Baby Boy Sanders Has A Name!!!

Well, it is finally official. Our baby finally has a name...his name is William Bryan Sanders. We will call him Will. These are both family names. William was my paternal grandfather's name and is my great uncle's name. Bryan is Jason's middle name. We are very excited to be able to call the baby Will now instead of Baby Sanders.

Georgia vs. Carolina!!!! Go DAWGS!!!!

Yesterday was a big day for the Sanders family. We took the baby to his first football game!!!! I think he started to enjoy it around the 4th quarter...that is when he finally started to kick. We started the day with our good friends Jeff and Christina. We tailgated with them and Jason's family. The baby enjoyed hamburgers, pasta salad, cookies, and other goodies. We had excellent seats; which is why I am sure that I made it through the game. I didn't have to climb many stairs and could actually follow the game since we were close to the field. We sat on the 20 yard line 18 rows up from the field. It was so much fun!!!! I hope the baby got a taste of football and will be ready to play soon.

Additional Photos and more

Hello Everyone,

I know that it has been awhile since I have made any posts. It is starting to be my busy season at work. I am currently working on both the Operating and Capital Budgets and our Month-End close. Anyone that has taken part in either of these events, can attest to it being a very busy time, but when I have all of these items hitting at one time, I'm being pulled in many different directions. Well enough about me. Here are some more photos of the baby that we received from the doctors visit two weeks ago. ENJOY!!!!

If you look for what appears to be a turtle's head, you will be able to see that the picture shows we are having a boy.

Here is a picture of our son looking at us during the sonogram.



Here is a picture of the baby laying on his back. You are able to see the baby's spine on the bottom half of the picture.

Here is a full body photo of the baby. You may need a little help making out the photo, but the head is in the middle of the photo. The body is just to the left of the head, and a portion of his legs are at the end of the body. You are able to see the gap between his legs.

Here is a 3D picture of the baby. You can see the baby's head, eyes, nose, body, legs and umbilical cord. This was a really cool picture to see at the doctor's office because this is the first life-like picture of our son.

The Baby is Moving!

Wow! I felt the baby move this weekend. It felt like bubbles popping in my belly. On Friday evening, I was sitting in the recliner relaxing and it kept happening over and over. I asked a few friends, and they confirmed that that is what the baby feels like when he is moving. Now that I know, I realized that I have been feeling this for a while now and just didn't know what it was. On Saturday, I thought that maybe Jason could feel something on my belly so he put his hand over where the baby was moving, and he could feel tiny movements. We are so excited about starting to feel him move.

It's a...!!!

Well, it's official the Sanders' family is growing, and I am outnumbered. It's a boy! I couldn't be more thrilled. Jason and I are so excited about football games, baseball gloves, and all the other fun stuff that comes along with having a boy. We are still looking for a name for this upcoming bundle of joy; hopefully, we will come up with one soon. For right now we are still referring to him as "the baby."

At my last appointment the doctor assured us that all is well with our son and me. The baby is in 89th percentile for his size...oh my gosh, he is already 11 ounces. He was measuring about a week and a half ahead of schedule. I'm blaming his daddy for that. The ultrasound was amazing. We counted 2 arms and legs, saw his heart, stomach, eyes, and witnessed our little boy with the hiccups. As Jason said, he gets that from me. It was unreal to see how much he has grown from the first ultrasound to now. That was my last scheduled ultrasound, but the doctor said that he would try to get us in for another one before the delivery day. I think he knows how anxious we are.

I have been reading lots of information on the baby, and apparently he can now hear me. Jason and I have been reading to him every night. I don't think the baby has a favorite book yet, but I am sure he will have one before long.

Weekend of Fun

Over the weekend Jason and I had a new experience. We went with 4 other couples to Hot Springs, NC for a weekend of camping and whitewater rafting...don't worry, I didn't raft. The water levels were VERY low so Jason and the other couples spent a great deal of time pushing themselves off the rocks. Although they worked hard and were all sore the next day, they seemed to have a great time.

While there we stayed in our good friends Derek and Rachel's camper. Although we had lots of fun I'm not sure camping is really for me. I enjoyed everything except the bath house (which made me feel like I was back in college) and the bugs. I saw enough spiders and other creepy crawlers to last for quite some time. It was really fun to roast marshmellows, grill hamburgers and hotdogs, and do a lot of relaxing. On the bright side, I can at least say that now I have really camped.

Week at the Beach

Boy, it has been awhile since we have posted. I have been very busy trying to squeeze in as much last minute fun as possible before school starts back. I went to the beach last week with my parents and sister. We had lots of fun. We stayed at the Dayton House in Myrtle Beach. It was a beautiful hotel with lots of pools and even a lazy river to relax in. We all enjoyed relaxing in the lazy river, but Corri and I spent lots of time there. Of course there was lots of eating out and some shopping too. The baby got some more cute new outfits. We are getting anxious to know if this baby is a boy or girl. We go for our next appointment on August 19th. We hope to be able to find out then. As far as the pregnancy, everything seems to be coming along nicely. The baby is doing fine. I still haven't felt any movements, but hopefully that will be soon. We are all doing well and staying busy preparing for this little one.