It's a....

BOY!

Phillip and I went in yesterday for our 20 ultrasound, and found out that we will be welcoming sweet baby Andrew Maxwell into our little family in August. He had 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. Everything looked wonderful and we are so so excited to meet our sweet son. He's already weighing 9oz (at 19 weeks)...So, I'm a little worried he's going to be "Moose" like his daddy!

We're so excited to start putting together our Orange and White UT nursery and I'm so excited to start buying cute little polo outfits so that Andrew can match Phillip.

This wouldn't happen in America....

So, we're back to the dreary weather after a wonderful week island hopping in the Caribbean. We had such a wonderful honeymoon and I couldn't have asked for a better week. It was so nice to be able to soak up the sun, relax, and get some good reading done.

Our room was amazing! It felt like a hotel room rather than a state room. We had a beautiful mini-suite with 2 bars, a king bed, a separate dressing area, a bathroom with a jacuzzi, and a beautiful view from our balcony. The weather was amazing and the islands were beautiful. We stopped in the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk.

Our favorite stop was St. Thomas. We went shopping and to Magen's Bay. Magen's Bay is this beautiful cove on the other side of the island from downtown. It was a bit busier and more touristy than I remembered, but the water was beautiful and we had a great time. We also really enjoyed the Bahamas. We stopped at Carnival's private island, so there was plenty of room on the beach and tons of entertainment. We were less impressed with Puerto Rico. Luckily it was our short day (7am-3pm) because we walked all of Old San Juan in under 2 hours. Grand Turk was warm and beautiful, but we were a little disappointed because the beach was too rocky to walk down.

We ate dinner in the formal dining room every night. Our server, Piotr (Peter), was from Poland and extremely entertaining. We were seated in a private room next to a few younger couples. We had a great time getting to know them.

On Saturday we had to return to reality, and it was definitely a wake up call. I probably had the worst travel experience in a long time, but at least I had my amazing husband to calm my raging hormones. We were in the first group to get off the ship, which was nice because we didn't have to wait in line at customs. However, it meant that we had to spend all day at the airport because our flight wasn't until 3:25. We got to the airport and ran into some friends, which made the time pass a little faster. Unfortunately our flight was delayed and we left an hour late. So, we ended up spending 7 hours in the Ft. Lauderdale airport. When we collected our bags in Nashville, we discovered that Phillip's 3 liter bottle of whiskey (the one souvenir he wanted to bring back) busted all over our clean clothes. Now, you have to understand that the liquor store we bought it from had it all packaged very nicely and then Southwest made us remove it from the box it was in and place it in Phillip's small suitcase (which had very little padding to protect the bottle). Unfortunately, we had the worst ending possible to an otherwise amazing trip.



Now, we're back in rainy Knoxville looking forward to and eagerly awaiting Friday afternoon. We're so excited because on Friday we're having our big ultrasound and finding out whether we're going to be welcoming a little boy or girl into our small family in August! I think this is going to be a really long week!

Here is a link to our honeymoon pictures!

I thought life would settle down...

Well, we brought in a wonderful start to the new year. We are so excited for all the big changes in store for us in 2010! Which is why we wanted to start this blog. We figured it was a good way to keep in touch with our friends and family.

Month one of being newlyweds has flown by! And...in 3 days, we leave on our honeymoon!! We're taking a Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas, Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas. We're so excited for our first vacation as a married couple! It is a much welcomed break from the cold weather and the craziness of college.

Getting settled into marriage was a lot easier than I had expected it to be. With our busy schedules, everything just fell into place where it could. It works out to our advantage that Phillip is very laid back and easy going. It's a nice complement to my OCDness.

Phillip started Air Force ROTC this semester and it has kept him extremely busy. I feel like I married his dirty laundry...I sure see it a lot more than I see him! I'm taking 15 hours of classes, trying to get as much school done as fast as possible, and trying to learn how to be domestic enough to get dinner on the table every night. Thanks to our moms and their amazing (not to mention simple) recipes- I've been pretty successful!

Currently our life is really hectic with our 2 fur babies (both dogs). Since Dixie has moved in, the dog hair has increased, but Bella's energy has decreased. I feel like that's an acceptable trade off. Despite the decrease in energy, the girls still think that every minute is playtime. Even when it's bedtime!! They both crowd into our little queen bed (Dixie is 50 pounds for those who don't know). It definitely makes for an interesting night's sleep!

We had our first visitors this month! Just day visits, we have no extra room in the apartment! Phillip's mom came up the week after the wedding for work and cooked us dinner. It was so fun to get to use all of the new dishes and wedding presents. I think I'm going to enjoy entertaining at the apartment now!

About 2 weeks ago, Mom and Dad came up to help Brad and Akiko move into their new house! We had a fun time visiting with everyone. The house is AMAZING and I am super jealous of all the room that they have!

Sorry for the long post! Lots to catch up on!