The color is..........PINK!!

Well, it's a girl! We now know what we are having....I have already bought two ADORABLE outfits and we have got a few cute things from friends and family. I can't wait to dress her all up like a little doll..with cute bows and headbands. Last week was the first time ever that I felt real "kicks"! It's sooo soo neat.

But today (september 22nd of 2009)....I felt a kick and actually SAW MY STOMACH MOVE! I was shocked to see it and very excited! I can tell that my little girl is gonna LOVE to eat like her momma because she sure gets excited and kicks up a storm every time I eat.... Well, that is the latest "baby news" and what is going on in our lives.

Blue... Pink......or.....YELLOW?

On Wednesday august 26th at 2:00 in the afternoon, Rusty and I walked from our house (which happens to be just across the street) to Mercy Hospital on a mission to find out the mystery of our baby's gender. I was required to have a "full" bladder for this ultrasound so while we walked I drank my water and while we checked in and waited...I drank my water....and drank and drank! We were finally going to be able to tell friends and family what expect. My friend Suni wanted to find out what we were having by the color of my husbands tie that night at church. A tie with blue in it if it was a boy, with pink if it was a girl, and yellow if it was still not known.

As Rusty and I sat in the waiting room anticipating this exciteing event, we were both nervous and happy to FINALLY find out this mystery. Do we buy pink frilly dresses and adorable headbands? Or blue and white little sailor outfits and tiny suits? Today was the day... or so we thought! When my name was finally called, we anxiously awaited the big news. As the ultrasound technician began checking all the baby's parts, we got to see it moving around and having quite a time in there! It was soo soo cute and funny to watch! We got to see adorable feet, a skeletal looking face, the top of it's head and arm...and a bunch more. The funniest part to Rusty and I was when the technician got a picture of it's legs all stretched out....she saw it and immediately said "Your baby has LONG legs!" All we could do was laugh because that DEFINITELY comes from daddy!

When the time came to find out the baby's gender, the technician asked me if I was as far long as I thought I was. She said that according to her measurements, I was only 17 weeks and 1 day (4 months and 1 week). The perfect time to tell is 18 weeks. She said that in some veiws she thought it looked like a boy and in others a little girl. Needless to say, we still don't know what to buy for and expect! Suni was very disappointed when she walked in and saw Rusty wearing yellow in his tie! (Even though he hid his tie from her forever just to be mean!) Im most likely going back in a week or so. Im still trying to make another appointment. So for now, the color is YELLOW still and the baby's gender remains an unsolved mystery.........and WE ARE GOING CRAZY!!

Long time.....no post!

I apologize for not posting in such a LOONNG time! I guess I've been busy and it seems like I do most of my updating on facebook. Alot has happened since my last post. I am now exactly 4 months (16weeks) pregnant and have a due date of January 27th of 2010...Rusty and I have been to the doctor twice and we had our first ultrasound and heard the baby's heart beat on July 7th! Here is the picture of the baby, although it is hard to make out....it looks like a little snow man.

The head is on the left and the rear on the right. As soon as the picture came on the screen the baby was doing gymnastics like crazy!! All we saw was little legs and arms swinging and going crazy!! Rusty and I looked at each other VERY shocked because we were expecting a very calm little thing.....The doctor told us that we had a "dancing baby"! Haha, it was exciting! We also heard a very steady heart beat...it was amazing. This week the baby is the size of an avocado. I haven't felt it move yet, but that should come soon! On august 26th at 2 pm we get to find out if it's a boy of girl!! I will keep everyone posted on the news. Here are my two belly shots I've taken in the past two months.

My first belly shot at 3 months pregnant

My second belly shot at 4 months

Rusty and I are expecting a baby!

Rusty and I decided when we were in engaged that after one and a half or two years of marriage we would probably be ready to have a baby. As most everyone knows, we just celebrated our 2 year anniversary on May 5th.

On Friday, May 29th, around 2:30 in the afternoon, I found out I was pregnant. I had been suspecting that I was so I took a test and as Rusty and I sat watching to see what the test results would be, there was anticipation in the air. We sat there quietly, waiting for the results...and as the very dark and BOLD (+) positive sign appeared, we looked at each other with eyes open wide and mouths agape! We both didn't really know exactly what to say so I broke the silence by saying, very LOUDLY.... "IT'S POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and after that we just laughed hysterically for quite awhile, ocassionally uttering the words, "WOW!" before making several calls and going out to eat at El Pueblitos to celebrate.

My family is excited....my mom and dad will finally be grandparents ( My dad has to wear a suit now too! Haha, this has been a joke in the family) and my sisters are finally aunties! Rusty's family is also very excited! This will be grand baby number two for them... We hope to have a boy, but we will be happy with a little girl.

I recently went to have a "real" test done at a clinic in town and found out that I am 6 weeks along, already a month and a half! They were so nice to give me my very first baby blanket and booties. Rusty and I are now making the decision of which doctor to choose.....I will have to make my first appointment soon!

Here is a picture of the baby blanket I picked out....

Rusty's version of the bass line to "More of You Jesus"

The other night some of us went to the church to play and sing for awhile and I got this hilarious video of Rusty jammin' out on the bass...I just HAD to post it!

Happy Late Memorial Day Everyone

I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day with family and friends and, hopefully, a day off of work! We had a nice picnic at our church pavillion. Everyone brought their own meat and a side. For some odd reason, I just didn't feel like slaving away in my kitchen making potato salad, macaroni salad, or pasta salad...fruit salad, etc. so I just brought watermelon, grapes, and cantelope. It seemed to be a hit...I think only one other person brought fruit. When I think of a picnic, I just ALWAYS think of fruit. I guess that is because I LOVE fruit. After our picnic, some played a couple volleyball games (my husband was included in 'some' and he RIPPED his nice shirt-BIG TIME, IT'S BAD-while playing...I was kindof upset about that one. What kindof volleyball game did they play? Wow, a vicious one I guess!) while others played Dominoes and Mad Gab. It was really nice. It did rain a little but our church pavillion is covered, which makes it nice! I didn't even really take any pictures, unfortunately! I did get one picture of Albany peeking out of her play pen though. She is so cute and precious and I'm LOVIN this 'auntie business'! Anyways....happy Memeorial Day to all, hope you had fun!

Hmmm..where do I begin?

Well, I'm not sure where to start............ On May 6, 2009, Reverand Paul Blatto, my husband's uncle, passed from this life due to lung cancer. He is greatly missed by his wife and sons, as well as other relatives. I have heard from many that he was a wonderful man and won many souls to God as a young man in the service. Please say a prayer for his family, they will need it. Rusty and I, along with his family flew out to California on sunday may 9th for a week to be there with the family during this very sad time. Bro. Blatto's funeral was packed out and very sad.

Even though it was a sad occassion, Rusty and I were able to celebrate our 2nd year anniversary in Newport beach before we flew out of LA. Here are some pictures from our trip.....

My grandma let us stay at her house during the trip...she made us a very yummy breakfast every morning and let me use her nice car (and I accidentally put her keys in my purse and brought them home with me! Haha),thanks grandma, we appreciated it!

I visited my best friend Dana from forever ago. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of us together. I finally got to meet her twins, little Preston and Lexi. They are adorable!! Love ya Dana. And I missed you Lyn! Too bad we couldn't have had a reunion!

Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway to our hotel in Newport beach.....the veiw was gorgeous, I miss the beach!

Woo....finally arriving to our destination, the Hyatt. It couldn't have been better!

Here is the veiw from the balcony of our hotel

A pretty veiw from the pier at the beach

We spent the afternoon at Balboa Island and you have to take a ferry to get there. Here is a picture....

Balboa Island was really neat! It had a cottage atmosphere in a way and also had some REALLY neat shops. The houses on the island were SOO cute and quaint...

Another neat picture from the island toward the beach

The gorgeous sunset from the pier.....that is one of Rusty's favorite things about the beach

We ended up eating at Joe's Crabshack and the seafood was awesome. The atmosphere was pretty cool too, the waitresses would come out and dance to an old song every so many minutes with a disco ball...it was neat!

And of course, As soon as we flew into LA and when we flew out, we HAD to stop and get and In-N-Out burger. Oh we MISS it soooo much...I do believe that In-n-Out is the other love of my life!
Well, That's the short version of our trip to California. We had a great time, but we're both so glad to be home in Independence. Again, I ask that everyone please keep the Blatto family and their church in Lamont, Ca. in your prayers.