Countdown to Baby

Several weeks ago, Simon and I made a paper chain to countdown the weeks until the baby is born.  It's been the highlight of our Mondays to remove a link!

 

 

 

 

P.S.  I also noticed Simon is wearing the same shirt in the past three different posts!

It's a GIRL!

My Mom's Night Out dinner with sweet friends where we did a "cake reveal"...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's a girl! and for some reason, I burst into tears (even though I already knew)...

 

Our families had to wait all week to find out.  My friend Jeanette gave me the great idea to do confetti eggs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's still hard for us to believe, but we feel so blessed and can't wait for this new adventure!

Baby #3!

I think everyone who reads this blog already knows our news, but so it's documented or in case I'm wrong...we are expecting baby #3 in mid-July! Stay tuned a month or so for gender news!

 

Nesting

My maternity leave officially began Monday and I have been nesting this week. As you can see, Callie is having a hard time understanding these things are not for her. Sure hope the baby isn't allergic to dogs. As Andrew said awhile back, "It would be sad if the baby had to start sleeping outside." We have finished lamaze and so now the counting begins...2 more weeks.

Things are squared away in Austin (well except for that whole employment thing)

Back from Austin. It's time for the home stretch out here in LA. Got a lot squared away for our return later this summer.

People wanted to know if I was okay with the baby being born out in California. Of course I'm okay with it. That will be the excuse whenever baby acts up. However, if we want to call the kid a Texan, he's got to be born over Texas soil, so...

After Paige's wedding last night, I went down to the Capitol and got some Texas to put in a jar to bring to the delivery. If you think I'm kidding, you might not know me very well. Apparently it's actually pretty common. Or at least enough people do it that it doesn't make me look insane. The nurses out here might have a different opinion when I roll that jar under the bed.

(I hope that soil wasn't imported from Oklahoma, or else this kid's going to be really messed up)

One cool thing I saw when I was there last night was a big group of college kids were playing Capture the Flag over the whole grounds. I wanted to play, but I was still in my suit.

I also finished tying up all the loose ends on our house. I've decided to go with a minimalist approach to furniture since that's the cheapest route. The only thing in this room will be the rosemary plant that I'm holding.

New Glider

I can't tell if Erinn is mimicking Callie or if it's the other way around. We picked up our glider the other day and it has a strong resemblance to Chairry from Pee Wee's Playhouse, which makes it even more awesome.

Also, it's March 2nd, so...

Happy Texas Independence Day!

Happy New Year

I put together a changing table the other day. I think I put it together correctly. I mean, the directions and I were in the same room, but there was a game on, so who knows if it'll hold. I didn't get up there to test it out, but she looks sturdy enough.

See? Sturdy as a mule. Those canvas baskets must weigh at least 8 ounces each.

Mother Nature came knocking last night.

For those that want to see how Erinn's looking, we don't have any recent pictures. But this was from last year after we sat in the All You Can Eat seats at Dodger Stadium so you can use your imagination.