Month: April 2014

New Additions to Our Home

The weekend was very busy. We purchased a shed for our backyard, and thank goodness we had Dad to help put it together. That was a full day and a half of work, but the guys did a great job! In other news, I came home to a few delivery boxes this week - the crib & mattress arrived! Talk about things getting so real. They're still sitting in the den, until we can get the nursery painted. Mom &...

It’s all BLUE!

Oh, what a week(end) we've had! We had an amazing anatomy ultrasound on Saturday and at first thought we may not be able to tell for sure who was in there because the cord was in the way. But, with a few giggles to get baby moving, we saw HIM - It's a BOY! Once we saw him for the first time, the technician said "Oh, now he's showing off!" It was amazing. I was crying and Dan was trying...

Month 5, Here We Come!

Can you even believe it? We've entered month 5 (week 17)! We (Dan and I) cannot. It's unbelievable how time is flying. I remember thinking in January "it will be forever before March is here" and here we are half way though April, Easter around the corner, and 2 weeks away from being at the halfway point. It is both overwhelmingly exciting and scary at the same time. We finally had some beautiful spring weather this past weekend and we...

Chalk Art – 16 weeks (Part II)

The chalkboard has finally made it's appearance and I was quick to get it on the wall. Here's some shots from week 16's little notes: And the first belly picture with the weekly post... I'm so excited to keep using this to track Baby Stern's progress for the week(s) and be able to share development and growth milestones. I feel like this little peanut is growing by leaps and bounds. I did a side by side comparison of week 15...

16 Weeks & Counting!

I can't believe that today marks Week 16 for Baby Stern. Time is flying by! I am reminded every day when I wake up, and this belly seems to be growing by the day, of this amazing gift from God that we are preparing to receive. It's just amazing to me how in a little over 5 months we'll be holding our little one - the excitement is just overwhelming! I finally broke down and ordered a chalk board, but...

Spring Expedition

We decided last week, spur of the moment, that we needed to get away. We had a bit of the "winter blues" which I think we're all suffering from. We packed up the car and headed to MD/VA for some antique exploring, or "pickin" as we'd call it. I definitely wouldn't call us the next "Mike & Frank" but we found some places I'm sure they'd love to explore. We had a great weekend, walked a ton, so I was...