What a Way to Celebrate

On Monday, we went to the doctor and found out WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!!! We are so excited about this news and can't wait to meet her! Tuesday marked our 2-year anniversary, as well, so this was a wonderful way for us to celebrate! But while we're still mostly child-free, we decided we'd get away for a night to celebrate at a bed and breakfast. (We also found out that this kind of trip is called a babymoon.) It was such a fun and relaxing weekend!

There was a window between our bathroom and the bedroom!

And we had our very own fireplace!

We loved the theme of the room - rustic and outdoorsy.

This was the view from outside our room...on a very misty morning.

This is me doing a baby picture...in the rain.


This was so cool! Our hosts told us about this stream in which there were salmon spawning! This is a fish I finally caught in action as it was trying to jump over this mini waterfall! Watching these guys was amazing, and it gave a whole new meaning to "go against the flow!"

Halloween Fun

Our campus group went on a retreat over Halloween this year, so we thought we'd show you some of our costumes!

Steven's a lumberjack, and I'm a...well, you can read the sign.

These were the hicks from South Carolina! I had to get my picture taken with them since they were in town!

In other news, I started feeling the baby kick for sure this week! How fun! This Sunday also marks week 20, which means we're officially halfway there!

Week 19

We went to Lake Padden today and took some fun pictures! We'll start you off with some pregnant pics - then get to the fun stuff!

...the contemplative side...

what a great smile :)

Apple Picking!

Washington is known for its apples, so we thought we'd take advantage of it and go pick some apples! We went with some friends, Kyle and Tabitha, so we had ourselves a grand 'ole time.

Look how big this apple is!!!

Steven had just accidentally broken a branch of this tree trying to get an apple from the very top. Ah, the things husbands do for their wives!

This is your baby belly picture of the week too - week 19!

Week 18

Today marks week 18, so here are a few pictures.


My aunt also sent us our first baby outfit, so I thought I'd share that with you all as well. Thanks Aunt Jacki!

Week 17

So today marks week 17, so we wanted to share a few more belly pictures with you. This time, we thought we'd let you see a bit of Steven too!

Like my pregnant shirt?

Haha, this was our attempt at one of those romantic pictures!

Steven wanted to show off his baby belly too!

We also went to the doctor this past week, and we got to listen to the heartbeat! That was our first time hearing it, so it was really neat. The doctor said everything looks good still. For anyone who cares, she did talk with us about my Rh- blood type, so I'll have to do the RhoGam shots throughout the pregnancy. Other than my fear of needles, that doesn't seem to be too big of a deal. ;)

She also told us that at our next appointment (Nov 3), we'll be doing the ultrasound in which they can determine the sex of our baby! That's especially fun because that will be the day before our anniversary. What a great way to celebrate!

A Taste of Home

Yesterday we had such a splendid treat that we just wanted to tell you all about it. Our good friend, Chris, was sent to the Seattle area on a work trip...and we had the privilege of dining with him one of the nights he was in the area. Unfortunately, traffic wasn't super-helpful for either him nor us, but we all finally ended up in the right place, and it was SO nice to visit with someone from home. Thanks for the visit Chris, and if anyone else is thinking about following suit...we'd love to see you!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

So September 27th was my (Beth) dad's birthday, and it also happened to mark 16 weeks! Here are some pictures to commemorate both.


If this baby is a girl, how fitting could this shirt be! (And isn't it funny how some shirts make you look much more pregnant than others?)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

15 Weeks

September 21 marked my being 15 weeks along, so here are some more pictures of the belly!

We're getting a bit of a pooch, but walking down the street, it's not yet obvious that I'm pregnant. It looks more like I'm just gaining weight (at least that's what I think). :)

More Ultrasound Pictures

We went to the doctor again on September 17, and they did another ultrasound. They used this one to determine a due date - March 15, 2009! They printed out 5 different pictures for us, so we're going to share them with you! (The quality isn't all that great, though, because I had to take pictures of the pictures.)

This is a picture of the baby's head and face. You can see the brain and the eyes! (Okay, so it makes him/her look kind of like an alien...albeit, a cute alien.)

This is the baby with its hand up to its mouth. Maybe he or she is even sucking their thumb!

Here you can see the little white arrow pointing to the baby's hand. You can already see each individual finger!

Here you can see the baby's profile - nose, mouth, and everything!

In this one the baby stretched out its neck a little bit for us. It makes for another great profile shot - what a cute nose! I wonder whose nose it'll look like?

Our Other Babies

So it's been a while since many of you have seen our other babies, so we thought we'd post a couple pictures of them too!


Remember Fidget? She's still as curious as ever! We let her wander around on our apartment floor the other night, and she was quite the little explorer!


And Snickers, too! He's just as cuddly and sweet as ever. He's not as interested in wandering, but he sure does love a good carrot!

We're Pregnant!

Okay, so probably all of you reading this blog already know we're pregnant, but we had to make something the title, now didn't we?

My dear sister Casey has requested a picture every week so that she can keep track of how my belly is growing, but don't worry...we won't put pictures of me up here every week. But we will give you a few every now and then, as well as try to get copies of our ultrasound pictures up here. So here's your first dose:


These were our first ultrasound pictures taken on September 4. This was the first time that we actually got to see Baby inside, and it was so thrilling! We saw his/her heartbeat, and we even got a foot kick!


This is me on September 7 at exactly 13 weeks - the end of the first trimester! My shirt is a bit deceiving; it makes me look a bit bigger than I think I really was. But hey, now you've seen me!