Meet me in St. Louie

This past weekend we went to St. Louis to visit with friends. One of my really good friends, Nancy, from grad school is getting married in May and I asked if she wanted me to help her dress shop. Of course, she didn't turn my invitation down so we spent a good deal of time on Saturday watching her try on dresses. She looked beautiful in any of them and I think she found that special one! We are very excited for her big day, it's been a long time coming!

We also got to take Lil' Ron to the zoo. I don't know who was more excited, Little Ron or Big Ron!! This time around his was really taking in his surroundings and we all had a good time. We stayed almost four hours and saw the entire zoo! We were bushed when we got back to the hotel, which was very nice by the way, and passed out early. In the morning, we awoke to Lil' Ron jumping on our heads and giving us kisses. That is quite possibly the best way to wake up!!

We finished out our Labor Day weekend by heading to Uncle Dan's pool. It was a hot day and a lot of fun. All of the little kids wanted to play with the Rons. Daddy even let him jump from the diving board. Thank goodness Daddy used to give swim lessons to the kiddies. I'm way too nervous to do anything like that. Lil' Ron loved it and I think will be a pool rat!

Our House (right side up!)

So this is what has been done on Tuesday of this week when I went by. Progress is still going smoothly. We are still waiting for the brick to be put up on the outside of the house and the carpet to be installed. Other than that, all the big things are done. They have delivered most of the appliances, still missing the fridge, and have gotten a lot of the plumbing and HVAC stuff done as well. The final cleaning date is set for September 15th and then Ron and I will have to go through the house on our hands and knees to make sure everything is okay! We plan to close the morning of the 26th and move that afternoon. The moving company is coming to pack up our stuff on the 25th and keep it in Urbana for the night. Once all the papers are signed, they will then drop off everything that next afternoon. We also hope our furniture comes that afternoon, otherwise, we won't have a bed to sleep in and I guess we'll sleep on the floor! It's so nice knowing that we won't have to pack up everything this time. We've moved so much in the last four years that we can't wait not to have to do it for awhile. Thanks Carle!

You can see pics of our fireplace, kitchen, Lil' Ron's bathroom, our bathroom, dining room and hallway. Ron and I are going to check out the house tomorrow to see what they've done since Tuesday. Did I tell you we were excited????

You knew it was coming...

Yep, that's right!! We are expecting Baby #2 in March. I finally had my first doctor's appointment this past week and I am already 13 weeks. My due date is March 10. Ron is hoping I wait a couple of days and deliver on March 12 (his birthday)! I told him there will not be any waiting on my part :) We are very excited to see the new addition to the Baker family. Ron and I don't think we will be finding out if it's a boy or a girl. Because I am so far along, the next time I go to the doctor (10/9) they will have me do an ultrasound. I had to schedule it now because of the Holland trip. So we have five weeks to make the official decision but we think it would be fun to be surprised! Guess there will be a lot of yellows, greens and whites on the baby!

We surprised our parents with Lil Ron wearing this shirt when we to visit them (thanks Tara for the idea) and they were pretty shocked. We told everyone we were waiting until after Holland but I guess it didn't work out that way :) So far, I have an OB doctor and Lil' Ron has his new pediatrician set up. It has worked out really well. It also helps when your husband works at the main hospital in town. I had him ask the other doctors, nurses and CRNA's about good recommendations and so far, I think they're right!

Stay tuned, I might post pics of the belly, just don't mind the stretch marks!!