Yosemite trip during Labor Day Weekend

We went on a trip to Yosemite this weekend. Ali, Shari, Teddy, & baby Giti went hiking, offroading, swimming and enjoyed the beautiful wilderness. Most excitingly, we saw deer, a jackelope and our first night there--we saw a huge brown bear right outside our hotel room! We can't wait to bring Baby here when she is born!!!!

Back to school.

So Mommy officially started school today--so baby gets to come along too! She's not even born yet and is already going to lectures and cheering mommy on as she starts her long adventure towards her doctorate in psychology. As of now, mommy does not look pregnant, so the other students have no idea that baby's in the belly, but mommy wonders what it's going to be like in the next weeks and months as baby grows and belly grows. Luckily when the semester is over, baby will be a month away from coming into the world! She actually is due during winter break!

Mommy & Baby visit Philly & NYC

Baby went on her first trip in mommy's belly. She got to see her Aunty Kristen & Greg in Philadelphia and then got to see her other Aunty Kristen Shaprpley in NYC. (2 Aunty Kristens for our baby) She also got to have lunch with Mommy's wonderful friends from grad school--Kenny, Rachel, & Amy. Some highlights of the trip were spending time in Philly, relaxing and reading books in coffee shops, seeing beautiful friends, walking all of Manhattan with Aunty Kristen (we estimated that we walked 150 blocks), getting drenched by a massive rainstorm in NYC, and most excitingly going to see Gypsy on Broadway starring Patty Lupone with Aunty Sharpley. I think we have a performer on our hands--all night after seeing the musical, Baby Giti was dancing around in Mommy's belly. She was dancing and wiggling literally all night and didn't let mommy sleep--can we say Broadway Baby!!!

Teddy's Graduation

Teddy just graduated from puppy obedience school. He is pottied trained and can sit, but we still have a lot of work to do with him before the baby comes. =) We were proud parents of our puppy in his cap and gown.

Photos of our little girl

She was so cute--dancing and moving during the entire ultrasound. At one point, she was even sucking her thumb =) Here are some photos of our beautiful angel.

Bring on the pink!!!!!

We are ecstatic! Today we went to the doctor for our second trimester screen and the doctor checked all of Baby Giti's parts! It was amazing--at one point the baby was sucking it's thumb...but for some reason it wanted to be bashful and not show us its privates!

Finally--the doctor asked me what I wanted--and I was shy to tell him I had prayed all night to my mom (my beautiful gaurdian angel) to first make sure the baby is healthy and second for it to be a girl. I really didn't sleep all night because I was praying and praying for a healthy baby--but every time I slipped in "and make it a girl.....please please please please..."

Anyways, the doctor asked Ali what he wanted and he said a girl and again I was embarrassed and finally broke down and told him--a girl! And then told us we're having a little girl! (Mind you--5 seconds before he told us what it was Ali was convinced he saw a penis!)

I can't believe I am having a daughter! First thing first--our green office is going to be a pink nursery!!! I always told Ali I would get a pink room in our house one way or another and now my wish is coming true!

We are so thankful that our baby is healthy and our prayers were answered! We can't wait to meet her!

Is baby giti a boy or a girl????????????

Everyone we have told thinks it's a boy. I've been calling Baby Giti a boy. Ali is convinced that the baby is a girl. We can't wait to find out what it is tomorrow! I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight!!!