making room

In order to start making room for our little girl to enter our world (and our condo), we decided to find a bookcase to store all our books, magazines, college textbooks, notes, albums and craft supplies And believe it or not, we did it!

We got his huge bookcase from IKEA and we put behind the couch. It puts it out of the way and only pushed things into the living room by a couple extra inches. Adam built a bench to put it on so it has even more store behind the couch for things we don’t often use. (Don't worry, it’s secured well to the wall and it not going anywhere!)

I’ve finished some sewing projects: I finally made curtains for the living room windows…

and some pillows to match.

If you’re wondering what Adam is reading… he got a Kindle for his birthday last month! It’s a small and VERY thin reading device that looks just like a real book page.

It’s really cool- so compact and lightweight! Perfect for taking on the train and on long trips and he can store thousands of books on it. I wish they had these when I was in college so I didn’t have to lug all those books around!

Well- I’m off to make the weekend to-do list which will include finishing the last 3% of the bathroom (hopefully??), and then moving on to plan out the nursery!! Yay!!

A GIRL!

We’re having a little baby girl!

Monday’s ultrasound was so fun! She was moving around A LOT so the pictures aren’t super clear, but they are still great!

After the ultrasound, I had just finished telling the nurse that I wasn’t 100% sure I had felt the baby move yet…

Then while lying down waiting for the doctor, I felt a few jabs or kicks! I had Adam come over and put his hand on me, and he felt her too!! It was like she heard us- very exciting :)

One thing the technician and doctor noted was that my placenta is “slightly low” which means if I were to give birth right now, I may likely need a C-section. They find that in most women who have low placentas at 20 weeks. it moves up from there, so they will just monitor it again with another ultrasound in 8 weeks. So please pray that everything goes smoothly!

After finding out the news on Monday night, we called our family, posted it on facebook…

made pink cupcakes to bring to our coworkers…

and Adam went out and bought his first PINK shirt to wear to work the next day!

I think he looks terrific in pink, don’t you!?

****One thing I almost forgot to add! We saw her YAWN on the ultrasound too! It was so cute!****

finding out soon!!

My next appointment is on Monday, August 17th and we get to find out if it's a GIRL or BOY! YAY!!



So, just for fun, let's take a poll, what do you think we're having?!?! (Poll is above)
If you have any questions about my symptoms, cravings, etc to help you decide, feel free to leave a comment!

married 5 years!

Last Friday Adam and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary! On Thursday night, we decided to take a spur of the moment weekend getaway to South Haven, Michigan.

It's a cute little town on east coast of Lake Michigan which makes for awesome sunsets!!

This year, we have even more to celebrate as we await the little precious addition to our family! :)

 
One summer back in High School, I lived with my aunt and uncle in South Haven while I worked at their embroidery store and hotdog stand. It was fun going back and remembering all the sites, shops, and restaurants. Adam and I brought our bikes so we could ride into the downtown area from our hotel (only 1 mile away).

Across the street from our hotel is Sherman’s Dairy Bar, AKA the BEST ice cream we have EVER had!!!! We waited 45 minutes at 10pm on Friday for it and it was SO WORTH IT!!

And since we don’t live nearby, we had to take advantage of this delicious little find a SECOND night in a row!  (Hey- I’m eating for two, right!?) This is me holding our “baby size” (Mackinac island fudge- on the left) and “single size” (blackberry- on the right) ice cream cones!! So huge and so good!!

What a great weekend!

 

Happy Anniversary, sweetie!! I love you now more than ever!

 

Pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the latest picture from our bathroom remodel! ;)



We did two, just to be sure, and they were both positive soo...

We're Having a Baby!!! :-D

We're going to be PARENTS!!

(It's still sinking in!)

We are so excited!!

Here is our little "bun in the oven" at 10 weeks:



And again at 11 weeks:



I've already had 4 doctor appointments and everything is going very smoothly. I heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time last Monday and it was soo soo precious!!

Currently, I am 17 weeks along, due January 8, 2010!!

I've been so blessed to have very little morning sickness or any other bad 1st trimester symptoms; a few moments here and there but not much at all! And other than a little motion sickness and fatigue, I've just been enjoying this time of imagining what our little bundle of joy will be like! :) We truly see this as a blessing from God and we look forward to drawing closer to Him as we learn about love, sacrifice, and all the joys of parenthood!

We are also so thankful for all the amazing family and friends we have in our lives, many of whom are parents themselves- we're counting on YOU for your advice, support, and prayer! Thank you!!

at Lake of the Ozarks!

A couple weekends ago we had a mini Hunt family reunion at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri!!



I realize I picked waaaay too many photos for just one post, so I'll try to minimize the words I use to make up for it!

We stayed at my aunt and uncle's house while they were gone. They had a large pontoon boat that we took advantage of many times!





We swam...





we relaxed...







we fished...





... and even went tubing off the boat!







We celebrated Father's Day...



went to Osage Beach outlet mall (this is the Crocs store)...





discovered animals...



had picnics...




enjoyed the sunsets...



and had campfires and s'mores galore!







Mostly, we just had FUN!

I {heart} my family!

Let's do it again in 2010!!