WE DID IT!

We finally agreed on a name! Our sweet little boy will be named...

Brennon August Judd

Brennon is of Irish origin and means "prince" (which I love!) and "teardrop." Not really sure how the two meanings coexist... We did a lot of name searching, advice seeking, and family name consideration. For some reason, I am more drawn to names that begin with B and K. There seem to be a lot of B names in both of our families; our mom's Becky and Bridget, Justin's dad's middle name Blaine, Justin's sister Brittany, my brother's middle name Bryce, Justin's grandma Beverly, my uncle Brad and my cousins Benjamin and Bailey. Plus our Schnauzers Buster and Bella... I'm kidding, but it's true. August is a family name from Justin's Grandpa Marsh. August is of Latin origin and means "great magnificent." Kind of perfect for our first baby. August was also Justin's Grandpa's middle name and the connection is important to both of us. For those hoping for another Ray or Rae, we're considering it if we decided to do this craziness all over again.

So, we did it! The hard part is over, right? :o)

Oh BOY!

My 20 week sonogram was Monday, March 8 and all is very well! The tech confirmed, very quickly that we are indeed having a BOY! Justin's reaction was SO priceless, I will never forget it. He had this mixed, but elated look of genuine shock and excitement. She then measured the baby's spine, femur, the top of his head and took photos of his heart. His growth measured to be right on target and she estimated that his weight was 13 ounces. He did not seem to enjoy the sonogram very much- every time she took the wand over him, he would kick or punch me in retaliation. It was pretty amusing! I was a little disappointed in the quality of the sonogram photos, but I tried to sharpen them on my computer. Enjoy!

This is the "gender" photo... I'm still not sure that I see it. :o)

Handsome's profile!

HELLO! This picture cracks me up!

We're working on a name... for those of you that know Justin and I, it will come as no surprise that we are having a hard time agreeing on names. Stay tuned! :o)

...good morning?

3:29AM. I'm writing a blog at 3:29AM, because I am WIDE awake. Ah, the joys of pregnancy. First you feel like you can't sleep enough and then, you're an insomniac. Life is beautiful.

The nursery is in progress. The marvelous in-laws painted for us. Picking a paint color only took us 3 trips to Lowe's. Justin was being VERY meticulous about the perfect shade of blue- not too green, not too gray and definitely not too purple. The baby's gender doesn't affect the nursery's design. Dr. Seuss decor is coming along! Stay tuned for photos.

We also ordered a crib, on a really great sale, from JCPenny online. It's antique white, convertible, and it's broken. My wonderful husband, father and brother were in the middle of assembly when I noticed a small crack in one of the headboard rails. My wonderful husband, assured me that it was nothing, but my dad said, "No grandkid of mine is sleeping in this bed." So, now we're waiting in hope that they will be able to send us a replacement piece. Did I mention that the crib is no longer available online? Just our luck! :o)