it's a gas gas gas!

it has been quite the eventful weekend. we have finally picked an official name for chickadude that we are so happy to share with everyone!!

we can't wait to meet you soon.....

Graham Alexander Sanner!!

wine-oh!

this weekend we headed out to the shenandoah mountains to meet up with grana, grampa, grandma and grandpa. it had been MANY years since i had been back to the timeshare we always go to there, shenandoah crossing, and boy has it changed! the new cabins were great and the pool was a definite improvement as well. i think the next time we visit we might have to check out the new yurts they have built. they looked very cool.

being in wine country, we all decided to take a mini winery tour. we started at horton winery, next headed to branley and then rounded out the trip with barboursville vineyards. even though i couldn't try any of the wines, i did smell a few and some of them smelled REALLY good. maybe for my 30th bday we can head back so i can taste a few wines!!

nesting #1

the carpet in the nursey was in pretty bad shape when we moved into our house. the previous tenants had spilled orange paint on the carpet and it looked like some wax on the carpet as well. lovely! so when we found out we were pregnant we knew we had to do something with the flooring in the room. so grady talked to his carpet guy from work adn we were able to get a really good deal. woo hoo!!

the new carpet looks awesome and we can't wait to see what it looks like with all the furniture and decor in the room. nesting has begun and the room is starting to come together!

it's log!

if you don't know about readymade magazine then you should definitely check it out. they have some very cool, and usually very easy, diy projects. and most of them use recycled materials....like this end table that i was thinking of making!! they must have had esp this week!

my parents have a very cool rustic log bench in front of their fish pond that i was going to ask them to see if the same place they got it from had end tables. but now i think i can skip that!! how cute would this be next to my chocolate brown rocker/glider in a woodland/forest themed nursery!!! i love it!!! anyone know of a good lumber yard?

http://windhula.blogspot.com/2009/10/stumped.html

hide and seek

as most of you know, our theme for the nursery is woodland/forest animals. i thought it would be easy to find fabric with squirrels, foxes, owls, etc. not so much! most of the ones we found were either too girly or we just didn't like them. until i spotted this one!!!

i had seen a picture of it online when i was searching for fabric, but never knew where to get it. after some careful researching mom and i found place who had it and we snatched it all up! so this will be our crib skirt and fabric covered cornice board for the nursery. i love it so much! i think i might even paint some canvases with the "windows" and animals to hang on the wall.

happy father-to-be day!

this father's (to be) day was pretty great. grady was able to sleep in, while i was able to weed my gardens. grady helped our friend steve take our extra bed out of the nursery and helped him deliver it, while i went grocery shopping and made some gifts. neither one of us had to make dinner...oven baked pizza it was. then it was time for some laying on the couch and watching a movie.

it was what happened during the movie that was the best part of this father's (to be) day.....

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...grady felt our little chickadude move for the first time!!!!

brownie points for chickadude! :) i was the best present he could have gotten.

adorable austin

happy birthday james austin torres!!!
born june 17, 10lbs, 3oz

congratulations mary and aubrey.
we're glad he finally came out to play with all of his brothers and sister!

sweet sylvie

happy birthday sylvie hylaea nathan!!!
born june 16, 2010, 7:39 PM, 8 lbs, 8 oz

congratulations jon and julia.
after 6 hours of pushing you both need to be named labor and delivery super troopers!

kissable keira

happy birthday keira lily johnson!!!
born june 15th after 1pm, 8lbs, 13 oz
you are going to be such a good little sister to derek!

and congratulations dawn and ej.
we are so happy for you and can't wait to share the another chapter of our lives with you guys.
note: grady and i met 5 years ago at this crazy couple's house!

sneaker pimp

thanks to grammie our chickadude will have some pretty cool kicks!



these cute little dino shoes are going to look so cute.
thanks grammie!!!

little liam

happy birthday liam james clay!!!
born june 14th at 5:07 pm, 8 lbs 7 oz, 21 inches
we can't wait for you to be our chickadude's first friend!

and congratulations to lisa and christian!
you're going to be great parents.
we look forward to sharing many play dates together!

little punkin

this is the second year i have planted a garden in our backyard. i decided to plant roma tomatoes and mammoth jalepeno's again since they did so well last year. i'm looking forward to some homemade salsa again too! and since the bell peppers didn't so so hot last year i decided to change up that part of the garden. i wasn't sure what i was going to do until i was walking through the nursery.

a pumpkin vine!!



so just as my belly is blooming and growing, so will our chickadude's first punkin! this was the first flower on the vine.
hopefully we'll get at least one good one out of the vine.

halfway there

okay, so i know i've said this a million times already....but WHAT, i'm 20 weeks pregnant now!!! WOW! halfway there. i honestly can't believe it. i count my blessings that i have had such an easy pregnancy so far. there is no produce shot this week, but it's crazy that our little chickadude is the size of a cantalope now! growing, growing, growing!



20 week recap:

only been sick once!
only gained 4 pounds
waking up between 1 and 2 every morning to pee
gotten much better about sleeping on my side
have to have ice cream every night!
bagel pizzas are one of my favorite lunches
LOVE going to friday night pilates with the girls, and wegmans afterwards for dinner
maternity clothes are a must now
found out our chickadee....is a chickaDUDE!
appetite has definitely increased this past week or so
always feeling movements when i'm relaxing on the couch
decided that woodland/forest animals will be our nursery theme

batter up

thank you grana and grampa for such a great surprise for little chickadude!



he's going to be a pro baseball player in no time!
and i can't wait to see him in these adorable overalls too! yeah for little boy clothes!!

getting comfy cozy

awhile back grady and i were able to score an awesome deal on our crib and dresser for the nursery. the boxes are currently sitting in our living room waiting for grandpa to help assemble at the end of june! we're happy with the dark colored wood since it will match our woodland/forest creature theme. but, before we can get anything assembled, we have to replace the carpet in the room first. so it's going to be a busy june!

today was very exciting as well, as i finally was able to pick out my glider! woo hoo!! and not only is it a glider, it's a rocker and recliner as well. oh yeah, and it swivels too! the fabric i picked out is a chocolate microsuede-type fabric that only needs to be cleaned with water. major plus!! it is so comfortable and i already know i'll be spending many nights sleeping in this chair with our chickadude.



i can't wait until everything comes together. it's so exciting!!

anchors away

19 weeks = week of the mango. and it just so happened that star was making a mango salsa over the weekend. the fresh fruit/veggie comparison photo might have to be a regular occurance now. it's crazy to think our little chickadude (yes, new nickname) is that big already. no wonder i'm starting to feel "pregnant"...



...seeing as the bump is definitely growing!

user error!

so apparently i had the big reveal movie set to private when it should have been public. why didn't someone say something! :) chickadude is sucking brain cells at a rapid rate, so no worries, i wouldn't have been offended! haha!

well all is fixed and you should be able to actually watch the little movie i put together for your viewing pleasure. enjoy!

the big reveal

stats:
measuring 2 days larger than expected due date (10/29)
heartbeat was 153 per min
saw all 4 chambers of the heart
kidneys looked healthy
stomach was full, so chickadee is swallowing normally
got a little punching and waving action during our visit
legs were cooperative and we found out our little chickadee is A BOY!

we are so happy, and i'm thrilled to know that my motherly intuition didn't let me down! :) we are also happy to see that everything is progressing as they should be and all the doctors keep telling me is "we're happy with everything, so just keep doing what you've been doing." always something nice to hear!

we can't wait to see your precious face little man!