Back in Cali

Just wanted to post a quick update. We made it back to California from Texas on Tuesday night! It was a long day of traveling but we finally got back to our house at 10pm. Our wonderful cats are both still alive (surprisingly) after 7 days of being alone....that is why I love cats more than dogs....I just put out a bunch of food and several bowls of water.....lots of litter and your done....and they didn't mess up anything!

We had a great time in Texas getting to see everyone and hang out for what will be the last time with out a baby....kinda crazy to think about...but we are so excited for her to be there! Some family and close friends threw us a little shower while we were there since we won't be back....and we got a lot of cute cloths...toys...and gift cards! Special thanks to my sister Ashley...sister in law Lindsay....my Aunt Kathy....Mrs. Jordan....and Josh's step mom LouAnn for throwing us such a great shower! Thank you ladies so much! We love you!

Needless to say our little girl is already doing pretty good on cloths.....Josh was so cute the day we found out....we went over to the mall after the sonogram and he just took off on his own and started picking out outfits for his little girl...it was so cute....you would have thought I would have been the one doing that but....he is so so excited!

Josh started school today...he is in his 3rd quarter....which means he only has 3 more to go after this! Crazy! He is going to be super busy this year....with school...getting ready for the baby....he has to pick a topic and start on his thesis....and he also joined a club soccer team...they had their first practice yesterday! He is so excited about finding a team and getting to play again....I am excited for him too...now maybe I won't have to watch it on TV as much and can just go watch him play...:)

I better get to work....first day back in over a week.....I bet it is going to be SLOW! Oh and I almost forgot...we had another doctors appointment yesterday and everything looked great.....he took all the babies measurments...and she is going to be a tall one...she is measuring a week and a half ahead of where she should be when he measured her leg...putting her in the 87.5%!!! Everything else is about average....the only concern he has is that I have a low lying placenta....so if it doesn't move I could end up having to have a C-section.....he is concerned that it may move and cover the opening of my cervix....so just pray that it moves up and around and way from my cervix!

Have a good week!

All Girl....*UPDATED*

In case you didn't figure it out by the new blog color and the new baby ticker....Josh and I found out on Friday that we are having a little baby girl....or as my college roommate Rachel calls her....Dishmonette! We are so excited to have a little girl....! Pretty much everyone we asked to guess before we told them the sex said that it was a boy....and we thought it was going to be a boy too....but she is all Girl....and we have several pictures of her to show! We are still in Texas and I am going to try and scan them so that I can post them...we have some 3D ones too cause when we were in the room with the sonographer she found out Josh was in the navy and she is retired navy so she did some 3D and printed out 3 pictures for us for free...how nice is that .....so we only paid 65 instead of 200 for 3D! I will update more on the Texas Trip once we are back in CA....I just wanted to let everyone know the big news!

The belly...

So I'm needing a little advice from those who read my blog.....How do you politely tell others (stangers or not) that you do not want them touching your belly? I don't get it anyway...why would you want to touch someone elses belly!? It isn't like you are touching the baby...weird!

PS...make this my polite way of telling all of you that I do not want my belly being touched! If and when you see me!

I am not trying to be mean...it is just a personal preference that I have...and I do not feel comfortable with sranger, family, or friend touching my belly...it really freaks me out!

:)

A visit down Candy Cane Lane :)

Although living in California it may not feel like Christmas...due to hotter weather and no snow....or look like Christmas for that matter since all the trees and grass are still green....but at least people try.....! There is a neighborhood here in Pacific Grove that has a park in the center of it...and each year the 3 streets surrounding the park all decorate their homes with lights and decorations...some do a great job....others...well...probably shouldn't even decorate...but hey...at least they put forth some effort.....Josh and I decided once again that this would be a great way to try and get into the Christmas spirit and have an opportunity for Josh to practice taking pictures at night...of course....enjoy.....

The entrance....
I took this one for Rachel...I was on the phone with her when I saw this one....only in California...

This was the ferris wheel in the park...there was also several cut outs you could stick your head in and take pictures as well as a gingerbread house for the little kids.....

This was a really cool one....

By FAR the ugliest one in the neighborhood....too much goin on here.....

Cute...little old toy shop with the elves making toys and santa at his desk....
I went into someones yard for this one....hey...if you don't want people in your yard don't put it out...right?
This one was great....Ashley Ray Tondu, if you read this I instantly thought of you and had to take this picture in hopes that one day you would decorate your house like this for Christmas...

PS...if you didn't realize I posted one before this one too...from our trip to the aquarium.