It's A..................................................................

BOY!!!




"THE REAL DEAL"






"SUCKING HIS THUMB"





"RELAXING" Look at that cute nose and mouth. Looks like his Daddy!

Today was the BIG day. The doctor told us, more than once, that he was pleased with his pictures. Everything is developing as it should be. His heart was pumping at 148 bpm. He said that is within normal range for his age.

It was funny, I could not see the screen at first. The tech put the wand on my stomach and right away Matt yells "UH OH" with a big grin on his face. She said, "Yep, it's a boy!" We are both sooooo excited! I am really just happy that he is healthy and growing! Like I have said so many times before, it is the heartbeat that grabs you. This little tiny miracle. He is only 5 ounces and already has fingers, toes, eyes......He was moving around in there. I can not wait to feel it. I have little flutters. His bones are still developing but we could see the major ones. They were unable to get a good look at his hips. We will have the dr. look more closely when he is born. I am not worried.

Other good news...my cousin Samantha in Ky had her third child today. So far, I know it is a boy and he weighed a little over 6 pounds! It is a good day for the Smith girls!

Until Next Time.......Stacie

We are still here.....

Hello Family and Friends!

It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted. All is well. The baby seems to be growing quite well. I believe I have officially popped! You just wake up one day and you have this little basketball. I had borrowed pants from friends because maternity pants did not fit, well that lasted about a week. Matt and I went shopping yesterday for the real thing. He is pretty excited that I am showing. We had to show off my new bump at church this morning.

I have signed us up for all the baby classes available at the hospital. Our June will be busy! I signed Matt and his Dad up for "Daddy Boot Camp". They are telling everyone that I am making them go to baby school. Seriously, have they ever even seen a diaper? I think not. They will never admit it, but they are looking forward to it.

I had some exciting news this past week. My company awards the top sales people with a trip each year. This has been a goal of mine for many years and I finally met that goal. On March 27th Matt and I will be going to Marco Island, Fl with the other winners for four days of FUN! There will be an awards banquet, excursions and beach time. What makes it even more exciting is three of my other co-workers won the same award. We plan on having a BIG TIME! This will be a great get away for us before the peanut arrives. Probably our last for a while! Of course, my parents and his parents have great plans for this little one, so we may have more free time then we think.

Next week is the big week. On the 18th we should find out the sex. We will let you know! Everyone seemed to like the pictures. I will do my best to add more. Right now the only pictures I have are of Hallmark stores, so I will try to do better.

I have to go....Matt and the dog are whining for attention and dinner. The baby is not even here yet! Goodness.....

Until Next Time.....Stacie