More pictures from the wedding...

Marco and Catie's Wedding!!!

We had such a blast at our friend's Marco and Catie's Wedding...Ryan was a groomsmen and well, I was just plain pregnant!!! I am about 32 weeks at the wedding. Hope you enjoy the pictures...

Some pictures from the baby shower!

I am so lucky to have such wonderful ladies in my life! I was thrown the most fabulous baby shower this passed Saturday afternoon with a "Duckie" theme, and it was a blast! We played some traditional games and some not-so-traditional, like smelling the melted chocolate bar in the diaper! The baby isn't even here yet and he/she made out like a bandit! Once again, we are soooo lucky to have such wonderful people supporting us! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and a special thank you to those of you who put the whole thing together! We love you all! Please enjoy the pictures...

The stork is getting closer to the home!

It is amazing to me how close the stork on our time counter is getting to the house! We only have about nine weeks left and it is unreal! Every time we have a class or doctor's appointment we get more and more excited! Ryan was taking diligent notes at our last class about my nutrition. I am thrilled about my baby shower and can't wait to see everyone! I am going to try to post pictures every two weeks from now on, since I will be growing at such a rapid pace, now. I am supposed to gain a pound a week from here on out - so pass the ice cream! I felt the baby doing acrobatics last night while I was trying to fall asleep - trying is the key word in this sentence... Ryan paid me such a compliment recently - he told me that I was doing really well in the pregnancy and that he was proud of me and that made me feel so good. He is going to be such a good dad! We are still hoping that this will be a natural birth and I am just going to try to stick to it - we will see... I hope this message finds everyone well and just a poll - who thinks it's a boy and who thinks it's a girl??? Let me know...talk to you soon!

28 weeks...getting closer!

28 weeks marks a lot in the pregnancy - we saw our new doctor this week and are very excited about that! We also made a "birthing plan" with her, which really makes me feel more easy about the process... I will hopefully have a nurse midwife in the room to help me through without using drugs...we'll see, right?! We are also seeing a lot more of my belly - it's getting huge! You can definitely see my stomach moving now when the baby moves a lot and the baby is reacting to Ryan's voice when he talks right to it, into my belly. We also went to an appointment for a child care and looked around. We have a lot to think about as far as our personal preferences, but we are hoping that it will all come to us, as we make our decisions in the next couple of months. Lastly, we are going to our "Preparing for Childbirth" class, better known as Lamaze this coming Saturday alllllllllllllll day from 9-5 (we both work nights, so a lot of classes don't work out for us.) It will be a long day, but will be informative. We have a lot of classes lined up for the upcoming weeks, so we'll keep you posted about what we are learning! Hope everyone is well...and enjoys the new pictures.

Is there an alien in there?

You can actually see my stomach moving when the baby is punching or kicking hard, now. Ryan was convinced it was just me, but just a couple of days ago he saw my stomach get punched out a little (or kicked, who knows?). It was really neat, and I can't wait to have others see my belly moving...this is such an amazing experience!

Self-Photos at 25 weeks

I took these self-photos the weekend that Ryan was on his cruise. These pj's weren't always so small...