Happy Birthday Steph!

This week we celebrated Steph's birthday with dinner at Woodberry Kitchen! Dinner was delicious and we capped it off with the CMP!


Steph also received her first present from our baby, a calla lily plant(Steph's favorite flower).

Last night was our monthly date night, where one of us plans a surprise date, Ben was in charge of this month's date.
He figured what better way to appease his pregnant wife than Five Guys and Roller Derby. We ate burgers and fries and then went to Du Burns arena for some Charm City Roller Girls roller derby!


We wanted to get our baby girl into the sport early on. So we took her to an event in utero. That's right, we're having a GIRL!!! Seriously though, she is going to need a weight set in the nursery for start prepping for a career in roller derby.
We couldn't be more excited to be having a little girl and scared at the same time. Ben has already sworn off her dating until 30! Here she is!


Here are a couple of pics of Steph and our little girl (in the kitchen of course) from last week at 21 weeks.



Here is a picture of Steph from yesterday at 22 weeks. This little girl is huge! She kicks a lot, and we can even see her kicks through Steph's belly. Although Steph is already at the point that she gets a lot of "August? Are you sure that baby isn't coming sooner?...."


The ultrasound tech did say girl was her "guess" so if the news changes later on...we can all laugh at the switch-a-roo together.

More than halfway there....

Yes, we will post more pictures soon....we've been slacking with this blog business again.
But we are more than half way through the pregnancy!  Some days that's super exciting, some days super terrifiying!!!  We are so excited to meet this member of our family.  This baby loves to kick and move around (yes, they started moving at 16 weeks!), and we think it's going to be a fun one.

My friend Biz is having her baby girl in the next few weeks, and I've also been sewing up a storm, mostly baby gear.  I thought I would share the booties I sewed for Biz.  I need to get a pair going for our kiddo since they're going to be BFF's...

We'll put a biggger, more exciting post this week.

19 Kids and Counting

Or just one little baby at 19 weeks.


Ben has been teaching the baby the ins and outs of the landscaping business. He can't wait to have a helping hand.

Balentine's Day

Ben and I are perfect for each other for many reasons....but here is a perfect example.

Steph bought Ben "Call of Duty" for the wii, and Ben bought Steph this:

Since Steph has been pregnant she takes a bath at least once a day....now Ben can play shooting games while Steph relaxes.  Nice work.

Dream come true.

Cuatro Meses!

It's hard to believe we're already at the 4 month mark. The pregnancy continues to be very easy (and fun!), and Steph's belly is continuing to grow (and grow, and grow).
Here's some pics for all of you that are obsessed with pregnant bellies (ahem, Steph...)




Can't wait to feel it rocking around in there....


WOAH! It's definitely more real now that we're going to be parents to a little Loochie!

Funky Beats

We heard the baby's heartbeat again today and all appears well!  S/he's coming in at a solid 160.

Next ultrasound is March 1st. Woo!

And Steph has been counting down the minutes until the Superbowl arrives and she can eat chili for hours.

Bumps R Us

Here you have it folks.  The 14 week bumpy.

This was the day I finally had to crack and buy sexy, sassy jeans with an elastic panel.  Turns out, I could wear pants like that forever, especially during Holidays.