It's a girl!!!

Most of you already know, but we found out we're having a girl!!! We were both surprised, because almost everyone thought we were having a boy! We are very excited though! I can't believe I'll have my little girl! A shopping partner for life! I love it!!! :) I held off going to any stores for almost a week, but broke down yesterday! I got 4 little outfits all on clearance for a couple bucks each! They are sooo cute! It's crazy how my focus has already shifted...normally when it comes to clothes I only think of myself. I have to admit that I am very selfish in that category! However, now when I go in a store I go right past all my clothes straight to the baby stuff!!! It's so much more fun! :) We'll keep everyone updated! I have another appointment in 3 weeks and another ultrasound in a month and a half!

What's in a name?

Many of you know that Dave and I have been set on our names for a long time! Chloe Jane for a girl and Aidan Ryan for a boy. However, a little incident in a grocery store may have changed all that! Let me explain...
So, I was in the produce section trying to get out of the grocery store as soon as physically possible (I hate grocery shopping) and this little boy went right in front of me blocking the aisle. He started dancing in circles. Very cute, but remember I wanted to leave! With old ladies thoroughly examining the apples behind me, I had no where to go. Finally, the mom of the boy noticed where he was and started yelling his name...you guessed it....."Aidan. Aidan. AIDAN!!!!" The boy didn't budge. Then the unexpected happened...she yelled his name once more..."AIDAN RYAN!!!" You've got to be kidding me! Granted we knew the name Aidan is becoming increasingly more popular, but really...what are the chances that I would be standing right there in the grocery store at the same time and place that the boy happened to act up enough to require his mom to yell his first and middle name? Come on. So, as I scurried away from the produce section and gathered up the rest of my groceries I was thinking about whether or not it was some sort of weird sign...does it mean we're having a boy? Does it mean Aidan Ryan is the perfect name for our little boy? Or most likely...does it mean that it wasn't a sign at all and that there are a million Aidan's in the world including enough Aidan Ryan's that I could run into one! After telling Dave the story we decided to change our boy's name. For the fun of it we both started making lists of both girl and boy names. Boy names for this one and girl names for the future...until we found a new girl's name too! Now I LOVE Chloe Jane and haven't had any run ins with a Chloe, but we also love our new choice. The long and the short of it is, don't trust any name we tell you until after the child is born! The new tops are Savannah Elise and
Austin Patrick...but, don't count on it yet! :)

Parent's trip

Mom and Dad in front of the Alamo

Dad and me in San Antonio

Nursery...so far

My belly...so far :)


I took my mom and dad back to the airport early this morning. It's amazing how quickly things get back to normal. I am all alone in the house again (Dave is at work), and I have to go back to work again in a few hours. It's actually pouring outside right now...the first rain we've had since Ike. It was beautiful the whole time my parents were here...80's and sunny! Anyway, the trip was great! We did do some sight seeing, but not a whole lot. We went to San Antonio on thursday. It was their first time and my second. Other than that, we did a lot of relaxing, some shopping and lots of eating! We also worked on the nursery, which is coming along quite nicely. The hardest part (all the painting) is done! Now, it's just decorating and getting furniture! I couldn't have asked for anything better! It was just so good to spend time with them. It's definitely really hard to be away while I am pregnant, but at least I have a lot to look forward to, which will help the time go by quickly. Dave's parents will be in town next month and then there's all the holidays and before we know it, it'll be March! I am going to have an ultrasound in a couple weeks that will determine the baby's sex and possibly give us a new due date. Maybe I'm further along than we think, who knows! Anyway, that's about all here in Texas!