Pregnancy Photoshoot

On Friday, we had Scott Pankratz from Paramount Portraits take some pregnancy pictures for us. We got the proofs back and are really happy with them! Here are some of our favorites.

Our Night Away

This past weekend Nate and I had the chance to go on a "Babymoon" before Baby #2 makes its appearance! It was so wonderful to be able to get away.Sunday afternoon, after family naps, we loaded Natalie up, dropped her off at Grammi and Gramps' house and headed out to White Rock. We arrived to a beautiful 5star Bed & Breakfast and incredibly beautiful weather. The B&B wasn't on the main strip, but was 1 street up and had great views without the noise. The view from our room.Which we viewed from:

The "room" was quite spacious with a sitting area, as well as a large bedroom.

After settling in a bit, we headed down to the Strip for a great dinner on the rooftop patio of the Boathouse. And then a wonderful walk along the Strip and Pier.

Monday morning we woke up to another beautiful day (the clouds broke around 8:45am and we had clear skies the rest of the day!) We enjoyed a delicious 3 course breakfast, of which Nate had to finish...it was too big! Then headed down to the beach for a nice, long walk on the beach. I absolutely love the beach, whether the ocean or a lake. It is so relaxing and rejuvinating for me!
We finished off our time shopping at the outlet mall in White Rock. It was a short, but so needed time away together!

On a baby note, we had our second ultrasound last Friday (my placenta was sitting low at my 18 week ultrasound) and everything looks great! My placenta has moved up to where it should be and baby is measuring right on schedule. We got some cute pictures of Baby's face...with chubby cheeks and everything (at least it looks like it). But unfortunately we don't have a scanner at the moment, so I am not able to post the pics.

If you would still like to make a guess in our baby poll, visit http://bebepool.com/toewsbaby.

My Big Girl

It's amazing how fast my baby has grown up. I can't believe that she is just about 17 months old! She has been such a blessing to our family and I could not have asked for a more perfect fit for our family!

Last week we moved Ali from her crib into a new bedroom with a "big girl bed"! She has made the adjustment so well and she seems to be absolutely loving it! She only fell out only once, and it was the first night. It took a few nights of her getting up out of bed and banging on the door, but she now goes to bed pretty well and is sleeping great...as far as I know. I do wonder sometimes if she is just in there playing, as I have walked in there a few times and caught her. But she is quiet if and when she does and seems quite content.

As for the rest of our family, the craziness of life continues (with something every weekend until I am 38 weeks prego! - and most of them involve Nate being gone). But this weekend Nate and I are going away, just the two of us, for a babymoon. Natalie is staying with my parents and we are heading to a B&B in White Rock. I am really looking forward to the time away and just being with each other.

sharing her cucumber with her babyenjoying the poolreading "Her First Bible" with Daddy - one of her favorites

If you would still like to make a guess in our baby poll, visit http://bebepool.com/toewsbaby. At my last check, 56% said boy and 44% said girl.