Sunday, September 20, 2009

Baby Stimson Update

Stephany is seventeen weeks now! We visited our doctor on Friday, and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time! "Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh..." It was so cool! We will go back in about three weeks for an ultrasound to determine the sex of the baby. Stephany has begun feeling the baby's movements, which she says feels like popcorn popping in her belly. We wait with great anticipation to find out if we're having a little boy or a little girl. We're so excited!

As you can see, Stephany is definitely showing more!



A quick pic of the two of us.



We'll keep you all updated as things develop.

Nathan

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Waco Trip

Last weekend, Malory, Stephany, and I headed down to Waco, about an hour and forty-five minutes south of Dallas on I-35, to visit Stephen and Jamie and their kids. They moved from Albuquerque to Woodway, just outside of Waco, recently after Stephen finished his residency. We hadn't seen their new house yet, so it was fun going down and spending a night with them!

Little Macy Lou is just so much fun and so cute! We enjoy playing with her.



My glasses provided some engaging entertainment.



And Aunt Steph got some more practice feeding a little kiddo.



Stephen and Jamie's new house has a long driveway along one side of the house. Since they don't have sidewalks in their neighborhood, this is a great place for the boys to play and drive their little vehicles around. And there's Sally, who just about freaked when we showed up (the dog has a strange passion for me -- see previous posting here).





Will. So serious. So determined. As my brother says, for Will, "it's all about the getting there."



James is more about the ride itself.



Unfortunately, when the ride comes to an end, James has not yet figured out the reverse. But the dude is resourceful: he just gets out and pushes that thing 180 degrees and hops back in.



Daddy chasing Will -- he loves it.



Macy. So cute.



Steph, me, and Mal.



And me and Stephen.



We had such a great time. It's nice being so close to family. Stephany has been working every Saturday lately, so we got down to Waco relatively late on Saturday evening and came back Sunday evening. It's tough to get too far away from Dallas on the weekends, but it's so nice to be able to take even short trips like this.

Nathan