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!!

97% done!

Here are some pictures of our recent progress!!
We went a bit crazy in the last few days of getting it fully functional before family arrived:



I was so happy when we had finally made our last major purchase for the bathroom...



Adam really wanted to get a "comfort height" (a.k.a handicap) toilet. It's 2 inches taller than normal toilets. He loves it, but my feet almost dangle from it because it's so tall!



And here's the (nearly) finished product!!







Inside the shower is a nice niche for bottles and soap.



I think the tiling is my favorite part of all of it :)



And every blogger has to have one of these shots, right?



The roomy storage in the medicine cabinet and baskets allowed us to free up 2-3 shelves in one of our hall closets.



Close-up of the faucet.



This picture reminds me of an intriguing question I read in a blog post a while back:

Are you a "sink" or a "faucet" Christian?

“Sink Christians” view salvation like they would a sink. The water of salvation flows into the sink so that Christians can soak up all the benefits: eternal life, assurance in the present, strength in times of trial. Those who adopt this mindset concentrate solely on what the Bible says God has done and will do for them.

“Faucet Christians” view salvation differently. They look at the world as the sink and themselves as the faucet. The blessings of salvation flow to them in order to flow through them out to the wider world. They rightly see that the Bible describes salvation as something that God not only does for them, but also through them.

I know I definitely need to have more of a "wider world" perspective and not just in my own church or community of friends, but in the world I bump shoulders with on the street, in the store, on the train, etc.



I think we'll take a break from remodeling for a little while and start working on being better "faucets"!


**** Update!!*****
I realized I didn't add a "before" picture, so here it is!! The layout is the same, but otherwise quite different, huh!?



The other 3% includes some touch-up painting and building the baseboard heating covers! (same thing that's still not done in the kitchen!!) We're also thinking about getting a curved shower curtain rod :)

hanging out with Amy and Bekah

Last weekend we had some visitors!! My sister-in-law Amy and niece Rebekah came for a long weekend and we had so much fun!! We took a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was Rebekah's first experience on a train and she LOVED it!



We'd been there before with her when she was 2, but now 2 years later, it was like a different experience with her! It was fun to watch her get so excited identifying almost every animal by herself. She has recently started reading, too, so it was fun watching her discover new words and signs.


(click on it to see if bigger. And check out "Nana" the monkey!)

We told Rebekah that in Chicago, you often have to flag down your bus or it may not stop!



We stopped for some yummy ice cream and Italian ice on the way home!





We did lots of other things together like a Farmer's Market, antique sale, Red Robin, watched movies, and played many games like Sorry, Life, and Monopoly.

Here Bekah is enjoying her new idea for a dessert: a pumpkin biscuit with hot fudge sauce (??)... she liked it!



One night, we babysat our friends' four week old baby! He was precious and soo good.



Then on the last full day they were here, Adam and I had to work. When we got home, I was surprised by a birthday party that they had put on!!



There were balloons, streamers, pancakes, a card, a present, and a chocolate cake complete with 27 candles!! (All Rebekah's ideas!) And since it was over a month early, I was completely surprised!



Whew! We had to open the window after I blew out my candles! ...that's when you know you're getting old!!



And of course, what's a party without a little Guitar hero?!



Every night Rebekah (and I) ended each fun-packed day completely exhausted!



Thank you for coming guys!! And thank you for my party! You are welcome back anytime :)