Jacob graduated on Saturday May 12 at 6:30 pm in the SMU "Law Quadrangle". It was very cool to attend the ceremony in the quad where Jacob has spent the last four years. We all had met at lunch for the gender reveal and caravaned over to campus.
Waiting for the ceremony to start!
Part of Jacob's fan club
The other half of the gang
Jacob waiting to be hooded
Jacob being hooded
Jacob receiving his diploma
Jacob's side of the family
The Fanning side of the family
Our little family
So proud of my husband!
Jacob and Luke
After the ceremony we had the families over to our house to relax and watch the Celtics game! Late that night everyone retired to their hotels and we all got rested up for the big party the next day!
The Party
We hosted a party at our house for Jacob on Sunday May 13 (Mother's Day!). We served drinks, appetizers and desserts. We had almost 50 people come throughout the afternoon. There was a lot of eating, drinking and corn hole playing! Here are some pictures from the day!
Jacob's diploma
Mr. Juris Doctor =)
Never got a picture of the appetizer table with food on it!
Jacob and I found out at about 2:00 pm on Friday May 11 that our sweet baby is a GIRL! Hooray!!
Our appointment was at 1:00 pm and I thought right off the bat the sonogram tech would let us know the sex! Not how it worked. She had to get a TON of images of the brain, heart, kidneys, etc, etc, etc...
Finally by about 1:30 she started trying to find out the sex of the baby! It took OVER twenty minutes. The baby was very comfortable all curled up with her legs crossed. The tech kept having me turn from side to side, then sit up, lay back down, etc. Luckily something seemed to work (finally!!!). She told us, "okay, I know what the baby is!" Jacob of course asked if she was 100% confident. She told us that she does NOT tell couples the sex of the baby unless she's absolutely sure.
When she said, "YOU'RE HAVING A.....GIRL" I burst into tears! I just could not believe it. Jacob and I both felt like it was a boy the past few months. And since Jacob comes from a family with a bunch of brothers, he was convinced he'd have all boys himself!
It was really hard to keep it a secret from our families for the next 24 hours, but luckily we were both super busy getting the house ready for Jacob's graduation party!
At 3:00 pm Saturday May 12 we met both of our families at lunch at The Ocenaire and we had planned to do the gender reveal then! Everyone was chomping at the bit to bite into their cake ball!
These next few photos are quite funny! I love each persons reaction! I think we have some excited aunts, uncles and grandparents! =)
Now, check out the video Jacob took of all the excitement!!!
The rest of the day was surreal! Being able to call the baby a "she" is awesome! Feels so much more real. Then getting to watch my husband walk across the stage at graduation from law school...AWESOME!
I will post later this week pictures from graduation and the graduation party!
Today I had my 16 week appointment. Technically I am 16w3d. I saw a new-to-me doctor today since mine was on vacation, and throughout pregnancy I'm required to see all physicans at Women's Health Specialist just in case they're on call when I deliver.
Things went great! My blood pressure is still good and I've gained two more pounds in the past month (though my body has completely changed!!!) I heard the baby's heart beat and again, the baby was a little difficult. This new doctor told me I have a very squirmy baby, but that the heart beat sounded great! She answered my few questions and sent me on my way! (Jacob couldn't attend this appointment due to a meeting at SMU).
What's New With The Mom-To-Be
I have been in my second trimester for almost three weeks and have been feeling great. (Some consider the start of the second trimester to be 13w3d, others 14 weeks) My major 'symptom' in my first trimester was fatigue and I can definitely tell it's much better. I still feel like napping some afternoons, but it's not nearly as bad as it was during the first few months.
I am having what I consider horrible pregnancy acne! I was really lucky during my teen years/puberty and never had more than a pimple or two at "the time of the month". It's driving me nuts as I'm used to having nice, smooth skin. It's really bad on my forehead and along my hairline. Oh well! I'd take this any day over morning sickness!
A week ago today I woke up feeling completely different. Wednesday April 25 I was having cramps all day and night. That evening I was sitting with my feet up and Jacob could tell I was uncomfortable. I have read that it's common to have "round ligament pain" during this period since the baby is growing at such a rapid speed. Anyway, Thursday morning I woke up feeling like I totally popped overnight! I've heard from TONS of moms that the exact same thing happened to them. I guess there's a point where things shift from within your pelvic bone to up and out! I felt so different waking up and getting out of bed. I couldn't wait for Jacob to get up to see if he noticed. It wasn't just me; he thought my bump was definitely popping out! So fun!
16 Weeks, 2 Days
What's New With The Dad-To-Be
Jacob is officially DONE with Law School! His last final exam was Tuesday May 1! Hooray!!!!! Graduation is on Saturday May 12 and we are having a party for him on Sunday May 13. Both of our families will be in from Austin, so we're pretty excited for that! (Not to mention, we'll know the sex of the baby by then!!!!!!)
Jacob will spend the summer studying for the Bar Exam (July 24-26) and job hunting.
Randoms
In April we had the Embrys to town for the weekend and had a great time. Saturday we all had to go downtown to the court house to play jurors in a mock trial Jacob was a part of for one of his classes. It was quite a fun experience! We also had two other couples to dinner and had a great evening chatting with them. We got to go to the Dallas Athletic Club for brunch on Sunday which is quite a treat! (Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures from the weekend!)
We also made a trip to Austin in April to be a part of filming House Hunters with Ruthie and Jon. It was quite an experience to see how much work goes into filming a 22 minute episode!
The House Hunters crew filming a game of bags
We were so happy to be able to attend Erin and Cody's Surprise Engagement Party while in town. I hate missing out on these fun get-togethers in Austin, so it was awesome we were in town for this!
The future Mr. and Mrs. Levay!
I've been spending the past few days really getting ready for Jacob's graduation weekend and gender reveal! I will be traveling to Chicago this weekend and next week so trying to get everything in order! We've decided to do cake balls for the gender reveal and to save time I made both pink and blue ahead of time! I will thaw the color we need and dip them in chocolate next Friday and our family members will all get to bite into them next Saturday! I cannot wait to see which ones we will be using!
Prepping for cake balls!
Which color will we need?!?!?!
Well, that's all for now! The next time I post we'll know what gender Baby Higgins is! Yay!
