an addition coming in april

It seems appropriate to start a blog as our family begins to expand. We are going to have a baby! I am due in April and we are very excited. I always used the excuse before that I would start a blog once we had kids. Well, I guess that day is becoming a reality. Why is it that I am more overwhelmed by the idea of starting a blog then becoming a mother? Clearly, something is wrong with this picture.

I had really wanted to fly or drive home to tell our parents that we were expecting, but as we realized that wasn't going to happen we came up with a different plan. Brady and I made our way to the University of Arizona bookstore. Since we had just moved here, we decided to each pick out an Arizona item to send our parents to make the announcement. I then sent them each a little package with a onsie and card announcing an Ashdown Addition coming in April 2011.

'your family tree is about to get more beautiful'

I'll give you one guess who picked which onsie. Unfortunately no on in Brady's family got how funny the one he picked was: "Wildcat Born, Wildcat Bred." Even after he clarified to them that the wildcat was U of A's mascot. Well, at least he still thinks its funny. (I'm not sure if the baby will actually ever where this one, but...)

It was very fun to pack these very little surprises up to our parents, who were unsuspecting until we asked one too many times if they had received the package we sent them.

our cute little surprise

We are so excited to welcome this little baby into our family. We have our first ultrasound scheduled for a week from Friday and I can hardly wait. Unfortunately my doctor does not have an ultrasound machine at his office so it requires an appointment at the hospital and apparently there is a wait-which may kill me.