27 Weeks and Growing...

I have been meaning to take belly pictures again for so long. I just realized the last ones that we took were from 18 weeks, so the change of 9 weeks is so exciting. I am loving him moving and grooving in there! I was headed to a dinner party and thought this was a perfect time to snap a few shots of just how much we have grown. 13 weeks-to-go...I can't help but countdown, but I love being pregnant and not so sure I am ready to share him with the world.

~full side view~

~from the front~
~belly side view~

~love love love him already~

Loving this belly more and more,

IT's A BOY!!!

Now that the family knows and the word is out...we are super excited to announce...

IT'S A BOY!!!

I have attached our sonogram pictures from our most recent appointment. We are officially 22 wks and growing strong.

~My handsome little man sitting criss-cross-apple sauce~

~My handsome little man's profile~

Loving him so much,

18 wks 2 days

October 8th, we had our 18 week appointment. Dr. Sparn was correct about the baby growing so much during the last 3 weeks that the baby would not fit all in the same shot for a full body picture. Baby has grown and was so active, but I was still concerned at the fact that I couldn't feel all the movements baby was doing during the sonogram. There were many times that it appeared that the baby would punch hard and I still couldn't feel it. After hearing that the baby is perfectly fine and that this is normal for a first baby, it began to calm my nerves. As some of you already know, I am the biggest worry wart in the world. I work myself up over the littlest things and I am trying to get this under control. I must say I am getting better, but I am far from being past this point.


We have officially pasted the point in which we lost our first baby, so that is a little bit of relief. There is still not a day that goes by that I don't think of our other baby. I have a girlfriend that we found out we were pregnant at the same time who now has a 15 month old and he is so big. Just makes me sad from time to time but so blessed to have such a healthy little one so far with this pregnancy.

Our little bundle is growing so fast!

~Profile shot~

~Baby sucking on his/her thumb~

~Belly shot at 18 weeks~

~Officially in Maternity ACU's~

My maternity ACU's are HUGE, but I don't want to go out and buy new uniforms that I will not use afterwards. The ponytail holder on the second button was just not going to cut it if I was to ever have to raise my top.

Loving my belly,

15 Weeks 4 Days

Once again, I am playing catch up with my blogging. This is from our appointment September 17th! The baby was so active, but I still could not feel all the little movements. Dr. Sparn also said that this would be our last sonogram where baby would be all in one shot.

Our little blessing from above!

Loving our bundle,

Paris is everything I dreamed it would be...

Our last and final stop for the families European trip had to end in Paris, France! It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and everything I had expected. This just so happened to be our 3 year anniversary, so what better way to spend it than in Paris! Once again I have a ton of pictures, but here are just a few to share with all of you. If you ever have the chance to come visit Europe, Paris is a must to see with your own eyes. I was just over 15 weeks when we were here so we didn't to walk the tower...I thought I was going to die and I am sure my doctor would not be too proud of me if I ever shared with him that I did this. Hope you enjoy the few of many pictures I have attached.

~Just getting off the train~

~Walking toward the Eiffel Tower~

~Our little family~

~Happy 3rd Anniversary~

~We made it to the 2nd floor~

~View of Paris~

~Another view for other side~

~On the bus tour~

~One of the many souvenir shops~

~The Notre Dame~

~Entering The Louvre Museum~
~Inside The Louvre Museum~
~In front of The Louvre~

~Mona Lisa~

~Eiffel Tower at Night~

~Laying on the courtyard of the Eiffel Tower waiting for the light show~

Loving our trips and looking forward to many more,

A little shopping in Poland...

After we left Berlin, we made a mad dash over to Poland for some pottery shopping. It would have been a sin to be that close to Poland and not jump on over the border. Vickey, Caitlin, and Cullen had no clue just how much pottery they were going to see in such a small little town. No matter how many times I go, I could always go again and again! There are just too many beautiful patterns to choose from, but after searching and searching, I hope they found whatever they were looking for. Let's just say that none of us left empty handed.

~In the center of the traffic circle~

~A pottery tree is a must~

~Check out the size of these pieces~

Awaiting my next trip to Poland,

Berlin is BEAUTIFUL...

During their visit, I had to attend the Dental Conference in Berlin, where they could come with me. I had made pre-arrangements to make sure they could come to see all the sites that Caitlin had already seen. I blogged around Christmas time last year, that my sister-in-law was chosen to come to Germany to study for a little over 2 weeks. During that time, she saw ALOT of Berlin, so when she had the chance to go back, she was super excited. So, we all loaded up on Sunday to make the 5 hour trip to Berlin and leave Ryan home alone. When we arrived to the hotel, we didn't know what to expect, but let's just say that the Army went all out for us this year. We stayed in a 5 star hotel and it just so happened to be the time of year that the International Track and Field was going on. Several of the athletes were staying in the hotel, so when we got to see some of them, we tried to get pictures of Cullen with them. I have attached several pictures of all our adventures.

~Inside the hotel is this HUGE aquarium with an elevator going up the inside~
~Cullen was a little fish in the pool~

~One of the athlete's that stayed in our hotel~

~Just around the corner, The Berliner Dom~

~The Berliner Dom at night~

~One of the many Berlin Bear's~

~Another Berlin Bear~

~Checkpoint Charlie~

~Posing by the Berlin Wall~

~Such a ham...holding a chunk of the wall~

I have many many more pictures, but these are just a few of my favorites.

Missing our boy,