The Big Belly Blog

Hershey Bunny

2006-04-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hershey says, "Happy Easter!"

Me and Tisha

2006-04-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

Pregnant Girls

My good friend Tisha came to visit me on Friday. Our moms met in the hospital when we were born 20 something years ago (A southern girl never reveals her true age). And now we are having babies together. Isn't that cool! I am due any day now, and Tisha is due mid June.

Our New House

2006-04-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Home Sweet Home

We finally got all of the construction finsished and the exterior and interior painted. The house is coming together. I have gotten most of the boxes unpacked and even have the guest room and nursery pretty much completed. It still needs a lot of love. But we are finally starting to feel at home here. The neighborhood is amazing; tons of kids, dogs, trees...an all american kind of neighborhood. I promise more pictures to follow.

Nursery

2006-03-22T16:08:00.000-08:00

The Nursery
When I saw the room that would be the nursery for the first time, my mom and my Aunt Kathy had tons of presents for the baby wrapped and stacked in the crib. It was so awesome to open everything and finally get the nursery organized. What a surprise!

Ian and I have not had time to take a baby class, so Ian practiced putting a diaper on the stuffed bunny (sitting in the chair). He did a pretty good job...we'll see how he does with the real thing.

Crib

2006-03-22T15:58:00.000-08:00

Baby Duncan Finally Has a Crib!

Ian rebuilt and repainted the crib that my mom used for me and my brother. It turned out perfect. I really love it with the bedding (Thanks again Andrea!) and the chocolate brown walls. We are in search of the perfect mobile to finish it all off. But at least he has a place to sleep if he decides to arrive early.

Finally

2006-03-22T15:54:00.000-08:00

Total Mileage...WOW!

Just thought this was cool! Our total miles from Seattle to Greenville, SC was 3876.8. I'm not doing that again for a while.

Day 10

2006-03-12T16:43:00.000-08:00

We Made it!!!!

We love our new house. Can't wait to post some pictures for you all to see. The nursery is adorable. Andrea, the bedding is perfect. I really love it!

We have the painter and contractor finishing up on some work this week. Once that is all done, I will show the house off.

We miss you in Seattle! But I have to say the sunny 80 degree weather we have had this weekend is hard to beat!

Day 9: Tornado Alley

2006-03-09T19:04:00.000-08:00

Tornado Alley
Luckily, we managed to dodge both tornados and golf ball sized hail that were in Oklahoma City over night. We shopped in Oklahoma this morning to make sure we stayed way behind the storm front for our drive today. It paid off, because I found a really cute Southwestern furniture store and bought a couple of gifts there. Ian bought a pair of HUGE bull horns...not sure what he is planning to do with them, hopefully not hanging them over the fireplace in the new house.
We are in Memphis tonight. We are planning a little site seeing in the morning and then a long drive through Tenn. We may even make it all the way to Greenville by tomorrow night. I am sure ready for my old bed again.

Day 8

2006-03-08T19:54:00.000-08:00

A Long Drive

We woke up this morning to a snowy Santa Fe. And after a day of shopping we thought we better hit the road. We drove all the way to Oklahoma City, skipping through Texas. Hershey slept with Rocky in the backseat the whole way.

Day 7: Santa Fe

2006-03-08T19:39:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh! Santa Fe....

We spent a whole day shopping in Santa Fe, NM. We love the adobe style architecture. The City code requires all buildings to fit within the adobe style, so even the Walgreens and Banana Republic fit right in. It is amazing what big box developments will do to be located in the right place.

Anyway, we had a wonderful time shopping. There are stores full of turquoise, silver, woven rugs and pottery. Wish we had lots of money to spend. I did buy some really cute sandels with turquois beads on them. YEAH!

Everyone in Santa Fe is really friendly. And Hershey was a star for the day. She was invited into even the most fragile of stores....we were holding our breath hoping she wouldn't knock over anything expensive.

Our hotel was really cool too. It was an adobe style Inn with a stucco fireplace and handpainted tiles in the room. Really cute and free lattes for breafast. Okay, I could go on and on...as you can see, I really liked Santa Fe!

Day 6: The Painted Desert

2006-03-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

Sunset at the Painted Desert

Not only did we see the Grand Canyon today, we also drove through the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. The colors of the Painted Desert were really amazing especially in the evening light. I think this is one of my favorite stops so far on the trip.

The Petrified Forest is also really cool. It is hard to imagine this bare landscape covered in a lush forest hundreds of millions of years ago with dinosaurs roaming around.

Tonight we are staying in Gallup, NM. Tomorrow we are headed to Santa Fe to shop, shop, shop! Hope to find Charlie and Andrea some birthday presents there....we are thinking of you guys!

Day 6: The Grand Canyon

2006-03-06T19:24:00.000-08:00

Ian Don't Fall!

We made it to the Grand Canyon today. It was awesome! Almost too cool. It is really hard to take it all in, it is so surreal! We spent several hours hiking around the south rim before eating a picnic lunch. We were surprised to learn that they do allow dogs in the National Park as long as they are on a lease. So, Hershey got to enjoy the canyon too.

Day 5: Lake Havasu

2006-03-06T19:12:00.000-08:00

Lake Havasu Shoulda Seen Us Coming!

A pregnant lady in a bikini and Ian dressed like a tool....But Hershey had a good time swimming with the cigarette boats. The weather was sunny but the water was COLD! What a day. We spent the night in Williams, The Gateway to the Grand Canyon.

Day 4

2006-03-05T07:45:00.000-08:00

From Fertile Valley to Endless Desert.......

California has got it all. Ian really enjoyed stopping at Cline Cellars where they make Red Truck Wine along with some more expensive reserves...don't worry dad, we bought a couple of bottles for you to try too.

Ian also won the ultimate hand at cow poker. He spotted over 10 acres of cows butt to butt. We estimated around 10million. No graveyard can possibly kill that many. Victory never smeeled so BAD.

We ate dinner last night at Peggy Sue's Nifty 50's Diner on Ghost Town Road. It was interesting...nothing around but what looked like some nuclear power towers in the distnace. We are probably going to be glowing green soon.

We are headed to the Grand Canyon today!

Day 3: Tourist Stop

2006-03-03T19:44:00.000-08:00

Drive Through Tree

I know it's touristy, but the new car kept asking us to do it!

Day 3: Redwood Forest

2006-03-03T19:35:00.000-08:00

Redwoods in Northern California

It is so beautiful here. We spent the whole day hiking and driving through the Redwoods. We took the Redwood Hwy from Grants Pass to Crescent City and then South on 101. If you haven't done this drive....add it to your list of things to do. It really is amazing. We made it to the Sonoma Valley and we will be checking out the wine country tomorrow. KT

Day 3

2006-03-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

Hershey at Crescent Beach

What a day for the dog! She has been hiking through the Redwoods, swimming in the Pacific, and now sleeping in a hotel bed. Rough life!

Day 2

2006-03-02T21:42:00.000-08:00

Belly at Mt. St. Helen's!

We made it to a snowy Mt. St. Helen's today. We couldn't see the crater due to the weather, but Hershey had fun palying in the snow. We are staying in Grant's Pass, Or. tonight and are headed to the Redwood Forest tomorrow. So, far the trip is going really well. We love our new car! KT

Favorite Neighhbors

2006-03-02T21:31:00.000-08:00

Our Favorite Neighbors!

Thanks to Susan and Patrick's rice crispy treats, the Belly is growing by the minute.

Keep me up to date in the neighborhood gossip Susan! KT

Broadcast Debut

2006-03-01T20:18:00.000-08:00

Seattle Band Finds Fame!
Loses Jenga challenge.......
I will miss you.

Tomorrow we head out for Mt. St. helens (if not erupting), Portland Or and then Eugene. Go Beavers.

EN

Until Next Time

2006-03-01T20:11:00.000-08:00

Saying Goodbye Isn't Easy!

Here we are with Kate Endle, who gave us a killer collage for the nursery - Thank you!, Andrea, who we can't live without, The Thortons, thanks for the wee wee tee pees, and Rebecca, who conviced us to create this blog - blame her.

KT

2006-03-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

Pregnancy Rate Out of Control in Seattle Teens

Katie, Carla, Jill, Trey and Stew working the room at Jillian's. There are 8 people in this photograph.

Day 1: Sayonara Seattle

2006-03-01T18:47:00.000-08:00

Northwest Woman Survives Urban Bear Encounter .

Katie kisses her beloved Brown Bears goodbye in Fremont last night. Katie and Baby Duncan were major players in designing the habitat that allowed the bears to feel perfectly at home in the heart of the city. We will certainly miss them.