It's a Boy!

After months of waiting to find out what we are having, we found out today that it is a boy. Well, we are 80% positive it's a boy as the ultrasound tech told us today. I do not know how she is only 80%. I mean, there's a BIG difference between a vah-j-j and a penis. I can see how it's hard to tell if it's a girl but a boy! So, for all you who thought it was a girl, no free meal for you. Ortiz, aka, Papa Goldsmith, Uncle Jared and I were the only ones who voted for boy!

Go figure that out of all times we have been to the doctor's office, today had to be the busiest and they were 45 minutes behind. So, needless to say we were all getting tense waiting to be called.

Grammie and Nannie both came into the tiny little room where Kris and I have gotten several ultrasounds before. Today's ultrasound was longer then the ones previously because they had to do a lot of measurements, i.e. measure the head, heart, stomach, check position of kidneys and bladder etc. All very amazing! We were all amazed at how much the baby was moving around, kicking and waving its arms everywhere. We even got to see the babies mouth move. The last of the pictures was of out little man's member. Rather than the ultrasound tech saying "it's a boy," she said "PENIS." Funny indeed but a word that made me proud as I was hoping for a boy. Below are some pictures of the ultrasounds, which are kind of tough to interpret. First one is of him looking right at you with his two hands behind his ears. Second one is of him with his back pointing up and his head to the left and feet to the right. If you look, you can see his spine along the top of his back. The bottom picture is of his face, which looks creepy because all you can see is the bones plates, no skin.





In a couple of weeks, Kristin and I will be going for a 3D and 4D ultrasound, which is suppose to be amazing. The 3D is like looking a picture...you can see all the facial features, hair, etc. This will also solidify the fact we are having a boy! The 4D is like watching a video...you can see the baby in 3D moving around. We will be getting a CD of 25 color photos and a DVD of the baby moving around. We will definitely post those pictures after our appointment.

After our appointment today we went to Babies'R'Us. Grammie bought her future grandson a red sox baseball cap and a Pat's cap. She also got him Red Sox Jersey and a Pat's onsie. Lastly, she got him his Halloween costume for next year, which he will be a pirate. Nannie bought some Halloween shirts, orange pants and a sweatsuit that looks like a skeleton. She also got us this speaker you hold up to your stomach so the baby can hear music, which also serves as a microphone so you can listen to the babies heart.

Tomorrow we are headed up to see our nephew Callum. We are very excited to see him dressed up for Halloween and spend time with him this weekend. We are also very excited to tell him in person he is going to be getting a boy cousin. We cannot wait to see the two of them together!

The Tension Builds.....

23 1/2 hours left until we find out what we are having. We cannot wait!!! Kristin is feeling a boy right now though I am thinking it is a girl, which is probably because everyone seems to thinks it's a girl as well as all the old wives tales. I feel like a little kid the night before Christmas, waiting to find what present are waiting for me under the tree.....wait...that is me today!

So, to get a call, you have to sign up on the call registry list and let us know what number you want us to call you at. Our appointment is at 11:30am, so expect calls shortly afterwards!

Photos to come:

- Picture of ultrasound
- Picture of Chelsea in her new evening attire

Fun Versation

Do pets know when people are pregnant? Anthony and I really think Chelsea knows. A few weeks ago she started acting much more clingly and cutsie. When I'm sitting on the couch or laying in bed her new thing is to come lay with her head right on my belly. I was wondering if she could hear the heart beat...I looked online and studies do show that cats and dogs, especially females, can hear a baby's heart at 12 weeks. Chelsea is listening to her new sister/brother. She also likes to sit on Anthony's lap in the recliner or like last night lay right under his arm...either that or she pretends he is not in the bed at all and lays right on top of him.
Whenever Anthony goes ANYWHERE now, Chelsea automatically thinks she goes. Even when he leaves for work and I'm home, the second he opens the drawer for his keys she drops what she is doing and bolts for the door. Its cute and sad at the same time when she realizes she can't go to work with him.

Anthony has had a very busy week, all day meetings and tomorrow he leaves at 4am for NJ. Im waiting for him to get home from work now, I have some homemade soup on the stove and biscuits in the oven. I try and take care of him just a bit for all the taking care of me has been doing...sorry its not eggplant twon :-)

Thursday is our big day, we find out if I dress my belly as a princess or a cowboy for Halloween. All along I've thought girl, the past few days I've been thinking boy....guess I have a 50/50 shot. My guess is baby favry is shy and doesn't want to show its "parts" on Thursday.

Well I'll leave you with a few bits of funversation..

*How come you have to pay an extra say 25 cents for extra toppings on your burger or pizza but if you ask for a burger and say hold the lettuce and tomato you don't get a refund???

*For states that list hair color on their drivers license photos, what do they put if you are bald?

* If you hum though your mouth then why can't you hum while pinching your nose? Go ahead try....

Thank you, I'll be here all night.

Week 16....

Updated photo of Kristin at week 16:



We forgot to do a week 15 last week. Kristin is slowly starting to show more each week. I think we both thought she would show a lot more than she does but Fiona (our midwife) said she measures well and that women take longer to show with their first pregnancy. We have noticed that her belly is slowly starting to move upward, which explains all the pain she has been having lately.

We went to see our midwife Friday because Kristin was not feeling well and has been somewhat nervous about the pain/cramps she has been getting. What makes matters worse are the people at work who keep asking Kristin why she's not growing, why she has not felt the baby yet, telling about others who have miscarried etc. Having to deal with this coupled with her nerves has made matters worse!

Fiona said things are looking great. We got to listen to the baby's heartbeat, which put both our minds at ease. I have come to really like Fiona and really hope she is on call when the time comes to deliver. According to Kristin, if Fiona is not on call when she goes into labor, she is going to close her legs!!! We are very excited because we have only 11 more days left until we find out what we are having! Our appointment is on 10/30 at 11:30 in the morning. Sign up now for the call registry! While I want a boy, deep down I think/feel it is a girl.

So, yesterday Kristin and I went up to MA. We went to Ortiz' house for a family lunch. David, Stephanie and Gabe also came. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls and all the other Thanksgiving meal fixins. We even got some laughs in, one of which was listening to Bab's for about 5 minutes read the following:

"I'm Sofa King Wee Todd It,"

We all had a great time. Spent a lot of time talking about our childhoods, TV shows we use to watch, music we use to listen to and even got to watch Ortiz and Gabe dance to "My Humps!"

This morning I got up and sat in front of the fire for a bit. I then made Kris banana nut bread while she was sleeping. I have been trying different recipes, but think today's was the one! After we had some breakfast, we went to Starbucks and then headed over to Preston Trading Post, which is where we got our stove. We had to pick up a thermostat because the one the gave you was kind of crappy and the one we got you can put in whatever room you want and that will be the room that controls the temperature. We also picked up a metal pail to hold the pellets that we are going to dump into the hopper. While you can dump them right from the bag, if you touch the bag against the stove, it will melt and burn to the surface. While on the way to Preston, we came across a few places where we can kayak next year. We also came across some walking trails and a park. We cannot wait to bring the little one on a hike one day!

We then did some grocery shopping, picked up a humidifier (air is so dry in the house)and then headed home. This afternoon we hung around the house. I installed the new thermostat and then Kris and I went outside and played with the dog in the backyard. The foliage this year is the best it has been the past 4. Our yard is also covered in leaves this year, which is weird because the trees have been here all 4 years we have lived here. Kristin and I both said we cannot wait to rake up all the leaves into a pile next year and play in them with our baby. After playing outside with the dog, we came inside and did a photo shoot with Ms. Monroe. Pictures for you fans are soon to be in a mailbox near you!

We just finished our dinner and I think are going to catch up on some of our recorded shows. Kristin in going into work tomorrow, however, I am going to work from home because I have 3 full days of meetings Tuesday-Thursday and have to be in NJ Friday morning for a 3 hour meeting.

Some random photos:




Some of the trees in our yard...





Ms. Monroe after her brisk afternoon jog...

Warm Times Ahead

For anyone that has visited the Favry house in the winter, you know that typically you can see your own breath. Not this year.....Above is a picture of our new pellet stove. I love it. Now when the slightest chill is in the air, Anthony just turns it on!! Chelsea and I love being warm. When the switch goes on Chelsea starts rubbing in circles against the couch and chasing her tail.

Below is what 3 tons of pellets look like. They say that 3 tons will get the normal family through the season....since we are not normal we shall see....




I'm working from home on this chilly Friday morning and its wonderful, chili is in the crockpot and a nice fire is going.

Tonight we have game night with the Tolles and tomorrow is our luncheon with DH. Gee I hope I am up to driving up to dads for lunch and then to visit Adam, you know, pregnant people shouldn't sit. But oh well......the sacrifices I make for my family. Ho hom, woe is me.

Saturday we headed up to mom's for "Callum's Coming Out." About 50 people came to the clubhouse just to meet the little guy. Callum wasn't having one of his best days but we did manage to see a few smiles and snap a few pictures. It was a great party with great food of course. Spinach dip, pizzas, my homemade lasagna, famous antipasto salad, cord chowder, meatballs, bread and more. Nannie made homemade cupcakes with frosting ( well I heard bob made them and she took credit) and we had birthday cake for Nana B and welcome to the world cake for Callum. Anthony and I even received a few presents for our little lemon!!!!

Sunday was a beautiful fall day and Anthony and I decided to have a picnic by the water. We headed over to Mystic Market, one of the many places we have heard about but never actually visited. Its a huge Italian market with all kinds of fresh salads, pastas, meats, pastry's, sandwiches and more. We ordered two sandwiches and some potato salad and headed over to the center of Mystic. It was gorgeous out and a nice day to just sit outside.

We then had to do our normal grocery shopping errands but all in all it was a good weekend.

I had to work yesterday but Twonny and CHelsea had the day off and did lots of outdoor work. Now its everyone back to work!!!!

14 Weeks

Since many of you have not seen Kristin in a while, we decided we would post a picture of her at 14 weeks. It is very exciting (for me) to finally see her stomach starting to show more. Up to this point, her stomach has been low, but it is starting to rise.



Kristin has been getting a lot of pain on and off lately, but all expected due to her insides stretching and moving around. The "lemon" is roughly 3-4 inches now and is moving around inside though Kristin cannot feel it. Week 14 also marks the point when the baby start peeing, which is kind of weird. I learned last night that the amniotic fluid regenerates itself every 3-4 hours, which neither Kristin of I knew. The body is amazing!!! Our next doctor appointment is October 22nd. We will be scheduling our next ultrasound at this appointment to determine the sex. Check out the poll on the right to cast your vote on what you think it will be. Winners get a free home cooked meal on me :-)

Kristin and I were off yesterday, which she mentioned in her previous blog. We headed over to Babies'R'Us to look at the crib set and get an idea of how long it takes from time of order for them to come in. While there, we ended up buying two baby outfits for the lemon. Kristin and I have not yet bought anything for the baby, so it was exciting, though, it would be even more exciting to know what we are having. Below are the two things we picked up. I picked out the outfit on the left, which has little bears on it and Kristin picked out the duck looking outfit.



Babies'R'Us was having a special where if you bough 1piece of furniture you got 10% off, 2 pieces 15 % off and 3 pieces 20% off. We asked if this sale happens often, however, they said it was a once a year type sale. As a result, we ended up ordering the nursery furniture yesterday. We got a convertible crib, we turns into a day bed, toddler bed then full size bed as the baby grows. We also got a bureau that also serves as a changing station and an armour. We also got the mattress (for free..DOH). The goal is that the last two weeks of December, when I am off from work, I am going to work on the nursery, painting it and getting the furniture set up.

For dinner last night, I made homemade pasta and meatballs, which was really good and filling! While making the pasta proved to me a lot of work as it was my first time, it was fun. I promised Jared that when he comes down, I will make him favorite brie pasta dish along with homemade pasta. Sunday night, I spent almost 3 hours breading, frying and putting together eggplant parm for Kristin, which too was very good. We had SO much leftover. The said reality for me is that all I have done since Kristin has gotten pregnant is eat as I find her cravings and hunger supportive f my love for food.

I close with a picture from Ms. Monroe, who decided to pose as she did when we asked her, her thoughts about the baby....

Homecoming Weekend

Anthony and I were off Friday and MOnday and headed up to NH for Saint Anselm's college Homecoming weekend. After dropping CHelsea off at Nannie Camp we headed to our hotel in Manchester. Anthony was able to use his Hilton points and get us two free nights. We had a really nice suite with a jacuzzi tub that I couldn't use! We had a living room, kitchenette, huge bathroom and bedroom. Our room overlooked the fishercats baseball field.

Friday night we headed to Carol and Scott's new house in Hollis for dinner. Scott has the kitchenaid pasta attachment so he made us homemade spaghetti....three guesses on what Anthony's new toy will be :-) We had great appetizers, home made pasta and meatballs, and enjoyed catching up with Carol and Scott in their new home.

Saturday afternoon we met up with Stephanie and Mike and headed to "college grove" where the school had set up a tailgating area. They had grills set up and we cooked up some hamburgers and hot dogs before watching the footbacll game. We lost the game miserablly but it was still fun...but cold!

Saturday night we all headed to the St. A's pub for dinner and drinks. Anthony was in heaven remebering how good his chicken calzone was.

We got to see Father Cecil, the priest from school that married us, and several other former students.

SUnday morning we headed to a local breakfast place we used to visit then went to pick up Ms. Monroe from Nannie Camp. She was a very good girl and even ate her own dog food....this is big.

Yesterday we did a lot of "baby things" but that shall be told in a sperate blog.

Back to work....blah!!!!!!!

4 Years Later

Four years ago today I became Mrs. Favry. Anthony and I got married at 3:30pm at St. James church in RI followed by the best reception ever at Kirkbrae Country Club. It was in fact the wedding of the century.

I can't believe we have been married four years and together almost seven. Time really flies!!!! So much has changed in four years, we bought a house, we lost Nana Courtney, mom was diagnosed and beat breast cancer, we welcome our best little nephew Callum, and now we await the arrival of our own little one! Who would have thought!!!
I love you Twon Bon!!

I think I've changed in the past few days. My belly was very itchy and the other night I had these really weird feelings like my belly was just stretching. When I came home from work Tuesday Anthony informed yes indeed I had grown overnight. Maybe tomorrow will be our first belly watch post....please note I will not be showing skin in these photos. Thank you.


On a sadder note, Chelsea would like to say she loves Thomas very much and is really going to miss him. He was her best friend and she'll always remember him. Anthony and I feel very sad to and are thinking of Thomas and his family. Uncle Twon, not a cat lover, even loved Thomas and enjoyed when he jumped on his lap and nuzzled his nose. I enjoyed cat sitting Thomas and dressing him up in scars and spraying Nannie's perfume on him. We all love him and will miss him. He is now joining the other best cat in the world, Fluffy Mischief Goldsmith.