The Peanut

About three or so weeks ago Beth and I received an e-mail from Miss Mandy Cozart. I happened to be working out at the house, and closed the DVD player on my laptop (I was doing Turbo Jam in the dining room :) ) and saw that seven minutes before that, I had received that e-mail with a subject of "You are going to kill me...". Instantaneously I had the feeling that something big was going to be disclosed in this mysterious e-mail, and of course, I clicked on it right away. I remember reading the e-mail and having to re-read sentences because I was reading so quickly that I was skipping over words. Luckily Mandy didn't mess around and got straight to the point in the second sentence, which read "Well to cut to the chase I am having a BABY!!!!" (Side note: Thank you, Mandy for not making me read a bunch of mumbo jumbo before getting the news across, otherwise I would have probably suffered from a panic attack right then and there.)As you can imagine, I was completely taken back, and completely excited all at the same time! I immediately started tearing up, and then crying. I tried calling Mandy, and dialed the wrong number. After finally getting through, I conferenced Beth in for the call, but also accidentally dialed my sister-in-law Beth. Finally the connection was established between all three of us, and we gushed about how excited we were and asked Mandy a million questions. Here is a pic of one of her first sonograms...

The "Peanut", as Beth dubbed the baby, is due September 23rd! Mandy has only had a little morning sickness, and she and the baby are both healthy and doing great. She is surrounded by an amazing family (and us friends) that are 110% supportive and can not WAIT until the Peanut is born. AND, in the next couple of weeks, the baby will be old/developed enough for the nurse/doctor to tell if it is a boy or a girl! Whoop!

So, consider this an addendum to my blog post "Shout Out to All of the Mamas Out There", because at that time, I didn't know that one of my best friends should be included. But, now that I do, CONGRATULATIONS MANDY!! The Peanut will be spoiled rotten by Beth and me, and I KNOW that he/she will by your fam as well! I will wait to start making things for the baby until I know the sex, but I won't be able to wait much longer!

Thanks to many of my friends having babies, I continue to learn a lot about pregnancy and babies, and I think they sure are CUTE! But, to save you from asking, Zac and I are still waiting! :) I now have another dear friend that will be a mom soon, and I will try to soak up as much knowledge as I can from her experiences. And, I hope to be there for all of the Peanut's milestones! And until the Peanut makes his/her grand entrance into this beautiful world, I will be impatiently waiting to meet him/her - and shopping and crafting for him/her, as well! 

I love you Mandy! And I am gushing with excitement for you!!!

Me ke aloha (with love),

RAWE