We're having a.......

Baby!!! As much as many of you would like to know if it's a boy or a girl... our lips are sealed. However, we are excited to say that we saw baby for the first time today and it was the most amazing thing in the entire world. I think we both could have sat there all day watching. Our little one was full of energy during the ultrasound making things a little tricky at times for the tech. We can tell you that we saw two arms, two hands, two legs, two feet, the face, the heart, and apparently the kidneys but we just took the lady's word on that one. Everything went well and the doctor was happy with how things are progressing. The heartbeat is nice and strong and always a wonderful thing to hear even though we had seen it working during the ultrasound.

We are well on way to getting the house in order for baby's arrival. We are installing hardwood in the nursery in two weeks and hope to get the painting done before then. Our furniture selection is starting to narrow down and we will hopefully have something ordered by the end of the month.

We will be heading to the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament Friday/Sunday in Dayton. We love college basketball and while we were really pulling for Purdue, Illinois, Butler or Michigan St. to be there, we are excited to at least have Ohio St. there as a Big Ten team. Hopefully they will do better for us then IU did last year in Raleigh.. (that was painful to be a part of).

We can't believe how fast the time is flying and are even more amazed at how quickly our Spring and Summer have filled up with things to do. Our free weekends are soon going to be non-existent for awhile. Of course, you could say our free time in general is going to be limited soon as this little one will take up all of our time. But we are so excited to have this baby in our house and a part of our family.

17 weeks already

A couple of lady's at work pointed out to me the other day that I am almost half way through the pregnancy. That is so hard to believe because the time seems to be flying by! Baby and I continue to feel great but still have nights when we get tired early.

We have started to get serious about getting the nursery in shape. We had the floor measured this weekend and will hopefully figure out what flooring we will put in soon. We have also started researching items that we want to have for when our little bundle arrives. It is so fun looking at all the things. I think I want it all! haha.

We wonder every now and then how Peanut will adjust to being a big brother. While we are optimistic about the transition, we both realize that at first it might be a little rough. For those that do not know Peanut, he is quite possibly the neediest dog you could ever meet. If we were to pet him from the time we got home at night until we went to bed, we are convinced that still wouldn't be enough. He loves to snuggle up with us and certainly loves being #1. So needless to say it will be a bit of a transition for him to become #2.

Speaking of Peanut, he got his hair cut today and I love it when he goes because they put a bow in his hair. I know, cruel since he is a boy but so adorable all the same. He only wears it for the day as he really is not a fan of it, but for those few hours I pretend that Peanut is a Yorkie that I can dress up. :-)

We are anxious for our next appointment and the ultrasound so we can finally see this little one!!