Babymoon

Frank and I decided to take a weekend away for a "babymoon." We made the exciting 3 hour drive to Las Vegas and stayed at the Venetian Hotel. The hotel was beautiful....the heat was horrible. 109 degrees is just too hot for me! We had a good time though. We saw the Phantom of the Opera which was really, really good and then just hung out. We wondered through the shops and took lots of naps. I tend to wear out quickly being 7 months pregnant. We had to laugh at how boring we were during our trip. We were back in our room (with dessert, of course!) by 9pm. Here are a few pictures, not the best since I forgot the camera. These are taken with my phone.

Baby's bedroom (Kim's idea, Frank's job)

We've had a few requests for pictures of the nursery. It is still a work in progress. There is a LOT of finish work left to do, but this is what we have up to now.
Ray (Frank's dad) was out to help Frank yesterday and they got a lot done. They were able to finish installing the crown moulding, the beadboard, the beadboard cap, the baseboards, and they encased the window.

This is the (unfinished) window.



This is the corner where you can see that the beadboard ends and the regular painted wall begins. You can also see the crown and the blue yet cloudy sky.

Baby! Baby! Baby!

It's been soooo long since we last update the blog that I figured the I would put some more recent photos up. Marcy (Kim's sister) and her husband Jay had the chance to come and spend about a week with us in July. We took the opportunity to get a 4D ultrasound done while they were here. It is amazing to see what the baby looks like! The ultrasound was scheduled to take 20-30 minutes but about 10 minutes in he covered his head and rolled over...so all we could see was the back of his head. He is in the wrong family to be camera shy!

Big Plans for November 4th 2008!

Well, it's official. Frank and I are expecting a baby in early November!!! Only 35 weeks to go! We are so excited! We feel very blessed that it was so easy for us to conceive and hope that is a sign for how well the rest of the pregnancy (and delivery!) will go. We are thrilled to welcome the first grand baby to both sides of our family. It is going to be one spoiled baby as both Grandmas are planning already. I have been lucky to have only some fairly mild/moderate nausea and fatigue to deal with. I now travel everywhere with Saltines and find myself falling asleep any time I sit down. Now I have a very good reason to go shopping and Frank doesn't mind going out to look at cribs. We see the doctor every 4 weeks and can't wait until our next visit when we should get to hear the heartbeat! Very exciting times for the Ellett family!

Catching up

I thought I'd post some pics of our puppy so that all may enjoy in the tornado that is our Chocolate Lab, Finnegan.

This is Finn as a puppy. He was a really cute boy. That sprinkler didn't live very long.

Finn on Halloween. Kim dressed him up as Elmo. I know... It looks like Elmo is throwing him up...

I just think he looks funny here.

Another day....another dollar.

So the big news of the day was that Frank conquered his fear of bees. He did it by standing on the roof of a building, in a bee suit and removing a LARGE hive. Everything went well until it was time to take off the suit back at the truck. That's when one sneaky bee managed to sting Frank, right in the middle of his forehead. I figured that was the safest spot to sting him. Not going to hurt a hard head like that!

Frank's Edit: My fear of bees is very rational. I've been stung by over a hundred of them, all at once. Bee hives are evil, especially the Africanized ones. It's nice to know that Kim appreciates my steadfast and unmovable head. :)

Finn is growing huge, about 65 pounds now. He must be going through his terrible 2's because has been a monster lately. He has been exploring everything. That is just a nice way of saying that he knocks over everything he runs into and pulls things down off the counter. Then he looks at you with innocent eyes trying to figure out what he did wrong. Oh puppy days!

Frank's Edit: Finn is really sweet. He's laying here peacefully with his head on my lap as I type. How is that into everything?