T-minus 25 days

We're getting down to the wire and Sally is still the hottest lady around. Almost 37 weeks and a knockout!

We spent the weekend washing several loads of baby clothes, building a bookcase for the nursery and beginning the decoration. We're pretty minimalist when it comes to design, but with so much cool stuff, it's hard not to put everything out!

Austin is known for bats. Furry blue bats are cute.

The new bookcase is 'home' to a couple new whatchamacallit friends.

Every Texas girl needs boots. Purple cowboy boots with flames to be more precise.

We love this Flensted mobile. Appropriately enough, it's a flock of 4 white and 1 black sheep. We're hoping they'll be counted successfully for many nights to come.

It's been a bit

So how about an update! 

Sally's now 34 weeks and still looking good. We've been spending our weekends busy around the house attempting to get things as ready as possible before Hoagie arrives. Furniture construction, drywalling, painting, putting down new floors...you name it, we've probably done it in the last month. 

We're also enjoying our birthing classes and have met a bunch of other couples having kids around the same time, so hopefully Hoagie will have a built in set of friends to hang with.

Statistical Data

I'm not sure if it is because of my recent cold, my ever-increasing girth, or a combination of the two, but the last week has been full of some really interesting data that I'd like to share with all of you (because I obviously have no shame left).

Number of times I've peed my pants in the last two days: 3

Number of times I've blow-dried my underwear in the last 6 hours: 2

Number of times I've considered sending the husband out for some Depends: 2

Number of times I've left sessions with clients with the mumbled explanation "cough....pee": 2

Number of times I've wondered if silverware can go in the microwave b/c I have no memory of why it shouldn't: 1

Number of shopping trips I've been on wherein I find myself wondering if I normally wear a bra in public: 1

Number of times I've seen my bikini line in the last 2 months: 0 (this counts looking in the mirror, I am officially so large that my belly hangs over the whole damn area)

Ahhhh, ain't life grand.

Nursery step 2: Assemble Crib

Thanks to the generosity of Grandpa G, we now have a crib for Hoagie. It's sleek, modern and above all, functional. I've heard a ton of horror stories regarding crib assembly, but luckily it wasn't the case this time. In about as much time as it took to open the box, the crib was assembled and ready to go.

Here's an action shot.

Here's the crib all set up and in place. 

What a Month!

Well, I'm finally home again after almost three weeks in Kentucky with family.  It's been an adventurous time, complete with 3 baby showers and a tremendous amount of babygirl loot.  We decided to begin decorating the nursery today, and since the furniture has not arrived yet we went to Lowe's and picked some paint colors.  Ryan spent the evening painting...



...and painting some more!



We're going to sleep on it for now and see if we still like the colors in the morning, but I think we're on the right track. The 1960's metal blinds, though, definitely need to go.

Ryan and Katie did some shopping yesterday and found a HOT DEAL at our local vintage store, and now our front living room actually has furniture in it. HooraY!



I want to say thank you to everyone who made an effort over the holidays to host and attend our baby showers. Baby girl now has a complete wardrobe up til age 2. Let's just hope those ultrasounds were accurate, because otherwise our baby boy will be wearing a lot of pink.  Here is a random sampling of some of her loot: 

We found these guys in rural Kentucky at the same mall where Ryan found a foot-wide bling Obama necklace.

This little outfit is from Ryan's Auntie, who has a children's clothing business (www.mulberrystreetinc.com).  Notice the frog bum on the back.

Here's a onesie that Katie personalized for us.  And yes, it's personalized on the butt.  Soooo cute.

These two outfits are from our cousin Karen in Chicago.  Because everyone needs a onesie of a milk carton riding a cow AND a baby kimono.

It's a Disco Xmas!

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From Belize to this

That's right people, last week we were tanning and now sitting at the door watching snow falling from the sky. It's not often we get snow in Austin and it's great to see.

Some Pics

Hi everyone,
So we are back from our vacation and our tans are already beginning to fade. We had a fantastic time and it was everything we were hoping it would be. Here are two of the pictures from the trip, one being my favorite and one being my least favorite. Can you guess which is which?