Fayetteville Weekend

This weekend we went to visit Carolyn and David, who just had their first baby a month ago. We have seen many photos, but this was the first time we got to meet Miss Lily Dyan Baltz in person! She is precious!! Bob and I got lots of practice over the weekend. I think Bob fell in love with her - she held her more than I did. It was pretty funny - anytime Bob held her she was pretty much an angel... then I went to hold her and she cried, poo'd, threw up, etc! Carolyn even held her up to my stomach to "introduce" her to her future best friend, and well... you'll see in the pictures just how happy she was to hear that! ha-ha ... Thanks Carolyn and David for a great weekend and our first preview into what we'll be experiencing in just 5 months!! :) 

Getting ready for baby...

This weekend we went and looked for a changing table to match the crib, and we started our baby registry! Who knew there were so many types of bottles and accessories! But, we had fun shopping with the "gun"! Check out the pictures... 

It's a...

GIRL!!!!!!!!

We had our big sonogram today, and found out we are going to have a beautiful little baby girl! We may be a little biased, but the black and white photos you'll see show the prettiest little baby we've every seen! We're just sayin'... Everything checked out good - 10 fingers, 10 toes, a healthy heartbeat - what else could we ask for!?

My parents were able to come join in on the excitement today too. Mom, of course, got stuck with the camera and was able to get some great shots (especially the big fat grin on Bob's face)! Thanks mom!

Enjoy the photos... it's time to start planning to nursery! :)

It's true what they say ... you won't be noticing much change and then one day you wake up and BAM! Where did this come from!??! So, I am starting to show ... and I let Bob take a picture of my little bump yesterday! The whole time I am writing this entry, I can't help but sing that Black Eyed Peas song "My Hump" but replace the word "hump" with "bump" ...

"My bump, my bump, my bump my bump,

My lovely lady bump, my bump, my bump, my bump ... check it out!"

We have FURNITURE!!!

We want to send a very special THANK YOU!! to our friends who have so kindly donated furniture to us. 

The beautiful glider (+ matching ottoman, not shown but also glides!) was given to us by Jason & Loren. Jason worked with Bob at Sungard, and they were updating the furniture in their son's room and offered this up to us. Umm, we'd love it!

The lovely white crib was given to us by one of my old co-workers, Britt. She and her husband had just taken the crib apart, because their son is transitioning to a "big-boy bed", and they thought they could help out some new parents to be! Hello!? That would be a huge help! 

SO, to very thoughtful friends of ours... we just want to say THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) 

Belly Buddies

We finally downloaded pictures from Thanksgiving week when we told the family in Brasil about our fun news - not only do they get new cousins, but they're only like 3 weeks apart! There must be something in the water!!

The dressing room has a whole new meaning!

It's pretty frustrating to wake up one morning and button your pants, then the next morning wake up and they just aren't fitting like they use to! So... I decided to make my first trip to a 'maternity store'. Pea in the Pod/Mimi Maternity to be exact. WOW! I didn't know maternity clothes could be so expensive! I mean seriously... there's just a little more material and they've added some elastic, so why do they charge double??

Anywho... I pick out a few items and the sales woman gets my dressing room ready. As I go in to change, I notice this strap-on belly thing sitting on the bench. Hmmm... I just try on the pants and top and walk out to show Bob (who is sitting in the "man section" - black leather seats and sports tv) and ask "What do you think?". That's when the saleswoman comes over and says "No, no...go put the belly on and see how it looks" as she's leading me back to the dressing room, where she basically undresses my waist area to get the belly strapped on. It was pretty hilarious. So, I walk out for the second time to show Bob and ask "How do I look?" which is when he snaps this picture. Funny to think I will have a belly that big! Here's a little preview until then...