Charlie Brown

As we're getting closer to Halloween, the inspiration for Baby Bateman's blog is starting to show up on TV. The timeless Peanuts classic is one of my personal favorites. As Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin, I can't help but notice the resemblance to Tim and me.......

About that time.....

This weekend Tim and I took a Sunday drive in search of a pumpkin and apple cider. We hit the jackpot and decided the overwhelming evidence pointed to Baby Bateman's new name.

PUMPKIN!!

This is our final chapter of the Fruit of the Month Club for Baby Bateman. In the epilogue you'll find out Baby Bateman's name!!

Octurduckenfest 2008

Many of you have been a part of Ali's and my long standing tradition of Turkeyfest. Started in college, Turkeyfest is an annual dinner party thrown right before Thanksgiving to get everyone in to the spirit of the season. As my due date would fall on this time-honored event, we moved the date into October.

Tim and Brett added their own spin to the festivities with a turducken this year. (a turducken is a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey......yum yum) Rumor has it that Tim and Brett want to create their own turducken for future Turkeyfests!It was a great evening!! Here are some pics.........

Let the Games Begin!!

The gender of Baby Bateman has stirred up so much conversation over the past month or so, that we decided to make a game of it. Click the link below to place your bets on the sex, weight, length and due date of Baby Bateman!

The person closest in all four categories will be crowned the winner and will receive a prize! (I promise an ACTUAL prize, not just icky diaper duty!)

Good Luck!

http://www.expectnet.com/games/GreatPumpkinDebate

Parking for Two

Ever since we found out I was prego, Tim's been wanting to utilize the Expectant Mothers parking spots. It was kinda hard to justify when I was only 8 weeks prego, but I finally caved this weekend :) I wasn't sure if I needed to waddle to the front door just to prove I "needed" to use that spot!

For guys its kinda like getting a free pass to the front of the line!

Single Digits

Time keeps tickin' away and I'm now down to 9 weeks left before we get to meet Papaya!

31 Weeks

Baby Shower & BBQ

What goes better together than babies and BBQ??? Maybe beer?? :)

Debbie and Ali threw me a wonderful shower over the weekend! Tons of friends and plenty of ooo's and ahhh's. Baby Bateman is totally going to be spoiled when she/he arrives!

Are these guys the best or what!?!

Look at that spread!
Spoiled rotten!

While Baby Bateman was playing with all the girls upstairs the boys had their own party downstairs in the man lair. After the shower the rain stopped long enough for everyone to enjoy a BBQ on the deck and some yummy Free State beer.