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The difference in my belly over the last few weeks has been incredible - I swear I'm ballooning, and only 19 weeks today!

Here I am at 16 weeks...


Toby trying to listen for kicks, a heartbeat or first words, perhaps.

And here I am at 18 weeks - hello maternity pants! (By the way, I've decided to go back to being a brunette, and the path I'm standing on is a true work of art as far as I'm concerned. It took us two entire days to remove boulders, flatten giant hills and create this beauty. Check back later for before and after pictures.)

Toby has actually lost weight since I've been pregnant (thanks for that, sweetie). I guess he decided to grow a beard, since I'm growing a belly. Here he is in the middle of his garage project...check back for more photos soon!

18 weeks (almost)!

We had another OB appointment today - Mini Cooper seems to be doing well and has a good strong heartbeat. Unfortunately we have to wait until November 10th for our ultrasound, which sounds like it might as well be 2012! Between now and then, Toby and I are going to look into all the old wives tales and post the results so that everybody can guess for themselves what brand of baby we're having.

First clue - I feel pretty strongly that it is a girl. You should know, however, that I have a 0% success rate in guessing the gender of my friends' babies...so said friends think it is a boy.

More to follow!

Sadie's Magic Trick, Part II

Sadie performed her magic trick yet again today...we had storms during the day and Toby arrived home to find Sadie shut in the bathroom. We were careful to leave the door wide open so that it would be hard for her to accidentally shut herself in. So we think it is official - Sadie intentionally shuts herself in the bathroom during storms. Not a bad place to be during a tornado, I suppose!

Sadie's Magic Trick

Toby arrived home from work yesterday to a very quiet house. He looked high and low for Sadie, who was nowhere to be found. After much searching and calling her, he finally found her shut into the downstairs bathroom!

Now Sadie has a habit of hiding in the bathtub during storms, and there was a pretty bad storm yesterday, but we have no idea how she ended up behind a closed door. The storm came through around noon, so she spent all afternoon in the TINY bathroom, just hanging out. Needless to say, she was very happy to see Toby.

So how did she end up behind a closed door? We have no idea, but we would love to hear your thoughts! Please take the poll (at left) if you have a moment!

Toby's 33rd Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the cream in my coffee and the icing on my cake. The next year is sure to be the best ever!

October 1st! (Warning - mush alert!)

Toby and I met three years ago today, so we're celebrating tonight as we have every October 1st - eating dinner at Dan McGuinness, where we had our first date! Every year it seems as though October 1 comes as a bit of a shock to us when we realize how far we've come with our relationship.

The breakdown -

October 1, 2006 - "Hi, I'm Krista. Nice to meet you!"

October 1, 2007 - After dinner at Dan McGuinness, we opened champagne and tasted lots of different cake options for our wedding. (Background conversation- "OMG, we are engaged and we've only known each other for one year! Isn't it awesome?!")

October 1, 2008 - After dinner at Dan McGuinness, we opened champagne and ate a cake similar to our wedding cake. (Background conversation - "OMG, we are MARRIED and we've only known each other two years! Isn't it awesome?!")

October 1, 2009 - After dinner at Dan McGuinness, we will be breaking out the sparkling cider and eating a cake similar to our wedding cake. (Expected background conversation - "OMG, we are having a BABY and we've only known each other three years! Isn't it awesome?!")

Isn't it wonderful when you meet the person you were meant to be with, and you know right away, and you never doubt? Happy October 1st!

Mini Cooper!

I hope that Toby and I have been able to share our great news with all of our friends and family, and that nobody is learning about Mini Cooper by reading this. If not, I'm really sorry and blame it on "pregnancy brain."

We had our 12 week ultrasound about two weeks ago, and here are a few pictures. The baby was kicking, waving and generally having a party in my belly. It was absolutely amazing to watch!



I think the baby looks like (s)he is considering sucking a thumb in this picture, but Toby (of course) thinks the baby is practicing drinking a pint.

And here's the belly at 14 weeks! My pants won't button these days, but I'm still not quite pregnant-looking enough for people to ask me if I'm pregnant. Since they're afraid I might have just gained a few points, they're all asking mutual friends instead.