06/27/2009: One month and counting...

Several of you have commented that you periodically check for blog posts and that there hasn't been one since late January. First, it's nice to know we've developed a following, albeit a small one. Second, I guess you get what you pay for. I'm thinking about charging a subscription fee. Then I'll be incented to publish on a more regular basis. But alas, that's after I quit my day job ;-)...

Let me fill you in on life in the Love household:


In early March we discovered the sex of our baby. I think most of you already know this and how we learned about it. Unless of course you've been waiting for a blog post. In that case, this paragraph is for you!

We went in for our ultrasound on March 5th. Our technician asked if we wanted to know the sex of the baby. Taking a cue from my brother-in-law's girlfriend, we had the technician write the sex down on a piece of paper and staple it shut. We then sat on that piece of paper for about 3 days. And yes, it was hard to wait. It probably would have been fewer than 3 days, had it been up to Mary, but we had several things going on at the time and I really wanted the "revealing" to be a little more meaningful than something done in a hurry between errands. So we waited until Sunday, March 8th and after an evening with our church youth group, we took the dogs down to Lady Bird Lake. We walked for a bit and then found a nice bench overlooking the river. With Annie and Riley at our side (they are part of the family after all), we opened the envelope and looked at the words that would change our lives forever: "It's a girl!"

Over the last few months, it's been a crazy ride. Take a look at this progression of pictures.

Mary at 6 weeks:












Mary at 20 weeks:












Mary at 34 weeks:












One beautiful woman, that's for sure. Look at that belly!

We're slowly moving toward the big day, July 26th. And we've made progress. The baby's room is not quite finished, but coming along nicely. Pictures to come in a future posting, but here are some of the highlights. We have our crib, a gliding rocking chair, and just today made the acquisition of our dresser. Our room is kind of small, so not a lot of room for furniture. We wanted something that could double as a changing table/future dresser and ended up picking out a nice raw pine dresser. Mary and I also picked out a series of pastel colors: blue, pink, yellow, and green - and over the next couple of weeks I'm going to try to turn this into something befitting our little girl. I hope it turns out as nicely as the image currently in my head...

Okay, rather than try to type everything in one post, I'm going to stop for dinner. I'll try to post a little more regularly in the future. Take care of yourselves and stay tuned for more information.