Sunset Boulevard at 16 weeks

With each day Ashly & I grow closer. The intense bond between the two of us has only increased with the creation of a life. Laughing, listening, and loving........
A perfect team.

Cousins first kiss

We found out Josephine and Josh are expecting just 10 weeks behind us! This photo was from the weekend we heard the news. The cousins love each other already. We figure that together we are having twins since our babies will most likely look very much the same.

Applesauce or Ziggy

You may hear us referring to our little life in the belly as Ziggy or Applesauce. Ziggy started because we both felt a great possibility we were pregnant the moment it occurred so we began talking to this life as early as a zygote, and "Ziggy the Zygote" kind of stuck.

The name Applesauce came later on when our 3 year old nephews found out Aunt Ashly had a baby in her belly. They asked me if it's a boy or a girl and what are we going to name it. I replied, "I don't know yet. What do you think I should name it?" And they both agreed "Applesauce" would be a good name for a boy or a girl.

1st Trimester: "I'll meet you at the toilet!"

A flood of hormones to the system is something that takes getting used to. My body is now the host for a life to grow and develop. With that comes exhaustion. Some days are very difficult to make it off the couch and working a shift at the hospital ends with a serious crash out session. Nausea peaked (so far) at week 8 for me. It was real sad in the beginning when I couldn't even ride in a motor vehicle. Even though Adam claimed he was driving like he normally did, every time he came to a stop I thought it was possible I could hurl. And you might as well have a puke bag with you if you ride the public transportation around here. My sense of smell has also become a bit of a problem. It kind of goes hand in hand with the nausea feeling because when certain odors hit me, I am liable to make a run for it (the toilet that is). And let's just stop the odor conversation by saying there are MANY different odors in the hospital to come in contact with.

I keep reminding myself that there is a miracle occurring in my belly, and it's only natural for my body to have to go through some discomfort for the result of an innocent and pure baby. I am also extremely fortunate to have Adam at my side. He is able to ease any of the above symptoms. Of course he can not rid them all, but he is amazingly supportive and understanding.

Almost-a-Father's Day

I woke up this morning to this message:

That New Car Smell

May 2007

To spread the news to our family, we created a Mini-Cooper card to send with a picture of the ultrasound inside.
"See California Dealer for more info"

Baby's first meal

March 2007
Chapter 1

Our little creation began as we were celebrating our 4th anniversary during a perfect get-a-way weekend at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco. True Love was in the air. (so were cookies and milk via room service at midnight!)