Accessorizing....

I just love the diaper bag I bought for Lyla.....ok....a little for me, too. The sales lady was really convincing in that I could use it post diaper bag as a weekend bag. I guess I'll take her word for it : ).

Birthday Buddies

My sister had her baby yesterday (on my birthday). Her name is Olivia- 7lbs 14oz. SHE IS SUCH A DOLL! I love her so much already.

I Need a Time Out

I feel like an overwhelmed blogger. I guess it's a good thing when you have so many great things happening in your life that you can't keep up with them in the blogging world. Yes, that'll be my excuse. These pics are from Raab Christmas (aka...my Dad's side).

What's In a Name?

Well, the day Matt and I discovered we were having a girl we went straight to work trying to pick a name for her. I never knew our opinions in names were so drastically different! We went through three ENTIRE books and only came up with about 5 names that were even considerable among both of us. We knew her middle name would be Rose after my mom so the name also had to sound good paired with that. Among the 5 names neither of us would budge on our favorites so we got input from our family. There was one name that was in all of our top threes that sounded beautiful with Rose and that was the one we chose. If all goes as planned, Ms. Lyla Rose will join us in the world on May 17th! I hope she loves her name as much as we do :) ....

Girl Power!

It's a girl! We are just so overjoyed and in love with this baby. Matt really had his heart set on a boy but the moment he found out it was indeed a misses, he was grinning from ear to ear. You could say she already has him wrapped around her little finger. As for me, the sudden shopping fever was overwhelming! The minute we left the clinic I found the closest boutique and bought something for her. I forsee several more purchases in the near future but I think I've done my part in preparing Matt for a household of girls.

Some fun facts about our ultrasound:

She's 1.7 lbs--right where she needs to be

SUPER active-- the ultrasound tech said it's been a long time since she's seen a baby this active

SUPER flexible--I kid you not, she was practically doing a split in my uterus

AND she has Matt's little chin and face shape

Here's our baby girl waving at us:

Eeks!!!

As an intermission to all of the Christmas posts, I'd like to announce that we're finding out the sex of the baby tomorrow! Words can't even explain how excited we are to find out! We've had to wait a few weeks longer than most people because that's just the way our doctor operates but it'll be so worth the wait. Of course, I'll be back with the verdict!

Spacek Christmas...

This Christmas is always special because we get to catch up with Grandpa Spacek, the only living grandpa between Matt & I. He recently turned 90 but is sooooo sharp and just has the best sense of humor---he seriously cracks me up sometimes. He really reminds me of my late Grandpa Kocian which is why I think I'm so drawn to him. It was also good to see Grandmas, Aunt Charlotte, and Matt's cousins and their kiddos. A few pics of the occasion....

PS. I have 2 Christmas' to go : ) !

Grandpa Spacek w/all of the great grandkids (it was the best we could do):

Grandkids:

Kathy and Bruce busy preparing:

All smiles: