Last Vacation!

A lot has happened the past couple of weeks. Matt and I spent last week in Washington D.C. with my parents - our last trip until after we have a little baby. It was Matt's first trip to the nation's capital, and we had a good time. I was SURE I had lost weight from all the walking (I know, that was silly), but upon our return home I discovered I had actually gained a pound. But I was so exhausted each night that I slept better than I have slept my entire pregnancy, so I really enjoyed that!

Below is a picture of Matt & I enjoying a Washington Nationals vs. NY Mets game. The Mets dominated, but I really wanted the Nationals to win b/c we were at their home stadium (and I like their colors.)


So yesterday I had my 30-week appt at my OB's office. They ended up doing an impromptu ultrasound (they were concerned the baby may have too little fluid around him.) But fortunately everything looked fine, and the best part was that I got to see his sweet little face again! He is very cute, in my completely biased opinion :) The ultrasound tech pointed out how he really has some big pouty lips on him and even took a couple up close pictures of his lips for us. Don't know from whom he could've gotten those (OK, so I do!) But it will be interesting to see if he grows into them a little more before he is born. I really look forward to seeing my little guy!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Matt & I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary this past Tuesday (September 2nd.) We went to dinner at Valentino's and had a lovely evening. Can't believe how time is flying by, and now we're having a little baby! Here we are at our friend Brooke's birthday party last week (don't have one from the anniversary dinner, where I promise we were dressed a bit nicer.) We are at the Gerst Haus in the pic above, in case you are wondering about the origin of all the nice condiments in the forefront. Anyway, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, honey!

special mention

Happy Birthday Betsy! We miss you.

The Baby Bump

Several people have asked to see a picture of me with the baby bump, and I waited a little long to post one. I had my 24-week dr's appt today and was informed that I gained 6 1/2 lbs this past month. That is quite a large growth spurt! So needless to say, the first picture I post on here is just going to have to show me looking large. Oh well, I'm only 5'3". And I'm very grateful for the little (big) guy in there! And this picture was made at 7 AM this morning, so if I look goofy then let's just blame it on that :)

It's a BOY!!!

Most people guessed incorrectly, but it's now official: we're having a baby BOY!! Matt actually wore a pink shirt to the ultrasound; he just KNEW it was going to be a girl. We were surprised to find out (very quickly) that he was a boy. He was super-active. The ultrasound tech had a hard time getting the pictures she needed. It was fun watching him roll all over and make faces (he had the hiccups) and open and close his hands. Of course I cried, but these were very happy tears. We would be happy with a boy or a girl, but I do believe, knowing that he is going to have a little boy, Matt's head is WAY up in the clouds right now! :)

8-week ultrasound

This is our 8-week ultrasound pic. I can hardly believe that sweet little person is in my belly! I am now 19 weeks along, and we find out the gender of baby Engesath next Tuesday, July 15th! Matt and I are very excited to know and also name our special little bean. Stay tuned - I'll post the update next week!




As you can see, our furbaby Tuffy is VERY excited.