Sunday, October 26, 2008

Some favorites of the dogs...

I haven't posted a lot of pics lately of the dogs but there are a few really cute ones from Austin.

From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


Look how cute Harley and Lance are in the sun spots
From september 08


And Izzy is the only one with long enough legs to get on the bed herself
From september 08


I adore this pic of Lance...
From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08

Maternity Pics

The first ones are a few I took.

Almost 27 weeks
From Sono and Belly Pics


31 weeks
From Sono and Belly Pics


Now for the maternity pics we took in Austin! I have to give many thanks to Tali for taking the time to do these for me. They are so wonderful to have and we ended up with a lot of really wonderful pictures. Here is her website: www.wildhousephoto.com. These are just a few of my favorites. These were taken at 27 weeks.

From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08

For the entire album click HERE.

And there are even more pics...all of them in fact if you click HERE. The password is devin. These are all pics that Tali took....like I said, there were a lot of great ones so it is hard to choose favorites!

Nursery Pics

A few pics of the mostly finished nursery..

View from the doorway
From October 08


From October 08


From October 08


Chris and I made the collage with Devin's name on it. We both are really proud of it and had a lot of fun making it together. It was one of the projects though where we both really wished Kortnee where here to enjoy it with us.
From October 08

Elaine's Arrival

Here are some pics from Elaine's arrival at the airport.

Edward waiting for her...for what seemed like forever!

From October 08


Finally here!
From October 08


From October 08


From October 08


Everyone at the airport...me behind the camera
From October 08


At dinner the next night
From October 08


Elaine with Harley....she loves holding him and from the expression on his face he loves it too!
From October 08

Finally a little free time....

So that past few months have been extremely busy to say the least. With the end of tax season, which was probably the worst October 15th deadline we have had in years, came a lot of long hours and no free time what so ever! We managed to meet our deadline though somehow. I am just glad it is over! We needed someone to help us with some of our easier returns last year but Chris and I pulled together and worked a lot of extra hours and managed to get them all done between the 2 of us. Once I found out I was pregnant though, it became obvious to us that neither of us wanted to or would be able to work those kinds of hours every year so we hired a new person to help us with the taxes and learn a lot about everything else while in the process. He has been a great addition to our team so far and I think we both feel he will do a great job in the coming months in helping us keep the workflow moving while I am working more minimal hours in the first months of Devin's life.

So since I last posted we have had a lot of happenings. I had my 30th birthday which was spent working but was a great one. Chris came in that morning with flowers, a card and even got me a cake. I worked that night at home b/c that weekend Chris took me to Bonnell's which is a restaraunt with a lot of wild game on the menu. It was wonderful! I had the pepper crusted buffalo and Chris had elk. He was suffering from a sinus infection and started to not feel well while at dinner so he didn't enjoy his until the next day, but the food was fabulous and neither of us can wait to go back!

The next week came both the long anticipated arrival of Elaine as well as our 4 year wedding anniversary. Chris and I celebrate both of our anniversaries b/c we put in almost 6 years before we ever got married....I can't believe that this March we will have been together for 10 years! An entire decade!

My dad and I went to the airport with Edward to pick up Elaine. It was a great experience and I am glad I wasn't too exhausted from the long night before at work to go. Elaine's family here was at the airport as well. It was an exciting night for all of us! I will post some pictures in another post.

The next night was our anniversary and my parent's took all of us out for dinner.

Then I took Thursday and Friday of last week off to do some personal things, a little nesting included. I had been dying to get some work done on the nursery so I spent a good deal of the day on Thursday and Friday working on it. Although I haven't bought any baby stuff yet, the nursery is done with the exception of a few minor details. I LOVE it in there. I will post some of those pics in another post as well.

Then this weekend Chris and I hosted a welcoming party for Elaine at our house. It was a chance to get her and her family here together with all of our family here and for everyone to meet Elaine. I was so busy doing everything else that I never quite remembered to get my camera out. I think Elaine's aunt may have gotten a few pictures though so I will have to see if they can send them to me.

I am sure I am leaving out a ton but this is probably a long enough post for now! I will post some pictures in seperate entries.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Technology is amazing!

It has been a very busy couple of weeks for me! It feels like I have been working nonstop which for the most part I have been. I did manage to take a weekend off and go to Austin to visit my cousin Awol. We had a great time together and it always nice to be with my seeester. Her friend Tali came over on Saturday and we did a maternity photo shoot along with some of Alison and some of the dogs. It was a lot of fun! I have only seen a few of the pictures and will post my favorite of those, but I know there will be a lot that I love whenever I get the rest!

From Maternity Shoot @ 27 wks-9/08


Hopefully by the next time I am able to blog, I will have the rest!

In other news, I went to the Dr. last Friday and had my glucose test. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and everything came back great. No gestational diabetes for me which I am happy about. While I was there Dr. B asked me if I wanted to get a 4D sono and I told her I had been thinking about it and asked how much they are. She said it was on her! I had really been wanting to get one but it just didn't seem practical to spend the money on it with all of the other baby expenses we have coming up. Now that we have had one, I am not sure we will be able to not get one for our next child. Chris and I have both been a baby haze ever since. He wasn't as excited about it as I was beforehand, but man did that change afterwards. The sonographer said we got some really good shots, and that most babies don't cooperate and tend to cover their faces. I have since found out, many people are lucky if they get one or two good shots. I guess Devin was ready to be the star of the show that day! I can only imagine what this will mean when she is here. ;) Watch out daddy!

Here are a few of my favorites where she is smiling or it is just a really good view:

From 4D Sono @ 28 weeks


From 4D Sono @ 28 weeks


From 4D Sono @ 28 weeks


So who do you think she looks like? We can't wait to meet her and see if she actually she looks like the sono.

I hope she is as peaceful and happy when she gets here. I just can't get our precious baby girl's face out of my head now. Click HERE for the full album.

Well, time for bed. It has been a long week of working late and I have a long weekend ahead of me. Less than 2 weeks though and this tax season will officially be over.