Lilypie First Birthday tickers

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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.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Big News!

It's official! Baby M is in the making!

Dan and I are pregnant! Little buddy is due September 21st, which puts me at just about 15 weeks. We are very excited and can't wait to meet him/her! We can, however, wait to find out if it's a boy or girl... at least I can. Dan's pretty sure he's going to crack under pressure and ask at the next ultrasound.

This ultrasound was early, and we weren't even supposed to get one until 20 weeks. But... I had some bleeding on Saturday night. Let me tell you - after finding out you're pregnant, the last thing you want to see is blood. So as much fun as this weekend was, waiting until Monday for the ultrasound and running through all the possibilities, I'd rather not have to go through that ever again! Turns out that mommy and baby are healthy, just an isolated incident and neither my doctor nor the ultrasound doctor could see anything that would indicate anything was wrong, thankfully!

Now, it's back to getting Maddie ready for the baby and getting ourselves and the house ready, too! Good thing we refinished those floors last summer!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Belated Happy's!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband and best friend, Dan! (November 8)

Happy Birthday to my grandmother! (November 15)

Happy Birthday to me! (November 20)


Still to come - Thanksgiving and tree cutting... Christmas, here we come!!