22 weeks and making progress...

Here we are, 22 weeks! I can't believe I'm already half way through my pregnancy! The "cantalope" inside is bulging out a bit, just enough to make me uncomfortable at times, but I am not complaining, it is quite the miracle!

Surprise...I got the fabric samples, so these are the colors and patterns that will be in the nursery! From the very beginning I was saying I didn't want pink...well what do you know?! There will be quite a bit of light pink, bright pink and deep pinks along with oranges...but I LOVE it and just know it'll turn out fabulous! Sure hope the doctor was right, otherwise our bouncing baby boy will be pretty in pink!!

Well, I've been marked to share six random things about myself by my good friend Steph. That doesn't sound like a hard thing to do, but I really don't know if I can think of anything interesting. I will do my best, here it goes:

1. I am not a big fan of chocolate. I honestly could live without it, which a lot of people find hard to believe, but it is true. French fries on the other hand...a major weakness of mine!

2. I have curly hair! Very few have seen my naturally curly hair, because, well...it's not a pretty sight! I blow dry it straight every morning.

3. I never had my ears pierced until I was in college! For those of you that know me well, yes I did get light headed and needed a cold beverage before I could leave the jewelry store!

4. Before this past December, I was considered legally blind! Thanks to crazy technology, I can now see better than 20/20!! It's amazing!

Wow...this is pretty hard!

5. I've always wanted to sky dive. It is still something that I would love to do, but I don't think any liable company would allow a prego to jump out of their plane...so we will have to wait a bit!

6. I never thought that I would be living and establishing my family in Arizona. I thought I'd come to the desert for college, graduate, and move again. Funny how things work out. I can confidently say that it won't happen any time soon, but I would love to be where there are four seasons. Maybe one day.

Hope that wasn't too boring!

So here are the rules: 1. Post the rules on your blog. 2. Write six random things about yourself. 3. Tag six people at the end of your post. 4. If you're tagged, DO IT and pass it along.

I can't say that I know six people that have their own blog, so I will tag my friend Deleena and any phantom visitors I have!

Out with the old...

First I would like to start by apologizing for not blogging the last couple of weeks. Honestly...there just hasn't been anything that exciting to share! There still isn't, but I'll try. As I am sure we are not alone, Brian and I have been watching the Olympics nightly. The opening ceremony was AMAZING and I believe that is when we were hooked. I don't remember watching past Olympics as much, but how can you not tune in to see the fab abs of Michael Phelps and his quest for eight golds! Gymnastics is always entertaining to me, and I have learned that my husband secretly wishes he could jump, flip and spin around like any of the Olympic team members, gotta love him! It is quite entertaining when he tells me "that's easy, I can do that" and follows with a demonstration in our family room! HA!!

On to more exciting news...we went baby furniture shopping! We have been working diligently to clean out the room that will now be known as the nursery! I think we've done a great job, and Brian did not complain when he had to find a new home for all NINE basketball jerseys that were previously covering the nursery walls. To replace the sports memorabilia, we have ordered a crib and dresser with hutch. I knew it was "the one" when I saw it and being the loving husband he is, Brian agreed! Now all we have to do is wait about eight weeks for it to come in! I found some pictures on the company website for your viewing pleasure :-)

Crib (obviously)

and dresser
I couldn't find a picture of the hutch, but I will make sure to post pics when it arrives!

The Windy City!

We took our first trip to Chicago, and it was fabulous! They were having unusually nice weather and we could not have had a better time. Brian and I met up with family and had a blast! There is so much to do, I would definitely recommend going if you have the opportunity. The architecture there was unbelievable and ofcourse we had to attend a Cubs game! We indulged in their famous pizza, among other great tasting treats, and even with all of the walking we did, I have successfully gained my weight back...ha!!

Brian and I with cousins Kasey, Kelsey, Kristy and Aunt Karen at Navy Pier

Public Transportation

Brick reads "The BIG 3-0 Happy B-day Brian"

(I tried to convince him that was an early birthday present from his loving wife...

he didn't buy it!)

Uncle Keith, Kasey, Brian and Kelsey, Aunt Karen, Kristy

Go Cubs!!