Baby Cubes

...that's what Billy jokingly said I should call this blog :)

After spending the entire day (8-3) at the doc's office yesterday, we decided to reward ourselves with a 4D Sonogram package! It was the final week we could do it, and we had plenty of time in between my "poking sessions" with the lab lady. The baby was so funny, we couldn't get him to move his hands out of his face for the ENTIRE TIME! We tried two different attempts a few hours apart, and they nudged and rolled me around begging him to move. So for now, we have a right profile view along with his hands, and feet, and umbulical cord, all of which he has grown very fond of :) In the bottom pic, he looks like he's praying with his hands folded, and we watched him pull that foot up into view as she took the pic. So cute, really acting like a baby.

Wash on-Wash off

Billy and I were fortunate to be given a Maytag washer and dryer when we first moved in/got married....needless to say, after 28 YEARS they had their fair share of use and I think we just pooped them out! They died on us this past weekend...and just in time....because today Billy got his bonus so we got to buy new ones!!! Check them out! (*Ours are in white)


I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Ours was so much fun being our very first together! Christmas Eve at Mom's is always fun, we got to see family and friends and eat great food togeether! We have this family tradition of opening 1 gift that night....it's almost always been pajamas! This year, she kept the tradition alive, and added Billy and Rachel to the list....just as we were all opening our pj's, Brian and Lin called from Africa! The timing was perfect! It was like they were with us sharing the family moment :) We figured since none of us would be staying with mom this year, we would go ahead and let her "feel" like we were...so we all put our p.j.s on! It was hilarious! I wish I had a picture to show you! After a few minutes, Rachel and I looked at each other and realized we still had guests over, lol.....I asked, "do you feel kind of weird in pajamas?" and she said "yeah, I just realized....what were we thinking?!".

Christmas morning was so much fun to wake up in our own place, with our own tree and our own presents! I told my co-workers that Santa, I mean, Billy was a good listener for Christmas :) He gave me some very fun (and comfy) maternity lounge wear, sweaters/shirts, pajamas, some GREAT shoes, and a BEAUTIFUL diaper bag that all the girls wanted to buy 'cause it was the only one the store had recieved in stock :) He had it hanging on the stroller Christmas morning for my surprise!

He said I spoiled him, but I just had such a great time getting him things he will never buy for himself! I think every single item he wore Christmas day was new! Lol! He had fun with his "toys' (a.k.a a Milwaukee Sawzall and huge hellicopter) and then we headed over to mom's place to eat a late Christmas lunch with the family. The baby was given a few gifts....some sports onesies and socks from Uncle Aaron & Aunt Rachel and a DIAPER GENIE from mom and dad (they don't have their grandparent names picked out yet)! We pretty much spent the rest of the weekend chilling out and enjoying our time off. I was actually fighting a cold most of the week...so it was great to get some rest and try and feel better again. This weather is freaking my body out!
Baby B has been SO ACTIVE and now we can see him move from the outside! It's WILD! Last night I laid a bottle of baby oil flat on my tummy, and it was rocking back and forth! I guess that's a good sign....he's growing! Tomorrow, I have to take the 3 hour glucose tolerance test to make sure I'm not going to be dealing with gestational diabetes (this is round 2 of tests). We're praying they rule it out this time-for good! Please say a prayer if you think of us.

Oh, and regarding my last post, thank you ladies for all the sciatica advice! I had a sneaky suspicion that's what the problem was..as I had experienced similar pains in my "younger days" during a couple of all-nighter video-editing sessions. Thankfully, my cousin (a licensed chiropractor) showed up at my parents Christmas Eve bash this past week, and gave me a full out adjustment! It was WONDERFUL and I haven't had any of the major sharp zings since!

On my Nerves

This poor innocent son of mine is getting on my nerves.....literally! I yelled out many times when I got up to walk around at work today, and would get caught mid-stride just trying to make myself breathe through this awful "zinging" pain. It's in my lower left back....and boy it's a doozie! Does anyone have any remedies? Poor baby needs his room to grow but I'm just a little person!

Christmas Time is Here!

Billy and I finally got ourselves a first tree! After we made our selection, a really sweet man helped us tie the tree up, and showed great dedication to the task. Ole' Blanca (our car) got to prove how strong she was carrying that tree on her back :)

Then tough Billy got to prove how strong HE was by carrying it on HIS back! See how tough he is?! LOL, just smile and nod :)

It happened to be a really cold night too, so we had our very first real fire in the fireplace. While he worked long and hard on beating the wood to "kindling" pieces, I pretty much got-to-it decorating that sucker with all kinds of fun new picks and sticks and ornaments and lights and bows.

SEEEEEEEE!

It was so fun and smelled up the whole room to have a REAL tree in our living room!

Here's Billy's pretty fire in our first home together:)

We hung our new stockings on our "NOEL" and "PEACE" hooks, and we bought our "JOY" baby one for next year...hard to believe he'll be 9 months old by then!!!

Playing Ketchup

When I was a little girl, if someone said they had to “play catch up”, I always pictured a red ketchup packet in my mind. It wasn’t until I was in junior high that I realized that I was playing volleyball, not “volleyVALL”. Funny how kids perceptions can be so far off from reality…

Anywho….for many weeks now, I have intended to update you folks on life. Every time I had a good idea for a posting, I’d wait for a break in my work day and realize, the only thing I honestly wanted to do in that moment was PUT MY FEET UP! Which meant….no typing, cause I can hardly breathe enough as it is, much less with my feet up and a keyboard in my lap :)

So, here are some snippets from the recent exciting times in the B house. ~XOXO~

Thanksgiving Part#1
Since the big bro and wifey were here in time for Thanksgiving, we held our festivities on the Sunday before the actual holiday. The little bro and his new wifey had returned from their honeymoon just the day before! They were all tanned up from the Mexico rays, and had many fun stories to tell. The food was GREAT as ALWAYS and the cleanup was a breeze (we used paper goods and plastic cups this year- and served most of the dishes in the handy aluminum pans you see all over the stores during this time of year-talk about easy peasy)! As we sat around the table after dinner, mom asked, “okay so to all three of you new family members, what is missing from this table that you would normally have?”…Rachel responded timidly, “um…broccoli and cheese casserole”…. So we should be enjoying that dish from you next year Mrs. T! After dinner, we enjoyed Kung FU Panda with all the cousins, and David was hilarious beating his legs for drums in beat with the Asian drummers….so cute. Brian and Lin raised the funds to return to Uganda, so we will see them again in August! Our prayers are with them for a great time of ministry and learning while they are there.

Thanksgiving Part #2- GOT OXYGEN?
Since flights were so expensive this year for Christmas/New Years in California, the B fam decided to rent a cozy home in Silverthorne Colorado for Thanksgiving week! We all flew out from Boston, Cali and Texas to celebrate together … I’m usually really comfortable on planes, and since I’ve flown so much, domestic and internationally, it doesn’t ever really cross my mind that we’re stuck in the air….unable to open the doors to get out if needed. But for some reason, this time the flight really weirded me out! Just as we were getting ready to pull away from the gate, I had this enormous heaviness on my chest and I had to remind myself to breathe. All I wanted to do was jump from my seat and run full force to the door and get out! I leaned over to Billy and said “I need you to pray with me”….he asked why and I told him “I need to pray for peace, because all I can think about right now is the doors closing and how I can go into labor right here in the aisle and I’m completely freaking out about it!” So we prayed :) and lived :) and we ended up having so much fun!

It snowed EVERY DAY!














We made a full-out meal on Thanksgiving day, thanks to a local grocery store that carried Kroger products :)

We hiked one day, where Billy was showing off standing on a frozen pond!

A few of us were able to ski in Keystone and others of us had our fun “pretend skiing”! On our way home one night, we saw a red fox just casually lying on a pile of wood outside a gas station. We got out and Billy called him over to him. He was so tame! But we didn’t get too close to touch him…who knows what germies he was carrying…but it was so cool! He had a bum back leg, so maybe he was hiding out from predators in the woods. We looked for him every night after that, but never saw him again.

It was such a great trip, but I think I was moving a little bit in slow motion because I had NO OXYGEN it seemed! I know the altitude had something to do with it, but pregnancy probably didn’t help! We stayed on the third story of the house, and we sure did enjoy our room up there whether we could breathe or not!

It had a great view and it was decked out in cute little brown bears.

MC Party in San Fran/Christmas Celebration
Billy’s company flew us out for their annual company Christmas party! It was in San Francisco this year, and we had a wonderful trip! The party was held in a hotel downtown, in an open loft-like area that overlooked an outdoor ice rink

! The lobby was decorated for Christmas and it was absolutely gorgeous!!

We played the company’s usual swap game, and we all had a good laugh when they used Aaron and Rachel’s wedding pics in a gag gift this time (we were one of the big jokes last year when they tried to give away blown-up and framed photo-shopped pictures of us!). It was good to see everyone, and do some catching up.
Billy’s parents drove up and picked us up the next day. We took the trip back to their home through Napa Valley (it was my first time to see it). I was in awe of the beauty! We stopped for a stroll around the Mondave mansion and Billy snapped some scenic pictures (of course) of the grapes and then his dad grabbed a few of us too.
After Napa, we had a short but sweet visit with Grandma and Grandpa B. They gave us a beautfiul handmade blanket for the baby! We can't wait to see how handsome he looks all wrapped up in it :)

When we got back to the B house, we helped them pick out a Christmas tree!

And then we exchanged our gifs with them...here's Billy sportin' his new ski coat :) Crazy dude.

It was so fun, and I’m so thankful we had the chance to spend an “early Christmas” together.

We also had a fun present waiting for us when we got home….in the form of…..

new Maclaren baby wheels!

We found our stroller on ebay for much less than any store or site was carrying it for, so Billy’s parents bought it for us and shipped it to our home while we were in Cali with them!

Probably the next time we see them will be in 11 weeks OR LESS when we have a BABY!!! Time is flying! We got started on our registry at Baby’s R Us this past weekend, because we knew we might just keep putting it off and it’d be too late!

I can’t believe Christmas is only 10 days away!!! Our mantel is done, with a wreath and stockings, the table has some fun and festive décor and we have ornaments, lights, poinsettas, a skirt and a star….but no tree yet! So maybe tonight we’ll get one!!! You are all welcome to come and visit us anytime, we’d love to have you!

Stay sane during this crazy time of year, and try to remember why we are celebrating in the first place. God gave a son to us! I can’t imagine, with a son on the way, what it must have felt like to give such a HUMONGOUS sacrifice. May we remember with all our hearts what this means for us and eternity, and share the LOVE of our savior with those around us.

Big Changes

Wow what an eventful 2 weeks we’ve had! My big bro and his wifey surprised us all by returning from Africa for a short visit. They didn’t want to miss the little bro’s wedding, and I know everyone was glad they could be apart of the celebration….speaking of that….congrats to the newlyweds!

My poor parents are probably pooped having 3 weddings in a matter of 7 months now! Crazy! It was beautiful and we especially enjoyed the Pappasitos and mariachi band for the reception :) I think one of my favorite memories from the night was when 5 yr. old cousin David

made a request for them to play “Feliz Navidad”….and they actually did! All the kid cousins jumped up and danced and sang along. It was quite a moment!

We had a great time catching up with some very close family from out of town. A few of the aunties had fun telling me when I "really looked pregnant" or not, based on the outfit I was wearing for the moment:) We hadn’t seen my cousin Danyne or her two daughters, Diana & Danynee (both 8 yrs old now) for over 4 years! They live in Africa and run an orphanage along with many other businesses. Since we saw them last, she’s become a “Mrs”, and added a new little boy, Jagpal to the fam (6months).

It was AWESOME to spend quality time loving on all those kiddos and getting to know them even better. My San Antonio cousin, Melissa brought her new baby Jeremiah (4 months) and hubby Michael as well. We have alot of fun thinking about our baby boys all growing up to be as close as we three girls are...traveling the world and making so many memories together. I was also informed by Melis that I “need” to have this baby on 3-4 (we’re due on March 5th so it’s possible) because Jag was born on 5-6, and Jeremiah on 7-8! Isn’t that so fun and ironic?!

The baby seems to be doing great, and the doc says we ‘re progressing “beautifully” so that’s a good sign.

We’re looking forward to this next week’s Thanksgiving festivities, as we get to celebrate with both our families this year! So…more to come soon :) Oh, and as soon as I get more pics of all rest of the fam I'll post them as well :)

Costumes

So with all the hoopla and costume buying for some of you guys this week...I had to post this:
A check-cashing truck shows up every week at our work, on pay day. We've gotten to know the drivers pretty well since, well, we see them every week. In walks the man driver today just as I'm comin' out of the bathroom and he yells out

"WOW COOL COSTUME!"

I was a little confused, and looking around at exactly who he was talking to (nobody had any costumes on). Then he said,

"IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE PREGNANT NEWLYWEDS!"

It's the new rage...I mean, come on man, catch up, everybody's wearing it :)

Yo Tengo Gozo

Wow, it’s amazing how time flies! There is so much going on in our lives, that I can hardly keep up, much less post about it!

Okay, so let’s go back to this past week ~
Happy b-day to my Mama!

For part of her present, Billy and I took her flower shopping for a new flowerbed we’re planting for her, and then the other part was a visit with us for a 21 week sonogram!

As soon as we left, mom went shppping and said “I saw my grandson today and I’m a sucker!” The baby was so fun to watch and kicking like crazy. He was pulling his little toes down into his face, and playing with his hands and feet.

The doctor said my placenta is in the front, and he’s kicking right into it like a cushiony pillow, so that’s why I haven’t felt him a whole lot yet….but I HAVE FINALLY FELT HIM!!! What a cool feeling! It’s been sort of like when I get on amusement park ride that's dropping really fast, or sometimes it’s a jittery feeling like I’m nervous, or the most recent one was kind of a spiraly feeling…. :)


He is right on track with his growth, and everything including his heart looks perfect! There’s been many times, we’ve been given words of encouragement through this pregnancy (thank you!) that I am carrying a “JOY BABY”, and that this little boy is going to "bring us joy and not sorrow!" It was such a strong message from one of my very dear friends, that before we even knew for sure he was a boy, she sent me an email and said “I still think it’s a boy and I kept asking the Lord, ‘how in the world can they name a boy Joy?’” ...and we're still working on that, lol! but it’s true, he has already given us so much joy, and God has given us many chances to be a light to our unsaved and lost friends through every step of the way.

The other day at work, I was singing to myself “Yo tengo gozo gozo gozo gozo in my (Corazon) pancita! Donde?!” (for you non-spanish speakers, it was a version of “I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart only I changed it to” down in my belly”). My coworkers thought I was crazy, but I just couldn’t hide that God has given us a blessing in the form of this little living creature! How can anyone ever deny that he is alive? He already had every piece of information that will make him the man he will be on the day he was formed!

This past week also held much celebration for the upcoming wedding of my little bro Aaron and his beautiful lady Rachel.

There were two showers held in their honor and each one was special and unique. I can’t believe in less than 3 weeks we will all 3 be married and “all growed up”. Where does the time go? I know it sounds silly but just today I got emotional about our old house. Not that I miss the house, but for some reason, it hit me that the last Mohican (Aaron) is getting married and now Mom and Dad’s will just be Mom and Dad’s house-the place where we all get together and visit now. WEIRD! I am SO THANKFUL that God has answered our families prayers for AWESOME and WONDERFUL and FUN extended family members….I am proud and very, very blessed to sit at the table with my fam, and the UNIQUE and CHARMING 3 additions (and a half) we have all brought to that table. Life couldn’t get any better...could it?

Pictures for the Needy

LOL.It was quite a weird feeling to have people asking to see pictures but I guess that's what happens when you're having a baby! I had mom take some of us last night at her place...it was quite the fun photogrpahy session, as she was laughing at our goofy poses, and Billy's funny comments like on the close up belly shots below when he asked me "which is bigger, yours or mine??" ...she laughed so much at least 97.999% of the pictures came out blurry :) Then on top of that, my blouse ended up serving as camoflauge, as the pattern pretty much takes away from even the slightest appearance of a baby bump. It's okay we managed to get a few for the viewing audience. Hope you enjoy.

Should it be Will? Or Joseph?

Okay okay, so I'm so sorry for waiting so long to post this but IT'S A BOY!!! We've been saying that since day #1, and now we're officially right! Wahhoo! We had a full blown anatomy scan at the last doctors visit. The doctor asked if we wanted to know what it was...I told her "we think it's a boy but have no idea"...then she said "well, you're right...do you see that?" and pointed to the screen. We looked at each other and said "yes!" and then she zoomed in and goes "oh my! That's impressive!"

They measured every inch of our little son, and he was acting so cute! The doctor would press down on my stomach to make him move (so she could get a different angle of him to measure)and he would just be kicking and pushing his hands up right back at her! The picture below shows him doing just that.We were laughing so hard at him, entertaining us the whole time.



He's measuring in at about the 90th percentile for everything except his legs but that was to be expected, as his legs haven't quite caught up yet at this point of his development. With wide-eyes, the doctor looked at us and said "your baby's got big EVERYTHING!" We all smiled and knew she was eluding to other things than just his arms...

We've slowly been talking through some names, but nothing is set in stone yet. I keep telling Billy we should at least use one of his names...William or Joseph...they are both great and have great meanings and it would be special to pass them on to the boy who carries on our name from here on out...but you never know, we may just come up with something totally new and unusual too!

The weekend after Ike we got to spend a few days with Billy's parents for a family wedding. We hadn't seen them since our Cali reception in May, so they were thrilled to see us married...and with a grandbaby on the way. As soon as we went to hug them in the parking lot, his mom yelled out at my stomach "Hi baby! Nana loves you!" and then each morning, when we woke up she would do it again...she said the baby needed to get to know her voice. Lol. So when we dropped them off at the airport, we hugged them, blew kisses and got back in the car. They made it all the way in the airport with bags in hand, and then all of a sudden his mom makes a mad dash across the road back toward our car. We rolled the window down and she yelled in at me "Bye baby! Nana loves you!" and then ran back.

It's good to know we've got a few sets of excellent future grandparents in the making. This baby's gonna have lots of love. :)

Good Ole' Ike

While I was at work this morning *(yes, we had to go in today) all the ladies were walking around asking each person where they were headed tonight to be safe from the storm. Agnes, who is a very funny-outspoken English woman, asked me the question "and where are you going to stay tonight?". I answered honestly, "Billy and I haven't decided, we may just stay home and keep watch on our stuff in case we need to move furniture, etc". She wasn't satisfied and spatted out at me, "You're pregnant and you need to be with your mutha!"

Hope you all are safe during the storm, and able to find something to smile about.

13 Weeks

Well I can't believe it, we're nearly a third of they way there! It has flown but taken forever all at the same time. Thank you to all who have sent prayers and encouragement during this wonderful and new adventure! and thank you for checking up on me too! I'm feeling much better these last 2 weeks...much more energy and much less nausea (thank goodness!). I am actually able to cook pretty normally, and have a pretty good appetite too. The heartburn has actually let up a lot more lately, and so I'm not having to eat as many tums and crackers to combat the acid :) As far as clothing...my old jeans are still "rigged" with a rubber band, and I'm wearing some maternity pants/capris for the comfort. I don't like having things too tight -it makes my stomach feel sick inside. My husband has been WONDERFUL helping around the house, and just plain wonderful at understanding me during all this new stuff!

We went in for another more specific ultrasound and all the usual bloodwork and examinations on Monday.

We had a fun time with the tech during the ultrasound. The baby was bouncing around, sucking it's thumb, kicking it's legs and just pretty much entertaining all of us. I had to tell Billy to laugh for me at how cute it was being because every time I laughed, the baby would bounce and we couldn't get a clear picture. :) The tech said "your baby is a poser! most babies are like 'no don't take pictures of me' and yours is like 'hey!'" Billy said "he gets that from his mom". Okay, so I like taking pictures, so what :)

Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment.

I've got a JAG!

Okay, okay, so I don't have a Jaguar to drive exactly :) But I've got a new cousin Jag and he is soooooo cute! I can't wait to hold his little self! My awesome cousin Danyne (the one I traveled alot with) runs the orphanage in Jinja, Uganda close to where Brian and Lin are living right now. She couldn't make our wedding because she was in the last trimester right before she had Jagpal, my new little second cousin. I tbink I get to finally meet him in November for Aaron's wedding (hopefully)! It's been several years since I hugged Danyne and her now husband Surj and daughters Danynee and Diana! When they were getting ready to board their plane back to Africa, I started to cry and little Diana (I think she was 3 then) pulled my chin up, looked me in the eyes and said in her perfect little African-English voice, "when you wake up, you will be happy". How very inituative for a toddler.I will be happy when I wake up and they are here again! I can't wait to see my family and hug them all! They have been missed!!!

Here's...Johnny!

Okay so we have clue yet if this is a little Johnny or Janie but either way, Billy coined the term for the "B" Baby when we found out it was the size of an appleseed (about 3 weeks ago).

We had an interesting time at the doctor :) It wasn't too bad though (thanks for all the warnings girls). We found out my uterus is tilted back, which they claim is pretty common and will work it's way back forward again during the next few months, and based on the ultrasound we could have a due date of March 4th (we estimated the 5th so we were pretty close).

Other than that, all is well! 2 arm buds, 2 leg buds and a beating heart! 188 bpm! It sounded like a rap song :) Billy had fun carrying the picture around and showing all the nurses. When the dr. came in she said "so your chart says you are catholic and were practicing natural family planning?" I said "nope, we're not catholic and weren't planning anything" :)

It was fun!

Tumm ta tum tumm

TUMS!!!

Are my new best friend :) I feel like the abominable snow man meeting Daffy Duck for the first time- "I Will Name Him George, and I Will Hug Him, and Pet Him, and Squeeze Him."....
Tums a.ka. "George" are my lifesavers-I carry them with me to work, I carry them to the kitchen table, I carry them to my bed, I carry them to the car....I carry them with me wherever I go! Oh and those flavors. I can't get enough of the red ones-they're like candy! Okay, so I'm not that bad, but they have given me a better day overall lately. I was fighting puking the whole drive home wednesday, and it was due to the acid reflux that had been choking me all day. Needless to say, my husband was my hero as he scavenged to find the Tums. Yeehaw.

Other than that, I've been sleeping like a baby-lol-or not so much like a baby as a baby DOESN'T SLEEP! I've wanted nothing more than a drooling nap/crash as soon as I walk in the door. My poor husband has been making himself dinner or taking me out for nearly every night for the past 2 weeks. He's a great sport, bringing me toast or saltines in the morning (those are life savers too!) and a swig of caffeine free coke to ease the acidic stomach pains.

I've been feeling nauseaus off and on, but for the most part, it's been controllable. I chew gum and try to always snack or drink something at all times. Coke and sprite and some fruit teas have helped quite a bit.

As far as food aversions, I think mine are attributed more to the actual preparation of food, not to the food itself.

For instance: I bought an array of groceries to make some really tasty chimichangas and chalupas with rice and beans. Okay, so that entire day at work I kept gagging every time I thought about that RAW BLOODY FAJITA MEAT in my fridge!! I called Billy and told him if he wanted the meat on his, he would have to make it before I got home and then air out the house. Then...I told him I COULD NOT deep fry the burritos, I just couldn't even think about hot oil! Which then put a kink in my plans for homemade refried beans. I asked Billy "can't I just take the pinto beans and use those instead?" he said "but that wouldn't be refried"....so I told him "I can't even think about popping hot oil all over me! Oh and that ungodly smell! Bleh, baby, I can't talk about this I'm gonna throw up". So he asked "what about lard? can you use lard instead of oil?" I go "hmmm, I think I can handle lard. Yeah lard may be okay, it doesn't make me gag".

We went out for dinner :)

So sleepy, nauseaus, and heartburn! Those are my themes for the past 8 weeks! Oh and OBLIVIOUS! I've lost my head for real! I can't remember names, or vocabulary words to save my life. This baby's taking all my smarts for sure. But's it's all good! Maybe he/she will be a genius and pay for our retirement someday!

We get to go see the doctor for the first time Monday! They will do a sonogram so we'll try to get that up here asap!

Thank you all for your love and help during this fun new season in our life. I guess you really do have no idea what's it's like until you've gone through it.

A Cousin is Born!

We spent our 3 month Anniversary in San Antonio visiting our cousins Melissa and Michael and their new beautiful baby boy Jeremiah! It was great to have a part in such a special time of their life. He was so much fun, and it's amazing how much he changed in just a few days of being there! We're so happy for them, and now Jeremiah will have a close cousin to play with forever!

Mama or Auntie? Take your pick

I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS BEFORE: THE MORNING I TOOK THE 1ST TEST, I LAID IT UP ON THE BATHROOM COUNTER AND PROCEEDED TO GET READY FOR WORK. WHILE BRUSHING MY TEETH, I CALLED OUT TO BILLY "I'M NOT GONNA' LOOK AT THIS UNTIL YOU DO" SO HE ROLLED OUT OF BED, RUBBED HIS EYES AND SLOWLY MADE IT IN TO THE BATHROOM. ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE YELLED OUT "WHOA!!" AND I ASKED, "WHAT??!" AND HE GOES "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!"

THEN HE POINTED TO THE TEST BELOW :) SO FUN.

So we've officially hit our 3 month mark in marriage, and we've made some BIG CHANGES!

We've been holding off on posting anything until we knew for sure...but after a few VERY positive pregnancy tests, and some other key symptoms, the word is finally out! Looks like we gave ourselves a 2 month anniversary present! We're looking at a due date around March 5th.

This was me at 4 weeks, when we found out :)
For the most part NOBODY IS SURPRISED!Those who know us well, know we desire a large family and thank God for giving us this little blessing already!

MORE BIG CHANGES: Brian and Lin called us from Africa yesterday and they are only 13 days behind us! My poor mom said she deserves a medal for this year! She gained 1 son, 2 daughters, and 2 grandbabies!

We extended our lease on our townhome so Billy won't have to move with a 7 month prego wife, and I think we've decided to set up a nursery in our bedroom's alcove. Billy's officing out of the 2nd bedroom and it's housing a queen size guest bed. Not much room for baby furniture.

I've been trying to read up as much as I have time for, you know the

"What to expect" books, and the "Your pregnancy week by week" books....and Billy seems to be as thrilled as I am about looking at strollers, and playyards and gadgets for the new "B" fam member :) <<------- Speaking of Billy, he's been doing some reading too!

I asked my 5 year old cousin David what we should name the baby....and he said "If it's a girl, you could call her 'Precious', and if it's a boy... 'Matthew's' a good name" :)