Happy New Year

We enjoyed an evening out for New Years!!!

Bradley Harrison Bamford

It was so wonderful to meet Mr. Bradley Harrison Bamford!

Congratulations to Adam & Nicole!!!

He is absolutely perfect and so very handsome!  

Little Burger is super excited to be one of your best friends!!!

Alamo Bowl - Sic'em BEARS!!!

Way to go BAYLOR!

Alamo Bowl + Heisman Winner

It has been a very exciting year for Baylor fans!

I think I felt LB KICK!!!

That is right....I THINK I FELT Little Burger KICK!!!  

My doctor and friends have said I might begin to feel the baby kick between weeks 16 and 22.  

I have been told it feels like a little 'flutter' in your stomach.  

Last night I did not sleep well...tossed and turned....my stomach was just not comfortable.  

Well, I think that is because Little Burger was moving around!  

This morning at work I felt 2 kicks!!!  

Can't wait to find out if the kick was from 'him' or 'her'!

Super cool....and made me even that much more excited for our next appointment.  

LB must be getting so big!

The Spirit of Giving

It is always great to give back during the holiday season.  

Here at work, Stanley Korshak has been doing some great things:

We participated in Dallas' Partners Card in which $24,000+ was collected/donated to the Family Place!  This morning we had the check ceremony!

Salvation Army Angel Tree:  The store selected 12 wonderful little angels to provide a Merry Christmas to!  To kick it off we had hot chocolate on a cold morning and sang Christmas carols.  

The executive office was incharge of a little girl with a wish list which included a camera and jeans.  Hopefully she will enjoy her new camera, jeans, shirts, boots, accessories, and so much more!

Wedding in Austin

We had a great time at Rebecca Lucas' wedding in Austin this weekend!  

It was great to get dressed up with the hubby and see some college girl friends.  

AND, we got to stay and play with Eden & Drew on Sunday!

Cutest niece & nephew ever!

Week 15 - 4th Doctor Appointment

It has already been 4 weeks since our last doctor appointment.....time is flying by!

We again got to hear the heartbeat which was amazing.

We go back January 5th for an ultra-sound....and to learn the gender of Little Burger!!!

Little Burger is the size of an orange!

My energy in finally back...I am actually getting stuff done around the house again (I know Austin is excited about this)!  My hunger is back to normal as well.  I do experience headaches some...the doctor says to drink caffeine to help.  As such, I had a glass of ice tea for lunch after this appointment  =)  I feel I have an official bump.  I can still hide with clothes....but I know it is there!

Official Dr. Office Total Weight Gain = 2 Lbs

Cutting of the Christmas Tree

Austin and I enjoy going to a Christmas Tree Farm, selecting the perfect tree, and cutting it down (well at least I do!)!  This year we went to a place outside of Tyler on our way home from Thanksgiving celebration with Austin's grandparents.  Kate came along and enjoyed every moment of it!  After cutting our tree we enjoyed smores by the camp fire before heading back to Dallas.

Thanksgiving Duck Hunts

Austin and Kate had a great time duck hunting while in Victoria for our Thanksgiving visit. 

I will never understand the love for waking up in the early hours of the morning along with hanging out in cold water...but they both enjoyed the successful hunts! 

Thanks to Bryce and the ‘Martin family’ for including the Shamburgers!

 

 

Week 13: 2nd Trimester!!!

Little Burger is the size of a peach! 

I was so relieved to get to this point with no issues. 

I was truly over joyed…..I am having a baby….my own Little Burger!!! 

I was ready to shout it from the roof tops!

Week 11: 3rd Doctor Appointment

No ultra sound/picture this week  =(  BUT we still got to hear the heart beat racing away! 

It was the strangest thing to have the doctor hold something on my stomach and have a heart beat fill the room.  This really made me giggle with joy (literally)!

Little Burger is the size of a lime! 

All the same symptoms for this mommy-to-be:  hungry + tired. 

Luckily  I have not had ‘morning sickness’  =)

Official Dr. Office Weight Gain = 1 Pound

Week 8: 2nd Doctor Appointment – Heartbeat Check-Up

Little Burger’s heart is beating away at 160 – just perfect! 

And, look how much growth has occurred in just one short week!

Little Burger is the size of a raspberry! 

I am still eating continually but have also started to get VERY TIRED!!! 

Bed time is much earlier these days….8:30PM on average.

SURPRISE!!!

We had a GREAT time surprising our parents with the news of Little Burger!

We traveled to Victoria without anyone knowing (except my brother Jason, future Uncle!).  When my Mom and Jeff got home from work, we were at the house with little burger cupcakes and Kate with a big balloon!  Of course my Mom cried with joy.  

The next morning we went to Ausitn's parents house....rang the door bell and waited with a plate of cupcakes and Kate with her cute Future Big Sister sign (the balloon went flying away as we walked up).  His Mom (aka 'CC') answered the door and felt so bad....she 'forgot we were coming to town'!  LOL!  Once they figured out it was a surprise and there was a reason for the surprise, CC and Pop (his Dad) were so excited for our little blessing.  KC (future Aunt) was also in town with our niece (Eden) and nephew (Drew).  We gave them their 'Halloween' presents....tshirts with 'I'm going to be a BIG cousin'.  They were very excited about 'BB' (baby burger is what they call Little Burger) and the cupcakes!    

Later that evening we went over to my Dad's house.  It was a day of coordinating with Cathy on getting everyone together.  They got it immediately (Cathy actually suspected it!).  Dad was so proud of the news...and even began his search for the perfect 'Granddad' name!  We also went over to Granddad's house and told him - he grinned from ear to ear!

We felt so blessed to be surround by family all weekend!

Week 7: 1st Doctor Appointment

Confirmed….I am pregnant!!!

It was amazing to see our Little Burger (or what they claimed was the baby)! 

And the heart beat…truly a miracle from God.  

Little Burger’s heart beat was a bit slow (129 vs 160)

So the doctor is having us return for a follow-up visit in 1 week. 

Lots of prayers!

Let the picture taking begin! 

Little Burger is the size of a blue berry…so small. 

I am hungry ALL THE TIME!  Otherwise….everything is normal.

Kate's 1st Dove Hunt

Dove season in Southwest Texas is a BIG deal!  

What does this mean....we make a trip down to Victoria each year for opening weekend!

His Dad made the arrangements and the boys headed out.  

SUCCESS!!!  

This was Kate's first hunt ever....and she did well.    

Austin was very proud of Kate and enjoyed the time with his Dad.

Visit Home

Well, we had been planning on coming home this weekend for a while....so we made the trip to Victoria!  We had made the decision to not tell anyone (including our family) about Little Burger until our first appointment....so we kept the big secret to ourselves!

While at home we visit my grandparents...LOVE THEM!

Aren't they just adorable!