It's a... BOY!!

On February 17th, when I was 18 weeks along in my pregnancy, Josh and I found out we are having a B-O-Y, BOY! We are completely overjoyed! Since a boy name was the only name we could really agree upon, it's official, our son's name is Logan Joshua Murty!

During our ultrasound, the tech told us she would let us know what the gender of the baby is as well as point out some of its different organs. As she was going over the different organs, she happened to point out the baby's femur (thighbone) and Josh suddenly moved. The tech noticed his movement and that is when she typed onto the screen, "It's a Boy!" Apparently, when the tech pointed out the femur, Josh immediately noticed something else sticking out, so the tech realized that he knew the news and that is when she told both of us.

After our ultrasound, we had already planned to have family and friends over to share the wonderful news. Please enjoy the videos and pictures of our son, our reactions, and the reactions of those closest to us as we all found out...it's a BOY!


Two days shy of being 19 weeks!


Yep, that's right! This picture is pointing out our son's penis! This picture is taken from the angle of the baby's butt in the center. On either side of that are his legs and right there in the middle is what made Daddy jump for joy!


Here is a picture of Logan with his mouth open!


A frontal view of our baby, Logan! His eyes make him look like an alien in this picture.


A video of Josh and I sharing the news and find out why the ultrasound tech was already laughing at our son! We played this video for our family and friends at our Finding Out Party.

Josh and I decided that we wanted to share the special news of our baby's gender in a memorable way, so we decided to have a Finding Out Party! (A Finding Out Party is where you reveal the gender of your baby). After Josh and I found out the good news, we invited our friends and family over to share the special news over desserts, champagne and coffee. We asked everyone to show up in the color (blue or pink) depending on what they believed we were having. We had so much fun and some of the outfits (Mike) were awesome! Thank you so much to all of you who came to share this special moment with us; we love each of you so very much!


Those family and friends who believed we were having a girl. Sorry everyone, maybe next time!


Mike, who has two daughters of his own, was certain we were having a girl, and he wasn't afraid to show his pink-spirit!


The WINNERS--our family and friends who believed we were having a BOY!

In order to make the big announcement, we decided to put a special note that read, "It's a Boy!" in an envelope. Each person that attended the party received an envelope, but only one special person received the note that shared the gender of our baby. I didn't know which envelope contained the message, so I randomly handed out an envelope to each person. My mom snagged one from my hand and unbeknownst to both of us, she happened to grab the one with the secret message. I guess it was fate for Mimi to know the special news before the rest of our family and friends!




Auntie Kristy, Uncle Jared and my cousin, Brandon, opening their envelopes.


This is right after my mom read the news aloud. If you look closely, you can see my mom's happy expression in the background. Even though Jamie thought we were going to have a girl, she is thrilled that we are having a boy!


All of us ladies are overjoyed with excitement about the news of a BOY!


Jamie, Emily and I sharing a celebratory hug!


My aunt Linda is excited to become a great-aunt!


My best friend, Joelle, had to work on the evening of our party, so we made sure to call her on the phone and share the exciting news. She was thrilled!


Logan's Tia (my sister, Amy) and his great-grandma, Olgui!


Me and my girls! (from the left--Kristy, Emily, Jamie holding Angela's daughter Lillie, and Angela)


My best friend, Angela, recently gave birth to her daughter, Lillie. We are both so excited that Logan and Lillie will only be 8 months apart! I'm sure they will be very close friends, and who knows, this could be Logan's future girlfriend! (sorry Mike)


The proud parents of an expected baby BOY!


Thank you great-grandma Olgui for the comfy clothes and cute bibs!


Logan's first preppy outfit! Thanks Auntie Ang, Uncle Mike, and Cousins Ellie & Lillie!

Hello everyone! This blog is shorter than the last one, but hopefully, just as exciting! This week will mark my 16th week and I am doing very well. Since the last time I wrote, my queasiness is gone, my appetite is up and my pants are much tighter! The last time Josh and I visited the doctor, we were lucky enough to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time! I still can't believe it. I've included a small clip from our last visit and a few ultrasound pictures. However, we are very excited for our next visit on February 17th because I'll be 18 weeks along and we are going to find out the gender of the baby! I'll definitely update all of you with that exciting news once we find out!

15 weeks!



I know this ultrasound looks like a big, blurry blob, but it is a zoomed in picture of the profile of the baby's face! If you start from the top left corner and work across to the right, you are looking at the baby's forehead, the eye socket (slightly sunken in), down to the nose (sticking out--hopefully mine and not Daddy's), and then the lips that slightly stick out. I love this picture because if you look at the right side of the picture, you are looking at the baby's hand and it looks like he/she is waving at you!



This is the baby's profile. For those of you like me who have difficulty reading ultrasounds, the big round thing on the right side of the picture is the baby's head!



This is an ultrasound of the baby staring directly at you! The two brighter circles that are close together in the center of the picture are the baby's eyes.



This short video is the first time we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat! It is so amazing to think that inside me there is a tiny person with a tiny heart. I still can't believe that my body is creating another little body with its very own organs!

We're Pregnant!

On November 15th, I took a pregancy test and realized that I am pregnant! When the plus sign appeared on the test, I couldn't believe it. In fact, I had to call Josh over to read it for himself. Josh's first reaction was shock! I immediately wanted to take a second test to confirm it but struggled over opening the package because I was shaking and crying tears of joy. Once our pregnancy was confirmed, Josh and I have been filled with happiness and life seems surreal!

Now we are 11 weeks pregnant and I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. I am almost finished with my first trimester! Aside from getting morning sickness once, occasional queasiness, and extreme exhaustion--my new bedtime is 8:30--everything has been wonderful! Since it is still too early in the pregnancy and I can't feel the baby move, I often wonder if I'm really pregnant. Like I said, it is surreal!

We hope by creating this blog we will be sharing with our friends and family all the special moments to come in the next nine months and all the wonderful memories to be created over the next many years! Please enjoy our posts.




In order to share our big news with our closest family and friends, we created these magnets as a way for them to "save the date". However, our actual due date was changed to JULY 21, 2010!


Here's our first ultrasound! It was amazing to see the baby's heartbeat!


Our ultrasound tech told us that at nine weeks of age, our baby is the size of a penny!











On the day I found out I was pregnant, I immediately needed to share the news with my mom, dad and sister; however, I wanted to share the news in a memorable way. I created a sign that stated, "Congratulations Mimi, Grandpa and Tia"--which is what my mom, dad and sister would like to be called. I taped the positive pregnancy test to the sign and took a picture of it. Josh and I developed the picture and placed it in a card we bought for them. We gave the card to my parents and told them it was in appreciation for all of the support they have given us. When my mom opened the card and saw the picture, it took a minute before she realized what she was looking at and then she was filled with emotion. Since she has realized the news, happiness has not left her face.





















Not long after I found out I was pregnant, I shared the news with my best friend Jamie. Her heartfelt reaction was both emotional and priceless.






















Some of our closest friends--the Nesselroads and the Dowdees--were beginning to wonder why I wasn't drinking wine or coffee lately, so we decided to have them over for an Italian dinner and share the wonderful news!


Auntie Kristy was happy to hear the news!


Emily is very excited to become an auntie!


The last few years, all of our friends have gathered together for a Christmas potluck and gift exchange. We thought this special occasion would be the perfect time to share our special news.


The adorable cookies that Josh baked and I decorated.


Announcing the news to all of our friends!


Our good friend Marcie was very happy for us!


Sally is amazed that I am growing a liver--inside joke!


Jamie is excited that she no longer has to keep the news a secret!


Kristy, Jamie and I.


All of the girls toasting to the exciting news!


Every year for the past seven years, we have gotten together with my two best friends (Angela and Joelle) and their husbands to celebrate our annual Christmas dinner! Each year we alternate the house where we throw the Christmas party at, and this year it was Joelle and Aram's house. When Josh and I found out we were pregnant, we knew that our annual Christmas dinner would be the perfect time to share our special news with our dearest friends.


This time, instead of taking pictures, Josh took a video clip of Angela, Mike, Joelle and Aram's reactions! Before Josh took the video, I handed Joelle and Mike an envelope that contained the magnet. However, before Mike could open the envelope, Angela guessed our exciting news and that is where the video begins.


This year Angela gave birth to beautiful, little Lillie on November 25th, and we realized that next year our little one would be present! We then realized that between the three of us, we would have a new bundle of joy at our annual Christmas party for the next few years! How exciting!

Over the Christmas holiday, we shared our big news with our families!


Making our big announcement to my family over Christmas Eve dinner!


The soon-to-be great aunts, great uncle and Mimi!


My grandma Olgui is very excited to become a great-grandma!