Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday Cousin Max... Paxton can't wait to meet you!

Craftiness

Self-sewn (and for those of you who know me that's a BIG deal) chapel shirt --> maternity chapel shirt... Feeling pretty proud of myself (also note the 24 week bump for those of you who have been asking for pictures)!

Road Trip

Paxton and I (and Grammy Sammy and Gma) went on a road trip this week. While it required many extra stops along the way, it was so worth it when we got there. Great weather and yummy food. I classified it as a food-cation, since our days were largely structured around my cravings for my favorite Seaside snacks. The best part of the whole trip was brainwashing Paxton with approximately 12 hours of broadway music... he especially liked Hairspray!

Finally!

Last night as I was laying in bed thinking of my Sunday to-do list I finally felt Paxton move! At first it felt like a little muscle quiver, and then a little later I could feel some definite bumps in my belly... I am so excited and in awe, and have spent my Sunday completely absorbed in planning and dreaming about the baby (the Sunday to-do list will just have to wait)!

The NAME

It is 99% official.... Paxton Dean is on his way! We had a whole list of boy names, but when Ben and I realized we had to go physically look at the list to remind ourselves of the other names, Paxton was meant to be. We are taking the 1%, but since everyone is asking (every 5 minutes) we thought we'd make it official-ish.

(ps ultrasound pictures on their way)

Shopping!!!

This weekend I made the mistake of saying that we would save a lot of money since we were having a boy... So untrue! This is the booty from one of four treasure hunting excursions that gma, grammy sammy, and I went on over the last few days!!! I could have bought the entire Jumping Beans line from Khols... so cute!!!

It's a BOY!

We are thrilled to share the news that we will be welcoming a baby boy to our family this July! Ben is over the moon excited and (even though no one believes me) so am I. We are very thankful for all of the gifts and hand-me-downs that have already been pouring in... this is going to be one spoiled (and stylin') little boy.

Our ultrasound went great and our boy looked healthy, even though he wasn't very cooperative for the tech.... hmmm reminds me of another boy I know! We are still due July 10th and I have strict instructions to drink lots of orange juice before my next apointment : )