Will Marianna be a ballernia?

If she does it is because she takes after her father! This is a pic of Justin's sisters terrorizing him (at least that's what he claims)! Maybe someday Marianna will have a little brother or sister to terrorize, too! But it will definatley be a few years until that happens...

A Christmas Story...

Justin and Betsy on 12/20/07 with our Christmas tree in our first house!! (and of course, with Marianna in belly!)

An ode to Grandma Schlie

Christmas is my favorite time of year. As most people do, I always think of the people that are not here. And as you get older, the list gets longer. This is a pic of one of my favorite things to put up at Christmas time. It is the ceramic tree and house that my Grandma Schlie made. Every year when I take it out I am reminded of all of our great Christmas memories. Making anis cookies, shopping for our parents (with change that we rolled up from the year past), and falling asleep on the floor after opening our presents. God Bless Mom, Grandma and Grandpa Schlie, and Great Grandma and Grandpa Desimone

Baby update!

Saw the doctor yesterday and everything is going well. She says I am right on target, I am 32 weeks now. I feel like I am in a countdown now instead of counting up!! Marianna moves around a lot these days. She particularly enjoys my right rib area....ouch!! As long as she is healthy and comfy that is all that matters, but I still can't believe how much it hurts some time. So much power for such a little person!! I will take some updated pics of her room soon, it is filling up quick, it is just about ready for her arrival. Being 32 weeks pregnant reminds me of my niece Lilly, who was born at 32 weeks, that little stinker just couldn't wait to see us!! She is as perfect as can be..but I'm hoping that Marianna decides to cook a little longer than her!! Love you Lilly!!
We also had our orientation to the Birth Place at the hospital yesterday. They focus on natural family centered births. It is beautiful there and the staff is really nice. Now we need to make our birth plan and then we will meet with a nurse again to go over that. Hopefully all of the rooms won't be full when I go into labor, it would be so nice to be able to deliver there.

Merry Christmas to all...

and to all a Good Night!! We are ready and excited for Christmas. Carrie, Dan and Lilly will be home this weekend and we will have Christmas on Saturday since they will have to be back to Vermont before Christmas. I'm excited to see Lilly open her presents and then probably play with all of the boxes!! I think it's more fun for us than it is for her!! On Christmas Eve and day we will go to Justin's parents and see Tammy, Tim, TJ and Sydney. I love this time of the year!!

Welcome Home Brandon!!

11/13/07 was a great day. Justin's Brother came home from Iraq for about 18 days. We met Brandon at the airport with Justin's parents and Tammy and Sydney were there, too. Brandon's 21 st birthday was the day before. We were able to spend a lot of time with Brandon while he was home, including Thanksgiving day, it was great to see him and have him home. He is back in Iraq now and we miss him alot. We are looking forward to when he comes home again hopefully in May. We love you Brandon!!

Our First Baby Shower

11/18/07 was our first baby shower given by Justin's mother and two sisters Tammy and Jill. Unfortunately I didn't get many pics, but the shower was beautiful. It started at 11 and we had a great breakfast meal. We played a few games and opened all the great gifts. Debi had a great idea and asked everyone to bring a book for Marianna, she already has a full library! We can't thank Debi, Tammy, and Jill enough for all of the hard work that they put into the shower. We were so grateful that our friends and family were able to be a part of it all and are so thankful for all the great gifts!

Above are pics of me with my great friends Sarah and Meghan, a pic of Sarah with her daughter Madeline, and a pic of me opening my presents and Jill and Sydney helping me out.

A work in progress...

And the decorating begins! We chose a bed set, it is from pottery barn kids, called pink daisy fields. Here is a link if you want to see it..
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/w460/index.cfm?pkey=cbdgnbd%7Cb . We have a cape cod style house and the baby's room is upstairs. We painted three walls green and one wall pink. We have the crib and dresser, which our parents bought for us (thanks Grandma and Grandpa Schlie and Massey!). We also have two book shelves. I am looking for a area rug and my sister is going to do some paintings on canvas for me, she is very talented with stuff like that, I can only draw stick figures. The rest will all come together piece by piece as I find things I like to decorate with. We registered this past week at Target and Babies R' Us for all the baby necessities, that was fun!! My first shower is in Thanksgiving from Justin's side of the family and then in December for my side of the family. Time will fly by around then with Thanksgiving and Christmas, too! Can't wait!

My flexible Baby!!

October 11, 2007

So I had another ultrasound because at the last one they were unable to get full views of the babies spine, heart, and face because she was moving so much. So that just meant that I got to see her again! Everything looked great, she is a flexible one, as all babies are!! She had her hand at her mouth, and she also had her right foot there, too! She is so beautiful, I might be biased, though!

And the baby is officially...

A GIRL!!!! September 20, 2007

So we found out the baby is a girl, and we are super excited. Everything looks good with the baby. She is about a half pund at this point and has all of the pertinent body parts and functions!! That night we went to look for a bed set, I already had one in mind, but it looked nothing like it did online as it did in person. So I was a little disappointed, but that just meant I got to shop some more. Eventually I knew I would find the right one.

The first ultrasound...

August 17, 2007

My mother in law works at the regional perinatal center in syracuse, so I have a few perks. She was able to bring me in for my first ultrasound a bit earlier than most people. I was about 14 weeks, so a little to early to find out the sex, but it was awesome to be able to see the baby. At this point I still was having a lot of nausea, so being able to see the baby gave me a big pick me up. The woman that was dong the ultrasound mentioned that it could be a girl, but don't go out and buy anything. I was good and didn't buy anything. My sister did, even though I told her not to, that she would jinx me and the next time I went for an ultrasound it was sure to be a boy (which would have been great, too, but now the idea of a girl was already in my head!). It would be the six longest weeks until Justin and I found out anything for sure..

The Big Day in June

So I used the "most sophisticated stick you will ever pee on." We were trying to get pregnant, but I didn't think I was pregnant. I only took the test because I was suppose to work with chemo that week, so I didn't want to take any chances. I took the test about ten minutes before Justin got home, and completely forgot about it. We were in the middle of a conversation when I walked away, not even telling him why. I looked at the test and it said, "pregnant." I didn't believe it, and a few weeks later the nausea would prove it...and so the story begins.

Lazy Blogger...

So my sister set up this wonderful blog for Justin and I to share with our family and friends...and I obviously have not been to good at keeping it up. I have 600 pics on my camera that I need to seperate into albums and delete, I started that today. After that I can take some pics with my camera and start to post. I had so much memory on my camera that I can't take any more pics without getting rid of some. Some of the pics are from 2 yrs ago. So I vow from this point forward to not be the lazy blogger that I have been...you will see some more posts before you know it!

17 weeks

This is Carrie....

posting for Betsy since I need to show her how to do everything on here before I hand it over. Anyways.....Betsy and Justin would like to share some wonderful news with everyone......

They're having a baby!!!!!!

All finished and ready for pics and updates!!

Happy News!

Here's to your wonderful news and many new wonderful memories for you to share with your family and friends!!