Nursery Phase 1

Well since Heather's dad is coming to help with the nursery in January we know that there are steps that need to be taken before he gets here. We are hoping to have some foundation so that we will be painting and installing hardwood floors, etc when he arrives.

Phase 1 = demolition. Today we began pulling down the ugly red walls so we can start on the nursery. You can tell the difference in Jeff and Heather's parts just by the height. It felt great to break walls in the nursery to get it going.







We are being as careful as possible to not go through the next room where Chuck, Elaine and potentially Meghan will be staying while they are here. We can't wait to share our nursery transformation with you as we go. Everyone cross your fingers because as we all know nothing ever works out the easy way for us and the last thing we need is complications.

Love and Kisses
Heather and Jeff

We know what Sprout's Gender is.

After a long 15 weeks we finally know what Sprout is going to be and even have a name and the nursery picked out. We are so very excited to share the news with all of our family and friends, but first a couple of pictures from the ultrasound where we found out the gender.




So the final verdict is that most of our friends and family guessed boy and they were incorrect. Sprout is a girl and we will be naming her Bailey Ryan. We will keep you all posted.

The Introduction of Sarge and Gunner

Our dogs love each other. Whew. It is a good thing because otherwise we could have had a huge mess on our hands. Sarge currently is about five pounds heavier than Gunner was at his age, even though he has been smaller most of his life. We thought we would share a few pictures of them playing frisbee - one of their favorite past times, and then they love licking daddys head everyday when he comes home.

Sprouts Wardrobe

So Sprout got a wardrobe beginning while Heather's parents were in town. Although Aunt Krystin does not agree with the concept of gender neutral clothes we thought they were pretty cute. Jeff even went and found Yankee onesies and a romper and hooded towel. Take note miracles DO happen. Who would have thunk it.

All Quiet on the Western Front

It's been close to a month since our last blog update, so I thought I would let everybody know that everything is going fine. We're done with the initial onslaught of Dr. visits and now into a more regular 3-4 week interval. Since our last update we've been busy. We finished the guest bathroom shower remodel just in time for visitors: Heather's Dad, Mom, and Nana. We've also added yet again to the family with another Boxer, named Sarge (and to answer your question, yes, we are insane). He came to our house at about 10 lbs...now we'll see how he grows compared to Gunner who now stands at 75 lbs.

We'll be starting the nursery demolition and construction soon and that should keep us busy for a little while. We'll keep you up-to-date with any changes, but I guess for right now, no news is good news.