Little Kelly on the Way

Our last free night: Molly's due date is March 28, four days before our second anniversary. We have recieved countless hints that specific dates around that time would be "a wonderful date to have a baby." We will do our best to accommodate all of them (but secretly we are hoping for March 17th).

When we first broke the news to a group of our friends, one of them asked if we were going to learn the gender. Molly responded in typical fashion with "Yes . . . [extended pause] . . . around March 28, when the baby is born." Unfortunately, the person who asked was the only person who did not hear the second part of Molly's response. This is because at the same time, she declared, "Oh good, I can't stand it when people don't find out--all those greens and yellows, yellows and greens, it drives me nuts!" Everyone present appreciated the humor in this little exchange. Molly gives a more direct answer to that question now, usually.

Though we don't know the gender, we have decided on a theme for the baby room: St. Louis Cardinals (see the pictures below). The walls are yellow and Cardinal Red, there is a Cardinal border, and the carpet is blue. We half-jokingly considered the idea after seeing an example display one day while shopping, but it was cinched once the Cards won the World Series.

This was Molly's first ultrasound, at around 9 weeks, showing our little peanut (head is to the right).

The second ultrasound, at about 16 weeks (look at those guns!):

The baby room: