A Wonderful Christmas Time!

My mom and dad have just left today to go home and their visit was nothing short of an awesome time!  Luckily they agreed to help Dan and I start converting our guest bedroom into a nursery for Sophie.  I had no idea how much work it would be.  We got to work the day after they got here and didn't stop until the moment they left!  The crew was lucky and got one day off, Christmas Day.  But, just ONE day =)

We started by painting the walls a beautiful lavender/grey color that turned out just as I had imagined.  I had also wanted to put up a decal that I found on-line, but was worried how it would turn out with our textured walls.  Dan to the rescue.  We took the image (sorry on-line decal dealers) and projected it on the wall to outline and paint in ourselves.  Dan and Dad spent some time getting the details just right on the image, painting with tiny brushes and the finished product is perfect!


Painting in progress: A view the color and the mural before it was finished



The finished design and Sophie's crib!

The next task for the guys was putting together the furniture.  I had a feeling it would be a daunting task for them.  The reviews I read about the dresser/changing table all complained that it took 3+ hours to put it together, I didn't share this with them before they started.  Wisely, my mom and I left the house to do some shopping while they figured the furniture out!  By the time we got home, both men were still on speaking terms (yay), they had fed themselves (yay) and we had a beautifully put together dresser (2.5 hours, beat that grumpy reviewers!).  After the dresser, they put the crib together in record time.  Both pieces are perfect!

Working on the crib.  Lucy was on quality control!

The dresser/changing table

But it doesn't stop there!  My mom and I had a few projects of our own.  We had another dresser in the guest room that was already painted white, but had been sanded down for that antique/distressed look.  The drawer pulls were also in need of a change, so I put my mom to work on that.  She repainted the dresser pure white to match the other furniture and changed out the drawer pulls.

Mom painting

New paint, new drawer pulls!

We also saved a hanging lamp by covering it up with some material to match the accents that will soon be a part of the nursery.  The existing colors and design just didn't match our design.  My mom sewed a cover to slip over it, and it turned out really well.



Before...





After!

One final project that remains a work in progress is the mobile to hang over the crib.  Again I found some inspiration on-line (sorry to the lady that sells these for $85!!).  I cut some sweet little birds and an owl out of felt and had my mom sew them up with some stuffing inside.  Now I'll just have to complete the "sticks" to hang them from and we should have some cute little birdies for Sophie to stare at as she drifts off to sleep.

Birds and owls and clouds!

Despite all this painting and sewing and putting-together of furniture, we managed to have a wonderful Christmas right in the middle of it all.  We drove to Inverness on Christmas Eve to get Grandma so she could celebrate the holiday with us.  We brought along a nice gift for her, a new flat screen TV!  The guys set it up and mom and I managed to teach Grandma how to work the new remote.  That evening, back in Orlando, we enjoyed the annual Kobe Japanese Steakhouse outting with our friends and their LARGE family.  We had three hibachi grills to ourselves and enjoyed the entertaining grill masters as they flipped shrimps into their hats and filled our bellies with delicious food.

Christmas day was wonderful, but it passed by way too fast!  We enjoyed a breakfast pizza baked up by mom and opened our stockings and presents.  Sophie even managed to snag a few presents of her own (already!?) thanks to Grandma, Grandpa and Margie!  Everyone pitched in to create an amazing lunch of steak, lobster tails, mashed potatoes, corn bake and brussel sprouts.  Of course we topped it all off with a peanut butter pie (Dan's favorite) and a chocolate pie.  We all settled on the couch in a food coma to watch "A Christmas Story" over and over and over again (thanks TBS, it is our favorite movie of the season!).

In closing, we are 27 weeks pregnant today!  I can't believe how time is flying by at this point.  Sophie kicks me and tumbles around all the time.  The other day I'm pretty sure she had the hiccups!  So sweet.

26 weeks 1 day

Dan and I on Christmas Eve.  Not Dan's usual attire, but it is entertaining to our friends...

Hope the holidays were wonderful for all!

With Love

Dan, Jess, Lucy and Sophie

Christmas goodies!

Today we are 25 weeks and 4 days pregnant!  Baby Sophie is moving all over my tummy all of the time.  It's truly a special and reassuring feeling.  People I don't know are starting to ask when I'm due and what I'm having.  It's nice to have finally gotten out of that awkward "Did she gain some weight or is she pregnant?" phase.  It's special to share that with the patients I work with, now we have something in common.  One lady asked me if it was my first, and when I replied yes she said she knew it because I was "glowing".  Thanks baby!

This week my friends and I got together for a cookie exchange.  I made two new treats that I found on the internet.  Both went over very well.  I made extra for Dan and I to take in to work and people raved.  Therefore, it's necessary to share the recipes with friends and family.

These are Oreo truffles, so yummy, so easy!  I used more white chocolate chips than the recipe called for because it went on fairly thick.  So, towards the end of the batch, there was not enough melted chocolate to fully submerge the truffles in.  I used a bag and a half.








This is called Reindeer Food.  It's a delicious and simple chex mix covered in white chocolate and crushed peppermint.  Can't mess this one up!

Enjoy the recipes.  I'll end this post with a picture of me at 25 weeks in front of our Christmas tree. 

With Love

Jess, Dan, Lucy, Baby Sophie

Baby York is 6 Months!!

Last weekend I celebrated my 31st birthday!  Dan had been asking me what I wanted to do this year as it would be a change from years past when we would go to the bars and clubs.  I accepted the fact that it would be a subdued birthday this year since I get to enjoy it with our baby girl in my tummy!  Dan and I met up with some friends at our favorite "hole in the wall" mexican restaurant for a delicious taco dinner. You can't go wrong with chips and salsa!  He invited everyone back to our house for "dessert" he said.  So when we got home he had me open the gifts he got me.  One was a book called "Preggatinis", a book on mixology for virgin drinks made especially for the expectant mother.  The other item was a wii game called Dance Party 3!  It's a game with pop music that you dance along with that I had been wanting for a while.  Dan said now I can have some cocktails and dance the night away just like my other birthdays.  He made me some delicious drinks (which are also proven to have ingredients in them that are good for a fetus) and we danced with our friends all night!  Despite the pregnant belly, I beat all of my opponents!  Can't wait to use the game to work off the baby weight once the little one arrives.

The next morning I met up with my girlfriends from work to enjoy a scruptious breakfast followed by manicures and pedicures.  They brought along some champagne to sip on and also had a fine sparkling grape juice for the pregnant ladies (yes, one of my friends is pregnant too!).  Top that off with red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and you have a prefect afternoon!



Enjoying the spa!

 

Nice toes!

24 weeks

Today we went to the doctors office for a routine check-up.  Her heartrate was 140 and my belly measured 25 weeks (even though I'm 24 weeks by my dates).  It's normal for you to measure up to one week ahead or one week behind, whew!  I'm feeling her move all the time, and only once has she kept me up at night with consant kicking.

The house is decorated for Christmas!  Dan and I got our tree on my birthday weekend which is something we've done every year.  I decorated the tree while Dan hung the garland and lights on the porch.  The fresh smell of the tree is amazing!  I think Lucy likes it too since I frequently catch her curled up on the tree skirt catching some Z's.  I have actually completed all of my shopping this year!  Most of it was done online while in my pajamas enjoying a cup of tea, very relaxing.  Today all of the gifts were wrapped and put under the tree, so I'm all set.  It's such a relief to be done early and to have skipped the crowds!  Below you will see some pictures of our decorated home.


Lucy and Dan with our tree




Our frist "baby" ornament from Melissa



My Christmas cactus is actually blooming for Christmas!
It's usually my "Easter" or "4th of July" cactus

Just a few more weeks until my parents are in town for Christmas and we can't wait!  We're excited for Mom's good cooking along with Dad's handyman skills.  We will start working on the nursery while they're here as well.  And one last thing, Dan and I have decided on a name for our little girl!  She will be Sophia Elaine York, and we will call her "Sophie".  Sophie is a name that we both adore, and Elaine is after Dan's mom.

With Love,

Jess, Dan, Lucy, and baby Sophie

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just got back from a wonderful dinner with our friend's family, and although I'm feeling slightly comatose from all the wonderful food, I wanted to share some updates and some photos.

Last weekend Dan and I did some intense cleaning in preparation for our new arrival.  Dan attacked the garage while I cleaned the inside of the house.  We had been toying around with the idea of putting our guest room furniture on Craigslist since we are turning that room into a nursery.  We weren't sure if we wanted to wait until after the holidays and had no idea if it would take a long time to sell.  So I decided to tidy the room up and snapped a few photos, making sure to capture the furniture in all it's glory (it's really not that nice of furniture, so that was a difficult task).  On a whim I took a look at Craigslist to see what other people were selling, their asking price, and how to word an ad.  I then created the ad for our furniture, previewing it and editing it about five times before submitting the final one.  I surfed around on the website for a few more minutes, scoping out the competition before logging in to my e-mail to be sure Craigslist got my ad.  Imagine my surprise to see an inquiry in my mailbox about the furniture.  Not even 10 minutes after I posted my ad, and we were on the phone with a guy who said he wanted our furniture and was able to come a pick it up now!  We were stunned to say the least.  So, in a matter of a few hours our guest room set was sold and out of our house!  I think I spent more time creating the ad for Craigslist than it took to sell the set.  Dan says we got really lucky to have sold it that fast, I think it's due to my fantastic photos and ad skills!

Now that the furniture was gone we were getting more of a sense of how the nursery would look and started brainstorming ideas for the colors.  After a trip to Home Depot, we came home with four colors that are still painted in large squares across the wall.  Different inspirations and ideas that I've come across on the internet are now taped to those squares and I enjoy standing in there and staring at them while I'm brushing my teeth in the morning.  We'll have a color picked out by the time my parents get here so we can paint and decorate!

This morning, as I was sitting on the couch enjoying the Thanksgiving day parade, Dan was out with some friends enjoying a fun game of touch football.  I made my delicious corn casserole and we were off to our friend's family's house for some turkey and pie.  Below you will see some more bump pictures, and I finally got Dan in some of the photos!  Yay!

We are 22 weeks pregnant!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Love,
Jess, Dan, baby, and Lucy

Orlando Calling

Last weekend Dan and I went to a music festival in town called Orlando Calling.  This is the first year for this music fest and there was a great line-up that Dan and I enjoyed for two days!  Some great bands we saw on Saturday were the Ettes, Pete Yorn, The Pixies, The Racontuers and The Killers.  It was a long day but the weather was beautiful and I made sure to bring a blanket so I was able to sit and relax at most of the shows.  Sunday we decided to make it a shorter day since my feet were still a bit achey.  I told Dan that some chocolate chip pancakes would really make my day better so we headed off to IHOP for a delicious breakfast to start our day off right!  We saw some more great shows on Sunday:  Michelle Branch, Buddy Guy, Kid Rock, and my guily pleasure Chris Isaak!  We missed seeing Bob Seger because it was past my bedtime, boo.

So, let me get back to Chris Isaak.  I saw a show of his once in Chicago and the House of Blues and I've been a fan of his since.  He is very entertaining, plays some great music, and is very easy on the eyes!  I took a boatload of pictures of him, but I will spare everyone and share just a few of my favorites.



The apparel is always FLASHY!



Never a dull suit!

 The first picture is his only wardrobe change.  I had mentioned it to Dan hoping he would put on what I refer to as his "Disco Ball" Suit.  Loved it!  We had a great time at the festival.  We hope to go again next year!

Time continues to fly by, I can't believe that this week is Thanksgiving!  Which means Christmas is just around the corner.  I've been enjoying doing some early shopping on-line.  I don't plan on going to any malls if I can help it.  Nothing beats sitting in your PJ's, drinking some hot tea, and browsing the internet for the next great gift.  The other great thing is all the reviews you get to read about the product before you buy it. 

All of this also means my parents will be in town soon and we're very excited to see them!  We haven't seen each other since early September and my body has changed a lot.  We're are also going to start setting up the nursery putting furniture together and painting and decorating the walls.  So excited to see how everything turns out.

As I mentioned, my body is changing and I don't just mean the expanding waitline.  I have more energy these days, so I'm trying to clean up and organize as much as possible.  Dan tells me I'm "nesting".  I guess he may be right.  I went through our filing cabinet and thinned it out sending my shredder into shock.  It only stopped working due to overheating one time.  Also, my hair is thicker and shinier these days, thank you prenatal vitamins!  My hair dresser noticed right away, always nice to hear for once that my hair is not dry and damaged.  Something else is changing, a little bit funny, my belly button is looking less deep and a lot more shallow.  I'm sure it wont be long until it's popped out like a cooked turkey!

Until next time, I'm sure our little turkey can't wait for all the good food coming her way this week!

Love,
Jess, Dan and baby girl York

Is it a boy or a girl??!!

We are 20 weeks pregnant today!  I can't believe I am halfway through my pregnancy.  We had an appointment today for an ultrasound to make sure everything was forming correctly and to take some measurements.  Oh yeah, and to determine the gender of the baby!  WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!! 



Sweet Baby Girl



We saw so many things on the ultrasound.  The spine, the brain, the heart (with all four chambers beating away at 140 beats per minute), the stomach full of the amniotic fluid she's swallowing (yes, we saw her take a big gulp!), and a couple of well functioning kidneys (to pee the amniotic fluid out so she can drink it again, hee hee).  We even got a good look at the structures of her face and mouth especially.  The technician looked to see if there is a cleft lip or not.  She pointed out her lips, which are intact, no cleft.  I mentioned it looked like York lips to which Dan clarified to the technician, no upper lip.  She said there are two full lips, so it looks like she has mommy's lips!  All in all, everything is formed perfectly on our baby girl.  She's even got mommy's stature ranking in at the 58th percentile in size for her "age".  We may have a basketball player in our future!

I now know I am definitely feeling her move.  Small pokes from inside that I usually only notice when I'm lying down.  I think it's still too early for Dan to feel it from the outside, but I hold his hand on my tummy while we're sitting together watching TV just in case.  **Update** I wrote the previous statement three hours ago and Dan and I were sitting on the couch just now, the baby was kicking hard, and Dan actually felt her! Yay!



Look mom! I can stand on my head!  OR, I can put my feet on my face



There aren't many foods that I'm craving, but one thing that I can always go for is a grilled cheese.  Yum!  I usually get them when I'm at work, the nice man in the cafeteria makes a fine grilled cheese.  Add a side of pickles to that and I'm good to go!  I had switched from drinking regular coffee in the mornings to decaf which just isn't the same.  So recently I've been having hot chocolate or hot apple cider in the mornings, still a far cry from my morning joe.  A friend of mine suggested a decaf tea to me in a Bengal spice flavor, and when you add some sugar and milk, you get a delicious chai tea.  I now have a new favorite morning beverage!  Hard to say what I'll be eating next week as my taste for things changes quite frequently.

A few bump pictures at 20 weeks today!

A note from Lucy



Today Jess told me there's going to be another girl in the house!  Wow, I guess Dan is going to be outnumbered.  That's good news though, because I tend to like girls better.  Jess is still walking me every day she's off work.  She says she needs her exercise too for a healthy baby.  I'm trying my hardest not to pull her along, but it's really hard to resist the temptation of a squirrel.  The way they twitch their tails at me and squeak at me when I run them up a tree is just really annoying!  I'm also being really mindful of Jess' growing tummy these days, while I still enjoy cuddle time, I try to steer clear of the tummy area.  Jess warns me that soon the baby will kick me, then I'll be sorry.

I thought I'd share some things about myself with those of you who may not know me that well.

Favorite food:  Iams

Favorite snack:  Milk bones

Human food I would die for:  Cheese  (I can hear the drawer open and I know the crinkle of the cheese package from across the house! I also ate the cheese off the top of a pasta casserole grandma Cindy made that was sitting on the counter. Hey!  I left all the pasta for them to eat!)



Favorite sound:  The jingle of keys (I am a sucker for a car ride)

Favorite phrases:  "Go for a walk"  "Go for a ride"  (either of these can wake me from the deepest sleep, or encourage me to come in the house when I'm being defiant)

Until next post...

With Love
Jess, Dan, Lucy, and baby GIRL York!

Halloween Party!

Our 7th annual Halloween Party has come and gone!  We feel like we spent weeks preparing for it and it has passed way to quickly.  Dan dressed up as Stu from the movie The Hangover and I dressed up as a "Mummy" (very appropriate)


The sign on my tummy says "I love my mummy"


Surprisingly, I wasn't the only pregnant attendee at our party this year.  Three other girls were there with their husbands, all pregnant, one very pregnant (32 weeks!)  Lucky for them I made some virgin jello shots for us to enjoy with the other party goers.

We has some extra entertainment at our party this year, always something to step it up a notch from the previous year.  We had a guy who does all sorts of "tricks" to help keep our guests entertained.  He did such things as juggling, sword swallowing, and putting nails up his nose.  He even got some of our guests attempt to put nails up their nose as well, impressive!  At one point he had a group of people attempt to lift a guy off the ground by pinching small portions of his skin!  A group of ten people all took hold of portions of this guys skin and actually succeeded in lifting him about four feet off the ground.  It's amazing what you can get people to do after a few drinks!

The party was quite different for me this year as I was not partaking in any alcohol.  I had a great time with all of my friends, and was getting some really good pictures!  Watching other people make fools of themselves is always entertaining.  Having no hangover, cleaning up the house the next morning was a lot easier than years past.  7th Halloween Party=SUCCESS!

18 weeks and 5 days pregnant today!

Just over one week until the official ultrasound to tell us if we're having a boy or a girl!  Time seems to be flying by now, I can't believe I'm nearing the halfway point.  For people that know that I'm pregnant, I've reached the point that a "Hello" in the hallway is met with a stare at my tummy followed by the eye contact.  It's kind of funny to catch people looking at my tummy all the time.  For my close friends, they are just itching to touch the bump all the time.  It's definitely something to get used to!


17 weeks 4 days


I think I might be feeling something poking me from the inside!  Everyone tries to tell me what it felt like when they felt their baby move for the first time.  So far I haven't felt what their telling me.  But, I think I'm feeling little "thumps" from inside.  Not sure if what I'm feeling is the baby, but I don't think I've felt this before.  Still waiting for the big kick, and something that Dan will be able to feel from the outside.  It's all very special to know that a little baby is living and moving inside of me...

We got a package the other day from my Aunt Regina.  In it were some of Dan's favorite baby clothes we've received thus far.  We received two little onesies with Purdue Boilermakers emblazoned on the fronts.  Dan is very excited to dress baby in these come football season next year!  Thanks Aunt Regina!

With Love
Jess and Dan

17 weeks pregnant

Today we are 17 weeks pregnant and time seems to be flying by!  I can't believe it's already so close to Halloween.  We began decorating the house this past weekend in preparation for our annual party.  No matter how many times I say we're not buying anymore Halloween "stuff", we just can't seem to help ourselves!  Here are some picures of our decorations so far.

We are still getting sweet little baby clothes in the mail from family and friends.  My friends Melissa and Emily actually sent me some clothes on the same day.  Here is a pic of one of the outfits.  What cute little duck feet!

My mom and dad finally caved in and sent some outfits as well. One of my favorites pictured below.

Go Bears!!

While we are receiving new outfits, my mom reminded me that I have a hope chest full of clothes I wore as a baby.  I forget there's actually something in there, Dan and I use it as a bench so frequently!  There are all sorts of treasures in the hope chest.  Infant onesies and some of the softest pajamas, toddler overalls, shoes, shirts, even some toys saved after all these years.  Some of the items I found particularlly interesting, I had to snap some pictures of them.


This seemed to be a bright yellow snow suit?  With it is a squeaky toy.



Silly baby humor?

Last week I joined my friend Kate at the Taste of Altamont.  Not quite comprable to the Taste of Chicago, but offer a pregnant woman a food festival and she's there!  There were approximatley 20 restaurants serving all sorts of yummy dishes as well as five different dessert stands.  Kate enjoyed the adult beverages while I enjoyed a decaf coffee from Starbucks.  We even got some free non-edible items.  Lucy enjoyed one of those items the most!


It's a frisbee! She loves wearing them over her head...

We have our monthly doctors appointment tomorrow.  They will check my weight and vital signs as well as use a doppler to listen to the baby's heartbeat.  They will probably draw more blood as it seems everytime I go, there is another test that needs to be run at that particular time.  We will schedule an ultrasound for a couple weeks from now to check out the baby's anatomy and hopefully be able to determine whether it's a boy or girl!

Bump at 16 weeks 4 days

 With Love,
Jess and Dan

Today we are 15 weeks and 4 days pregnant (hey, every little bit counts!)  I'm feeling less nauseous and less tired thank goodness.  My waistline is expanding but I don't feel I look "pregnant" yet, just like I may have had a large lunch.  No fetal movements yet.  From what I've heard, most first time moms don't feel the baby move until somewhere around week 20.  Cravings?  I haven't really had many cravings, just a few things I really, really like.  Early in my pregnancy I was eating avocados like crazy!  A whole avocado, diced up with some olive oil, salt, pepper and lime juice.  Yum-o!  Now I'm loving fruits, especially red grapes.  I believe this has something to do with the absent red wine in my life.  A bottle was always stocked and waiting for me when I got home from a rough day at work.  Oh, how I miss my red wine...  So red grapes are my baby-friendly alternative.

The Bump! 15 weeks

What about Dan?  These days he spends his workweek on Disney property working on the new hotel they're building.  He's consulted daily on the drawings and plans he came up with to make sure everything is in the right place and that it looks good too.  Of course every job comes with it's frustrations.  Especially when you're sharing an office in a trailer.  It's supposed to open sometime in March which is when the baby is due.  Who knows, maybe we'll have a babymoon if we get to try the new hotel out for the soft opening!

The way Lucy sees it:
(Lucy seems to be popular with a few blog followers, so she gets a voice too!)

I've heard mom and dad talking about this new thing we're getting called a "baby".  When they talk about it I kind of tilt my head to the side like I understand what they're saying.  I don't really understand what's going on, I just know I look cute when I do the head tilt.  I still really enjoy cuddling up on Jess when we go to bed.  I love laying mostly on her stomach and digging my elbows in, which she says is going to have to stop soon.  Something about that baby thing we're getting.  The other day it was really nice outside and I just love laying in the sun.  When I get really excited I run big circles in the yard and bound through the flower bushes.  I came out with an accessory after a few laps around the yard.


Flowers in her hair

 With Love,
Jess and Dan

So much has happened...

Welcome to our blog!  My mom had the idea to start this to track our pregnancy progress, and with some ideas from other friends that blog about family life, I came up with "The Family York" blog.

So, Dan and I got married April 21, 2011 in Las Vegas.  We had a beautiful wedding surrounded by wonderful family and friends! 

Then, 3 months later we realized we were pregnant!  On August 25th we had our first ultrasound done and saw baby York squirming about.  The heartrate was 170 and the baby looked like a little peanut.  It was surreal to see this tiny thing living inside of me.  The ultrasound tech said, "Seeing is believing, huh?"  Wow was she right!  To our surprise, the baby was 9 weeks and 2 days at this point, a week ahead of what we originally thought.  Let's hope this is not a trend...

On September 19th we had another ultrasound done for genetic testing.  This time the baby looks more like a baby with facial features, arms, legs, and hands!  The baby was lying in a curled up position, basically on its face and tummy when we first saw it.  This was the perfect position for the tech to see what she wanted to see.  The heartbeat was again in the high 160's.  I asked if the baby would move to get a different view and she said no problem.  She took the ultrasound device and bounced it up and down very quickly on my low abdomen and I lost it!  For some reason I started laughing and could not stop.  The baby was bouncing all over the place and every time I laughed it bounced again!  The problem here was when I was laughing, the tech could not get the picture of the baby since my tummy pushed the device away from where it was supposed to be.  I managed to calm down for a few seconds and we got an awesome view...

A darling five fingers on baby's precious tiny hand!

Now, lots of planning has begun.  After working a long weekend I came home to a clean house thanks to Dan!  He also started cleaning out the guest bedroom which is going to eventually turn into the nursery.  Up until this point, all of Dan's clothes were in the dressers and closet in the guest room.  So, the next day I stepped up and cleaned out some old clothes and other things that I did not wear or use anymore so Dan could use some drawer space in our room.  In the end we took six garbage bags to the Salvation Army for donation.  I guess our spring cleaning was more like fall cleaning.  I tought it felt good to get rid of all that stuff, Dan thought we've only scraped the surface...

Speaking of Dan, we just celebrated his 38th birthday with a biking pub crawl!  We've done this for three years now, and it seems this may have been the final year on bikes...  What a different perspective I had on the occasion being pregnant and the sober biker!  The day was a success with only one minor (ok, maybe moderate) injury (thankfully not to Dan or I).

We haven't bought anything for the baby yet, but we've started browsing.  There is so much baby stuff out there it's overwhelming!  Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike get the prize for the first baby clothes bought!  We received a package the other day with some cute onesies!  There was also a knitted baby blanket that belonged to my Uncle Mike.  He actually received two blankets, and the one pictured is the only one that survived over time.  A neighbor made them for his mom before he was born. A blue blanket with a pink border and a pink blanket with a blue border.  So amazing that we will be able to use it for our baby someday soon!  Thanks Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike!

Now that it is October, we are starting to plan our annual Halloween party.  A few costume ideas are floating around.  Check back with us to see the party ideas and pregnancy progress.

With Love,

Jess and Dan