The Yellow Shirt Still Fits! (...kind of)

We weren't sure how the yellow shirt was going to do in terms of covering the 8 month belly, but we thought it did a fine job. :)

It's amazing what 30 lbs (and counting) of baby and etc. will do to your body:

My poor yellow shirt....! :)

Happy Independence Day!

Baby started squirming around when the fireworks started! I think she liked them? :)

Practice Makes Perfect!

We now have a carseat and a stroller for Baby! Andrew has been in preparation mode, and decided it was time to get the carseat ready for the car, and put together the adaptor bar for the stroller so we can put the carseat in it. 

What do you do after you get everything set up? Why, you give it a test run, of course! Since Baby isn't quite here yet, our good friend Donald graciously volunteered to help us out. (This particular Donald was given to me when I was born! I have lots of baby pictures with him!)

Here's Andrew with the whole setup -- stroller, carseat, diaper bag, and "baby"!

We wheeled the stroller around the house to test out its maneuverability. :) We even made a little pit stop in the baby's room (still in progress!).

Practice makes perfect! I think we've got this one down! The countdown is on -- in about 7 weeks or so, we'll have a cute little human baby in this carseat instead of Donald Duck. :D

Photoshoot!

At 32.5 weeks, we had the privilege of having wonderful photographer Megan Tsang do a maternity photoshoot! Here is a teaser shot that she sent us this morning; there will be more to come, so check back soon! :)

You can check out her website at http://megantsang.com/ and her blog at http://craftyarchitect.wordpress.com/.

Baby Shower!

A few weeks ago, my dear friends threw me a wonderful baby shower. I was so, so blessed by all the friends and family who came to celebrate with me and to bless us with gifts! There was even a photographer on hand to capture all the fun moments!


It was great to have Andrew's mom fly into town to spend the weekend with us and attend the shower as well! I love this photo of my moms and my sister!

Here is a link to the photo album: http://gallery.me.com/actionanh#100693&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=322


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Enjoy!

The Last Trimester!

It's that time again! Time for another "yellow shirt" picture -- it still fits!! (Wonder if I can make it to the last picture in this shirt!)

Andrew and I dressed up for a wonderful night out in San Francisco -- dinner and the SF Symphony! It was our daughter's first concert and I'm pretty sure she had a good time rockin' out. :)

We topped off the long weekend with a fun BBQ in the park with our friends. Here we are next to Vasona Lake!

We are so grateful to know that our baby is healthy and growing at just the right pace. All day long, she lets me know that she's figuring out how to move her arms and legs, and I can tell they are getting bigger and stronger! It's hard to believe, but this is the last trimester of my first pregnancy. I can tell that things are going to start to get a little more intense! Tonight, Andrew and I start the first session of our 8-week long birthing class to learn how to help this baby come on out. Here we go! 

The Burgeoning Bump and the Baby's Room!

So, the way people measure how far along you are can get a bit confusing. Most non-pregnant people understand progress in terms of months, but pregnant folks (and those who like to be more technical) count it in terms of weeks. Now, each month has a slightly different number of weeks -- which is what makes everything a little wacky. The reason I'm trying to explain this is because of this picture, as well as the rest of the photos in the sequence!

I've been taking a "yellow shirt" photo just about every 4 weeks, since I first found out I was pregnant. Andrew took this photo of me today, and I'm about 24.5 weeks along. But technically, I'm about 5.5 months pregnant -- not quite 6 months yet. Sooooo, there you go. Technically, this whole photo project is a bit inaccurate. But hey! We're having fun with it and we hope you're getting a kick out of it too! :)

Speaking of kicks, Baby has been doing her fair share of kicking me! I started feeling her move about 3 weeks ago, and it has just been getting more and more intense -- and more and more fun! It is an amazing experience to feel a little life moving around inside of me, and  now Andrew gets to share in it too! 

We've been doing some research on what we need (and want!) to prepare for our baby's arrival, and this was a big weekend of acquiring some of those things! 

Crib, glider, rug -- check! In the picture above, the cushions are missing from the glider and ottoman because I had taken them off to do some spot cleaning. We found the pair at a garage sale, and after a few touch-ups here and there, it seems practically new! I never knew I would love a glider so much until after I spent an afternoon rocking in it while I watched Andrew build the crib! The adorable pink outfits  hanging in the room were given to us by both grandmas who already have a penchant for making sure their granddaughter is stylishly dressed! The row of little booties on the nightstand came from my sister, who has been faithfully crafting and knitting accessories for her future niece since Andrew and I got married almost 5 years ago. :) Thanks, Bo!!

Ta-Da!! Andrew is awesome at building things! Didn't he do a great job building this beautiful crib for our daughter?!

Here's the glider in its full glory, cushions and all!

Baby Girl, we've only just begun preparing your room, but we can't wait for you to be here (well, don't come just yet; we're happy to wait for another few months until you're full-term!!)!

SHE'S getting bigger!!!!

BIG NEWS!! Baby is a girl! We are thrilled and delighted to be welcoming our daughter into the world in just about 20 more weeks! At our most recent ultrasound visit, we saw that she is growing just perfectly. We were able to see the lobes of her brain, the chambers of her heart and we watched her moving around too. Here she is, with her face forward, and hand drawn up to her mouth.

In the last three weeks, she and I have been doing a lot of growing! Check it out:

We are also getting settled into our new home. We feel so blessed to have found such a perfect little place for our little family.

Now, onto the task of figuring out what this cute little girl's name is going to be.... :)