| Baby
GIRL
Blake ~ Due May 5th, 2006... |
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early! Look back on her pregnancy here: |
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| Nursery! |
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| Here's a
quick peek with the name letters I made and hung for her: |
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| Baby
Face |
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| We got a
late-term ultrasound on March 20th, since Susie is a new patient up here,
and it was AMAZING to see Annelise's face like this! (Her hands are
clasped up by her cheek on the left.) |
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| Her
name will be...Annelise Louise Blake! |
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| (pronounced
"Annaleece") ~ Annelise, because we wanted something
very German and elegant; Anne is also Susie's mom's name, and Lise is a
German derivation of one her all-time favorite names, Elizabeth. Louise,
because it's Susie's middle name, her mom's middle name, her grandmother's
middle name... We can't break tradition! |
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| Goodbye
Shower... |
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| Susie's
friend, Lindsay, threw her & Annelise a little baby shower/going-away
party Saturday, February 18th. |
Cutting the "Annelise" cake! |
Caroline, Amy, Susie, and Lindsay...
An intimate group made for lots of time to talk! |
Such thoughtful, sweet things!. |
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| Baby
Gear! |
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| Everyone's
most excited for "the stuff"...which is OK by us, because we
love looking at it, too! |
Her
nursery bedding (thanks to LaLa & Grandaddy!)
is Pottery Barn Kids Sunflower pattern -
lavender and
yellow |
JB gave me this lavender wall hanging for my birthday, and now we agree
it's perfect for her room! (Hey, I can share.) |
We broke down and registered, again, too. |
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| Frequently
Asked Questions: |
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| * Was this a
surprise? - YES! We weren't exactly trying, but we weren't not trying,
either. We definitely wanted to get pregnant before November! |
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you find out? - Saturday afternoon, September 10th, 2005 |
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felt any different this time than when y'all were expecting Will? - YES!
This time around, the first trimester was much rougher. Over six
weeks of serious nausea this time, as opposed to three weeks of mild
icky-feeling with Will. Not fun. |
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did Susie first feel #2 move? - Friday, November 18th, 2005. |
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did you find out the gender? - Tuesday, December 13th, 2005. What an early Christmas present, huh? |
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did Susie start wearing maternity clothes? - Right at 25 1/2 weeks. Way
later than a lot of people, especially for the second time around, but she's not
complaining. She just popped all of a sudden! |
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| Get
in on the action! |
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Go to ExpectNet.com
and enter our game name: Doo-way
Guess our #2's stats, just for fun!!! Come on, you KNOW you want
to! (It's free, private, all that jazz...) |
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Ultrasound Pictures! |
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The pictures from Tuesday, December 13th were
awful. We even had to go back to get re-checked on Monday the 19th,
they were so poorly done. The ones from the 19th were great, though, and
we had the best ultrasound tech! Will had her wrapped around his little
finger! |
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
20 weeks, 3 days old
Her arm is up waving and her face is turned toward us. |
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| Profile waving at Will! |
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| She looks like she's
blowing kisses! |
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Wednesday, October
19th, 2005 - (We did
the green highlighting on the ones below, so you can see where she is and what's what.) |
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11 weeks, 5 days old |
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| Look closely at the
face, and you can actually see eyes, nose, and a mouth! Astounding! We had
no idea the definition at this point. |
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Thursday, September
15th, 2005
Around 6 weeks old |
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