A 25 week and 2 day old Belly and a 1 year old Great Dane

We are starting to go stir crazy. Too much of our time has been spent with moving prep and packing boxes. We are almost done though! Thanks to Andrew, we have still been trying to get walks in every few days. For my sake and for Lucy's. Last Friday, it was gorgeous and we spent a lovely afternoon walking along the beach. We took a million pictures, trying to get some good ones of Lucy and of my growing belly. They all turned out so fun that I couldn't pick, so enjoy the millions of pictures, there are some really funny ones in there!

Yes, she is peeing in the water.  She also likes to pee in every puddle that she sees!

There is a tiny little cliff to get down to the beach.  I can't do it without Andrew's help...and I'm not sure how much longer I will be able to do it even with his help!

My shirts are slowly losing their length!

Do you notice the dog in the background?  And my almost gone belly button?

Someone needs to tell that dog not to run with large sticks in her mouth!

Her legs look so long to me this picture!

"Huh?  Did you say my name?"

"What you want?  Why you laughing at me?"

Bare feet!  My feet are slowly disappearing from my view.

This is me trying to run :)

Sunshine twirling

More bare feet and short pants

Andrew's Band Concert

Andrew conducted his first concert as a student teacher on the 17th of March. He conducted a piece with each of the bands. It was a very enjoyable concert! We didn't take any pictures while he was conducting (that would have been rude!) But here are a few pictures that Andrew's mom and sister took!

The ever expanding bellies!

Showing us instruments in the band room after the concert

Doesn't he look professional!

Lucy at Daycare

She loves the bow!  3/23/11

A little romp with a friend!  3/16/11

Last week she got in a little trouble :( Nothing big, just a little collar pulling. Tails really focuses on teaching good manners, so we are glad she got a little lesson. Click here to watch the video clip.  Hopefully she learned her manners and we won't get any bad reports this week!

We're alive!

Busy but alive! In Bybee News:

25 weeks pregnant today!

We signed papers for our new house! We get the keys on the 31st, we are so excited. Bad part...we have to be out of the house we are renting on the 31st. And the 31st is a Thursday. Not exactly the best day for moving. Our current plan: Pick up Uhaul on Wednesday after work and enlist friends and family to help us load it and let it sit in our driveway over night. Take Thursday off of work. Get keys. Enlist friends and family to help us unload the trailer at new house and reload the trailer at old house. Clean old house. Go to birthing class. Sleep in new house. Take Friday off of work. Unload trailer at new house and take it back to Uhaul. Start to unpack the garage. Take all of the next week, which happens to Spring Break, to unpack, paint, and recover. Only slightly stressed.

We have birthing classes every Thursday night, we like the class...but we are exhausted by Thursday nights. And 7-915 is a little late for us!

Lucy has been going to daycare every Wednesday, I have pictures to share. She loves it and we love having her worn out for two days of the week. Plus it's good for her!

My wonderful friends threw me a surprise birthday party last Saturday night, my first surprise party every. It was perfect, I'm hoping to get pictures soon and I promise to share.

Andrew conducted his first concert of student teaching last Thursday, the 17th. It was a good concert, and it was really fun to see him conduct. His family all came up to see him, it was nice. We went to pizza before and Denny's after...my kind of evening! Lynne & Carina are supposed to send me pictures showcasing some baby belly, I will share soon!

Packing, packing, and more packing!

6 Months!

Hello Baby Bybee!

I am 24 weeks pregnant today, 6 months! For some reason this seems like a big milestone to me. I celebrated with a tasty milkshake given to us by the secretaries at work and a long walk with your dad. He has been great about helping me get out and walk 3 times a week. I am no good at exercising on my own even though I know that being fit will make your arrival much easier. When your dad noticed this, he really stepped up and has helped me get into a routine. Our walks together have been great, I always enjoy them...once we are out!

I have been feeling great lately, no morning sickness at all and I'm not too extremely tired. I do have to admit to being very ready for bed every night though! I can feel you moving all the time now. It still catches me off guard when I am at work and focusing on something else, and suddenly, there you are! I'm starting to feel fairly large, I notice that I have to think about getting up off of the couch or out of bed now. No pain or anything, except some tightness after we get out on our walks...but nothing big to complain about.

Your arrival is starting to feel a little bit closer now, 40 weeks go by faster than I thought they would! I think your registry is just about done...at least I can't think of anything else to add! We have two baby showers planned already for you, and I think we will be planning two more, I've never seen more people excited about a baby's arrival! You will be one lucky baby! Check out these pictures that your dad took, I think everyone can tell you are in there now!

Looking forward to meeting you,
Your mom

P.S.  We took these pictures two days ago!