Lilypie First Birthday tickers

Lilypie First Birthday tickers

Friday, September 30, 2011

Welcome Baby M!!



Just over 2 weeks ago on September 14, 2011, Dan and I welcomed our son, Braydon Andrew into the world! He weighed 8 lbs, 14 oz and measured 22.5 in long. He definitely made me work to meet him - we checked in on Monday night to be induced due to hypertension and he didn't come out until 2:59am Wednesday morning. He is absolutely perfect and Dan and I couldn't be happier to have him here!

Enjoy some pictures! (more to come!)




Friday, September 9, 2011

Happy Belated 1st Birthday, Lily!!

Lily turned 1 a couple of weeks ago... the same day as the earthquake that hit the east coast. Her birthday party was scheduled for the day Hurricane Irene decided to make an appearance. Poor little Lily had to wait to have her party!! No wonder she was so upset when her cake finally came out!


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Week 38

Wow, skipping those couple of weeks really missed a lot of growth!  I feel huge!  And rightfully so, this baby is getting bigger every day!  We had an ultrasound around 37 weeks and found out that lil buddy was most likely over 8 lbs already.  Check out the chubby cheeks!!!


Sunday, July 17, 2011

This thing just keeps getting bigger!

My belly that is...




I'm feeling great, and down to bi-weekly appointments at the doctor. Lil Buddy is moving along right on schedule, great heartbeat every time, and still training for karate or kickboxing or something... now if he/she could just learn that my ribs are not punching bags, we'd be all set!

Baby Shower and Nursery Progress

Ahhh!! Only 10 more weeks til Lil Buddy's due date! Here's what Dan and I have been up to:

Nursery - Pre-paint




Nursery - Painted:






Nursery - with furniture:


Nursery - after my amazing baby shower last weekend! (including the sign-in sheet that had people guess the sex, birth date and weight of Lil Buddy! Can't wait to see who wins!)
Jill has some great photos from the shower on her blog, so check that out!





Some of the baby gear is getting put together:




I can't believe how close it is! Dan and I are getting more excited as the days go by and tick off the calendar! Thank you to everyone for my shower, it really helped us get ready for Lil Buddy's arrival! I had a great time, and I hope everyone else did, too!

Monday, May 30, 2011

More belly shots...

Here are some more pics as my belly gets bigger! Lil buddy is doing great, right on schedule! He/She is kicking away, and Dan has been able to feel a couple of kicks outside!




Time is flying - we're working on getting the nursery ready, so here are some pics of that as well. We finally got the trim put in with a ton of help from Dan's stepdad, Jeff, last weekend. This weekend we painted it, and in a couple of weeks we're going to get the walls painted! Then we'll be ready for furniture delivery (the blue tape was to help me make sure the furniture would fit!)... I can't believe we're only a couple of weeks away from that!


Thursday, May 5, 2011

Baby progress

So, here are some belly shots... things are progressing as they should be, according to the doc! The next ultrasound appt is Monday morning and we are super excited to see the baby again!

I've been able to feel some movement lately, which is also very exciting. I can't wait until Dan can feel the moves, too! So far, I'm thinking soccer player or boxer! (It's hard to tell if it's legs or arms, haha!)

We ordered the baby furniture this past Sunday and then went and started our registries at Babies R Us and Target. As we were discussing the pros and cons of a whirlpool tub for the baby (ok, we weren't, but that is seriously an option!), it suddenly dawned on me that we were going to be parents! I guess because I've been in and out of baby stores so much over the last 6 years that part didn't seem weird to me. But actually picking out items that we would be using in our house? With our baby? That was surreal. Amazing and exciting and thrilling and overwhelming and intimidating and nerve-racking. But mostly amazing and exciting!

We started the project of refinishing the floors in the back bedroom, so while that's going on, not much can be done in what-will-soon-be the nursery. Soon though, we'll be able to tape out where the furniture is going to go and paint everything and make it cute with little baby animals everywhere. I'll post pics along the way. Or try to anyway.

Easter 2011

Dan and I dyed eggs for Easter this year! Enjoy the pics!



Maddie girl waiting patiently while we finish up dying...

Our personalized eggs - L to R: Dan, Liz, Lil Buddy, Maddie

Close up of Lil Buddy's - Half blue, half pink

All of the eggs together.