It's A...

GIRL!!

Well, you obviously can't tell from this angle! I had an Ultrasound done on 12 August, and within the first couple of minutes of the appointment, the baby flipped and showed us her bottom and "parts"! The tech didn't get a picture, though - I'll try to keep her modest as long as possible! We're excited and starting to think about names...but we'll probably do like we did with Aiden and wait until she's born to see her face to make the ultimate name decision!

Guitar Hero

Aiden is loving his guitar! We were watching music videos on TV and he pulled his guitar out and started playing along.





Wassup, my homie?! (He randomly made this pose!)

Bein' Crafty

I bought a few plain white maternity shirts online, and when they arrived I immediately ironed on some designs! I've been wanting to do this for awhile and it's so nice to see a finished product! I put the main designs on the belly area of the shirts. I might order some more in a larger size because these are already a bit tight on me. But they'll work for now!



I'm going up to Chicago soon and will be attending a Braves/Cubs game. What better way to show my baby's team spirit?


And I just could not resist making this one! Unfortunately, I think it's a little crooked, so I might make another. Lucky I bought enough shirts to work with!

9 years...

11 Aug 01

Here's to Matt coming home soon and being able to celebrate our 10th together next year!

I got these in the mail this afternoon - special delivery all the way from Iraq :)

Aiden & "the gurls"

We went up to Gramma Nancy's house for an overnight visit to see Grumpa Brian's daughters & grandkids. It was definitely a full house! Marie & her 4 girls (from oldest to youngest): Dory, Katie, Annie & Maggie; Kelly and her daughter Linley (and another girl due in October!) and Aiden and I. All the kiddos got along really well. They played in the baby pool and we celebrated Linley's 2nd birthday with some really yummy cake. Aiden even played Wii with the older girls! It was so great to be able to see everyone all at once.

17w 2d

Ok, here's the first belly pic! 17 weeks, 2 days along.

Fun with cousin Linley

Aiden got to see his cousin Linley for an afternoon a couple weeks ago! Gramma Nancy filled up the small pool and they splashed around for awhile.

So loving!

Making as much noise as they both can!