The nursery is done!

My mom came to town for a week at the end of August and helped paint Carter's nursery. We had decided that we wanted to paint the room some type of green even before we knew what we were having. Here is the final result---well minus the crib and glider... First the cream.....

Than the green...........

Than the curtain rod and the window valence...

Than the chair rail........

And the belly pic....

We have a name.....

Carter Jason Locke!!!!

And on a lighter note, I bought a body pillow so that I could sleep a little bit more comfortably...well the dogs seem to think it is their bed and for their comfort..

And for Cari....here is the latest belly pic...taken at 22 weeks 1 day...

Our little leapster....

Well we finally decided on some baby bedding that we found on EBAY! I am so excited and it was so much cheaper than any of the other sets that I found...........

We will be paintin the bottom half of the room in 2 different lime greens and the top in a cream color with a chair rail. We had decided on the colors we wanted before we found the bedding! I think it is a perfect match.........now we just need to decide on a name...........

IT'S A ..........

BOY!!!

The ultrasound on Thursday went great. He was a little shy at first, but than there was no question that he was a boy! Heart rate was good, all his measurements were right on track. The only thing is that he just wouldn't sit still enough for the tech to see all four chambers of his heart so we have to go back in 4-6 weeks for them to do another ultrasound to make sure everything is okay. The tech said not to worry that it happens all the time where they just won't sit still enough to see all 4 chambers.

It was so exciting to see him and see all his toes and fingers and spine and heart beating. I haven't really felt him moving around yet so it was so surreal to see him moving and kicking on the ultrasound. I can't believe we are only 20 weeks from him joining our family! What an amazing experience!!!

As far as names....we can't decided...so it will probably be another few weeks.....

A newborn's conversation with God

I found this poem online and of course made me cry...Good cry though

A Newborn's Conversation with God

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you." The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy." Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?" God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?" God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?" God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life." "But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore." God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

love the camera

I have been playing around with our new camera and who else to take pictures of but my adorable neices...Elle

Tori

Elle

Jamie and Tori recently had their test for their yellow belt for karate. They both passed and Tori was great and had so much fun! Here is Jamie with his two girls afterwards.

As far as me and this baby, things are progressing along nicely. I had my 16 week check up last week and am measuring at 18.5 weeks. Hopefully it's just extra fluid....And even better news they are letting us find out on my birthday (July 30th) whether we are having a little girl or a little boy! It's only a few days before I am at the 20 week mark so the doctor said I will have to come in for an extra visit...but I totally think it's worth it to find out on my birthday! I'll post some belly pics soon...

pictures from Disneyland

I know how all of you have been anxiously awaiting our photos from Disneyland. Well Jason finally made it home after three weeks in Nebraska and I needed him to change the photos to a jpeg format so I could download them to our blog. We both LOVE our new camera...now I just need to figure out all the options/buttons on it and how to use it. Enjoy!

2 of my favorites--My hubby and Mickey

What came in the mail?

These cars were later in the Pixar parade. They actually run and have a motor in them! Pretty authentic we thought

On the ferris wheel at California Adventure

No explanation needed!

All the 3-D glasses for the new Toy Story ride at California Adventures--by far my favorite ride

Another photo of my sexy hubby-who was usually the photographer

I didn't think I would get that wet on Splash Mountain--I guessed wrong-I was soaked!!

The famous Matterhorn as the sunset in California

Have I said I love this camera?!

My hubby in the dog pound

Jason on his favorite ride-Astro Blasters. We rode it so many times I lost count. Finally by the end of our trip he admitted that the new Toy Story ride was cooler :)

Good bye Disneyland!! We had a great time and are exciting to bring our kids back one day!

Disneyland!!!

We just got back on Sunday afternoon from a wonderful trip to the "Happiest Place on Earth." We had such a great time. The weather cooperated the whole time too. It never got warmer than 80 degrees and no colder than about 65! Jason thoroughly enjoyed the new camera and took over 300 pictures. However, I can't get the pictures uploaded to either my blog or to a slideshow and Jason got called yesterday to head to Nebraska today for a big hail storm they had...so the pictures will have to wait.
As far as baby news, I got to hear the heartbeat today. The doctor was kind of surprised at how strong a heartbeat it was at just 12 weeks. I am not too sure what that means, but he said it was good. We still have another 8 weeks to go before we get to find out what we are having and that couldn't seem to come soon enough!
Hopefully I will have pictures up soon!

vacation!!!

That's right. We are headed off to the "Happiest Place on Earth" on Tuesday morning for a fun filled, relaxing week alone to celebrate 4 years! (since we got engaged at this wonderful place) And...the doctor cleared me to ride whatever rides I feel up to! :) Plus our condo isn't too far away with rooftop hot tubs (that I can put my feet in) and watch the fireworks every night! And the other best part....for our anniversary we decided to splurge on a nice camera due to our upcoming arrival and bought a Nikon SLR!! It is amazing! Jason already took about 100+ pictures of the dogs! And that was after one day....I think we are going to need a bigger memory card.....

SURPRISE!

I just had my first check up this morning. So far everything looks good. I even got to see the little peanut! And on the plus side--no morning sickness thus far!! The only down side--I am due December 22nd. No Christmas baby please!