Happy 5 Year Anniversary!

Jarrett & I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary with a trip (our last one before Lindsay's born) to Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. We were able to use some airline miles that were about to expire and flew up to Portland Thursday evening. Why the Northwest? For one, I wanted to keep our flights less than 2 hrs, and two, Jarrett and I have both never been further North than San Francisco. When we arrived it was rainy, but so beautiful! We went to the Japanese Gardens, drank a ton of coffee (me decaf of course) and walked hand in hand with our umbrellas all over downtown Portland. Katie in front of the Gamma Phi Beta house at the University of Washington... with our little legacy, Lindsay!

Friday night we had to go see "New Moon" and Jarrett was so sweet to see it with me, being one of the four guys in the theater amongst the screaming teenagers...lol. Saturday morning we woke up and rented a car to drive to Seattle, WA, a two hour car ride north. We never mind the car ride, we actually prefer it.

It was so much fun to see the countryside, trees and lakes alongside the freeway. The trees and leaves were so many colors- it was absolutely beautiful. We spent two days in Seattle and visited the Space Needle, took a harbor cruise, and walked around Pike's Market.

Jarrett with the University of Washington's mascot... Go Huskies!

Jarrett's favorite part was touring the University of Washington and checking out their Student Union. We flew home on Tuesday in time for Carol's birthday and Thanksgiving!

Lindsay's Nursery Part II

The finished product...:)

Lindsay's Nursery Part I

Hanging wall letters and putting up curtains...

Putting together the crib and painting....

This weekend Grandpa Rich came to Malibu to help Jarrett and I put together Lindsay's nursery! The guys painted, put together the crib, hung curtains and even squeezed in some male bonding time to transformed our office/guest room into a beautiful nursery. Jarrett was a trooper on Saturday after an all-night campout event at the President's house running on only 3 hours of sleep. It was a windy weekend and all the dust and pollen stirred up Grandpa's allergies- but bless their hearts- they finished it! Thank you so much!!

Nursery furniture has arrived!

Wow! Monday was like Christmas morning in the Fisher house! We got our nursery furniture from JCPenny's and it is more beautiful than I could have wished for! A special thank you to Jarrett's co-workers, Caddie and Casey who were able to get the furniture to/in our apartment- we couldn't have done it without you! We are so excited because this weekend Grandpa Rich is coming to Malibu to help us paint and put together the crib and get the nursery ready for baby Lindsay. I will post finished nursery pics next week!

Daddy is putting the nobs on the dresser drawers and reading the directions for the crib...yay!

Baby Girl's name is...

After a long and arduous process, we finally decided on Lindsay Diane Fisher. Jarrett and I have always loved the name Lindsay, but we went through the process of the narrowing down every name either of us liked -- just to make sure there were no other names we liked better. :) Her middle name, Diane, has special meaning for both Jarrett and I because it is the middle name for BOTH of our precious Moms! We are really excited have decided and announced her name, because somehow, it just makes her seem all the more 'real' ..... our Daughter! Yay!

23 weeks and growing...

Jarrett and I just got back from our latest Dr.'s appointment and all is perfect! Mommy's blood pressure was nice and low, and baby's heartbeat was strong and healthy. We are so blessed! It seems like I've been eating a lot lately, and it definitely showed up on the scale this time around. Earlier this month I had a couple of different people ask me how far along I was and tell me, "Why you are so tiny!!" Well, in my mind I thought, "Oh my goodness- what if people think I am not eating enough for the baby?" To put it mildly, I began to 'overcompensate'. My Dr. asked me, "Have you been pretty hungry lately?" I gained like 8lbs since my last appointment! Yikes... So far I've gained 16lbs the entire pregnancy, but my goal is 20-25lbs... Today is the day I am going to lay off the Stoffer's French Bread Pizza's, take more walks and go for the salads...LOL!

On another note... Names! Jarrett and I finally narrowed the name down to one, precious name for our girl! We went to Michael's after our Dr.'s appointment to get the nursery letters. We will be telling everyone soon!! Thank you to all our sweet family and friends for your encouragement and prayers during this exciting journey into parenthood!

Already a Daddy's Girl...

Well, our little girl has been kicking up a storm! Her favorite time to be active is in the evenings when Jarrett gets home. We eat dinner around 6pm, and talk about how our days went. Of course, Jarrett's days are way more exciting than mine lately, and I began to notice her kicking up a storm when he would talk. We both have been talking to her and reading since we found out we were expecting, but it seems to me her favorite part of the day is when Daddy's home and talking!

Jarrett was able to feel her little kicks beginning on October 1st, and he tells me now that he knows what they feel like they are getting increasingly stronger (I agree :)! Her little movements are all over my tummy, sometimes near my belly button or really low. Jarrett and I laughed last night when it felt like she was doing a flip! We have a Dr.'s appointment on Thursday, and I will post again soon!