Drumroll please . . .

Dave and I have had a lot of change in the last few months, we bought a house, we got a dog, and now I guess it's time for the baby. Well the time has FINALLY come to announce the coming of little baby Kelly!!!! I am now 16 weeks pregnant today and we are going to be having a baby BOY on JULY 27, 2010!!! Dave and I are so excited to be parents and to be trusted with a little baby boy. Dave and I have been married for a little over two years and are both a little older than most parents are when they start having kids. So we are so excited to welcome this little one into our home. I wanted to wait until after my 16 week appointment to make sure everything was ok with the baby before we announced it to everyone, and during the ultrasound we were able to see, as our doctor called it, the baby's "little turtle". Maybe our baby's nickname will be turtle. We were not planning on finding out at this appointment but it was pretty clear. I have felt extremely lucky being pregnant because it has been so easy. I have only felt sick, but have not been sick. As long as I'm fed then I'm a happy pregnant woman (just ask Dave, it's pretty scary when I don't eat and I get hungry). Other than feeling yucky and being extremely tired (I have to take small naps in my car during the day while I'm at work), I have felt really blessed. Here is my 12 week picture, I don't really look pregnant, even now that I'm 16 weeks, but I'm not complaining about not being big.
We told our families that we were pregnant on Christmas. We gave Dave's mom a baby afghan book and yarn with a note that said "Get crackin".We gave my family a onesie that said "Baby's 1st Christmas" and gave Dave's extended family and grandma and grandpa a cute reindeer outfit. We had so much fun giving our family this for Christmas. We told my parents on Christmas Eve on Skype because they are in Africa. We told them that we like to plan big events for when they get home from their missions. Last time we got married a few weeks after they got home from their first mission, this time we are having a baby a month after they get home. They are planning to be home around July 4th and we are due July 27th. I was so happy when the doctor told us the due date because I knew my mom would be home to be with me during my first delivery.


We were hoping to give Dave's mom a little grand girl but I guess boys are in the Kelly family. Dave and I are so excited, and really scared, to raise a baby boy but so happy to know this little addition to our home will be only a few short months away.