Kelly, Chris and Baby Cole!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

6 months...the baby bump!

Well, here it is! The much anticipated baby bump photo. This photo is from 24 weeks (almost to the day!). As you can see there is a definite bulge for the baby. My trusty guide to pregnancy says I should add 1/2 an inch to my belly every week moving forward. That is a lot more inches to go! The baby continues to be very active.

Aside from that not much new to report. We are getting ready to register - frightening prospect, especially for Chris. We also are thinking about the nursery, furniture, etc.

The only other major life update is that I officially have a mom-mobile. No, not a mini-van. I got a new Hyundai Santa Fe SUV!! I have already put more than 700 miles on it (in 10 days!).

Monday, September 21, 2009

23 Weeks and Kickin It!

Well, we are officially 23, almost 24 weeks. The little one is kickin' up a storm lately. His most active times are at night around 8 p.m. and then around 4 a.m. in the morning. Lucky me for the 4 a.m. boxing round. I think this is just training because we know we will be up all night anyway in a few months. In all seriousness, I like the kicking because I know he is there - it is comforting after months of knowing I was pregnant but never feeling like I was.

Aside from that there is not much new to report. I am feeling a lot better and generally all my sickness is behind me. There have been numerous requests for a baby bump photo, which I promise to post soon. I need to find the right outfit that actually makes me look prego and not just fat!!

Family in Town!!!

Chris and I were lucky enough to be host to my family when they all came into town at the very end of August. My youngest brother Matt was celebrating his birthday (the Big 25!) so he came down to party with his family, Riana and baby Kurtis, then my mom and my brother Trevor and his wife Deena came.

It was REALLY hot (115) but we still had a good time. Isn't Kurtis the cutest? He was such a good baby the whole time - I hope Chris and I are that lucky :)

So Cal Baby Tour

Over Labor Day Weekend I headed out to Southern California to see the two new babies in my life! My good friend Danielle and her husband just had a beautiful baby girl named Kate. Here Danielle and I are enjoying a little "girl time"!

Then I headed up to the LA area to see my newborn niece, Addison Kelly Smith! A namesake! I had a great visit with my family and got to see an old friend who didn't know I was pregnant - it is always fun to surprise people when you are 22 weeks along!!! Talk about shocking.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

It's a Boy!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound on Friday and it's a boy! Everything seems to be going great. The little guy was really active and moving all over the place. There are a couple of fun photos below. Even though 20 weeks is a little early to get good 4D pictures, she got a couple of good ones.

It's a boy and here's the proof!

Safe and sound.

Hi! I can't wait to meet you!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Schwartz family in Las Vegas

We took a fun trip to Las Vegas with Chris' side of the family. His parents hadn't been in a while, so it was quite an experience for them to see how much The Strip has changed.

Here is a good photo from inside the Bellagio.

Friends and fun!

New Years with Lizzie and Greg!

For Alli and I's 30th birthday we took a group trip to Napa....it was awesome.
Here is a group shot of all the couples at our first winery.

New Member of the Family...

Introducing Kurtis....the newest member of our family. As mentioned in an earlier post, he is now 8 months old....so these are taking you a bit "back in time" to his earlier months...

Christmas 2008

Here is a shot from Christmas...Chris and I hosted the Spicer side of the family!
Our first holiday in our new home.

Fun family shots from the last year....

Here are a couple of good photos from the last year.....these are from the baby shower for my nephew Kurtis. So these are before he was born....he is now 8 months old....

A cute shot of me and Travis from the shower.

A brother sandwich!

The expectant parents!

We are back in business....and having a baby!

So, the blogging thing kind of fell apart earlier in the year. Actually, almost a year ago! Our computer kind of crashed, and we just never really got around to fixing it and posting to the blog.

But a major life event has brought us back to the blogging fold - we are having a baby (most of you already know this). So, we are going to do our best to be better bloggers so that you can all share in the joys......here is the proof of our new little one on the way!

I am now 19 weeks, so we are almost half way done. The first half was a little rough for me, but I am feeling better now...most of the time. Chris would swear it was tough for him too, but that is mostly because he had to eat a bunch of junk food with me for a month - I swear all I wanted to eat was pizza, mac-n-cheese, grilled cheese and bean and cheese burritos.

We have our 20 week ultrasound in a little over a week which we are really excited about.

I am going to take the next few posts to share some fun photos from the last year (just something for you to look at). So start checking back often as we hope to share this exciting time in our lives with you!