Atlantis...the underwater kingdom

Our family vacation to Atlantis was soo refreshing! Not a day went by that we didn't float down the lazy river and get tossed by the waves. We even convinced my parents to join the fun!

We also sped around the beach on jet skis and a banana boat before making it back to enjoy the water slides. I've never been on a waterslide before so they started me on an easy one, The Challenger. We went so fast that by the time we got to the bottom I thought my water broke! Just kidding...but we were going fast!

So then we thought we could brave the "Leap of Faith." The first thing we saw while waiting in line was a sign that said "not recommended for pregnant women and those with heart conditions." Paul & I just looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. So with the help of my hubby, sister, and Alex (taunting me that even 7 year old girls were going down the slide) I decided to go (and then ended up going yet another time.) =)

We couldn't travel all the way to Atlantis and not explore, so when we did, look what we found! It's a Manta Ray!!

We spent many late nights playin Hearts and Uno. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and didn't miss an evening of sittin' on the beach, listening to the waves, watching the occasional lightening, and hearing the roar of thunder (and my mom) in the distance (did I mention the boys were trying to throw my mom into the ocean?!)

Life couldn't get much better than this. The only damper I experienced on the trip was that my mom, sister and I were scheduled to have a massage on our last night. Well.. to make a long story short, I couldn't get one because I wasn't pregnant enough! (apparently, you can only get massages during your 2nd trimester even though I already cleared it with my OB. ) I want this baby to have the best chance at life it can get, so I got over that incident pretty quick. Dad, thanks for working so hard to make our trip possible. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. Sorry about your sunburn (yes, even tan people need sunblock... maybe you can learn a thing or two from these two white guys below!) *hehe*

First Response

We are having a baby!! It's still too early in the pregnancy to share any meaningful details, but Paul & I are so excited to share this news! We made the announcement to our families yesterday and they shared the same enthusiasm as we did. When we discussed "plans" of having a baby we found that there IS no perfect time to plan one (unless we wanted to wait until retirement)... but when Baby Rigsby decided NOW was the perfect time, we didn't argue one bit. I can't say I feel any difference right now, just increasing fatigue and breast tenderness (but that's probably more than you care to know.) We just pray for a healthy and safe pregnancy.

*Breaking the news to Mom & Dad Rigsby:

Paul "texted" a picture of this to his parents

and wrote "Lora wants to know what this means?"

Paul is always the "kidder" so it took a little convincing before they finally believed that we were really having a baby and that the "pregnancy stick" really belonged to me =)

*Breaking the news to Mom & Dad Casanova:
Paul and I put a bib on Big Bear that said "I love grandma" and one on Muffin that said "I love grandpa."

We drove to their house and let the puppies run inside like they usually do. I guess my dad just put some treats on the floor for their dogs, so BB and M ran straight for the food. Although their bibs were in plain sight, the first thing my dad said was, "Aww, Big Bear & Muffin came prepared just in time for dinner!" and my mom was just tickled to death (by Muffin, of course.) So I put two baby bottles filled with candy on the kitchen counter and told them we had a "sweet surprise." My mom thought they were a gift to them from the puppies. So we decided to just spell it out for them and I took out the First Response box with two positive pregnancy tests in it and that's when it finally sunk in!