Baby Furniture and Baby Bump

The nursery is starting to take shape. Although the crib has been set up for over a month, the dresser and hutch just arrived today. (Thanks to Dad and Uncle Ken for helping with the heavy lifting!) I also included a picture of the "baby bump" since I've had several requests...

The crib and "Porter the Puppy":









Close-up of the crib (which will eventually turn into a full sized bed):









The dresser/changing table and hutch:












This is the corner where the sage green glider will go:

Blizzard of 2008 - Part II

The second wave of snow hit between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. We got another 6-8 inches. The snow now reaches the top of the benches on our deck. The piles of snow at the end of our driveway are taller than we are! We had snow on and off all day today but probably only got another couple inches. Another major storm is supposed to come through tomorrow with the possibility of another 6-8inches. That will put us well over 2 feet of snow in five days.

Blizzard of 2008 - Part I

We had our first major snow storm of the season and they are predicting possibly two more in the next few days. We do not need to worry about having a white Christmas this year! Here are a few photos of our deck:

Maran's Graduation

This weekend, we went to Detroit for Maran's Masters of Ed graduation. The ceremony was really nice - everyone had their name read as they walked across the stage. Later that evening, we went out for a celebratory dinner in Birmingham with Maran's fiance and his family. Everyone had a great time!

Maran getting ready to walk across the stage:

Marcy, Ann, Josh, Maran, Phil, Kristen and Steve after graduation:

Maran and Josh at Dinner:

Maran and her Cake:

First Baby Pictures

We had our 20 week ultrasound today, although it was actually at just over 21 weeks (more than half way there!). The doctor and the technician said everything looks great and the baby is measuring true to our due date of April 22, 2009. Right now, they estimate the baby weighs 15 oz (based on the size of the abdomen) and is probably 10-12 inches long. We did not find out the sex of the baby - we still want to be surprised! Here are a few pictures they gave us.

3D picture of the baby looking directly at the face and abdomen:










4D picture of the baby's face and hands:









4D picture of the profile of the face and the baby getting ready to suck his/her thumb: