Madeline Margaret McHugh

We have a niece!!!!

Madeline Margaret McHugh joined the Daniel's family July 11th.  I will have to say Andrew was a nervous wreck ALL day.  I think I got 20 texts and at least 10 phone calls with updates and nervous brother messages throughout the day.  It was cute to see his concern and love for his sister as she experienced one of the biggest moments of her life.

 Brook and Greg decided not to find out what they were having while she was pregnant and I think everyone except Greg and Grandma predicted the baby would be a boy. We were all surprised to hear the baby is a GIRL!!! I am so excited that Stella will have a little girl cousin her age to grown up with. I can only imagine the bows and dresses that will be flying around at Christmas!

I unfortunately have to wait until Christmas to meet this little beauty but Andrew gets to meet her in about a month. He is going to have to take an extra suitcase with him just to accommodate all of the clothes and things we have already purchased for her.

I can't say how excited and happy I am for the McHugh family. Love you!

She's Growing

With the move and everything else going on in our lives I feel like I haven't been doing a very good job at keeping up with the baby bump pictures. It is fun to look back and see how we are growing!

20 weeks

22 weeks

24 weeks

 It is incredible how much I love this little girl. Sometimes I just find myself sitting in her nursery dreaming about holding her in my arms. I *LOVE* feeling her move. It is the highlight of my day. I don't go to sleep at night or get out of bed in the morning until I am able to get a little love from her. She is already a Daddy's Girl! Andrew can put his hand on my belly and talk to her and she will most always give him a little love back.

It has been crazy to watch my body change but I have loved it. I still will catch a glimpse of my growing belly and scare myself a bit but I love knowing she is always with me.

 This last week we had an appointment and everything looked great! We also registered at Target and Buy Buy Baby. I am pretty sure by the end Andrew was completely overwhelmed and really had no idea all the things this little one would need.

 She is incredibly spoiled...or should I say well loved. She received 3 packages in the mail last week. All filled with incredible clothes that I can't wait to dress this Little Miss in!

Home Sweet *New* Home

We Moved!!!! After finding out we were having a baby we realized quickly we would need a larger home to accommodate our growing family. We began looking for homes and quickly realized this was going to be a more daunting task than we originally thought! After searching for previously owned homes and new homes I got mad I couldn't find what we wanted. Then early one Sunday morning I found *our* home. It is so close to my previous home that we put Clay on his leash and walked a few blocks to check out what might be the home in which we would raise our family.

It had all of our requirements. A backyard big enough for Clay and Andrew's trees, enough rooms to have LOTS of visitors *hint hint*, and a den that Andrew could put all of his animal stuff in with DOORS!!!! The buying process went really well and within about a month we had moved in, had new floors put in downstairs, and had bought new furniture. I have to say I am so relieved that we were able to move before I became to ginormous! Oh and I forgot the best part of this house...Katie and Keith live just behind us! We just keep moving closer and closer to them. :)