What do YOU think of when you hear the word Monticello?????

I bet you don't think of large, attacking lightning bugs, now do ya?

I bet you don't think of Superman riding a bicycle???

And, I bet you don't think of a bathroom so small a pregnant lady could get stuck???

Well, I didn't either until last night.

I think we may have a future soccer player! She's kicking up a storm.

I thought it'd be too early for Dan to feel anything, but he was able to feel one of her kicks the other night.

My new stove is being delivered on Monday!!!!!!!!

The GE Profile, Dual Fuel with double oven!!! It has a true convection oven and I can't wait to try it out!

Sugar and Spice and everything nice...

that's what little girls are made of.

I was excited about being pregnant and having a baby, but there's something about knowing that you're having a girl that makes it all even more exciting. Now I can look at the baby section and know that I need to buy pink or purple. It's so much more fun to shop now that we know what it's going to be.

I've been going through a huge bag of baby clothes today. A friend from church asked if we'd like some t-shirts and onesies and I accepted the offer. I couldn't even imagine the amount of stuff she was talking about. The way she talked it sounded like just a few things. I don't think we'll even have to buy anything for the first 3 -6 months. It all looks brand new. I appreciate it all very much.

I think we've settled on a name.... I hope I don't change my mind again. :)

But you'll all have to wait till she's here to find that out!

Baby update

So I begin week 18 tomorrow. Time is going by quickly. I'm almost half way through the pregnancy. I have the big ultra sound next Monday and I'm anxious to get to see the baby and find out if it's a boy or girl. I have a feeling it's going to be a boy. Which, in the grand scheme of things is fine, but I really hope that at some point we are blessed with a girl.

I am almost postive that I felt the baby move today. I've been waiting for it cause they say that starting around week 16 you may start to feel little flutters and taps. I was laying down on the couch today and I'm pretty sure I felt it. It was very reassuring --cause I get paranoid at times....

Anyway, that's the baby news for now.

Happy Birthday to me...

...one day late! I meant to post something yesterday, but didn't get a chance since we were busy with birthday activities. We didn't do anything too exciting, but it was a nice day. I had a total of 5 people call me on the phone and sing to me. I'd have to say my favorite version was Becky with Maggie in the background singing the "cha-cha-cha's". Also, I kept getting a bunch of emails from people I know at church, but don't usually get emails from. They were all wishing me happy birthday. I finally got Dan to fess up and tell me that he'd sent out an email to a bunch of people telling them that Sunday was my birthday. So that explained the unexpected phone calls and emails. It was a nice gesture I guess...

So now that I'm 32, what will this year bring?