New baby pictures

We had an ultrasound appointment yesterday and got to see our precious little baby. We also found out what we're having... another girl!

I thought we were having a boy and Aleks thought we were having a girl, so we decided to make a deal. Whoever was correct would get to pick the name. Needless to say, Aleks is now threatening Shaniqua Laboufa Sternfeld-Dunn. Either that or a name with all consonants...

Maia's little sister was so cute during the ultrasound, chewing on her hand and moving a ton. Could it possible that we have a daughter that has more personality than Maia? Heaven help us. We are both thrilled and looking forward to Maia having a sister.

PS. I know I promised pictures of the new house and my belly... the hardwood floors and tile are still being installed, so the house is a bit of a mess right now. They will come soon... probably next week since we're headed to Hartford this weekend for Aleks' commencement ceremony at the Hartt School.

Catching Up

It's been awhile since I've blogged and a lot has happened in the last month. My trip to CT went really well. I could not have done it without the help of my parents and Aleks' mom, they were invaluable and Maia loved seeing all her family.

Here are some pictures from my time in CT

Flowers from Aleks for my birthday, they lasted the entire time I was in CT!

The composer of Tom Sawyer, Phillip Martin

Some rehearsal pictures:

Becky (Katie Yeager) and Tom (Tracey Bloser)

Our conductor, Joseph Hodge and rehearsal pianist, Stephen Scarlato

Becky and Susy Harper getting excited about the picnic

Huck Finn (Rachel Bianco) and Tom in the haunted house

The show went really well. The audiences loved the production and plans are being made to continue making Hartford Opera Theater a permanent company.

And what blog would be complete without pictures of Maia?

Her first pigtails

And a naked girl just out of the bath!

The other big news is that Aleks and I bought a house here in Pullman. We closed on April 28 and have already started painting. We are going to have hardwood and tile installed this month and hope to move in completely by the end of May. I promise that my next post will include pictures of the house.

We will be finding out the sex of our baby on May 12. I have a belly now and will post pictures of it next time as well.