more of us as babies

today it has been oh sooo rainy and the leaves are really falling. it is nice to think back of us in our summer outfits...
 
  

are the aunts and uncles ready

 
 
  

is zoo zoo ready

  

are the grandparents ready

 
  

are the cousins ready

 
 
 
  

jean and mei visit

oh what a wonderful blessing to have friends visit! i have been just so anxious since jean said that her and mei would be in town at the same time...... i think that my fingers and toes were all crossed in anticipation of our get together! we had fun trying out our version of some swiss cuisine (inspired by our recent visits to new glarus wisconsin.) along with lots of visiting, we had a gruyere cheese fondue and a meal that we cooked ourselves on the raclette grill using the following cheeses: raclette, monterey jack, and muenster. the baby even got in on the action and was spoiled with some thoughtful gifts! thank you guys for bringing such sunshine to us everyday!
 
 
 
  

us as babies

will the baby have mommy's eyes or daddy's nose? we had some fun looking at classic baby photos of ourselves recently with the help of grandma foss and grandma shooks.

 
  

grandma foss' birthday

we had so much fun with grandma and grandpa over at our house recently. we had fun celebrating grandma's birthday with turtle cheesecake..... and of course got to try some other tasty treats through the week (like homemade coney sauce and our new chocolate truffle store.) grandma and grandpa helped with our living room project and grandma had fun baby shopping with me too. during the visit we had lots of fun and then something really cool happened too..... the baby got in on the fun and started kicking enough one night that scott could feel her too! she is so athletic and loveable. our little kicker. the baby and us wish for grandma and grandpa to have a cozy and safe winter traveling.

 
 
  

Our 19 week GIRL

daddy is right! we are having a baby girl! i am still flabergasted because i thought there was a little boy in there but i am in luv with our 'daddy's little girl' already. we were lucky enough to try out the 4D ultrasound today to get some sneak peeks at our little girl. she was amazing during the scan. she was sooooo active! i have felt her moving around for the last few weeks, but i had NO IDEA that she was moving as much as the ultrasound was detecting! she is quite the athlete already. our precious little girl is already moving her hands to her mouth and opening and closing her mouth...... maybe she was blowing us kisses??? we luv you baby girl, and we luv your skeleton pictures (yes she will be growing into that skeleton by march with no problem!)
 
 
 
  

growing belly at 19 weeks

i think i may have ate too many apples the other day at the orchard.... or the baby is growing fast! today i put on my fav overalls and scott took some belly shots. i was so suprised to see a visible baby belly. i guess it has been there, but wow does this pic really show it.

  

eating for two at 19 weeks

we are having fun at our 'big red' orchard. the baby likes jonathan apples just like mom and dad. the weather is beautiful and we are enjoying the full atumn color outside.

 
 
 
  

the baby's time capsule

we have a time capsule to fill!
this is a fun gift from aunt kerry, uncle joel and cousin jake. i think the baby would be interested in what types of messages that you think we should include. please leave comments and ideas! let the fun begin! thank you!
  

heart beat at 15 weeks

today i heard the baby's heartbeat on the doppler. it was so musical. it inspired me to write a poem..... hopefully one of many poetic inspirations to come!

heart beat
by mommy

you are inside of me today
i do not yet feel you move
but i hear your heartbeat
wow you ARE there
inside
of me
and your heartbeat is
so fast and fun
i think you try to hide
from this test
but you are inside of me
so i will protect you
i will protect you and your
fantastic heartbeat
you are
and i am
together again

cutest little baby spoons and fork

everything baby seems just so cute. did they always make things so tiny? i never knew there was this whole world out there full of miniatures for our precious ones. somehow little ducky baby items just really excite me....... like these stainless steel little spoon and fork set that i hope our baby will just luv.

  

first picture at 10 weeks 5 days

wow today we saw our miracle for the first time! it was overwhelming to see our baby so small and with such a great heart beat. our baby is just so amazing to us.


  

are we showing yet at 7 weeks

we are having fun being pregnant. we have so many new ideas and plans to make! so far we have been blessed with a pregnancy that is pretty foot-loose and fancy free (except those marathon nap sessions.) we are 7 weeks along and it is just amazing to visualize us as mommy and daddy!
  

yes i had to test three times

it was just so exciting to get that second line the first time... than the other two strips were just lonely in the package so i tried again. and then again. scott got a kick out of this whole procedure that took place over a few days.

"are you going to pee on a stick every time you need to go?"

"the line got darker.... yay! it is just toooo cool"