It's Legal........

We have been hard at work preparing for the arrival of our little guy! Rob and I currently live on our favorite corner of Chicago. We love living right on the Blue Line, next to the best BBQ in town, with a huge street level patio designed for grilling, easy access to Jerry’s Sandwich Shop, Wicker Park Dog Park around the corner, Penny’s Noodles to close for comfort, and our favorite Milwaukee Ave boutiques, everything we need just out our front door. What we have in location, we lose in space, our super hipster 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom apartment just won't cut it. Try as I might I could not figure out where we could put our little squirt. It seems everyone had a suggestion, the one I heard the most, “Just put him in a dresser drawer” just didn’t sit right. The dog currently occupies an entire closet, it just didn’t seem fair to empty out a sock drawer for our first born son. (and where would my socks go?) So the easy answer? Move! We have spent months trying to make a host of situations work. To Omaha? To Des Moines? Maybe St. Louis? We REALLY liked Maui maybe we should move there?! For now it seems Baby T is destined to have Chicago, Illinois listed as place of birth on his passport. And although Chicago may not be our forever home we know Baby T will always be proud to say he is from the CHI.

We’ve moved more times than we can count, so we are determined to make this one count! More space, More space, More space, I repeated to Rob over and over as we searched around the city. Our priorities have shifted so much from just a year ago, we had a few good laughs at me huffing and puffing on my way to check out a 4th floor walk up,and smiled alot at the 23 year old describing the AMAZING late night Hot Dog stand we would be next door to at another. We looked and looked and finally found our spot!

We were excited to sign a lease yesterday that ensures room for Jami, Rob, Baby T and even a visiting Grandparent or two. The most exciting part came on the third page of the lease under listed occupants, Rob Thornton, Jami Thornton, and Infant Son Thornton. Baby T is an official roommate! Legal and binding documents written up by strangers confirmed it. Just three and a half months until we fill the line with a name and the new room with a Baby Boy! But for now, let the decorating fun begin!

IT'S A..........

We had a chance to peak at our little bundle this afternoon and are so excited to announce that Baby T is a BOY!We can't wait to meet our precious little guy! He may have even showed us a bit of his personality, for 20 minutes he refused to roll over enough for the ultrasound to get a good look, taking a stand, right from the start! We are overjoyed to start thinking about tee-ball, trucks, football games, rowdy buddies, dirt and NOISE! But most importantly we feel lucky and blessed to know this baby is growing healthy and strong, we are elated to welcome him into our world.

21 Weeks........

Today a stranger told me I look 8 months pregnant. I told her that her shoes were ugly.