But What Is It???

So remember way back when when I said we WEREN'T finding out what our baby is going to be???  Ya.....things changed.  And just to clarify, I was DEAD SET on not finding out.  I seriously had no temptation to find out, and I still feel like it would have been soooo much fun to not find out.  My lovely, wonderful husband started being not so lovely and wonderful though.  He began putting pesky whisperings into my mind.  "Come on Janna, let's just find out".  "Once we know we can decorate the nursery".  "Look how cute this outfit it....too bad we don't know what it is". 

HOW CRUEL!!  Anyway, long story short it was killing me, and I caved.  What can I say, I'm a people pleaser.  It's a serious issue.   I still really wanted to keep it a secret from everyone else though, just so that it was still somewhat of a surprise, and because I knew it was driving everyone crazy not knowing, and that secretly made me happy.  haha  I'm cruel like that.  Well....I should have known better.  I knew Stephen couldn't do it.  He assured me he wouldn't tell ANYONE!!!  I had no problem believing he wouldn't purposely tell anyone, but I knew how excited Stephen would be after we found out what it was, and I knew it would just slip. 

Well, after we came home from the ultrasound we were still debating whether or not we were going to keep it a secret, and we decided we would.  I obviously still had my doubts.  At best I thought it would last a week without it getting out.  Crazy me.  It lasted exactly an hour and a half.  Stephen decided to call his parents and let them know how the ultrasound went...and out it came...smooth as a baby's bottom.   I honestly wasn't upset at all.  It was secretly eating away at me from the inside out.  LITERALLY!!!  Funny, kinda gross story, during the ultrasound the baby was munching away...at the placenta.  BAH!!  Obviously not literally but that's what it looked like.  We had a good laugh about it.   So the secret's out now, and we called all our family and let them know, so we now make it blog official. 

IT'S A BOY!!!

And here's proof of the placenta eating boy

He's so stinkin' cute!!!

So I know this is getting long, but I have to tell two quick funny stories, just so I don't forget them.  We've actually thought this baby was a boy from the beginning, thanks to my revelatory husband.  I told you...he's amazing.  The day BEFORE I told Stephen I was pregnant he had a dream that I was going to have a baby boy.  Then like two months later he had another dream where I was actually delivering, and it was a boy with a shock of black hair.  So his first dream was correct, and I'm holding him to that shock of black hair.  How cute would that baby be.  So stinkin cute!!

So my little niece Nadia, cutest little girl, such a sweetheart.  All she wants is another little girl to play with.  I sooooo wanted to give her that little girl.  As soon as we walked out of the ultrasound the first thing I said was Nadia is going to be so sad.  I was honestly nervous to tell her.  Everytime I would see her she would rub my belly and say, "be a girl, be a girl".  It was so cute.  She had me almost convinced it was a girl.  So we called to tell Hala and Collin the big news and Nadia was SOO SAD!  She almost started crying.  Poor thing.  Hala assured her we're going to pop out five or six more though, so her chances are still pretty good.  :)    The tally will be five grandsons to one granddaughter on the McKee side.  I'm sorry Nadia.  I tried.  And it will be two granddaughters to one grandson on the Steed side, so that's exciting.

Haha.  This is exactly how I pictured Nadia looking when she heard the news.  :)

So that's our latest news. 

We're just so excited to know that he's healthy and growing and lookin' like a stud already.  We can't wait to meet our little guy, and I'm already working on plans for the nursery.  WE'RE SO EXCITED!!

And here's a baby bump pic to tide you all over.  I'm a bit ridiculous.  I'm definitely measuring big, but the doc says it's just cuz I'm so small.  I'm already so uncomfortable though.  And this is possible the worst picture ever of me, so just focus on the bump.  It was a self timer, but I obviously wasn't able to get the focus before pushing the button, so this will have to do.  Can't wait for the next five months...

We Went On A Date!!

So I decided to get off my lazy butt and plan a date. Because frankly it's been a while. Not that we don't WANT to go on dates, it's just that my work schedule makes it almost impossible to go out together. Working evenings and weekends sucks sometimes......well lots of the times...okay almost all the time, but it works for us right now, so we make do.

So we've been talking about going on a picnic for about a year now, so I made it happen. We received this nifty little picnic set from Stephen's mom for Christmas two Christmases ago, so I decided to finally pull it out and give it a shot. It is quite handy, I have to admit. I should have taken a picture of that. dangit! oh well. next time.


So picnic at the legislature was step one of the date. Stephen came to the grounds right after he was done work....via train. I managed to find my way there by car without getting lost. That was a miracle in and of itself. So once we united the dating magic began!!! It was soooo nice out today. The weather was perfect. And we even got a little photoshoot in.


My sexy husband

Yours truly


Little Baby McKee enjoyed the picnic as well


We're pretty much the cutest couple ever





So thus concluded part one of the date. I decided to surprise Stephen with a movie night in preparation for our movie event in the morning. If you all haven't heard....the new Predators movie came out. And yes...my hubby is a die hard. Which is weird, because he's scared to death of the Predators. He's definitely had a nightmare or two involving the Predators. Apparently it scared him really good because he's been talking about it for weeks. I, for one reason or another, agreed to go to the movie. I'm no die hard, but I rarely pass up an opportunity to see a movie. I LOVE them....usually. We have seen a few crappers. So this is the little diddy I whipped up to stash in the trunk to surprise Stephen with after the picnic.





Yup, he loved it. Although, he lovingly informed me that we OWN the first predators. I completely was not aware of this. So I wasted a bloody $6 on the movie and then $10 we owed in fines!! I'm just a little upset though. I'll get over it. So that was our date, and I loved it!! Nothing real big, but I love any chance I get to spend with my awesome husband. He really is the best, and we could be doing nothing and I still love just being with him. This happens a lot :) Combining the facts that I work the most inconvenient hours known to man and the fact that none of Stephen's friends are married yet, we hang out at home a lot. I really would rather be nowhere else other than with Stephen just haning out doing nothing though. I don't care. Sorry for the cheese at the end.

SUMMER FUN!!

This summer the McKee family decided to get together and rent a cabin for the weekend. With five of the six siblings there, it was bound to be fun. I was charged with the task of finding the cabin. Talk about pressure. I was beyond worried it was going to be the dumpiest of dumps. You just never know with the internet these days....but it was the right price, so we ran with it. Thank my lucky stars it was spectacular...well I thought so at least. I would totally go back. Unfortunately there was some globbity goop left on the stairs when we left, found by the cleaning crew...so we'll see if we're ever welcomed back. All in all I think it was a great weekend though, full ofgreat food, sun, children screaming - i mean playing- more sun, hay-filled beds (that's what it sounded like at least), good ol' fashioned McKee discussions turned debates, and more sun. I took a bazillion pictures of the little ones, and about two of the adults...sorry. But enjoy!!

the one shot taken of me all weekend

little Noah. so cute.

Cutie pie Owen. He looks innocent enough ;)

Oh Nadia. haha too cute

All the cousins enjoying a little early morning Peter Pan.