Annual Halloween Party

October 28, 2006 - Annual Halloween Party

Bun in the Oven

A child by any other name would be...

It's inevitable...when you start dating, everyone asks when you are getting married. After you are married, everyone asks when you will have children. And the next thing that I've found that everyone wants to know is what you're going to name your child. Well I'm happy to say that we're in the process of picking out a name. We have been for quite some time, and when we decide on a name we will let everyone know...after he's born. I'm curious as to what the next big question will be after everyone knows his name.

We've finally registered. You can find the link on the right to the Target baby registry. The link will take you right to it. You'll just have to enter our names to get the list. You can also go to Target and look us up in the computer kiosk.

The shower invites have also been sent out. The shower is Nov. 18th. I (Mark) have no idea what is planned, but I'm sure everyone will have a good time. I'll be staying safely out of the way that day.

Sorry, no pictures this time...the doctors don't take them on every visit. We'll all just have to wait a while for some new ones.

Oh Boy!

Yup, it's a boy! So one of the Grandmothers was correct...you girls can figure that one out amongst yourselves. Enjoy the pictures. I think my favorite is the fourth one down where he's covering his face with both hands. Keep the comments coming too, it's good to know that people are visiting the site.

First Portrait

The above photo as I promised in the last post. The arrow is pointing to where the heart is beating. If you click on it, the photo should open up larger.

In the Beginning...

We've started this a little late, but we figure we'll start from the beginning of the pregnancy instead of picking up from where we are right now. We'll post pictures as time progresses, and try to add new entries at least once a month.

We had been trying for a year and were told it may not be possible for things to happen naturally. We were preparing for our next step towards parenthood, when we received the wonderful, but shocking news, that we were pregnant! After the ups and downs of the last year, we were elated, but cautiously optimistic. The reality has finally set in now that we have made it past the first trimester and not a day goes by that we don't feel totally blessed!

4/11/06: Positive home pregnancy test.

4/12/06: Positive pregnancy test at Clinic (because we both needed to know for sure).

5/4/06: First doctor appointment. Did ultrasound and saw baby for the first time, then saw heart beating (We have a picture but I just found out today[8/4/06] that my scanner doesn't work with Windows XP. As soon as I come up with a solution, I'll post the image here).
6 weeks and 5 days along.

6/1/06: Heard baby's heartbeat for the first time.

7/6/06: Felt baby move for the first time.

7/25/06: Mark felt baby move for the first time.