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.