A Few Firsts!

I'm not sure how great these will turn out but I wanted to try to get some ultrasound pictures on the blog. I also bought our first outfit for the baby. Of course it has daschunds all over it. Brian told me that I cannot buy everything I see with a doxie on it. I say "why not?" And I actually bought 2 different sizes so he can wear them for longer than 3 months! So take that! The other exciting news is we found out Baby Krieg (due 4 days after Baby Kippley) is a boy so now he will have one more BFF to wrestle with! Congrats Sara and Brendon!

Here's a picture of the PJ's.
(No, I won't post every outfit that I buy tempting as that might be!)

This picture was taken right at the end of the ultrasound. He flipped over so his hiney was in the air. In the actual picture, you can see his spine really well.

I can't for some reason get this to go the other way but this was the profile picture.

1/2 Way Through

Welcome to our first blog post!

We (I) have been thinking about starting a blog since we found out the news that we were expecting. I kept putting it off wondering if it would be interesting enough, would I commit to updating it and would anyone even read it?! But in the end Brian and I both decided it would be a fun way to document what is going on in our life as we prepare for the baby and then life after the baby is here.

For the next 20 weeks, readers should prepare themselves for posts about the following:

+ our dogs Stella and Sasha
+ anything and everything to do with the baby (with 5 close friends all delivering in the next 5 months..this is a high possibility)
+ reality TV (especially So You Think You Can Dance or SYTYCD as it will be known)
+ any TV (it's been a great fall season so expect there to be more TV than baby posts)
+ if Brian takes over any posting, prepare yourself for fantasy football talk. He's very excited about how well his League of Dorks teams are doing. No, that's not their name, it's just what I call them because I can't remember his dumb team names.

One thing you will not read about on this blog is Brian's softball games (thank your lucky stars.) He had his last game of the season (which lasts 7 months) tonight and he's already ready for spring season to start next May! I think I caught a sparkle of a tear in his eye when he got home.

Please don't post any mean comments or I will ban you from the blog. I don't know how to do that yet, but I will figure it out. :)

And last but CERTAINLY not least. I will end my first blog post with some exciting news. Brian and I had our "big" ultrasound last Friday to (as my friend Jess put it) confirm that we were having a girl. Ever since I saw on the Chinese predictor chart that it was going to be a girl around week 4, I've only looked at girl bedding, names, clothes, etc. I hate to say it but I even would slip and say "she" when talking about the baby. So you can imagine my surprise and shock on Friday when the ultrasound tech said she saw something there. I asked "like a penis??" in dismay which is exactly what she saw! IT'S A BOY! But I'm over the shock and we are both ecstatic that most importantly he looked healthy and has all the right number of limbs and organs.

This is our life right now. Hanging out on the couch, watchin TV and snuggling. I have a feeling that next year, our family picture will look a lot different! :)