Laundry room and baby bedding...

Update on the house projects -

David is finished with the yard for now...he is going to hydro-mulch and seed (those may be the same thing, but I don't really know...) the yard in September when it cools off a little bit. So for now, we just have dirt in the front yard. It does have a brand new sprinkler system, new retaining wall, and three new trees though! I will try to post some pictures although it's not too pretty without grass. Now, he is working on the new laundry room. It's sheet-rocked and almost ready for texture. He's hoping to have it textured and tiled by the end of the week. Here are some pictures of the laundry room...


David texturing the walls.
David built a platform for my washer and dryer. We didn't want to pay $500 for the stands that go with our washer and dryer...don't know why anyone would.


Some of you have asked about my baby bedding so I thought I'd post a picture from the internet. I still have to find a crib and a glider for her room but I guess there's no rush on that. I think I want to paint the crib yellow to go with her bedding. That's about all I know about her room for now though! David will have to take a break from the rest of the house for a weekend to redo her closet, so until then, I can't really do anything in there. Her closet is a really good size but the door is right in the middle and the closet goes on forever in both directions. So, David's going to tear out the door and put in double doors so that all of the space can be easily used. He wasn't too thrilled about this project but it will be worth it in the end! :)

19 week sonogram

Here are some pictures from our sonogram today. We are officially having a girl and as far as we know she is just perfect. We see our doctor next week when I'm sure he'll go over the sonogram details with us. She was moving around a little bit and even had the hickups for a while. It was so much fun getting to see her again and how much she is changing. She measured right on for her due date and weighs approximately 10 ounces right now. Sorry the pictures are a little freaky looking right now...hope you still think she's a cutie!

I felt her move!

This morning I was lying in bed contimplating getting up when I felt and saw my belly jump! It was the craziest thing ever! So I called David over to me and he got to feel her punch around a little bit too. It made me so happy to finally feel her. So, I stayed in bed a little while longer and felt her a few more times. It was wonderful. I can't wait to feel her all the time now...she had better sleep at night though! ;)

19 Weeks

So, some people have been bugging me about getting a belly photo on here so I finally took one today. We had a wedding to go to this afternoon so I thought that would be a good time to get a photo since I don't get fixed up very often!

We have a sonogram on Tuesday to check out the baby's organs and everything. Hopefully everything is just perfect. I'll post some pictures next week!

We're Having a Girl!!

No pictures to post, but we did find out today that we are having a precious little girl - well, my doctor is 98% sure! I have been wanting a girl since Sarah and Susan both have little girls right now and I have this vision of them all being best friends. So, a month ago when my doctor was saying it looked like there appeared to be boy parts, I have to admit I was a tad bit sad. Over the past four weeks though I have become quite attached to the little guy...

So, when we saw the sonogram this afternoon we were just shocked that things had completely changed and now we are having to come up with little girl names! I am so excited about having a girl and even happier to know everything looked just as it should. It's always such a relief to hear those words out of your doctor's mouth.

We go have our big sonogram in a few weeks to make sure everything is developing correctly and we should know for sure that it's a girl then. I'll be sure to let everyone know!

12 weeks!

Our little one



Look closely...is it a boy? We might know in four more weeks!





Well, we had our 12 week appointment today with our doctor. I didn't think it would be a very eventful visit but my doctor ended up doing a sonogram. I was so happy to see our little baby and hear it's strong heartbeat. David couldn't get his class covered so he had to miss out on all of the action. He was pretty bummed that he didn't get to be there. Anyway, the baby was moving his/her arms and legs around and actually looked like a little person this time. So much fun! The doctor said he/she has a really strong heart beat and he was really happy with how everything looked. I am so relieved to get through this first trimester...maybe now I will actually get my appetite back!

We're having a baby!

It's official! We're having a baby! David and I went to the doctor today for our first visit. It was amazing to see our sweet little baby on the screen and watch its tiny heart beat. I was nervous all morning about going but everything is perfect! I am a little more than 8 weeks pregnant and due December 5th. I will be sure to keep you all updated on any news!