Break out the Stretchy Pants!

I think I'm going to like these elastic waistbands!! Stephanie, Avery, and "Gram" took me on my very first maternity clothes shopping spree. We hit Destination Maternity in Dallas and had so much fun. It started to all feel very real when I tried on the full-bellied clothes with the padded baby bump tied on underneath. What an amazing 6 months I have ahead!

Sneak Peak at Baby Bear Bossen

We had our first ultrasound on June 21. There's really a baby in there!! It's surreal and so exciting. Here's what Baby Bear looks like at 6 1/2 weeks. At 10 1/2 weeks, Baby Bear had a heart rate of 160 beats per minute. The little one is working hard and growing strong. The "big" ultrasound is scheduled for September 7th, so we'll let you know whether to start thinking pink or blue very soon!

The Stork has Landed

Our Bible Fellowship class has a traditional way of announcing new babies. The Stork does it, of course! Andrew and I announced our pregnancy to the class (with the help of the Stork) on July 1st! It was so much fun. After watching many of our friends have Stork visits, having one of our very own was incredible! The Stork even gave me a beautiful red rose.

We took the rose home to Kobe and broke the news to him too. He said "What do you mean you're having a baby? I'm the baby!" He'll get used to it, hopefully!

We're Pregnant!!!

Andrew and I brought back the best souvenier ever from our summer vacation to Hawaii!! We found out at the end of the trip that we're going to have a baby. The "keiki" as children are called by the Hawaiians is set to arrive in early February. The baby bump watch is on. Here's a picture at the beach in Lihue, Kauai where I'm about 1 week pregnant!