

Exactly 22 Weeks!

We've been enjoying a vacation down in the Cayman Islands for my sister, Kasey's, wedding.  She married a wonderful guy, Adam....and the wedding was perfect!  So nice to share the same location where Brandon and I were married 3.5 years ago!

Little Baby Wright at Aunt Kasey and Uncle Adam's Wedding!

Aunt Kasey and Aunt Taylor with Little Baby Wright

The best recent events of pregnancy have been feeling Little Baby Wright kicking around like mad!  It's been so fun being on vacation where not only Daddy Brandon....but Aunt Kasey, Aunt Taylor, and the Grandparents can feel the baby too!  Such a sweet reward for carrying this little one!

I will post more pictures of Kasey's wedding in a future post.  It's too fun down here to spend too much time blogging!

Perks of My Job

My job has many perks.  Taking care of sick patients and getting paid well to do it.... good lifestyle (as an ER doctor).... great people to work with..... 

But, I'm finding the following to be the greatest perk of my job right now:  all time access to an ultrasound machine!  Thanks to my co-residents who are on ultrasound right now, I got to catch some awesome video of our Sweet Lil' Wright today!  Thumb-sucking and Hiccuping!  ENJOY!

Wright Family Annoucement:

April 15, 2012  - Pregnancy Test #1 POSITIVE!!!

Well, Brandon and I are SO, SO, SO HAPPY to announce that WE ARE PREGNANT!!!

This is something we had thought about for quite a while...and something that was completely planned!  We are so darn excited...and so excited to now be able to share the wonderful news!

April 15, 2012 - Pregnancy Tests #2-5 POSITIVE!

 Brandon's family was in town the weekend we found out we were pregnant.  Unfortunately, they were already on the road for an hour heading back home when we found out!!!  (Sorry Wright family!)  I had woken up Sunday morning feeling really sick - which is really unusual for me - and made me think that I might have been pregnant.  However, tests on Friday and Saturday had both been negative (or so I thought) so I wasn't expecting anything new.  When the family left, even though I had told myself to wait a few days before checking again (I'm a doctor - I knew I should wait another 48 hours) - I couldn't help myself....  But, this time it was POSITIVE!!!  I ran to check the test that had now been sitting overnight in the trashcan and, whoops, it was POSITIVE too!  Word to the wise - make sure you wait a FULL 3 MINUTES before interpreting a pregnancy test!

We were able to call both our families that day back in April and everyone was SO EXCITED!  Thankfully, the morning of April 15 has been the ONLY day I have felt sick!  (Knock on wood!)

April 23, 2012 - First Appointment with Nurse Practitioner at OB office

May 2, 2012 - First Ultrasound!!!

 It is SO NICE to have such wonderful friends who happen to be OB physicians as well!  Brandon and I were at home visiting family when we got the opportunity to pop over to Dr. Hoegh's office for our first "unofficial" ultrasound.  I fully expected to see a gestational sac and not much else - when to my amazement, we found a perfectly beating heart and actually got to hear it too!!!  It brings tears to my eyes to remember the moment we first heard and saw the heartbeat!  I was so lucky to have my Mom, Dad, and Kasey get to be there with Brandon and I for this special moment!  

THANKS DR. HOEGH!!!

May 2012 - Baby Blanket in progress

 In May, we started to share the news with our family.  This makes the first grandchild and great-grandchild on my side of the family and the second for Brandon's side.  

We have such wonderful family!!!

June 5, 2012 - OB Appointment with Dr. Shepherd

On our 3rd Anniversary, we had our first appointment with our OB physician here in Ohio - Dr. Shepherd.  She came highly recommended by close friends of mine and we knew we couldn't go anywhere else.  We were NOT disappointed!  She was SO NICE and even rearranged her schedule to accommodate my crazy resident schedule.  We had our first "official" ultrasound and couldn't believe how much has changed since last we looked!  The baby was doing headstands, flips, and hiccuping throughout the ultrasound.  It was SO CUTE!!!  We saw two arms, two legs, a big brain, and a healthy heart!  So far, so good!

June 7, 2012 - Surprise!  We're pregnant!

 On June 7, we decided that since we had made it to the 12th week and the baby was looking good, it was time to share the news with our extended family and all our friends!  We have been overwhelmed with all the wonderful comments and messages we have received!  Thank you all....for the prayers and kind words....they have meant the world to us!!!

 Brandon and I are so happy to start into this next journey of our marriage.  Our first 3 years has been the best time of my whole life and I am lucky to get to share this time with Brandon by my side.  

Here's to our Little Baby Wright!!!!