Meet Our New Neighbor!

This is beautiful Addison Hilda Stella, 5 lbs. 15 oz., 18 inches, born at 8:31 a.m. on March 20! She's the newest addition to the Stella Family - our good friends and neighbors - Patrick, Alison and 2-year-old big brother Nicholas. We were able to visit Baby Addison on Wednesday night....I held her for at least an hour and loved every minute! I got a little emotional (okay I cried!) just thinking about how close Josh and I are to meeting our own baby girl. In the photo Addison is sporting a cute little bib we brought her on our visit. Congratulations to the Stellas!

I Sneaked a Peek....

Here is Josh in Dagney's room spackling! I don't know what colors he has picked for the nursery but I do know that he has something special planned and he's very excited about it. On his project to-do list all he let me see was the line where he typed "Door is shut until completion"...in other words... "Keep out nosey!". So this is as much as I get to see for now...a little spackling and maybe some primer if I'm really lucky. Next weekend Josh's friend, Rick, and Rick's girlfriend Michelle are coming up to visit and help with the room. I'm so excited!!

Shepherd of the Hills

Josh and I were recently welcomed into the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Sparta, N.J. after a couple of months of attending, learning about Lutheranism and meeting with Pastor Benson, pictured with us here. We are excited for not only us, but Dagney as well, to be welcomed into a very nice church community. Historically not church-goers since childhood, Josh and I have both embraced the routine and enjoy attending each Sunday.

A Warm Welcome to our Sweet Little Nephew!

Meet baby Emmet Alan, the newest addition to the Malisch Family (Josh's sister and brother-in-law) in California! Born March 1st, he weighed in at 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. Mom (Jessie), Dad (Adam) and baby are home now and doing great! We only wish we could meet him in person...but it looks like we might get our chance in August when a family trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina is being planned.

My new "baby" is home!

Here she is...my (okay technically "our") new 2004 Honda Odyssey equipped with remote sliding side doors and a very roomy interior that's perfect for a family and schlepping around all kinds of baby stuff. She's in great condition, has low miles and Josh wheeled and dealed until we got a fantastic price. I definitely already feel like a mom driving it, but can proudly admit I kind of like that....

25 Weeks and Counting!

After numerous requests for belly updates I had Josh take some shots of me this evening at 25 weeks, 6 Days! The months seem to fly by. We had quite a scare last week when I was involved in a car accident. I was stopped at a light and a young girl in a Jeep Liberty hit me from behind. After a trip to the hospital Josh and I were both relieved to hear Dagney's little heartbeat (though the nurse had a time trying to keep the fetal monitor on her as she was quite active!). We were notified on Tuesday that the car is being considered a total loss so Josh and I have been looking at used Honda Odysseys...our future plan was to get a minivan anyway...it's just happening a bit sooner than I had expected. I will miss the Maxima! After all this craziness I'm looking forward to relaxing a bit this weekend with a bag of Necco Sweetheart candies (my latest craving - yum). Oh, and in the picture I'm standing in our guest bedroom...Josh has some great plans for turning it into Dagney's nursery so stay tuned.

Dagney Maria Bunkers

Jenn and I attended our 4 and half month pregnancy ultrasound and Dagney Maria Bunkers wanted to give a wave to let everybody know she is A-O.K. in Jenn's tummy. The name Dagney (a variant of the Scandinavian name Dagny) belonged to my grandmother and means "new day". Dagney's middle name, Maria, belonged to Jenn's grandmother.