Announcement Party!

We could not be more excited about having a BOY! Anthony already has many visions of what he gets to do with our little one ( I have already vetoed many :) )! We feel so blessed!
Before the party began! My mom helped me get my appetizers ready, she and my dad just got back from Palm Springs! We missed each other!
The time has come! Anthony got to do the honors of announcing what we were having! No one wanted to hear his mushy speech, they were all ready to hear the news! HAHA he did great! Once he announced our BOY, we had a game for the party to play... They had to guess our BOY's name with cards that I made.
They got it! This was a tight squeeze in our little family room! Story of his name to come!
I made these for everyone at the party. It is a magnet, so they can look at it everyday like we think about Ryker everyday! =)

How we came up with Ryker Anthony:
Most of you already know, but Anthony is Dutch (hence the name Taylor-Weber). We really wanted to give our baby a name that reflected this. Richard is Anthony's middle name, and a big name in his family, both his mom's side and his dad's. We did some research and found out that Ryker is a Dutch name for Richard... we were sold instantly! His middle name, Anthony, of course is for his daddy, but also because Anthony is a name on both sides of our family. Anthony's Opa (grandpa), was named Anton, who Anthony has looked up to all is life. And my dad's REAL name is Anthony (Glenn is his middle name). So it was a no brainer that Anthony would be our first boy's middle name. And so it is, our little BOY has a Dutch name that has a lot of family meaning... Ryker Anthony! :-)

Thank you to everyone who came to our announcement party! It was so special to be able to share this moment with you! It was definitely a squeeze fitting everyone in our little place, but it turned out great! We will remember this moment forever!

Sneek Peek!

Just to torture you a little! We had this note along with a picture in the envelope for us! Anthony looked at it first and told me! I loved hearing it come from his mouth instead of the Dr.'s! A moment I will always remember!

Here is our perfect little baby!

All 10 fingers and toes!

Here is my belly at 20 weeks! Don't judge on how sick I look, pasty white plus being sick= not too flattering! =) Just focus on the belly!

Exactly 6 days!!

I am so thankful this work week has gone by quickly for many reasons. First, it is the first week back from winter break, and you never know what kind of kiddos in your classroom you will get coming back! Second, and most importantly, it made my count down to our doctor's appoinment creep closer and closer! Thursday next week Anthony and I will be going to our 20 week ultrasound appointment, where we have chosen to find out what we are having! I admire the people who can wait and not find out, but I am not one of those people. I am a planner, I want to know and plan as much as I can before our little miracle baby arrives!

We both feel it is less exciting and less of a bonding experience if we find out at the ultrasound, so we will be having the doctor write it down. This way we can read it together in a more private setting where we can both let our emotions take over, because if you know us well enough, you know neither of us like to get emotional in front of people, especially Anthony (except on our wedding day... an image I will savor forever!) :)

Do not get your hopes up, however, to see us posting the results Thursday night. I promised myself that if we couldn't wait to find out then we would at least have a family announcement get together so that Anthony can have his moment to be the proud Daddy and announce what we are having to everyone. This will not be happening for another 10 days after we find out! Talk about torture! Most of my wonderful family members are lucky enough to go Arizona for the National Championship game... Go Ducks! But some of them (don't worry mom and dad I won't mention who) ;) will be using this time to extend some vacation time. SO as soon as they get off the plane they will be heading to our house, because I won't be able to hold it in one more second!

Since we will have time to process our news before sharing, we will be able to think, sleep, and pray about our name choice. SO hopefully by the time we do actually post what we are having we will be able to share a name as well! No matter what, we are so excited to see what God has in store for us! I am just hoping next week will go by just as fast as this week!!

#1 picture of Christmas! =) "Kiki and Omi" gave this elmo camera to our nephew Parker. He loved it and learned real quick how to use it!
Our family picture: Christmas 2010... Next year there will be 2 more little ones in the picture!

In the picture: Anthony(Omi), Me(Kiki), Melissa, Geoff, Parker, Jane(Mom/Nana), Glenn(Dad/Ahpa), Jessica, Jake("Gake")

First piece of furniture

This was my dresser that I had in my nursery... along with my brothers'. It has undergone many different paint jobs, from rainbow colored drawers to navy blue drawers. It has even followed me to college. We decided this would be a perfect dresser/changing table for our nursery. When we picked it up from my parent's house, it still had the navy blue drawers and the paint was chipping. Anthony surprised me one day while I was at work... he sanded, painted, AND installed handles on the drawers. It looks better than I thought it would, and the best part is I didn't have to do any of it or breath in any nasty paint fumes! =) I am one spoiled girl!

16 weeks

Belly Shot: 16 Weeks

In just a week I went from maybe having a baby bump, to holy cow I HAVE a baby bump! I am not complaining, this is something I have been looking forward to for a long time. I know, fast forward a few months and I might regret saying that! But for now, it is just another thing that is making this whole thing REAL! Good bye worrying about what size pants I fit into, hello maternity clothes!

God's Timing

My dream has always been to be pregnant at the same time as my sister-in-law. If it was up to Anthony and my timing this wouldn't have happened. But since it isn't, Geoff and Melissa are expecting their second baby just 2 weeks after Anthony and I. God's timing much? =) It has been so much fun already! And yes, my mom is pretty much the proudest Nana around right now! This is our first belly shot together (taken by the proud Nana). I keep getting jealous of Melissa's popping belly, but she quickly reminds me this is her second... I am sure I will catch up soon! ;)