pictures of belly

This picture is most recent with Aubrey around 23 weeks. The belly is GROWING!!!!!





This picture is me and Steve in Huntsville celebrating my 30th birthday. I am around 20 weeks here.

18.5 week ultrasound

Tonight I am catching up on posting pictures since my husband has been so lazy!!! Here was the last ultrasound where we found out that the baby is a girl. She woke up and opened her mouth and possibly her eyes... seeing that mouth open was the moment I knew she was definitely my child!!!! If you turn your head to the right, you will see her head and her body is all scrunched up underneath her!

Aubrey's Nursery

Well, we have the nursery started and have a lot of finishing touches to add, but it is so great to pass by it everyday awaiting her arrival. Makes it a little more real!

Aubrey's first kick -- May 17, 2008

This weekend we had a great time on our "Babymoon" in Destin, Fl. Stephanie, Ronald, Laura, and Keeley meet us down there and we eat, they drank, and we all layed out! After a big lunch on Saturday, we went back to the beach to lay out some more. I dug a hole in the sand and put my belly inside so I could lay on my stomach and not be uncomfortable. The music was playing and I was about to take a snooze when all of a sudden I felt something in my belly (no, it was not gas but I thought it was at first)!!! Aubrey started kicking for me! WOW, can I say this is cool! I feel her all the time now but she is still gentle with her kicks! She was most active on the beach so we know she will be a sun baby!
What a great way to top off a great trip. Shame on us, we did not take any pictures. We did get the nursery 90% done, now we just need to decorate (my favorite part)!!! I will take a picture soon so you can see the room and how big my belly is getting. I officially feel pregnant :)
cheers!
Sandy

Mother's Day 2008

Dearest Aubrey
You have already shown me what a joy it is going to be to have you in our lives! I had my first mother's day/weekend and I couldn't have asked for a better celebration of your arrival! Your dad and I spent the whole weekend "nesting." The guest bedroom is officially cleaned out and ready to become your nursery. The workers will come this week, the furniture will be delivered on Thursday, and by Thursday night, your room will be pretty much finished... we will just have to add decor!
Your dad was extra sweet this weekend. He is so much fun to plan with! Your friends, family, and neighbors were thinking about you too this weekend. We received cards and Melody gave you your first bunny!

I know we still have 4 months and will not rush anything, but we are all anticipating your arrival!
love, mom

It's A Girl!

We found out the news this Thursday morning that we are going to be blessed with a baby girl. As you can imagine this is going to be quite a change for me since I have a brother and no sisters (and two male dogs). Although Sandy is extremely patient with me, I still don't understand women at all. That's probably a sentiment shared by about 95% of the rest of the male population. That's okay, because I couldn't be happier about having a daughter.

Due to scanner issues, I don't have the picture ready to post and due to my computer ignorance, I don't know how to post the DVD of the ultrasound so y'all will just have to wait.

I will say this, Sandy and I got to share the most special moment in our lives in the ultrasound room. When the technician was taking measurements of the baby's head, baby Williams looked up at us and gave us the biggest smile. Sandy immediatley turned into a water fountain and I have to admit that my eyes even got a little bit moist. The bad news is that moment is not captured on the DVD. The good news is the technician was able to catch a picture of it.

That's enough for today. I should have the pictures posted on here by Monday so you can all get you first glimpse at the smile that is going to melt her father's heart for years to come.

Pregnancy: Month 4
-Steve

16 weeks and showing

Yep, Barefoot AND pregnant :)

Getting hard to believe we only have about 23 weeks left!!! My belly feels like it is growing everyday. I am starting to rub my hands over it occasionally (which is something I had never understood before I became pregnant). Steve now is saying I look pregnant instead of saying that it looked like I just ate a BURRITO!!!