The McSpaddens: all things summer

McBaby Update...

Well, we had our big appointment yesterday! We had the doctor put the gender results in an envelope for us to open while we are on vacation in Lake Tahoe. He had us close our eyes for a part of the sonogram, which was crazy! I wanted to peek, but I know that it'll be worth it for us to enjoy that moment on our anniversary trip. Don't worry, we'll share the news with you once we know! Here's a little photo for the tease!

In regards to how I'm feeling, only one word will sum that up--- GREAT! The 2nd trimester has been wonderful thus far. Right now, we are at 17 and a 1/2 weeks, and my belly is just growing. I don't have a "great" picture right now to upload, but the one below with Noah shows just about how big the baby is getting. As for food, I am finally eating "normal" again... that is, if you call craving okra, mustard, fruit, and bean dip "normal." Here's a pic from a recent grocery trip. I laughed when I looked in my cart to see my 1/2 healthy, organic food and 1/2 "preggo" cravings! Ha ha! The cashier was a little confused, as was I! Please excuse the terribleness of my appearance, as I didn't shower before the "photo shoot." My mom came over that day for breakfast, and I just had to take a preggo pic with her. She looked adorable, and she sure knows how to make my day!

Shawna and Noah's Visit

In the meantime, I got to spend some quality time with my sister, Shawna, and he sweet baby boy Noah this week. He was just laughing and smiling at me. I guess I am pretty funny looking to him! He did make it easy for me to see us with a sweet boy! Time will tell.... Here are some photos from their visit.

Do I look ready, or what?

Look at that sweet boy!

It was fun making him laugh!

Ranger Game with Friends

Well, I did something I never thought I'd do... go to a Ranger game in the summer during my pregnancy. Luckily, the Rangers were in 1st place, it was evening, cool, and they won- 14-2! We had a great time with Kimberly, Kevin, Shane, and Ruthie. We enjoyed nachos and ice cream, too, but this preggo scarfed them down before we got any photos! Yummy!

Mark was taking forever with the camera... hence my crazy face!

Happy couple at the ballpark!

Kimberly and Kevin

A sold out game? What???

Katherine's Shower

My dear friend, Katherine had her baby shower last weekend, and it was so good to see her! We are only 8 weeks apart, which is fun because our babies will be so close in age (as are our pregnancy symptoms). Here are so photos of the happy day, including our babies talking to one another (not really, but this is the closest they've been!)

Katherine and I got really close during our 7 weeks in Thailand in 2004. We are so excited to share this time together!