Garner Jennings Bennett

Many, many congrats to the new mom and dad (Rachel, John and sister, Millee)!  I can't wait for the years of memories with our little ones.

Monday, September 27, 2010

7 pounds 10 ounces

7:21pm

20 inches

Still hope for a boy

Everyone asks me what I'm expecting.  When I tell them we didn’t find out, they look at my baby bump and instantly say, "well, it's a girl!"  This is everyone from a manicurist guy, security lady at my work, to any Tom, Dick or Harry I pass.  However, today a man told me that, "it's a boy!"  So Dad and Harris, there is still hope.

Apparently Sadie's Pregnant Too!

Remnants of Sadie eating prenatal vitamins in a sample pack hence the plastic and aluminum packaging.

7.29.10- 5 months

Harris and I decided we were going to keep it a surprise whether Baby Rhea is a girl or boy.  But this would have been the ultrasound to find out.  Harris, Christine (my mom), Mary (my niece), and myself (obviously I was there) all stared real hard at the monitor during the ultrasound but "shem" remained a mystery.

Jourdan (Harris' brother) saw this ultrasound picture and instantly said the baby looks just like Harris as a baby.  And I have to agree.  It's really scary. 

Here are are few of my favorites.  The pictures are kind of creepy (yes, I think my baby is adorable, but let's face it...ultrasound pictures are sketchy).

an arm and ear

hand

yawn

5.27.10- 3 months

5.3.10- 2 months

We're going to have a BABY!

Sunday, April 11 we found out the exciting news that we are going to be PARENTS!  (Yes, this is Harris' excited face.)  I took 2 more pregnancy tests just to be sure and they instantly said, "Preggers!"  We celebrated with sushi take-out. Yum!

I couldn't get an appointment with my doctor for a week (Monday, April 19) so we kept the big secret until the doctor could confirm the home tests were correct.  While I was at the doctor, Harris called and said that he got the job with Renasant Bank in Tupelo!  And the doctor confirmed we were having a baby- December 10th! 

So we had my parents, Chris & Phillip (sister & brother-in-law), and Rachel & John (best friend & hubby) over for dinner on Wednesday.  They were expecting we tell them we are moving to Tupelo, which we did.  Little did they know, there was more news. 

It was Rachel's birthday on Monday.  We decided a few years back that we wouldn't get each other gifts anymore and just celebrate together with dinner or something.  But I wrapped up a piece of pottery and a card.  For a week, I had told her I had her the best birthday present ever!

Rachel read the card to herself first because she said she didn't want me "embarrassing her."  (Like I would ever do that.)  Then she read it to the fam and we recorded her announcement on Harris' phone. 

Rachel (Oct. 1), Chris (Oct. 12), and me (Dec. 10) pregnant at the same time was more then Johnny could handle.  So he made himself a drink.  Christine was excited she could buy the highchair she had seen the week prior because she said she only needed it if there were two grandkids the same age.  Needless to say, she went and bought the highchair the next day.