Update

Well, we've been pretty busy this past month!

First off, Josh's mom and grandmother came up to Memphis to spend the weekend with us. While they were here they they got to see Josh perform in one of his concerts with the Memphis Symphony Chorus.

Here is a picture of the 3 of them before the concert.

The next weekend I went over to Conway for our niece's, Arabella, birthday party. She turned 1 year old! Well, technically she doesn't turn 1 until May 5th, but they decided to celebrate her birth a little early.

Here are some pictures from the big event.

This past week we had to make an unplanned trip up to Farmington, AR for my (Stephanie) grandfather's funeral. He past away on Sunday and the funeral was on Thursday. It was sad, but at the same time I know that he is in a much better place.

Well, after this past month we need a little break...so we are taking a small vacation to Florida for a week! We've rented a condo down on the beach and will just have a nice relaxing vacation with a few other guests...my mom, sister, and Arabella. Needless to say we are really looking forward to having a break from the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives.

Also this month, Josh has a committee meeting at school to determine when he will graduate with is Ph.D.! He is shooting for December, but it may not be until May 2010...either way, the light is at the end of the tunnel and coming up quickly!

There hasn't been any baby news this month because we had to postpone our last Dr. visit because of the funeral, but it is rescheduled in a couple of weeks. Also, we will find out the sex of the baby at the end of the month at our 20-week ultrasound! That is going to be a great day!! We have 2 names picked out...one for a boy and one for a girl. We may or may not tell everyone in blogland after we find out the sex of the baby...we haven't decided yet.

I think that is pretty much all that has been happening this past month!

Life

Our life has been pretty uneventful since we last posted.
Stephanie's mom came up to visit us for Stephanie's birthday back on March 21. She brought our niece, Arabella, with her so that we could get some practice in before October!

This past Friday we had another visit with the doctor. We got to see Baby Brown again! Here is Baby Brown's 12 week 5 day picture:



We were able to hear Baby Brown's heartbeat at a strong 153 beats/minute. We were also able to see the baby's hands and feet moving around! At least this time Baby Brown actually looked like a human...well except for this picture:

When we saw this picture on the screen, we all (the doctor included) started laughing, so she printed it out for us.

We still have around 6-7 weeks before we can look to determine the sex of the baby and that is when the real fun will begin....DECORATING! We already have the large pieces (crib, rocker, and changing table) for the nursery bought and put together. I know some people may call us crazy, but we like to get things done early, that is just our personality.

That has been our life these past few weeks.

Getting Started

So, I have been a secret blog addict for several months, and have been promising several friends that I would set up my own blog. But we needed a major life changing event to inspire us to form our own blog. That event was the discovery that Baby Brown will be joining our family in October 2009. We are really excited and awed by the oppurtunity that parenthood will bring us. So far we have been to the doctor twice. The first time I was about 7 weeks along and we were able to see the little peanut and its heartbeat.

7 Weeks

This past visit was today and I was about 9 weeks along and we were able to actually hear the heartbeat for the first time. It was an incredible experience!

9 Weeks

So, here is a quick re-cap of what keeps both of us busy during the week. I am a pediatric physical therapist at LeBonheur Children's Medical Center. I really love working with my wonderful coworkers and all of the cute children. Josh is currently working on his Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. He is looking to graduate in either December 2009 or May 2010. Between working and attending Central Church with our awesome Sunday school class and staying at home with our 2 chihuahuas- Boscoe and Hammy- life is very good.