New photo of Michela

I finally got a photo with her eyes open! Isn't she totally adorable? I can't wait to meet her and hold her. I am hoping to go down next weekend and it can't come fast enough!

Sounds like things are going well.... will post more later!

She's here!! She's here!!

It's a GIRL!! We are so excited!

Michela Rebecca Barbano arrived at 3:22 am today, September 25. She was 7 lbs, 1 oz and 19 inches long. She and Mary are doing well. More pictures coming soon...

Abigail is very excited to have a girl cousin... J.T. said he can't wait to tease her. And I am SOOO excited to finally be an Auntie!

Another photo....

I think she looks like Jeff, except that she has Mary's mouth...

No news

Sorry I haven't blogged since Saturday. I really don't have anything new or exciting to report. I have some photos that Andy and J.T. took at the ranch yesterday that I will try to get on one of these days..... Other than that, nothing's going on.

Happy Birthday!

to my Mom!! Isn't she cute here?
We were all hoping that she would be doing this (with a different baby, of course) today, but it doesn't look like that will happen.... no pressure Mary, don't worry! :)

Mom, hope you had a very happy birthday....

Today was a "Me Day"

I was lucky enough to have a "Me Day" today. The kids were with Andy's mom (thanks Grandma Pam!) so I was able to have a nice, relaxing day to myself. I had to help Andy put the bulls across the road this morning and then the day was just for me!

I did a little shopping, but didn't really buy anything. Then I wandered around Old Town Eureka. The weather was pretty nice for Eureka too. I grabbed a bagel sandwich at Los Bagels for lunch before I headed to the Spa...

This morning, I made a last-minute spa appointment at Personal Choice for an eyebrow wax (yes, I know that's not technically relaxing, but it was necessary) and anti-stress massage. I had never had this type of massage before and it was great. She used a skin mask, paraffin wax, and hot towels. It was very relaxing.... I could get spoiled by this.

Every once in a while it's good to have a relaxing day to yourself....

Girls

On Friday afternoon, Abigail's two friends, Emily and Amanda, came over to play. They are in Abigail's class this year and live just a couple blocks away. The girls (and J.T.) had a great time playing outside. They really liked driving J.T.'s jeep, which he wasn't too crazy about. The girls barely fit in there, but they had fun anyway.

Emily and Abigail...

Abigail and Amanda... can you see J.T. behind them trying to torture them?

It will be fun for Abigail having some friends so close by. I am sure they will be getting together again soon!

I can't wait....

I am not-so-patiently awaiting the birth of my new niece or nephew. He or she should be making his or her arrival sometime soon, hopefully in the next week. I am sure Mary hopes it's sooner rather than later.... Any of us who have had babies know how uncomfortable the end can get!

They don't know the gender yet, but I think it's a boy. Abigail thinks it's a boy but hopes for a girl. J.T. thinks it's a boy too. However, in our family (on my mom's side anyway) everyone has had a girl as their first baby. I guess we'll have to wait a little while longer to find out....

Buddies

Yesterday Sara and I met in Eureka with J.T. and Connor. Those two get wound up when they are together! We did a little shopping, had lunch at the mall, and then took them to Bounce-A-Palooza (aka Bounce-A-Rama). They had a great time...

Leading up to 10 years

I was inspired by my friend Shelley's blog post remembering the past ten years that she and her hubby have been together. Andy and I will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary next month. I thought it might be kind of fun to put on a few photos of our dating years....

We had been together almost a year at this point. Yes, Andy looks really young. Yes, I know I have very BIG hair!


This was taken at my sorority formal in March 1996. Aren't we cute?

On Memorial weekend of our senior year (May 1997) we went to a nearby lake to camp for the weekend. We were with my roommate, Kristen, her boyfriend, and another friend. We had a great time. If I remember correctly, the weather was strange, but it was fun anyway! I know that Andy and I got majorly sunburned. We had rented a ski boat and had fun with this tube.

This is November 22, 1997, which is the day Andy asked me to marry him. We were down in San Luis Obispo (our college town) for my sorority formal and to visit friends. It was really exciting to be able to share the happy news with our good friends!

This was our first home together. We bought it and closed escrow a few weeks before the wedding, but didn't move in until after we were married.... old-fashioned, I know, but that's the way we wanted it.

That's it for the trip down memory lane today.... you will have to wait until next month for some wedding photos...

Dogs

This was yesterday afternoon... J.T. and Andy with Molly and Shasta...


Our first "baby" Molly... she is 11 now.

And the puppy, Shasta... she's getting big.