Dancing the Night Away!

This reception was a huge party! The band was totally jamming and you couldn't have dragged the guys off the dance floor! Also, notice how cute Melanie looks - you can't quite tell yet, but she was 18 weeks pregnant with their first baby GIRL! (Future Chi Omega, I'm sure). By the end of the weekend, I swear that baby had a growth spurt. Probably because of all the food Aunt Amy prepared for us!

Love is in the air!

Here we are in Chicago for a long weekend celebrating Erin & Jason Adam's wedding! It was a great weekend with my college friends and all their wonderful husbands! Albie played 18 holes with the guys while us girls headed to the nail salon with Erin. Amy was the hostess with the most-est, having a full house with us Guerra's, the Kingsley's and Monster! I have lots of great pics from the weekend, here are a few favorites!

Becky and me in NYC!

Us prego's took NYC by storm! Not really, we were in bed watching a movie by 9pm, but we spent all day Saturday exploring Central Park. It was both of our first times seeing the park and neither of us could believe how big it was. If I were a New Yorker, that's where I'd spend my weekends! (Becky was about 23 weeks here and I was 31.)

The Nesting Instinct

We've finally reached the finish line! We've painted, put up ceiling fans, ordered nursery furniture, picked out the bedding, registered for baby stuff galore, ordered the rocker, set up the life insurance, and coordinated child care. Whew!
Thank you, God, for giving us 40 weeks to prepare because there sure is a lot to do! :)
Now we are ready to relax and enjoy the last months of our time together- just the two of us! On the docket includes two trips to NYC to see Emily, Lisa and big sister Becky, and a trip to Chicago for my sorority sister, Erin's, wedding. Other than that, we'll be spending as much time as we can at the Reyes's Margate beach house.

June - Baby Girl Month

I have to admit, it's a little harder to imagine this baby being a girl because every passer-byer keeps guessing it's a boy. But it would be fun to have a little princess. So far, our top girl names are:
-Lauren
-Juliana
-Mikayla
-Marisa
-Brooke
-Kaylee?
-Avery?
-Lillian/Lily?
-Bridgit?

Bon Voyage Lisa! Happy B-day Em!

Lisa, Emily and I met up in New York to say goodbye to Lisa Monaco before her Bon Voyage to London and to celebrate Emily's Birthday. We miss you already, Lisa!!!

This is the also the weekend that I discovered non-alcoholic beers. Who doesn't want a cold refreshing beer in the summer? Don't I look like a responsible mommy!?!

May is "Boy Month"

Each month, we're taking turns referring to the baby as a boy or a girl. May is "boy" month, so we're trying out all the top names when we talk about the baby. We had lots of time on the beach to hash out names. Here are our top boy names:
-Andrew
-Landon (this one is becoming a front runner)
-Christian
-Maximus (secretly, I'm glad to say this one is losing ground)
-Jason
-James/Jaime
-Jake
-Michael

A Neutral Nursery - not easy!!

Wow, looks the poll is leaning towards 'a girl!' Very interesting, especially since I am getting a lot of strangers coming up to me saying, "you're having a boy right?" This is going to be quite a surprise, because Albie and I have NO gut instincts! Over the weekend, we changed direction with the nursery. We decided to go with light colored furniture b/c it's really neutral and so much of our furniture is espresso stained, so we didn't want to over do it. Here is (I think) our final decision on the nursery. The bedding is sorta funky, but I think the bright colors will be fun!

Amanda & Frank Tie the Knot - in Mexico

Congratulations Team McKeon! I can't believe my baby sister is all grown up and married! She looked absolutely gorgeous and Frank looked handsome in his military 'dress blues'. She rode in on a horse drawn carriage and everything was fairy-tale perfect! Madeline (flower girl) didn't quite make it down the aisle b/c she was waiting in the back for the "horsey" to come back and was a little less interested in the wedding procession!

'Babymoon' in Mexico

We had such a nice family trip to Mexico for Amanda & Frank's wedding. Albie and I considered it our "babymoon" and tried to enjoy the last time we would be traveling carefree (i.e. sans kid/diapers/stroller/toys, etc.)! We took a day trip to a sight-seeing place called Xel-Ha and spent a wonderful day snorkeling and doing a nature hike. The baby bump got lots of attention in the bright pink swim suit that my mom bought me for mother's day. Albie also got me a new outfit to celebrate my first mother's day!

Planning for the Nursery

We've finally gotten serious about shopping for the nursery. The first two pics are of the two bedding sets that I think I've narrowed it down to. The last two are of furniture styles and colors. What do you think? I think we're going to get the coffee colored furniture, but the white may be cute too. Decisions, decisions!

Our First BBQ

To celebrate Albie's deck-building hard work & his 1st grill, we had some friends over for a BBQ! Here is a fellow prego, Rosanna at 22 weeks and I am 24 weeks. (She's an Italian shortie, so I look like a beast next to her.) The gals kicked back and watched a movie while the guys played poker.

Amanda's Bachelorette Party

The bridal shower evolved into the bachelorette party, and we went from the winery to the swanky club, Blue. The key to a good bachellorette party, (I've learned from Michelle McIntyre's and Amy Shurr's) is to have a party bus. In our family, we didn't have to go further than the Play School and we had our Ride! It was hilarious to have 20+ ladies 'bumping' around Indianapolis in the Stoney Creek bus, but probably not necessarily good for mom's business. LOL

Family Resemblance??

Here are some other notable shots from the weekend. Madeline, Becky's daughter (almost 2 years old) was hilarious. She's talking like crazy and is into her Cinderella high heels and playing dress up in her tu-tu. Here she is playing with Amanda's bachelorette party whip. Oh no, she's going to be a handful! I think this sums up the one reason Albie is hoping for a boy! :)

Amanda's Bridal Shower

We had an awesome time at Amanda's bridal shower on April 20th in Indianapolis. The shower was at the Easley Winery downtown. (Torture for the two prego maids of honor!) All of Amanda's friends from high school and college were so much fun. With unlimited wine tasting and great food, everyone had an awesome time! What a beautiful bride!

Frank and Amanda are getting married on May 14th in Riviera Maya. Can't wait!

In other exciting news, Becky & Nathan are having their 2nd baby. Becky's due October 22nd, just 8 weeks after us! Congrats Knutson's! (In this shot, I'm 23 & Becky is 15 weeks.)

Also, note how good the M.O.B. looks, she's lost 40+ lbs and is in top shape for this wedding! Way to go, Mom, we're so proud of you!