Valentines Day

Will and I had a great Valentines Day. It was weird to think that it would be our last holiday as a twosome, but we are looking forward to adding Whitney Anne to our lives. We gave each other a 5 dollar limit for gifts, so we both had to get creative. Will was very sweet and he actually made the puzzle so he could put a secret message on it. Inside my jewelry box was a little gold necklace that is really pretty. And he promised that when my belly got too big to paint my toenails, he would do it himself. I was very proud of the good job he did and told him he needed to change his profession to a pedicurist, but he didn't like the idea very much. I got him the chocolate flower because we use to tell each other that it wasn't fair that girls always got the flowers. But five dollars is not enough to buy real flowers. Oh well, you cannot eat real flowers. And I got him a sudoku variety puzzle book that he really likes. We went out to the buffet on Monday as kind of a half Valentines Day, half quitting work celebration. I was very happy because I could get as much steak and big salads as I wanted. All in all, everything is going well in Cheney. I hope everyone else had good times too.

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Well, I must really be pregnant because the kids at the daycare are starting to notice. And I sure get some funny comments from some of them, so I thought that I would share a few.

- (from a 2-year-old) After looking me up and down a couple of times said "You have big tummy"

- (from a 4-year-old) She stared at me and asked with a serious expression "Is there a ball under your shirt?"

- And my personal favorite came from two 7-year-olds. The first boy asked "Are you pregnant?" And the second boy looked at him and said "You don't ask that question to a woman".

I had to hide my face some of the time to keep from laughing out loud. I have also been given several name suggestions from the children who think I should name her Sidney, Sara, or Jeremy. They weren't happy when I told them that Will and I had already picked a name we liked. Of course, like father, like son. I have also gotten some very bold statements from the parents at the daycare. One lady just a week ago looked at me and asked "When did you get pregnant?" I thought about telling her it was about 36 weeks ago on a romantic night, but I bit my tongue instead. Another parent stared at me incredulously and told me that my cork (belly button) was sticking out already. At that, I had to laugh. I guess being pregnant at a daycare has its funny moments. This is my last week working there. My bosses are starting to worry about me lifting and bending over and stuff like that, so I will just get to relax for the last 20 days until the big day. Woohoo!

new new new

Well, we promised to post a picture of the pregnant belly, and Will didn't want to feel left out. So he gets a picture also. Now that the baby room is all ready, all we need is a baby. We cannot really put up much on our walls, being in an apartment, but we really wanted that picture and we got it for Christmas. Someone told me about little stickers you can put onto your walls that peel off real easy, maybe we will look for some cute girl ones at WalMart. We have just about 7 weeks to go, if all stays on schedule. The doctor at Courtney's last appointment said that she looks a little small, so he said that we might need another ultrasound after he checks again in two weeks. Hopefully, everything is well and the baby is just a little small, at least that's what the doctor is thinking. And Courtney wouldn't mind having a slightly smaller baby during delivery, as long as she is still healthy. It would be kind of cool to get an ultrasound this far along; we would really be able to see our baby well.
Christmas was great. We want to thank everyone for the great presents, especially Scott and Emily and Mom and Dad Anderson. We were back in Pasco and were able to spend a lot of time with Courtney's family. We even got in a good snowball fight, which I declare the boys to be the winner and ultimate champion. It was nice to see everyone for a few days.
We hope to keep avoiding the snow this year. So far, Cheney has been very mild with very little snow or ice. Everybody was a little nervous that we would have a repeat of the last two winters, but that hasn't happened yet. Our fingers are crossed for continual warm weather since Courtney has to walk home from work everyday and Will rides the bus to his internship, but we shall see. We hope everyone had good holidays and is starting off the new year well. And we promise lots of postings of the baby coming shortly.

Baby Girl

So despite our predictions, we are having a little baby girl and we are really excited about that. I guess the old wives tales are all a bunch of hooey. Sorry to all of you who want us to name her Herkamer; Courtney absolutely forbids it, for some strange reason. There was talk of putting up a couple more ultrasound pictures, but most of them were kind of awkward pictures to figure out her gender and I can predict our little girl becoming a horrified teenager seeing those pictures in public view. But we do promise to put up other pictures of the expanding belly soon.
We both like the name Whitney Anne. Unless something strange happens to make us change our mind, that's going to be her name; she will be Annie for short. Courtney's boss gave her some extra clothes and a swing and a bouncer. And we have managed to pick up the big baby things we need along the way without spending our own money. It is amazing what people will do when they know you are poor starving college students. We cannot really fix our spare room in our apartment, so the nursery won't have many colorful decorations. Oh well. We are still just so excited to be having a baby girl. Courtney cannot wait to buy little dresses and cute pink things.

a few pictures

here are a few ultrasound pictures that we have, we don't know the gender yet, but intend to find out soon.

and here are a few more



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