Baby Shower Photos




Uploaded by Auntie Stacy

We are finally in our house! Well, we have the keys. We have been working all weekend to get it ready for us to move in this weekend. We have painted the entire interior, done A LOT of cleaning and thanks to all of the people that volunteered their time, we got a ton done in a very small amount of time. Now we are finishing up the odds and ends projects. It has been especially exciting watching Megan's room come together. Josh put the final touches up today and tomorrow I will finish the last painting that needs to be done and then it will be baby ready! I've been taking a lot of pictures of the progress that I will be posting soon.

We have our 8 month check up on Friday!!

A picture of the VanValkenburg home.

A new picture of Kristie and Megan.

Well, everything is going well with our house! Josh and I have been having fun finding things to furnish it with and making all sorts of plans. I still haven't had a chance to take a picture of it but hopefully soon. I feel bad because we are planning to paint the whole interior of the house but according to just about everyone, I shouldn't be a part of it. That leaves Josh a lot of work. So anyone interested in forming a work party the weekend of August 25-27, let us know! He could really use some help. I'm going to talk to my doctor about it though and see what my limitations really are. I'd really like to be able to help him since it's really all because of me that we are painting most of it.

We have decided on a name for our little girl finally. Her name is Megan Amanda VanValkenburg!! We are eagerly awaiting her arrival. It's not that I'm sick of being pregnant but I just can't wait to hold her in my arms. She is moving so much, it's almost like she's here already and I'm already having trouble sleeping so now we just need her!

We registered for our baby shower last week at Babies R Us. It was quite overwhelming. You never realize how much stuff you'll really need until you go through that process. Of course there are a lot of things there that would be nice to have but not a necessity.

Next week we will go in for the 7 month check up. It will be a little overdue because of my work schedule but it will be fine. They are going to give me the test for gestational diabetes then. I'm sure everything will be okay though. I'll keep everyone posted.

Well, we had the home inspection and everything is basically okay.
There are no red flags on the house so Josh and I are continuing the process. It still has to appraise okay but we aren't really worried about that. I haven't been able to take a picture of the house but will do so as soon as possible.









We just got back on Friday from camping at Tillicum Beach with the Rickett's. It was a lot of fun and the weather was good for the most part. I've never camped on the coast. Our campsite was right on the beach, well, just a short walk downhill to the beach. We could hear the waves splashing all night, very soothing. And of course....the dogs....they loved it.

I'm attaching some pictures of the trip, along with the latest belly shot. 6 months down!

On Thursday we submitted an offer on a house in Cornelius and we found out on Saturday that it was accepted. We are SOOO excited! Things will hopefully move quickly in fact we are already having the home inspection done today. It is smaller than we were hoping for but it has so much more than what we thought we could get in our price range. It has a huge lot, great backyard and tons of storage room for all of our toys. Gracie and Sampson are looking forward to being indoor dogs again! I can't wait to have them sleeping inside with us. To all you non dog owners out there it probably sounds silly but I like to hear them breathe at night. They are my first babies. I am going to take pictures of the house today so that I can post them on here.

Stacy suggested that I start a blog to track our pregnancy, so here it is with a little backlog to catch everyone up......

6 Weeks Pregnant
We found out on February 22, 2006 that we were going to be parents. It seemed pretty unreal at first. It became much more real when the morning sickness kicked in about a week later.

12 Weeks Pregnant
We had our first appointment with Dr. Klotz today. Josh got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. I actually had heard it at an earlier appointment when Josh was out of town. That was pretty neat for both of us. My sickness has finally gone away and I'm much more capable of enjoying the idea of being a mom.

16 Weeks Pregnant
Our second appointment went well. He did all the normal stuff, just checking the heartbeat and my measurements. Everything looks like it is going well. In the last couple of weeks Josh and I have done a lot of browsing for baby gear and have started to pick out names. No luck yet!

18 Weeks Pregnant
We had our ultrasound today and IT'S A GIRL! We are so excited. The ultrasound took about 45 minutes and he was very thorough in checking everything. We were told that our insurance might not cover the cost but afterwards we told eachother that it was definitely worth it because it gives you such peace of mind knowing everything is okay. He measured all sorts of places on her body and said that everything looks fine. We got some great pictures that I will scan as soon as I have a chance. She was moving all around the whole time too. I couldn't feel it but I know it's just around the corner. It is definitely much more real now!

19 Weeks Pregnant
I can definitely feel her moving inside now! She keeps me up at night. I already want to tell her to settle down but I can't!

20 Weeks Pregnant
I had another doctor visit today. Very short and sweet. He says I'm measuring perfectly and her heartbeat is strong.