April 29th

We anticipated this day since our last visit to the doctor. One, because it was Marc's 35th Birthday and we were having all of our friends over to celebrate, Two it was the start of a very fun filled weekend at Stagecoach (a country music festival, that just down the street and all weekend long). Three, we had our very first ultrasound and we'd hope to find out the sex of our little baby! We made a promise to keep our ultrasound a secret from our friends. We really wanted to surprise them at the party.

I got off at 12noon and our appointment was at 1:00pm...I had to go in the room by myself at first, which seemed like a life time of her moving the doppler back and forth on my belly...but I talked her ear off, so it made up for the anticipation she was putting me through. As she was moving the doppler back and forth, she finally let me take a look at what was going on. My sweet little baby was just moving all over the place!! It was an incredible sight...it's mouth was totally opening and closing, like it was talking or it may have been hungry?!? I couldn't wait for Marc to join and see how amazing it was. Finally, she called in Marc and our mothers to join in on the action. Right before she left, she said she was having difficulty seeing what it was...and by the time she got back the baby was butt up and we got a perfect view - of what I wasn't sure, so I yelled out, "Are those balls or a vagina!!??" hahahaha and then she announced that is was GIRL!!!! Tears came a rollin', Marc got a huge smile on his face, and our mom's rejoiced! It was a fun moment for sure...we got a ton of pictures, here are a few...for some reason when I upload they turn sideways...gah!

I think the second best part of this day was letting our friends know...we actually surprised them (and I am really bad a keeping a surprise secret)...so we told everyone that we were going to play a little Family Feud on the PS3, and we were going to draw numbers to find out who was on each team....the rule to picking a number was they couldn't peek at the number until everyone got a number. Little did they know all their little pieces of paper said, "IT'S A GIRL!!"...they were completely surprised and excited! Our friend Jennifer opened it and said, "It's a girl??' as in, what the hell kinda number is that??!! Then I said with a big smile, "Yes, it's a girl' pointing to my stomach and then all I remember is jumping up and down while hugging Jessica...it was so much fun and I was so excited our little secret was out, I really don't know how much longer I could have kept it in!! So, there you have it folks, we're having a little baby girl. I CAN'T wait to start decorating her nursery and buying cute little girl things...she will for sure, be the most stylish little girl, thanks to her Daddy!! ;) 

Today, I'm 19 weeks, but in my ultrasound I measured 17 weeks, 1 day...and our due date as of today is October 6th. I have a feeling our baby will always measure a little smaller...let's face it, we aren't the tallest people! ;) I'll post a "lovely lady bump" picture soon! 

Breaking News!

We have some pretty big news to release….DRUM ROLL PLEASE!! (Insert your drum roll sound, cymbals and all)….Marc and I are MOVING!!!! After two years of living with Ingrid and Jeff, we have finally paid off our debts and are ready to embark in a new adventure. Now of course, a couple things have changed since we decided to take a risk, sell our mobile home and move in with the ‘rents. Initially our intentions were the following:

• Pay off debt
• Plan Wedding – debt free
• Save for a home

However, life is always changing and at that time Marc didn’t have a set plan on what he wanted to do with his schooling. We now know, and unfortunately/fortunately when he graduates with his BS in Public Administration, his next venture will most likely take us out of the desert and into another location. Thus, getting into a mortgage and owning a home isn’t the first on our list…so we decided that renting a place is the best option for us, until we know for sure what the future has in store for us. Plus, we are going to continue to be debt free and save for the day when we do want to get into a house.
We went in looking for 3bed/3bath houses to accommodate guests and our “big eyes”…instead we feel in love with a cute little 2bed/2.5bath townhome in Downtown Palm Springs. The price is right, along with the layout, location, space….I could go on and on! I think it will be one easy move. One, because I can’t help physically move the boxes (thanks baby bump) and two, everything is already boxed up and ready for the move! So, watch out Palm Springs The Brown’s are coming in June!
Now, since we are moving, we managed some energy to start some furniture facelifts! This past weekend, we took Marc’s two-toned dresser into a sophisticated dressah….yes with an “ah”, that’s how sophisticated it is. ;) This is technically the first piece for the baby’s room…even if Marc will be using it. What do you think!!??