Updates, updates, updates

Where does the time go? I'm currently in my 29th week and starting to "live large". And by that I don't mean throwing money around making aimless purchases. :-) The finish line is starting to come into view and I'm trucking along with my eyes on the prize. (I'm sure I can throw in a couple of more sports analogies in here but I should stop while I'm on a roll.) Anyways, baby Beniah is doing great. Hopefully he has at least one more somersault in him but other than that he is great. Oh yeah, I guess I skipped that post. We are having a boy! (At least that is what they tell us...) And we aren't too apprehensive about using his name ahead of time since we found it easy to agree on one that we both liked. I just hope we don't scar the child too much if he ends up coming out a girl. Mental note: we probably shouldn't dally on getting the announcements out either...just in case.
We know that there are a lot of people out there just waiting to meet him and we are really blessed to have such great people that we know will care so much about our little guy in our lives . Thank you all for being such a great part of our journey.

Farewell Toes! I will see you again someday...

Just a quick post/pic of Benny and myself...

Props

Every once in a while you just have to give props to a great-tasting new product. Well, maybe its not new but to me it is. This past weekend I tried a new Kraft salad dressing and it was amazing. I actually thought so highly of it that I bought us a bottle when I went grocery shopping last night. If you are low on dressing and out looking for some new ones to try, I highly recommend this one. It is called Tangy Tomato Bacon and is a dressing/marinade in their new "no preservatives" line.

It's A Girl!

For all of you out there that have been on the edge of their seats about what my sister was having....it is a girl! Olivia Jewell Bogle was born on October 16th. I think that she was pretty comfortable in there and not in any hurry to come out to meet anyone. Here is a photo of the little cutie at the hospital.

This past weekend I joined my parents and traveled down to KY to visit my new niece and my sister and brother-in-law. Other than a little lack of sleep, I think that they are doing great. :-)

Where oh where have we been?

So, you may have been wondering if we have completely dropped off of the face of the planet. Have no fear, we are alive and well. Deep into football season and our newest adventure called pregnancy. Yes, you read that right, pregnancy. I am currently in my 15th week and I think that I'm finally starting to "shake off" some of the sickness. I can only say "some" of the sickness because it is really touch and go sometimes. But, I admit, I wouldn't change it for anything. We consider ourselves very blessed to be expecting our little bundle of DiSandro joy and are very excited about the months and years to come.
Our good news is starting to trickle out to all corners of our world, so what better time than now for our coming out? :-) Hopefully I can keep up with future posts and let you know (on a more regular basis) how things are going and looking (for all of you curious about the growing girth of a pregnant woman's figure). We might get a new photo on here sometime in the near future...so stay tuned.

Monica's Baby Shower

Better late than never right! :-) Hopefully that is not the case when it comes to when Monica delivers her little Bogle Baby! Here are some photos of Monica's shower that we threw her on the 10th of August. It was definitely an "all hands on deck" weekend. Thanks to everyone who helped!

Monica and me at the shower.

The cake table with Baby Bogle's first pic.

It's a cupcake cake!

"Thank you from Monica's little Bun in the oven."

Mmmmmm...food.

If you look closely, you can see my hand-crafted table runners (which Monica will be shredding to make homemade wipes). There were also supposed to be balloons, but for some reason they were all on the living room floor when we got up on Sunday morning. Oh well...what can you

do about that?

Crafts, Kettle Korn and Dragons...Oh My!

A couple of weekends ago Beth, the boys, and I all made the trek to Centralia to see their annual balloon festival. I had seen an article on it in a magazine and thought that it would be a fun activity to do since the guys are so busy with football in August. It was a great day and we arrived with just enough time to walk around the vendors, find a seat, and start watching the balloons either fly in or get blown up right in front of us. The best part though, was the balloon glow right before we left. The balloons all wait until it gets dark and then they all light up at once. It was pretty neat!