Eric & Bailey

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I just wanted to share these pictures I took on Saturday of Eric and Bailey lounging around and enjoying their weekend!

Another Exciting Doctor's Visit!!

Wednesday we finally went to our very anticipated Dr. appt. We hadn't been for almost 5 weeks and we were ready to see how much our little one had grown. And WOW! had baby O grown. Measuring in at 6.5 cm (just over 2.5 in) and with a heart rate of 167 bpm, our baby looks like...well... a baby!! And, an active baby at that. Baby O was moving all over the place and even turning flips. Who knows, maybe he/she will be a gymnast like his/her mom (many many MANY years ago)!

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It's so amazing the technology doctors have these days. It's unbelievable that just by looking at the ultrasounds the doctors and nurses can determine the baby's bladder, and other intestines. We also got to hear the heartbeat using a Doppler (a special listening devise). Very cool!

These ultrasound photos were taken at 12 1/2 weeks! I love the close up of the arm and hand!!

We're having a baby!!!

The most exciting time in our lives is happening RIGHT NOW! We couldn't be happier that this is the time that we are expecting our first little one. I am due in late February which makes me just over 11 weeks! We got to see the baby and his/her heartbeat (which is a very healthy 161 bpm) at our 8 week visit. We are looking forward to our next visit in a week and a half to see the little guy/girl again! We are very eager to find out the sex. I can't wait to start onesie shopping!

This is such a blessing for us. Sometimes it doesn't seem real to us yet but we know that this is a gift from God. We can't wait to experience parenthood and the love we will feel when our first baby comes!

This is our first ultrasound photo which was taken at almost 8 weeks. It doesn't look like much that little white blob is our baby!

Home Sweet Home

Eric, Bailey and I moved into our new house last weekend. It's our first house together and we are loving it. It's a small house in a charming neighborhood and it's perfect for us, Bailey, and our little one coming in February! I have to give my wonderful husband credit for all the hard work he did moving! He and two movers got everything moved from our apartment into our house in 2 and a half hours! Everything was in by noon last Saturday and we spend the rest of the weekend unpacking, hanging pictures, and assembling furniture. Bailey sure is enjoying being able to run around in the back yard! And, Eric has been working hard outside and doing a great job watering our very thirsty yard (which is tough in 104 degree weather!). We are very much looking forward to bringing home Baby O to our new home!

Mr. Bailey Otto

Bailey is our precious pup. He's a Morkie (Maltise/Yorkie) and he turned 2 years old in April. Bailey has brought so many unexpected laughs, happiness, and hilarious memories to our lives! We got Bailey from a local pet store when he was 6 weeks old.

Before we found Bailey, I had my heart set on a little girl, black Pekingese puppy (you know the little dogs with the smashed in faces that look like Gizmo) that was probably worth more than my first car. Eric said I was crazy to spend that much money on anything (looking back I now agree) but he still went with me to check out the goods with the intention of ONLY LOOKING. Eric didn't feel the same way about the Pekingese. I think his exact words were "Why would we buy a dog that acts like a cat?" (No offense to cat people.) But, luckily there was an energetic puppy in one of the kennels who was stealing all the other puppies food. We were drawn to him. He was so funny and had so much energy that we had to take him home with us!! That's how we ended up with our Bailey. After taking him home he quickly adjusted to us and we were bonding in no time. Bailey definitely has his moments of uncontrollable barking, biting at your socks, chewing on flip flops, and waking up on Saturdays much earlier than we planned but he has brought us so much love and laughs that now I could not imagine our lives without him.

Intro/First post!

So this is our first Otto family posting! I am not a computer genious so be patient with me as I try to figure out this whole blog thing. I plan to attempt to keep all of my readers (haha) posted and updated with all the very exciting things going on in our lives.

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Eric and I have been married now for just over two years! I truly love being married to Eric. I won't get too mushy but I have to say he is a FANTASTIC husband. We live in Austin and we just moved into our first house and we are LOVING it! Our 2 year old dog, Bailey, is adjusting well. I work for Time Warner Cable as a Buyer in our regional purchasing department and Eric is currently working at AMD as an MBA intern. He will start his second (and last!!!) year as as an MBA grad student this fall. We are counting down until his graduation in May. Most importantly, in the midst of all of this, we are expecting our first baby in February!! We couldn't be happier!

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