Father's Day!

So we decided to go ahead and celebrate Andrew's first Father's Day this year. Plus Andrew's birthday is coming up this week so they will kind of be combined. I got him a shaving cream warmer thingy and I made him a coupon book; the taking out the trash one was his favorite!

We also went up to Seattle for a Mariner's game and watched them lose 5-2...they aren't doing very well this year! But we still had a fun time and had good seats. The only weird thing was we brought a blanket and actually had to use it! It was freezing! Apparently it is the coldest June on record in Washington!

There is a Babies "R" Us on the way up to Seattle so we decided to stop and register for baby stuff! It was pretty fun and I actually think it was easier/funner than registering for our wedding! Here I am with my handy-dandy clipboard.

This past week I made Red Beans and Rice which came out really yummy and I made homemade bread for the first time! We have a breadmaker, but I wanted to try making it all on my own. It was really tasty and kind of pretty, I was REALLY proud of myself! (it was a healthy pride though) Emily gave me the recipe a while back and I've been wanting to try it. I halfed the recipe and it still came out huge!

On a side note, I thought I'd post some pregnancy pictures. I never thought I'd be someone to post pictures of my growing belly, but I know some of you who won't be able to see me pregnant are curious what I look like, so here goes....

19 Weeks

21 Weeks

23 Weeks

This past week I feel like I really popped out, even though it's hard to tell from the picture...

Andrew's mom sent us some onesies and receiving blankets a little while back before we knew if it was a girl or boy. They are so cute and tiny and I can't wait to put them on our little girl! She also sent us some cute holiday bibs. Now our baby can make a mess in style! Thanks for all the goodies, Pam!

Now that we know it's a girl I went and picked out some girly clothes that were on sale at Gymboree and BabyGap. It's fun to see more little baby things in the closet!

Also, Jessica sent me a ton of her girls' hand-me-downs.

I'm so excited to have such a big wardrobe of cute clothes for our little one! Thanks Jess!

It's a girl!

So, today we had our first ultrasound and got to have our first look at our little baby.

After a lot of poking and shoving the technician told us she was confident we're going to have a girl, but couldn't quite get baby to cooperate for a visual. Our little baby was just content to sit at a really awkward angle for the entire ultrasound. The technician even tried to move me around some but it didn't work. Anyway, here is some footage from our visit. You can see her swallow and see her little heart beating. Awwww! It was pretty neat! We can't wait to meet her! Luckily everything measured good and the size and everything is right on for a due date of October 20th.

A couple of weeks ago while Andrew and I were at an eye exam we were talking to the technician and I told her I was pregnant. She told us her little girl was 16 months and she didn't plan on having any more kids so she wanted to give us a little swing. So we arranged to go pick it up from her and it turned out to be a really nice one and in good condition! It can swing two ways, has adjustable speeds and after a quick wash in the washing machine it was as good as new. She also gave us some baby toys that were basically new. Now we just have to wait wait wait to see our little girl!