On Friday Chris and I had our OB appointment to confirm the gender. That evening we entertained both of our families at the lake house for dinner and dessert. We had cupcakes made with corresponding filling (pink for girl/blue for boy) so when the family broke into the cupcakes they would know if we were having a boy or girl. We were excited to announce that we are having a BOY! We have decided to name him Montgomery Patrick Harris. We will call him Monty. It has been pointed out that his initials will be MPH (miles per hour) and I hope he chooses to "follow the speed limit" once he is born!
On Saturday, I had friends join the family at the lake house for some hanging out in the sun, playing on the boat, and floating on rafts. It was a great afternoon that lead into a spectacular evening. Chris surprised me with a video of pictures from three "categories" of my life- my childhood/family, my friends, and us as a couple. He followed it up with a speech that left many a person speechless and seeking tissues. I was so lucky to be on the receiving end of the speech :)
"group" watching the video
watching the video and Chris giving his speech
In short, it was an amazing weekend that I will remember for the rest of my life. I was so lucky to be able to bring people that I love together to thank them for their love and friendship over the past 30 years. I have been very blessed and look forward to the next chapter of my life- welcoming little Monty into the world!
This weekend has been full of interesting and emotional experiences as well. Saturday morning we posted our pregnancy news on the almighty Facebook- which if you have an account then you know makes your news official to the world. Below are the pictures we used to share the news with the online friends.We were overwhelmed with "likes" and well wishes!
Last night, Chris was the officiant of a wedding for two friends- Natalie and Ryan. He is very modest about the whole thing, but he did an AMAZING job. He kept the tone serious yet funny- which is exactly what the couple was looking to achieve. He used "interview" questions to create a poem about the couple, reflected on the high and low points that can come with a marriage, and cleverly opened the floor for them to exchange the vows which they had written. I have some video of this event which I will try to add in later (currently the technology is not allowing me access!). I was very proud of him :) Two weekends in a row giving speeches with the WOW factor!
Today we participated in a satellite 5k in honor of my cousin, Lauryn. There is a race held in Pittsburgh in her honor, but since we are no where near the area we made our own race closer to home. It was more emotional than I expected it to be and I was glad that I completed the miles with Chris. Here are some pictures of us after we finished.
