ultrasound may 11

diva

kicking!

just hanging out

attempt at getting hand to mouth

20 weeks

18 weeks

my first mother's day! and the easiest one i will ever have, so i was told.  :)  i loved sharing the day with my incredible mother and celebrating it with my wonderful father, as well as the best daddy-to-be.  (i have to admit, it was pretty fun being able to take the little gifts handed out to mothers after the church service too.)  :)  

17 weeks

crib for our bedroom--romin family crib passed down to us.  i made mattress pads for the tiny mattress and am currently in the process of making sheets too, as it is too old to be a standard mattress size! 

15 weeks

13 weeks

easter weekend in louisville with ry and marcia

how we told our parents

at the time we were training for the bayshore marathon in traverse city, mi. i asked steve and dino if they wanted to see the design for the shirt i would wear to run in; i unzipped my sweatshirt to reveal the news. we continued to train for the marathon, until the following doctor's visit, when we were told that i would be too far along to safely run it.  disappointed at first, i quickly realized it was completely worth it!

then we met up with joe and janell in ft. wayne for a casual dinner.  after we placed our orders, we handed them each a gift to open.  as captured in the picture, they were thrilled at our news.