Welcome, Otto Benson!

Congrats to our really good friends, Adam and Julia, on the birth of their son Otto Benson! He was born this past Wednesday, January 21st. He is sooo precious! You guys will make wonderful parents. Thank you for giving us the honor to be his godparents!!! Picture to come when I get home today...
Well, I noticed they haven't post pics yet, so I'll wait until after they do.

Good-bye, First Trimester, Hello, Second!

Wow... I cannot believe I am already 12 weeks today and beginning my second trimester! My first trimester went fairly well....just a little nausea here and there (nothing a little snack wouldn't take care of). My appetite has been really good from about 5 weeks on. I have gained about 4 1/2 pounds so far. I had Nick take a picture of my belly this morning, and well, there still really isn't one. I think the weight might be going to my butt, though (ahg)! I will post that picture up later today when I get home from work.

Now, going into my second trimester, I have started with this dang headache. I had one from the time I woke yesterday morning until I went to bed last night, and then I woke up with it again today. At this very moment, I think it may be gone! I am awfully forgetful lately, too.

I am going for the first trimester genetic screening (which they do between 10-13 weeks) on this coming Tuesday. Did anyone else have this done...where they draw blood and do an ultrasound? I'll let you all know how it goes!

****UPDATE*****

This is at just over 4 weeks, right after we found out...won't ever see that waist anymore.

Nick took these pictures this morning...12 weeks...not much change.

Maybe a tiny pooch....Baby S, you better still be growing in there!!!

When did any of you guys start showing?

Go STEELERS!!

Beat the Ravens!! Yes, I live in Baltimore and not a Ravens fan. Growing up in the south, I never really followed NFL...more college football. So, I never had a favorite NFL team. UNTIL...I met Nick, and he got me hooked on the Pittsburg Steelers. Nick grew up in western Maryland, and people from there tend to follow the Steelers and not the Ravens. Western Maryland is closer to Pittsburg then to Baltimore. So, her we go, Steelers, here we go!

The Back Bedroom

Everyone always asked me where Nick and I slept while we were working on our bedroom. Well, this is it (minus the green carpet)...

I am taking thins picture from the doorway into the room. Beautiful, ah?

This is the closet in the bedroom. Tiny!

I have not decided whether or not to make this the baby's room/guest room until we get a 3rd bedroom and that will not be for a while because we want to finish the rest of the house. I probably will do that, and the baby can just sleep in our room when guest are here. So, here is what the room looks like now. Boy or girl, the paint is staying this color!

This picture is dark so it is hard to see the paint color. This pic was taken as (obviously) Nick was finishing up the floors.

As for this very moment, we are storing our couch in this room. It matches perfectly with the paint, don't ya think?! : )

The entrance into the room...we do still have to put a door and door frame up.

Nick built that cute little bookshelf and put it in the wall there. You see, behind that bookshelf use to be part of the closet and was very hard to even get to. So, instead of wasting the space, we put that bookshelf there. Now, the closet still has to be built. It is still tiny, but Nick is going to build another shelf for inside the closet, right behind the one in the wall there. Not sure if this is all making sense or not. I will post pictures of it when it is finished and that probably won't be until sometime late spring or early summer. As you can see, the room is almost finished.

Sleeping In

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! Football playoffs are in full swing...Go Steelers! I know people around my area are estatic that the Ravens beat Tennessee. Our weekend has been quite busy. The hubby is in full swing with our soon-to-be new kitchen. Of course, we still have a lot to do. I will get some pics when daylight hits and post them later. Anyway, on to the point of this post.....

I think my days of sleeping are over, people! Since I found out I was pregnant, I have been waking up before or around dawn. I cannot even remember the last time I slept into at least 8 AM. Not to mention actually sleeping THROUGH the night. My body has been waking me up anywhere between 4:15 Am and 7:15 AM. I guess it is preparing me for what is to come. Anyone else have this issue when they were pregnant? Just curious!

Oh yeah, on another note, the television show 24 starts tonight!!! YEA!!!!

First Doctor's Appointment

I went for my first doctor's appointment today. I LOVE my doctor!! She is so sweet!! I am so glad to have choosen her (thank you, Jenn M.). Everything looks great! My "estimated" due date from the ultrasound is now August 7th, 2009! This is now starting to feel a little more real. I am getting more excited about it! Anyway, we go back in 4 weeks (I'll be 14 weeks). Dr. A said that at the next visit we will get to hear the heartbeat. Of course, there's that small part of me that is still a little scared since I am only in my 1st trimester. It is all in God's hands!

Oh Yeah...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!! Hope 2009 brings you all great blessings!

The New Masterbath

Our masterbath is small, but it is WAY better than the old bathroom!


That's a window there behind the brown blind.

The toilet.

Taking the picture from the doorway.

The shower...notice the awesome body sprays that the hubby put in. The bathroom still needs some minor work, such as a shower door (we are using a curtain for now), some trim work, etc. All this has been put on hold while we (or should I say mostly the husband) gets the bigger things done before August!!

The 2nd Floor Bathroom

These are pictures of what use to be the 2nd floor bathroom. We turned it into our "master bathroom" even though it is SO small. The door into this bathroom was close up and you now enter the bathroom through our bedroom/closet.

Long time, no post

It's been a LONG while since my last post. We have done quite a bit to the house since and still have a ways to go. I will post some new photos soon. The BIGGEST news since I last posted is that Nick and I are expecting our first child sometime around the beginning of August. I had my first sonogram today and saw the baby and heartbeat. That was VERY exciting! I will go for my first doctor's appt. on this Thursday. You see, I had the WORST gas pain (I think) last night and this morning, so I called the doctor to see if she could see me today instead of Thursday. She was booked but had me go ahead and get the sonogram done. So far, so good. Thus far, I am 9 weeks and 5 days today. I have been VERY FORTUNATE not to have horrible morning sickness! Thank you, God!! Just a little nausea here and there. Nothing a small snack and Ginger Ale can't fix. Well, I'll let you know how the appt. goes on Thursday.