Pictures (clockwise): My mom and I, Erik and I, Dad during the countdown celebration (his birthday celebration), and Taylor with Erik in their party hats!

Now at 20 weeks! Half way until Baby is here and we could not be more excited! I am not even sure that excited is the word for how wonderful this whole thing has been. I can't seem to come up with the perfect word for it! I truly feel wonderful, but yes...I have definitely had my moments that were not so beautiful! The spontaneous back pain and now feeling my stomach muscles stretching are not at all perks of expecting a child! Thank goodness for a fabulous and patient husband and family to make it all that much easier.

We had a wonderful Christmas in Austin! Lots of TexMex, shopping, golfing, and friends. Erik had a fabulous time and can now understand why Texas is such a special place to me. We also had a wonderful New Year's and celebrated my dad's 48th birthday with friends and family....couldn't have been better.

This past weekend we purchased our baby furniture and finalized the colors for the room. Erik couldn't resist getting the painting done. Now we just need to purchase the trim, linens, and decor then wait 8 to 12 weeks for the furniture to get here. The good thing is that we still have plenty of time! Erik had found the baby furniture store just when I thought I had been everywhere in Sonoma and Marin Counties to find the perfect baby gear. He is officially my new personal baby shopper since he has fantastic taste!

Now for the most exciting part!

We had our huge ultrasound this morning and can proudly announce that everything looks perfect. The baby is approximately 10 1/4 inches long and weights just about 10 ounces. Right on schedule. All tests came back beautifully and from what we could see on the tv monitor...this baby cannot sit still for one second! It moved and squirmed around during the entire appointment. So funny and bizarre that I have yet to feel its movement, but I do understand that I will be feeling it all very soon. It is very amazing how you can see its little fingers moving and legs kicking around. It is all becoming VERY real and VERY sweet and wonderful.

So...more important, fabulous news! My parents just sold their home in Glen Ellen and are now moving into the town of Sonoma with smiles from ear to ear. For quite some time they have wanted to be closer to town and now they get the opportunity to build or remodel another fabulous house. It has created so much excitement in our family! On Erik's side of the family we are so excited to hear that our cousin Jennifer Peterson is now engaged and planning a 2008 wedding! We all got the opportunity to see the happy couple at Thanksgiving and we could not be more excited for another wedding celebration. I cannot wait to hear all the proposal and planning details having just gone through it all myself. Yet again...2008 will be another fantastic year for the Rose/Mullins families.