Hank's Got some Personality :)

Monday night, Tyler and I were taking a nap and Tyler had his hand on my belly. Tyler could really feel Hank kickin' away and Ty started to poke at him. Hank would punch back... Tyler would poke again, and Hank would punch back. For about 4-5 minutes they played around. It was SO CUTE! I loved it. And then again Monday night before bed we were watching the news and I pulled my shirt up to see my belly and Tyler and I just watched Hank move around and my belly would jiggle as he kicked. :) We laughed as it was all so new to us. Hillarious!

I had to share this picture of Tyler (below) from Steph and D's baby shower. So FUN!

So this is the recent addition to our home furnishings. That's right... we actually removed our sofa to fit this great deal into our house. :) It was only $300, and we couldn't say no. Then we didn't know where else to put it. It looks alright though. And so far it has been awesome for movie nights.

This is a picture taken with our new camera. It could have dummed down the quality for the internet to let it go through, but let me say that the actual pictures are unreal. So Cool!

25 Weeks & Still Busy Planning

So we have come to the conclusion that our projects are never going to stop. I am pregnant at 25 weeks. And we realize that the rest of life is just one big project... filled in with all the little projects. Ahhhh. There has been so much going on at our house that it is just a little nuts. We have re-arranged and made changes to four rooms in our house. And we only have a 3 bedroom! :) Each bedroom has taken up some major changes. What was our office, is now or will be our guest room, what was the guest room is now the baby's room, and our bedroom has now been updated to fit all of our office supplies and a desk that Tyler built. And the great room has undergone a change all in it's own as we found a set of theater seats on sale cheaper than cost that we just couldn't turn down.

I think that Tyler and I are a little nuts, and that soon we need to bring things to a hault. But for now, we are just trying to find a way to fit baby into our life without changing our whole life. :) Too late. HAHA. Here's me at 24.5 and 25 weeks.

Tonight we went to Yard House (Largest Number of Drafts in the World, picture is a very small part) and met a really neat couple at the bar that talked to us about having kids and stuff. It was really cool to get some pointers from them and talk about all the fun baby stuff. I love the strangers here... I don't know that that's a good thing, but people here are so friendly, it's really cool.

Our 4th of July celebration

Right as we were waiting for the fireworks to begin this 4th of July, Tyler and I were sitting in lawn chairs chatting and the baby really started to kick. Tyler came over and put his hand on my belly and the baby kicked him. Tyler looked at me Wide-Eyed and said,

"Was that it!?, Woa, that was So Weird!, that was so Weird"

:) I started laughing. He felt him kick a couple times, it was so cool. A great memory for the 4th of July. And as the fireworks were getting ready to start, Hank had really settled down quite a bit... but as that first firework let out with a large BANG, it really startled him (poor baby) and I don't think I've quite felt him kick that hard! He continued to kick as it was seriously loud. The show was short and sweet as some bush shortly caught on fire and they decided to just light off all the fireworks right away (a great grand finale) so that then they could put out the fire after finishing the show.

Each day more and more I am starting to wonder what this little guy is going to look like. Since the baby is male I've wondered a lot, will the baby look more like Tyler, or more like Josh (who is like my twin in features). Will the baby get Tyler's stocky build? Have my eyes and ears? Tyler's mischevious smile? I can't wait to find out! So many fun things to wonder about. And we finally broke down and got us a video camera so that we could capture the birth on film. We figured we would need it and that there will be many more memories we would want to catch on this family investment, we are so excited for this child's future.

HAPPY 4th of JULY! Time is Flying!

Celebrating Independence day has always been a fun one for me. I remember being a little girl and sitting out of the back of our van just oohing and aahing over the fireworks display. Here there are so many different shows to go see. Tempe has always been a favorite, a fireworks display that will Forever live in my memory as the best we have ever seen. Hopefully wherever you all are, you find yourself traveling safe. May we always remember the soldiers that fought to give us this freedom and lost their lives.

So This isn't a picture of Fireworks, but Arizona has it's own kind of fireworks that you can see for miles called Monsoons. When the 4th of July comes around, you know it's the start of the Creator's most awesome work here in Arizona. The squals can be seen for miles away, its a huge wall of dirt coming your way that is miles high, and when it hits you can't see 10 feet in front of you. SO COOL! I remember when we first moved here, I was driving out in the rain and all of a sudden it was like driving through a waterfall. I had to pull over to the side of the road since my windshield wipers couldn't move fast enough. Crazy!

Just recently Tyler and I have planted some citrus trees along with grape vines in our yard. (Plants here survive like the California climate) Our Limes, Cocktail Vodka Grapefruit, and Tangelos won't be ready until this winter around Christmas. We just pulled about 5 clusters of grapes off of our vine and oh they were delicious. So good right off the vine. :)