New House

Hello!! A few quick updates since it has been a while. A lot has happened in April and we are now at our new house. (I'm actually home from work for a few minutes while our sink is being de-clogged by the plummer) Here is a picture of the outside of our new place. It's in a historic district of Norfolk and have a slight view of the river from our front lawn. Our neighbors are very friendly and welcomed us almost immediately! We have extra room for baby and family to visit. My personal favorite things about it is the sun porch, deck and huge master bedroom! We would love some visitors, so come up when you get a chance. We promise we won't ask you to help unload boxes! ;) And I'm actually going to give 2 shout outs to John & Craig for helping Dean move our heavy furniture over to the house! We owe them big time and appreciate their kindness and support!!

It's A Boy...

...it's official! Dean and I just got back from our ultrasound today and got to see our son do the coolest things! He yawned for us, wiggled all around, opened and closed his hands, and let us know that is he is indeed a BOY!! It was so cool! His heart rate was at 136 and they approximated his weight at 14 oz (which actually moves my due date to August 24th)...he is a big baby with big feet!!! We got some really cool pictures, but when I scanned them in they were so dark you couldn't see the baby...I'll have to play around to see if I can lighten them up for everyone!

House news...we have pretty much moved in our new house...thanks to Dean and a couple of our muscular friends! There are still many boxes and bags to unload plus tons of organizing to keep us busy for the next month! One project that is in our horizon is painting the baby's room. It is beautiful lavender purple right now, but now that we know a little boy is on the way the room will be painted a more appropriate color...blue maybe?

Hope everyone had a happy Easter and was able to spend time with friends & family!

Thanks for checking in!

March Madness...A month in review

March began with a wonderful trip down to Pensacola!! Warm, sunny weather and the chance to hang out with family...heaven! Mom cooked wonderful meals for us the whole time and we got to sleep in since our sweet dogchild wasn't with us. It was great to visit with everyone and we also got to see a few friends too! Can't wait to be down there this summer! Dean had to skip out a little early and head to the Bahamas for a 'training exercise.' All joking aside it was a really hard week for him. All of his flights were at night (sometimes until 3am) and he somehow managed to loose his voice in the process! I guess it was a good thing that he didn't have phone access! He was very happy to return home after a very long 10 days! Here are some pictures from FL:

My precious niece & nephew - i wish i could see them more


sweet parents after church

Dean & I on the porch...i hope i will some day have my parent's green thumbs

Somehow we managed to not get a full family picture w/ everyone so we will have to schedule one for later this year

Goodbye House:

March has brought some changes and with those changes Dean & I will say farewell to our first house. Although the move will be bittersweet we are looking forward and know that God has a plan and place for the future. Please pray for us this week as we decide on our next house and that we will trust in His will for our lives. It has been a somewhat difficult process for me to look for rental houses vice houses to buy...knowing that only slight changes can be made...paint color, etc. But the news of the Navy possibly taking us elsewhere next year came at perfect time and we are grateful that we know that it is not an ideal time for us to buy another house.

Baby Farmer Update and some pictures:
Baby Farmer is growing rapidly these days (and so is Mommy). At my 16 wk appointment I got to hear its heartbeat for the first time. I was so excited I started giggling (which made it really difficult to hear the heartbeat) and loved knowing that 'it' was really in my tummy! I also realized at that point how low the baby is at 16 wks. I was about to tell the nurse that the baby was up higher...aka where the 'belly' is, but luckily I held my tongue...turns out the medical staff knows more than me...shocking, huh? ;) So, any who the heart rate was at 150 and everything looks like it is on track. We find out the sex of Baby Farmer on April 13th and we are counting the days until that appointment! A few pictures that some of you have asked to see:

15 weeks - you can't really tell I'm pregnant, but what is my dog doing?

16 weeks

18 weeks

P.S.: Many people have asked me what I think I'm having and really I have no clue, no instinct, nothing. Well, last night I had a dream that we were having twin girls! Pretty crazy, huh? Still have no clue!

Cast your Vote

You can now vote on the sex of baby Farmer up in the right hand corner of this page! We will find out Monday, April 13th @ 1:45pm!

More later...March is turning out to be a busy month at the Farmer household!

Stay tuned....

Part 2: True Love

Part 2: True Love - I knew that Dean was my true love after only about 3months. I knew that he was the man that God created to be my husband. I knew that he would always love me and take care of me no matter what, but I'm not sure if I really knew/understood what all that looked like, until now. After almost 3 years of marriage and the first trimester of our first pregnancy - I can say w/o a doubt that I married the best husband, most caring individual, compassionate, sincere, thoughtful, talented and organized man! Dean has been a blessing in so many ways...yes, he's done all the laundry, cooking, cleaning (and our house is for sale mind you) since Christmas and rubbed my shoulders a thousand times to make my headaches go away, but its the manner in which he does all these day-to-day tasks that makes him stand apart. Smiling, Cheerful, Eager to help...and it's not that I'm surprised by all this, but just more aware of the grace and love between us! I love you Dean!

And of course I chose this cute picture of my hubby!! He surprised me at work before heading off to his squadron's Dinning In (still not exactly sure the point of a 'dinning in' or what goes on there). And no, the navy is not changing its uniform, just a fun little twist the JO's added to the event!

Part 1: Some Snow

Part 1: Well, it finally snowed in Norfolk...more than a dusting at least. It really was a beautiful sight (from indoors that is) with the thin sheet of white powder covering the ground. We were able to take some pictures before work! Enjoy!

Our house
Patio & snow

The Camilla Trees looked so beautiful with the snow, but I think I moved when I snapped the pic ;)

Gabby loves the cold weather, unlike her mommy

I guess laying the camera on a patch of snow doesn't make for a straight picture

Our Valentine Surprise

So, if you can't tell from the picture our Valentine Surprise is that we are expecting a baby!! Our little 'peanut' picture was taken on Tuesday, February 10th - I can't tell you how awesome it was to see the little baby move all around. Dean was able to make the appointment with me (by the grace of God) which made it all the more special. After the appointment Dean dropped me off at work to finish making Valentine Day cards for our family. I came up with the idea of telling our family the news by way of Valentine card. Sometimes I wish Dean would stop all my crazy creative ideas, but I insisted on this being our families 'Valentine Surprise.' Any who, I finished making the cards, ran to the post office, mailed the cards and when I got back to my desk wished that I had just overnighted them all - how was I supposed to wait 3-4 days for them to open the cards???? I mean really??? We had been keeping it a secret since before Christmas so it already seemed like an eternity. Slowly, but surely each person opened their card and found out the news. By Saturday morning both immediate families knew and we were ready to share the news with everyone.

Our new addition is set to arrive around the 1st of September and we couldn't be more thrilled!

Thanks for sharing in our excitement!