Houston...we have a belly!

We were just sitting around after work Monday...minding our own business...when suddenly Michelle looked down and said, "Holy cow! I have a belly!" (I've always imagined those words coming from my mouth a few years from now) I grabbed the camera and took this picture. Doesn't she look great? Michelle says this picture makes her look bigger than she really is. I played it smart and told her I would take the camera in and get it fixed.

Dallas & Business Time

A great trip to Dallas to check in on the Hammacks and Shipleys. Blake's car was towed from Chuy's but he handled it gracefully and was a great example to all of us. We also hooked up with David Penuel and his wife, Alli. They are expecting their first baby in September. We also watched this video like 10 times...cause it's funny.

Yard of the Month: The Article

In a previous post, I announced we had been selected as the Edgemere Park Yard of the Month. Well, to make it official, we now have a sign in the yard and an article in the newsletter. Don't call us for gardening tips, we have no clue what we're doing. Click below to read the newsletter.

Incinta!!!

Telling people we are pregnant has almost been as exciting as finding out we are pregnant. I called one of my best friends, Chris Pregler, to let him know we are expecting only to find out he and Jennifer are also expecting and due a week after us. Michelle had told all of her friends except for Jessica Bottomly who had been in Rome with her husband, Zak, for 6 weeks. They are the friends we hang out with the most and the girls have been friends since they were very young. We met them at Chili's the day after they got back from Rome and played a game to tell them we are having a baby. I tested their Italian vocabulary by asking the English translation of several Italian words. The last word was "Incinta" and Zak said..."Pregnant? You guys are pregnant?" We tried our hardest to convince them to hop on the baby train too...they did a good job skirting the issue. In the parking lot they gave us a gift from Italy...a bottle of wine from the Chianti region. The bottle had the above picture attached. Kudos to the Bottomlys for playing it cool in the restaurant. The only thing better than having a baby, is sharing the same experience with some of your closest friends.

Baby Bottomly - Feb 3
Baby Boyd - Feb 13

Baby Pregler - March 1

DUE DATE UPDATE

It could be a very Happy Valentine's Day! Our due date has been moved to February 13.

Too Much Gatorade!

Disclaimer: this is Dagen's account (the actual account) of the Gatorade fiasco.

Michelle and I were watching TV in our pajamas one evening when a craving hit. "Would you like to go to OnCue and get yourself a drink and get me some Gatorade?" I didn't want a drink but I did want to be a good husband so I grabbed the keys and headed off to get Gatorade. I headed to Wal-Mart so I could maximize my Gatorade dollar and stock up. I grabbed 3 gallons: 1 Lemon-lime and 2 Orange...nothing more. I proceeded to the checkout where I stood...and stood...for more than 25 minutes I stood. There were 2 cashiers for over 15 people. I returned home frustrated at Sam Walton. I put the Gatorade on the kitchen counter and headed to living room. Michelle pops her head over the couch and says, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!? You've been gone like 40 minutes." I said I had been standing in the checkout line. "Did you get Gatorade?" I told her it was in the kitchen. "Well, can I have some," she asked. I went back to the kitchen, grabbed a glass, filled it with Gatorade and brought it to her. One sip..."It's warm!!!" She jumps up from the couch and heads to the kitchen. She turns the corner and sees the 3 gallons on the counter. "That's TOO MUCH Gatorade! I just wanted small bottle of it." I tried to explain the economy of purchasing in bulk but she wasn't up for it. "I asked for a bottle of Gatorade from OnCue, why did you buy so much? This will go bad before I can drink it all." I didn't argue with her that Gatorade doesn't go bad, I just wondered where she had found my bottle of crazy pills. We woke up the next morning and Michelle said, "I'm sorry I went crazy last night. I knew I was being crazy during the conversation but I just couldn't stop." Great...8 more months of crazy. Imagine how bad it would have been if I had told her I was considering buying a case of Gatorade powder.

WE"RE HAVING A BABY!!!

That's right...we are pregnant! We are so excited. Our baby is due Feb. 20, 2008. Michelle is doing very well but is tired a lot. When we used to ask people if they wanted a boy or a girl and their reply would be, "We don't care as long as it is healthy." I'd be like, yeah right, that's what you're supposed to say. But now that we're pregnant, that's all we want...a healthy baby. The picture is of our June 27 sonogram where we saw the heartbeat. Such an awesome thng.