We're Pregnant!

As our family and close friends know, Tyler and I are expecting our first child this fall! With this week comes the start of the second trimester of our pregnancy. At this point, things are good with the baby and we hope to find out if 'Baby J' will be a boy or girl around Easter.

We've talked names a bit (but nothing serious), deciding that we'd keep the following open for further discussion:

Girls Boys
Mollie Kaye Gabriel Matthew
Morgan Kaye Collin Matthew

I'm sure there will be MANY more discussions on the topic, perhaps more seriously once we know the sex of the baby. Being in education, we've found that several names just 'don't work' for us due to experiences with students... ha!

Things are busy around the house, with Spring Break this week. Our plans include rearranging the house a bit so that we can get an idea of how things will look once we have the baby's room cleared out. As some of you know, the room currently houses Tyler's 'man den'.

We've decided that the nursery will have a moon & star theme with a green and yellow color scheme. We've already started collecting goodies that Tyler and I (and uncle Matt) have purchased for the room.

Tyler and I started a little tradition with our first ultrasound of purchasing a stuffed animal for 'Baby J' after each doctor's appointment. The first was a little stuffed Buffalo, since we first saw the baby on Kansas Day. The end of February brought an unexpected 'baby watching' experience and so I picked up a little lamb (as March was coming in like a lamb) for the baby's room. We'll have to wait and see what this month's appointment (3/26) will bring!







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