Five Days Until The Big Surprise

Friday is the big day. We find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Please keep your fingers crossed that little Levy cooperates with us. Ben also told me he now thinks we are having a boy. The waiting is driving us both crazy. Yesterday, Ben walked into the babies closet and came out having a small panic attack and said "This is really happening." I had hung all the clothes, and placed the hats, bibs, blankets and shoes on the shelves versus in the boxes we were keeping them. I think with each day he gets more excited to be a dad. He is going to be an amazing father and I can't wait to see his face when he gets to hold our little one for the first time.

Our appointment is at 2:30 and as soon as we find out we will share it with all of you!!

17 Weeks

This week I was in New York all week for work. I have finally begun telling people at work that Ben and I are expecting. Some were extremely surprised while others said they thought something seemed a little different. I feel really lucky how supportive and excited everyone for work has been about our news.

We had friends in town for the weekend and it was great to spend time unwinding and really good for me to not spend endless hours on the internet or at baby shops trying to figure out what we really need. I am beginning to see how quickly babies take over your life and how excited we are for our little one to join our family. 12 days left until we find out if we are having a boy or a girl, and Ben and I can hardly wait. I am beginning to think it may be a boy now, but Ben still believes it's a girl.

Today we went to look for engagement invitations for friends of ours that are getting married next year. As we looked for invitations we realized this was a great place to look for baby names. We found a lot more ideas and names that we loved, and even names we had never seen in the baby books or on-line. If you have any new names let us know!!

4 months complete!!

This week we began the crazy task of finding baby furniture. I think we have looked at over 100 cribs on-line. It is amazing how many options there are and how many different places sell baby furniture. A friend of ours gave us some great tips and helped us find a book "baby bargains" that gives consumer reports on all the major brands and items you need to buy for the baby. Thanks Sarah this book is a life saver.
We are now 16 weeks pregnant and at this point we may begin to feel little Levy moving and kicking. Ben and I can't wait for this to happen after all of the ultrasounds we have had with little Levy rolling around. Our little one is now the size of an avacado and growing quickly which is having me headed to the bathroom every fifteen minutes. One of the many joys of pregnancy.
This weekend Ben's parents came to visit and again little Levy is getting spoiled. Ben's Mother brought his baby books from his first few years and it is really exciting to see pictures of him as a baby and what our little one may look like. He was 9 pounds 2 ounces at birth a really BIG baby. We also begun hanging the clothes little Levy has and they are so cute. We feel so lucky for our little one to have such amazing grandparents that are so loving and full of excitement to meet their first grandchild.

4th of July

We had another ultrasound this week and baby Levy continues to be very active. He/She had a heartrate of 152 and even though that is only a theory more and more people are thinking its a boy. Our bet is still that it is a girl. We will find out on July 3oth what we are having if little Levy cooperates so between now and then let us know what you think!
We were also able to spend this past weekend with a lot of friends in Okoboji for the 4th of July. It was great to see my dad and spend time with friends. Sure isn't the same as last year but got to spend time with my friend Maggie's son Isaac and made me so excited about the coming months. He is adorable, Jeff and Maggie you definitely hit the jackpot! Also our friend Gina was so sweet and didn't want me to feel left out so she made me my own virgin pomegranite sangria it was great, even though she tried endlessly to get me to taste other beverages (you know what you did ha-ha!) And finally for all who haven't tried it the people of Boji Boats got their first taste of the "Lebomb Shots" truly a first in my book.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!!