It's coming together!

Here's a first look at the baby's room, I love every bit of it! My mom made the crib skirt and the window treatments, and my grandma made the quilt and pillows :-) The walls are aqua green, even though they look blue in one picture. We're adding (and organizing and cleaning) finishing touches and I'll post more pics once it's all done! I cannot thank my mom and grandma enough for their time spent with the bedding.. it's PERFECT! THANK YOU MOM & GRANDMA!

2 Years and 33 weeks!

Darren & I celebrated our 2 Year Anniversary yesterday and had a wonderful day together! I left my cell phone at home, and tried to disappear for the day, we needed it!! We had wonderful massages at the Four Seasons, went shopping and finished the day with an amazing meal at Moonshadows in Malibu. I can't believe 2 years has passed since we got married, and I still get chills thinking about that perfect day at the Palmilla! And here I am now... with only 7 weeks left before our baby arrives, and growing by the minute!

First Trip to Texas

Last weekend I made a trip to Dallas to visit my good friend Kris and her beautiful family!  It was such a fun trip, and I got to practice a couple "mommy skills"... not sure how I did, but I know it'll all come in a short time!  I am so glad I made the trip, and her kids are amazing!  I took LOTS of notes, she's such a good mother, and she's on the top of my list for getting advice!  Dallas was beautiful, and the shopping was fabulous!  Hard to stop myself :-)

Madeline & I- we're saying "cheeese"

Maddie made the cutest little card with lots of fun stickers for baby langer & I, and they were so generous to give us a basket full of baby books, all wonderful books and favorites of Maddie! I know our little one will enjoy them all! 

And another one with little Grant who turned 3 months while I was there... he makes my heart melt :-)  

Here's Kris and the cutest hat you've ever seen for a cuddly little boy :-)

Thanks for letting me visit Garcia Family!

my dreams are coming true...

it's about time :-)

3rd Trimester! 2 down and 1 to go!...

Tagged...

I've been tagged by Kris to complete this survey... so here it goes!

Four Random Things I Love About My Husband:

1) That he always makes me laugh, or tries very hard

2) That our relationship gets stronger/better every day

3) That he is a great father and would do anything for Tiana

4) That we make a great team (as husband/wife, best friends, and business partners)

Four Jobs I've Had:

1) Floor Director for Sacramento News Station for 5am news

2) Executive Assistant to Producer of ABC's 'The Bachelor'

3) Nordstrom Sales Associate

4) 'Sandwich Artist' at Port-of-Subs (my first job at 14 yrs old)

Four Movies I've Watched More Than Once:

1) Dirty Dancing

2) The Parent Trap (the original w/Hayley Mills)

3) Meet the Parents

4) Knocked Up

Four TV Shows I Watch:

1) A Baby Story

2) Desperate Housewives

3) Lipstick Jungle

4) 24 (I dream about the next season! ;-0 )

Four Places I've Been:

1) Paris

2) London

3) Alaska

4) Cabo San Lucas (for our perfect wedding)

Four of My Favorite Foods:

1) sushi

2) chunky monkey ice cream

3) red velvet cupcakes

4) baked brie in a sourdough bowl

Four Places I'd Like to Visit:

1) Greece

2) Turkey

3) Italy

4) Anywhere in the South Pacific

Four Things I am Looking Forward to in the Coming Year

1) The Birth of my Firstborn Child

2) Christmas (My favorite time of year)

3) Houseboat trip next summer with our family

4) Mommy & Me Classes

Four People I Tag:

1) Andrea

2) Abby (if little Sammy allows her :-)

3) Natalie

4) Vanessa (which means I'll probably have to do it for her!) 

Happy 10th Birthday, Tiana!

I cannot believe Tiana is already 10 years old! We have been part of each other's lives since she was only 5 years old, and she is sure becoming a wonderful & beautiful young lady! I feel so blessed to have such a great relationship with her, and am so glad she's part of my life. We had her birthday party at Skateland, and the kids skated until the place closed down... it was a great success! Happy Birthday T! We love you so much!

24 weeks + baby video = emotional x 24

Nursery Fabric

Today I took my first sewing class, and made a square pillow! I loved it, and hope I make time soon to take another :-) After many fabric stores, I think I have found all the fabric I want to use for the nursery. With the help of my gracious grandmother and mother, I'm hoping we can all pull the bedding off together, and make most of it! I am still aiming for an aqua blue/green color for the walls. Here are swatches of the fabrics I have chosen so far... I am getting excited about the baby's room now!

Look out...

My belly is really starting to grow now, and I can't seem to eat enough! :-) We have just begun with the nursery projects, the baby's closet was re-designed and new doors should be coming in the next few weeks. Then we'll paint the room. We're going with a black & white theme in retro/vintage patterns. Then once the baby arrives, we'll add colors accordingly. (ie, aqua blue, raspberry, tangerine, grape, green apple, and yellows) We just made our first "large" baby purchase... the infant car seat. :-) The black & white pattern I like is discontinued, so I might start buying things I want in this look!

Summer Pics

I forgot to post a few pictures from this summer...
Tiana as a Penguin at Sea World


Her favorite animal at the San Diego Zoo


The Langurs at the Zoo




At the Lake

20 week pics!

Today we had our half way there ultrasound! We told the doctor that we don't want to know the sex of the baby, so we still don't know for sure what it is... I have the feeling it's a boy, and Darren is starting to think the same thing. During our ultrasound, the doctor measured the circumference of the head, the brain, the cerebellum, the heart angle and position, the abdomen, the femur. She said that everything is measuring exactly where it should be, and she did say she saw the sex of the baby, though Darren and I still don't know. We can only guess and wait and see... :-) Let us know what you think on the right!

Alaska

Here are a few of my favorite pics from Alaska... there are so many and it was so hard to narrow it down to these few... what a great trip! How beautiful it was!
We went rafting in front of a glacier, then down a river with rapids, a little nervous i got at times ;-)

who knew the glaciers are blue???



















Never mind we were up at 6:30am to see these gorgeous glaciers as we cruised by... by what a sight! it was well worth rolling out of bed to see! hence the sleepy-head looks we have :-)

Darren participated in the ship's ping pong tournament almost every morning... it was pretty funny to watch all of the "pro ping-pongers" go for the gold every chance they had :-)

Husband turned into a paparazzo every now and then, i figure i shall give him credit when credit is due!... these last two are for him :-) his "great pictures"

almost halfway there!

we just got back from our alaskan cruise which was so beautiful (pictures to come), and i am feeling like between the food (24 hours a day) and a few extra weeks worth of baby growing, my belly is getting more 'round'. it may be hard to tell in the picture, but i feel like the top part of my stomach (aka, right under my chest) is also starting to fill out. i might be what they call soft, but it is already difficult to get a good night's sleep! i feel like i toss and turn all night, every night... and i still have 20 weeks to go, yikes!

16 weeks

We had or 4 month appointment today.. only heard the heartbeat, which is very strong, and got the results from more genetic testing. Everything is still looking great!

2nd Trimester! 1 down and 2 to go!...

This little Piglet Grew!

We had our 12 week appointment today... it's amazing how much the baby has changed in 3 weeks! We had another ultrasound and saw the baby jumping, squirming and twisting around! The heartbeat was 160 beats per minute, and all the blood tests and genetic testing have come back perfect so far! Everything is looking good and measuring just right. And... this baby sure is a little Piglet cause mama's appetite is starting to go crazy! :-) I still can't believe I'm not watching a movie... and this little person is really inside of ME!

First Belly Shot

I feel like in the last few days my belly just popped out! Here is the beginning of the evidence!... :-)

1st Picture of Baby Langer

Darren & I got to see our baby for the first time today! We also were lucky enough to hear the heartbeat... it was beating 171 times/minute, which the doctor says is what it should be! It was so amazing to see there is really a little one in there :-)

Happy to be there safe and sound!

Darren made it to Jordan safely, and said he has about 35 crew members working for him. The men are from Dubai, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan and other countries. He has a translator to communicate since only a dozen or so speak English. He seems to be enjoying it there, and he even got to ride a camel :-)

Off to Jordan...

Darren is gone for 8 days to Amman, Jordan for work. He will be lighting a pianist/performer by the name of Zade at the Roman Theatre there in Jordan.

The performance will be televised on PBS as we understand it. I visited Zade's website (www.zade.com) and listened to some of his music, it is actually beautiful music. I am excited to see the final product. Above is the Roman Theatre that Darren will be lighting. Reading about Jordan lately makes me wish I could join him, it looks so interesting there. Oh, how I long for the day to visit the Mediterranean! Have a great time babe, we miss you already!

Oh NO! Dad is the Big 5-0!

This year my dad turned 50 years old, so I wanted to wish him a wonderful 50th year! Here's to another 50 healthy years, Dad! We love you and miss you so much!

We're Having a Baby!

We found out on May 20th that we are expecting a new baby! Darren & I are both so excited, and we have been spilling the beans left and right! Tiana is already thinking of names for the baby and our parents are looking forward to the new addition! I guess this means I'm officially joining the blogging world :-)