It's a Girl!!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound today...a much anticipated appointment. All fingers/toes, arms/legs are present. Brain and heart and kidneys are developing perfectly. And we finally found out that we are expecting a GIRL this Fall! We are thrilled...even though Mike was hoping for a boy :) We had the ultrasound tech check twice, just to make sure. And sure enough....it's FOR SURE a girl. Now we have to come up with a name!!!

The pictures above are 1. The new 3D ultrasound (scary!) - you can see how long her limbs are (From Mikey) and 2. A profile of our little girl!

xoxo
Kelly, Mike & baby girl :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all our moms (we have 4 between the two of us!)...and to all of my soon-to-be-mom friends (we also have 15+ of these!!!). It's been a beautiful day in Indy...75 and sunny. The weekend was spent in the yard and at the racetrack (time trials for the Indy 500 have been all weekend). Mike surprised me with a new laptop for Mother's Day/our anniversary. It'll be hard to drag me off of this thing..I just love it!

We have spent the last 10 days in the yard....and we are finally done! A little over a week ago, Mike rented a dumpster & proceeded to pull out 18 shrubs with his HUMMER! I'm sure the neighbors were thrilled with the big red dumpster & Mike tearing through our lawn yanking out landscaping. This dumpster holds up to 2 tons...and Mike has successfully filled it! (See the pic...)

We have now filled the front and back yard with 25+ shrubs, plants & flowers that took us the entire weekend to plant, feed, water & mulch. Mid-way through planting the flowers, I walked around back to Mike and told him to remind me next year this time that I actually ENJOY doing this! Who knew?! We've even planted a garden for cherry & roma tomatoes & some green peppers! I can't believe it, either!

The backyard is still not complete..we bought some adirondak chairs that we still need to put together & we would like to put some pavers down on the soon-to-be-gone putting green so Kelly can continue to lay in the sun on her hammock! Until then, we are exhausted and ready for an exciting week ahead of us!

We find out the sex of our baby on Tuesday 5/15...and more importantly, we'll find out if baby's bones and brain are developing adequately. This past week was also marked by the first movements of baby being felt by Kelly!!! LOTS of moving and kicking, which is very reassuring to us both! It's also very exciting and makes it very real. Mike and I put the crib together this past week...it looks great in the nursery. Now all we have to do is PAINT! We can't wait...and be sure to check back here to find out what we're having!

Mini Marathon 2007

Well, we did it...we participated in the annual Mini Marathon in downtown Indianapolis! The weather started off a bit gloomy, but the sun came out and the weather stayed around 75 - which was perfect for the 13.1 miles!!! The race starts and finishes downtown...and miles 6-8 are around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (where the Indy 500 takes place). This is the largest Half Marathon in the country!

This was Mike's 9th running and he finished with a time of 1:57:04. This was not his best finish (he ran a 1:49 in both 2003 and 2005)...but he did not train for this year's race AT ALL. So we're proud of him. This year he ran with Rick Falcione again, who improved his time by almost 10 minutes! Way to go boys! By the way, Mike saw the beautiful race car driver Danika Patrick while he was running on the track...he had enough breath in him to say hello...and he's proud to say she waved and said hi back. Flirting while racing...who knew?

This was Kelly's 6th year participating (and just her second time walking!). She was given the o.k. to walk by her OBGYN only if she had a partner (who'd want to walk it alone?!?) and could carry a conversation the entire time. The conversation part was easy, as she convinced Rick's wife Katie Falcione to join her in the pursuit. They finished with a time of 3:18:32. Both girls found running less painful at times than walking the entire 13 miles. Kelly would have never finished without Katie's support (and the endless supply of snacks stored in her sports bra!!!).

Watch out, we'll be back next year to do it all over again! Pictures to come soon!

Las Vegas Vacation...

We just arrived home from our last big vacation before the bambino arrives! Mike and I were joined by Bob & Laura (Mike's dad & step-mom) in our journey to Vegas this year. We arrived to 95 degree weather and a new hotel/casino: the Aladdin has changed to Planet Hollywood. Stayed right in the heart of the strip, enjoying shopping & pool time! We saw two shows while we were there: Cirque de Solei LOVE by the Beatles & V- the Ultimate Variety Show. It was a great vacation...but it is good to be home (we are doing some serious nesting!!!). Welcome May!!!

Welcome to our Blog!

Hello Friends & Family!

We have decided to start this family blog to keep you posted the goings-on at the McCulloch household!

As most of you know, Mike and I are expecting our first child on October 8th of this year! It was a very long 2 year journey to get here. Infertility is not something I would wish upon my worst enemy...the emotional roller coaster, the drugs, the stress, etc. We are just glad it is over and we are onto our next journey: Parenthood! We are 16 weeks pregnant and everything looks great! We will find out on our 3rd wedding anniversary (May 15th) the sex of the baby. Mike is hoping for a boy and I'm secretly hoping for a girl! Our boy name is Maxwell (has been for years!) and we are stuck between Delaney and Marin for a girl. We shall see....lots of time for that yet.

Speaking of our anniversary, we are headed to Las Vegas this weekend to celebrate! Mike's dad and step-mom are joining us...which we are very much looking forward to! And this will be our last vacation before the bambino arrives...consider it our "babymoon" if you will. We wanted to take one before I got too big and uncomfortable in the sun (and a bathing suit!). I'll post pictures when we get back next week.

Hope this finds everyone well! I think this will be a great way of keeping you all updated on our pregnancy and birth!!

All our love,

Kelly & Mike