2009 Walk For Sunshine Fundraiser

Every September Todd's brother Jeff coordinates an annual charity walk for the Sunshine Home which is where their brother Aaron lives in Toledo, OH. The walk is not only to raise funds for the Sunshine Home programs but also to instill in participants the importance of exercise and physical activity in ones life. The walk was inspired by Jeff's through hike of the Appalachain Trail several years ago and he has also written a book about his hike called a Walk For Sunshine. You should read it! ;) This year Team Aaron Alt alone raised $4,000 for the Sunshine Home and that was only part of it. There was also record attendance at the walk!

About our weekend... it was wonderful to see all of Todd's family and friends as we only make it up there every couple of years. The weather was GORGEOUS! It was great to be out of the Florida humidity for a few days. Unfortunately with my pregnancy brain I forgot our camara (can you believe that???) so I only took a few photos with my phone, which are below. It was a great weekend.

Todd and brother Jeff checking in the morning of the walk

This is Madison, Jeff and Beth's little girl. All the kids did GREAT in the walk!

Here is Todd's brother Aaron and sister Steph gearing up for the walk. Aaron was SO excited to be there!

This is Todd's dad Mike and his wife Sue.

Here is Todd and his little Godson William. William is Jeff and Beth's little boy. He had such fun playing with his cars before the walk started.

Busy Week...

Well, this past week has been a very busy one. Todd has been diligently working on the latest house projects we have elected to do, including hardwood floors throughout the house, finishing off the crown molding in the rest of the bedrooms and painting the baby's room. In one week he managed to complete the floors in two bedrooms, paint all the crown molding, trim, etc. and paint the baby's room. Things are coming along great! Another huge thanks to him for all his hard work. Below are some before and after pictures of the bedroom floors.

On the baby front, we are officially going into 22 weeks! I'm feeling good and can now say that people are starting to make comments about my belly, so I know it's officially "popped out." Our little one is getting more and more active which is so neat to feel. We go back for our next check up in 2 more weeks which is when I will have my glucose test for gestational diabetes. On a fun note we started our baby registry this week as well... I spent 3 hours at Babies R Us!!! Never imagined it would take that long, but it was a fun experience. A huge thanks to my cousin Blythe who offered to go with me...she was a great help having already been through first time mommy-hood :)

Todd working on prepping the concrete floor

Completed hardwood floors... this is going to be the baby's room.

(In case you're wondering, the cradle you see is NOT for the baby :) It is my old doll cradle that will now be for our little girl to enjoy.)

20 Week Check up... Baby IS a GIRL!

Yesterday was our 20 week check up and sonogram. They were able to confirm for us that we are definitely having a GIRL. Doctor says everything looks really good and is growing the way it should be. We saw 4D images of our little one, which are the live pictures and then when they take snapshots of the 4D they come out 3D which is how we got such a great picture of her little face below. She weighs about 12 oz right now, was very active and was giving us all sorts of different angles to see her by. So, so amazing and CUTE! The sonographer said she has long legs and big feet! I guess she takes after her mommy in the feet department :) Our next sonogram will be at 28 weeks so we should see quite a bit of growth by then. I just love the 3 photos below...

Other news in the Alt household is we are actively doing some renovations to the house. We are tearing out all our carpet and laying wood floors, painting and finishing the crown molding in the rest of the house. All to be done in conjuction with setting up the nursery and getting it all done before the little one arrives in January. Whew!! Thank you to my wonderful husband for all your hard work. I love you!

Meet our little girl in 3D... is technology not the neatest thing EVER?? I just love the nose and can't wait to see her eyes open eventually.
Another profile shot

Here she was performing a bit for us. She was lifting her arms so the sonographer could get their measurements. She was just holding her arm up like this and then would move it down. As soon as the sonographer stopped pressing on my belly the baby would kick back like it was a game :)

16 Week Update

Friday was our 16 week check up at the doctor. Baby is 6 oz in weight and baby and mom are both doing well. We heard a very strong, "happy" heartbeat (as the doctor put it) and then got another look at the baby. The baby even gave us a really good look at "her" bottom! Yes... the sonographer said she was 100% sure we are having a baby girl! We are scheduled for another sonogram on 8/20 so we will verify it then, but the photo below looks pretty convincing! We are both very happy and will share more updates later!

Cute little profile :)

Here you can see the rib cage. At one point during the sonogram she was opening and closing her mouth which the lady said means she was drinking. You could even see that her stomach was full. Technology is so amazing!

Here is the picture of her bottom. The arrow points to 3 small lines that indicates it is a girl

We Are Expecting!!

We are very excited to announce that we are expecting our first child! Estimated due date is January 2, 2010! So I guess you could say we are officially a "baby blog" :) Below is our 12 week sonogram which was really amazing to see since it's the first real picture we got to see of our little peanut. We are just under 15 weeks along now and have our 16 week appt. next Friday. The morning sickness has subsided and some of the fatigue so am happy to be well into the second trimester. We will continue to post regular updates and pictures as we get them. Make sure to check back in a few weeks for the announcement of whether it's a boy or a girl!:)

Happy 4th of July!

We hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July. We just returned from the long weekend spent with Stef's family and some friends in Wisconsin. Every year they put on an annual 4th of July party complete with our own fireworks display and bon fire at dusk. This is the 3rd year in a row we have gone and each year it gets better. We had a wonderful time seeing everyone and the weather was really great... low humidity and we actually got to sleep with the windows open! Although we didn't get any pictures of the beautiful fireworks display Brothers Bob and Pete put on, we did take some others. Thanks to everyone for such a great weekend.

We love you all!

Todd being woken from a little nap by brother Bob who every time we go has Bud Light items for him... They have a bit of a war going on between them... Miller Light for Bob and Bud Light for Todd... it's quite amusing :)

This little guy is the newest addition to the Ahner family. He is 4 months old and his name is Rudy. He is honestly the cutest puppy ever! He loves to snuggle and have you pick him up. He was a bit confused at all the people coming and going from the house over the weekend, but he did really well. We love you Rudy!

Todd made good friends with Rudy :)

Friday night we went to this micro brewery called the Great Dane Pub. It's kind of a Madison tradition.

Brother Bob, Todd and friend Damon

Us :)

This picture is kind of dark but it's brother Bob and niece Sophie. All the kids are getting so grown up. The youngest is now 11!

The boys played several games of Corn hole. Damon and Todd competing here.

Setting up the game

Aunt Lulu arrived and was greeting the boys.

Happy Summer!

I thought it was time we checked in to our blog since it's been since March! Wow... how time flies. We wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy start to your summer. The Alt household has been very busy. Unfortunately I've been very bad at taking pictures lately, but we have some fun things coming up this summer so be sure to check back after the 4th of July for more updates :)