19 weeks...

I am officially 19 weeks today! I decided that I needed to post a belly picture up because it's been awhile and I feel like I have grown TONS! At my last doctor's appointment I hadn't yet gained any weight, but that was about 3 weeks ago. I suspect I have gained a few pounds in the last few weeks...it definitely feels like it anyways! So here are some pictures...Shane got me the cute maternity top and comfy pants for X-Mas...He's so good to me!

...and some more

Here are a couple more pictures to go with the ones below. The top one is one of the 3D ultrasound pictures. I labeled the parts because once you pick them out, it's pretty easy to see the face/arm. The second picture is the baby looking at us. Kind of creepy and alien-like, but at least she has 2 eye sockets...heehee.

More Pictures

Here are a couple more pictures of baby girl. She was giving us a thumbs up in one of the pictures...so cute! The other picture is her bum and legs...he was showing us that she really is a girl...that's what the arrow is for if you can see it.

Baby Girl!

Shane and I had our 5 month doctor's apptointment today and we found out that we are going to be the proud parents of a baby girl. We are so excited and were amazed by the pictures and videos we saw at our ultrasound. I posted some of them so enjoy!!!

Deja Vu

So, Friday morning at about 4:30...Shane and I are sleeping, the dogs are sleeping and I thought the cat was sleeping. Apparently, I was wrong. All of a sudden, I woke up to a loud crash in the living room. I new instantly what it was because I heard the very same thing last year in the middle of the night. Kitty knocked down the Christmas tree...again. LITTLE STINKER!!! That's not actually what I said at the time, but it seems more appropriate now.
So, I got the tree all redecorated and looking beautiful and what happens? Sunday morning, Kitty decides to pull it down AGAIN! Finally, I gave up. The tree is now getting put away for the year and next year I am going to nail it to the wall...or something like that:) It's a good thing I have other decorations around the house since my kitty is the world's Scroogiest Scrooge.
In other news, we find out the sex of the baby on Wednesday the 23rd so I will post pictures of myself and of baby sometime after that. We can't wait!!!

POP!

As of today, Friday, November 20, I am officially 14 weeks pregnant. I kept waiting for my belly to grow, but baby was being was being stubborn and I didn't feel like I was showing at all! People kept telling me to be patient because one day it would just POP out and be totally noticeable. Well, that day was yesterday (lastnight really). Granted, my stomach always seems a little bigger at the end of the day, but lastnight was surreal! So of course, I had to take a picture. Now, I know that some of it is probably gas, (I have never had gas/bloating like I do these days) but I didn't have a big dinner and I am NOT pushing my stomach out. Not being able to button my pants has never been so exciting! Hope you like my jammie pants, Jess, I wore them just for you!

P.S. Gus and Cooper say hello to all their fans!

All the Baby Stuff!

Shane and I continue to get so much stuff for baby E! I thought I would post some pictures of all the stuff baby already has. We haven't bought anything yet, everything in the photos was given to us! Once we find out if baby is a boy or girl, then I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to resist all the cute baby stuff.

*2 pairs of shoes are from my sweet friend Jessica

*The adorable pair of Keen shoes(Meow Cat snuck into that picture), onsies, giraffe and love bug blankie are from Shane's dad stepmom, sister and brother.

*The baby brush, comb, electrical outlet covers, special clippers, socks and rocking chair are from my mom and Clint. They also got me a super cute "belly band" that will hold up my jeans when I need to unbutton them because my belly is getting too big. It just makes it look like I am wearing a tanktop underneath my shirt (the layering affect).

*The cute Rockaway hoodie and fish t-shirt are from Mama Cate and Bruce. (They got these for us before I was even pregnant!!!)

*The highchair is from the Chief of Police and his wife.

Gus and Cooper have been feeling a little left out of the blog lately so I also decided to include pictures of them...the love the camera!

Thank you so much to all the people who have been so supportive and generous towards Shane and I. We are so incredibly blessed to have such and amazing family. We love you all and can never thank you enough!

So True!

I found this really cute website that has different cartoons for every week of pregnancy. It's really funny and definitely easy to relate to:) This is certainly how I have been feeling the last few days. I'm almost done with my first trimester so I'm hoping this goes away soon! My belly hasn't changed a whole lot in the last few weeks so I haven't posted another picture of that but hopefully I will see some change soon and get another one up here. Happy Birthday mama Cate!!!

More Baby Info...

I know, I know...the ultrasound image is super hard to see, but that's literally what it looked like for us too. I have another one at 5 months and that's when we will get to see if Baby E. is going to be a boy or a girl!
As for the belly picture...it looks to me like I'm showing a little but I chalked it up to gas:( Then Jessica told me it does look like I'm starting to show so maybe it's not gas! Who knows? I am still pretty nauseous in the mornings but that's ok with me, mostly I'm too excited to care about feeling icky. That's it for today...Oh and as soon as we find out boy or girl, I am changing my ticker!

P.S. I know the text on the pictures is impossible to read...just click on the picture to make it bigger!

...Oh and notice creepy browey's glowing eyes in the background...he's not very photogenic:)

Shane and I had our doctor's appointment this morning. It was so amazing! We got to see little baby...or little blob I should say. It didn't really look like anything except a gray mass, but it had a heartbeat! It was beating about 160 beats/minute. It just looked like a little flutter...so sweet. It's so nice to have that confirmation. Even after 4 positive pregnancy tests, it still didn't feel real until today when we finally saw the baby! I have a picture but it's a hard copy so once I get the image on the computer, I will post it. In the mean time, here are the cute little things from my friend Jessica...so cute!

Fun stuff!

Shane and I have received a lot of baby stuff from family so far! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family that is just as excited about Baby E as we are! The "love bug" blanket, onesies (sp?)and cute little giraffe are from Dan, Shawn, Shalayne and Dillan. The rocking chair is from my mom. My wonderful friend Jessica also got us a few things that I haven't taken pictures of yet. I will post those asap, Jess!

We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow! They told me they will do an ultrasound and that we should be able to hear the heartbeat! I am so excited I can barely stand it! I'll post more tomorrow!!!
P.S. Don't quite know how Cooper snuck in there...but he's real cute so I left him.

Baby E

Shane and I have our first doctor's appointment on Tuesday...I am so excited/nervous. I have started feeling sick to my stomach and things like lettuce, pizza and CHOCOLATE make my gag reflexes kick into gear:( I still can't believe there is a little human in my belly! Shane doesn't think I've started showing yet, but I'm CONVINCED I have...He's probably right:) Anyways, I thought I would post a picture of what baby E looks like at 8 weeks along...Kind of alien-like.I could be between 8 and 10 right now but we'll stick with 8! More pictures to come...hopefully tomorrow.

Setting Up

I know it's a little early to be "nesting" but we are so excited we just can't stand it. So on Sunday, we finally got the crib set up...it's beautiful and HUGE. Shane still can't understand why the crib is so big when the baby is going to be so little:) He's so sweet! We also got a woodland friends bouncy/vibrating chair. It has 3 animals hanging off the top for baby to look at, and later, play with. Shane's favorite is the owl and my favorite is the hedgehog holding the lettuce...so cute!

Baby Fever

So as many of you know, Shane and I are going to have a baby! I am still VERY early and have been feeling WONDERFUL....until today, that is. I started feeling a little -off- today, but I don't mind...we are both soooooo excited and have already started getting clothes from Shane's mom and stepdad. Baby clothes are so cute! So anyways, I am going to start blogging again....I know, I know...I've only said that a few times, but this time I REALLY mean it! Here is my first posting of my belly...not really a belly yet, but that's ok...I will try to post a new picture every couple weeks if not more than that...enjoy!
P.S. the picture is a little dark...I'll try to do better next time!

So long...

I am terrible at this blog thing. we haven't had internet for awhile and we just finally got it so now I can begin blogging again. I have a few pictures to post, but now that it is nice outside I will be taking and posting more and more. So far you can see pics of Kweeks thinking he is now an outside cat, he likes to chase the bugs. I am also building myself a little garden in the back yard and then I took a picture of the final product. Also, I took a picture of Maim and me on the river at their house. Enjoy!

Life at Home

Sorry it's been so long! Things are a bit crazy these days and just finally beginning to settle down! We are loving our house and everything that goes along with it...I never thought yard work could be so much fun but Shane and I spent all day last Tuesday (I'm on spring break!) working in the yard with the doggies! I took a few pictures mostly of the dogs. Enjoy!

Almost Home!

Wow...it's been a long time since the last time I posted something. We have been sooo...busy! This whole house-buying thing has taken up almost all free time. From packing to cleaning to signing paperwork...Everything is time consuming. But...it's almost over. We close on the 27th and I can't wait! Shane's dad and stepmom are going to help us move and my mom is coming to help us also. Stay tuned for moving/cleaning pictures galore! I figured since it was our first house...we'd better take TONS of pictures! This only happens once after all.

House Hunting (again)

So after the goof up with the other house we were trying to buy, Shane and I decided we needed a break. We kind of stayed away from the whole house thing for about a month and finally this weekend we decided we were ready to go out and look again. We looked at 10 houses on Saturday, narrowed it down to 2 and went back to look at them on Sunday. We ended up making an offer on one of them this morning and we are just waiting to hear back...the worst part! Pray for us and wish us luck!!!

Winter Carnival

Shane did the Penguin Plunge with the PD and I got to do the parade with the preschool. It was so fun and the kiddos were super cute! My dad and brother also came for the weekend so I got some pictures of them and the dogs too!

Penguin Plunge

This weekend was Winter Carnival in Whitefish. Shane did the Penguin Plunge with the Police Department on Saturday, he had to jump in Whitefish Lake...brrr. I was a spectator...no jumping in the lake for me!

Tug of War

Gus and Cooper are starting to become friends and play together. It's pretty funny to watch them because Cooper is so clumsy and Gus is just an oaf! I happened to catch them in a game of tug of war and it's pretty cute!

Cooper Again.

I thought this was a cute picture, plus it kind of shows how little he really is.