Pumpkin carving 2009!

Amy's pumpkins...

Eric's pumpkin...
Eric cleaning out one of the pumpkins.

What a beautiful weekend we had in Austin! The sun was out and the weather was PERFECT! So, we decided it would be a great evening for carving pumpkins! This year was the second year Eric and I have gone and picked out pumpkins and carved them together at home. We carve away in secret and then reveal our creations to each other after we are finished. Hopefully the pumpkins will last long enough for trick-or-treaters to enjoy them on Halloween. We hope to make this a fun tradition for our kids in the years to come!

Drumroll, please....

This is her profile...

her arm across her face...
and her foot.

IT'S A GIRL!!! We are so happy and feel so blessed that God has given us a daughter. We love her so much already.

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On Friday morning Eric and I went to our 8:30 ultrasound appointment. The anticipation of this long awaited event was excruciating (for me especially!). We didn't have to wait long though. About 5 minutes into the exam the NP asked if we were ready to find out the sex. Eric quickly and eagerly answered "YES!" while I tried to choke back my tears of happiness and excitement. We were overjoyed when she said "you guys are having a little girl!!" and then she showed us our daughters little girly parts that proved she was correct! We pretty much think she's perfect already. She is growing on schedule and everything is perfectly healthy! We couldn't feel any happier!

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After our appointment we called our families to share with them the exciting news and then we were off to shop for everything pink! It's so much fun to shop for the baby now that we know we know to buy pink. I have so much to do in the next 4 months it can be a bit overwhelming. I am trying to cherish and enjoy each of every moment of this time in our lives. We have so much to look forward to!
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Lastly, this weekend was my birthday (I almost forgot) which was kind of a bonus to the weekend. Thank you to all of our friends and family who were able to celebrate the news of our baby girl and my birthday with us. And, thank you to everyone who sent congratulatory emails and texts to both Eric and me all weekend! We were definitely feeling the love!