An Exciting Week: The Reveal, Ellen, and Mother's Day

Last week was quite the exciting week!

I was so blessed to get a ticket for the Ellen Mother's Day Show. It aired on Friday 5/9/14.
So, we decided to reveal the news before I went to the show. We felt so loved by all the congratulations and well wishes!

[In an ideal situation, we would have probably waited until further into the second trimester to publicly share the news, but come on, it's the Ellen Show and it's a once in a lifetime opportunity! Also, the doctor made us feel more confident about how everything was going. And.... pregnancy is just a hard secret to keep sometimes! So, the news was out just after the 10 week mark.]


Then I was on my way to LA!

It was the most exciting hour in the world! The Ellen studio has to be the most happy place on earth. The show was awesome. Mila Kunis was great, Keith Urban was awesome, and the gifts were just unbelievable! I'm still in awe! I CANNOT wait to use all these awesome things!! I feel so grateful and blessed.

Here's a quick list of all the goodies the audience received:
Bonavita Peyton Lifestyle Crib
Quinny Buzz Xtra Stroller
Mima Moon Highchair
4moms rockaRoo swing
Sleep Number Bed
6 months supply of Huggies
$200 Babies R Us gc
$200 Lowes gc
$250 Carousel Designs gc
$300 DSW Shoes gc
1 year supply Beech-Nut baby food
Summer video monitor
Maya Brenner necklace
$300 Chasing Fireflies gc

Fortune Cookie Sushi Booties

Keith Urban's 'Fuse' cd

This trip would have never been possible without the help of my mom! I'm so glad she was there to help me with everything, plus, it just made the whole experience so much more fun. After the show, we loaded up the boxes in a rental van, found a FedEx and headed to the airport. We took a red eye home, landed in OKC at 9am and my mom drove me straight to my last final that started at 10:30am. Whew, it was so tiring and stressful! BUT, totally worth it!  Side notes: The pickles they gave out were awesome. The line to the bathroom was really long. Watching pregnant women dance is hilarious!

This weekend is Mother's Day. We've had a great time visiting with Tony's family. We also had our first visit to Babies R Us as a family of 3, just to browse all the cute and fun baby stuff.

My Mother's Day present was two pretty rose bushes. They're PINK roses, maybe that's a sign?!  It feels a little surreal that it's my "first" Mother's Day. To be honest, I've just been cuddled up on the couch watching chick flicks on Netflix. I'm sure this will be the first and last celebration like that! It's been nice to have a lazy and relaxing day. I think I might choose a steak and potato for dinner tonight. Tomorrow I will be in Tulsa to see my mom.... and spend a week just hanging out!

The older I get the deeper my appreciation becomes for how amazing my mom truly is. I have always wished that I could grow up and be a mom just like her. Even if I could just be half the mom she is, I'd be happy. I pray that someday my child looks up to me and loves me the way I love my mom. There are just no adequate words for what an amazing woman and friend she is to me-- she has always believed in my dreams, inspired me, loved me, and supported me. Every day I'm so very thankful that God gave her to me.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in this world! I'm excited to be joining the club!