The New Wheels and a Teeny Surprise

We both knew that Tony would be needing a new vehicle within the next couple of months... after all, his last truck belonged to his former employer, and we couldn't borrow my parents' Honda forever! We wrangled with the idea of buying a second vehicle for awhile, but one of us (so hard to figure out which one!) struggled with the idea of adding another monthly payment to our bills, despite the fact that I (er, that person) knew it was necessary. So the hunt began.

Tony dove in with both feet; he did tons of research and more dealership drive-bys than he told me about, I'm sure. But finally, the *perfect* truck showed up. And we're both really excited about it.

So, here's Tony's new ride - a 2006 Crew Cab Chevy Silverado! The best part (in my opinion) is that it had just over 31,000 miles on it. And we plan to drive this guy for many years. I think it's kind of cute that it matches my Envoy perfectly!

It's a pretty big truck. I'm just hoping that it's got enough cargo room to transport items along these lines by the middle of August, when we're going to need 'em!

So, back to the truck:

Just kidding! Okay, the more important news in this post is that Tony and I are expecting a baby this summer! I'm almost 16 weeks along, so we've been keeping it "hush hush" for awhile now, but it's time to let the cat out of the bag. (I was, admittedly, a touch relieved when the storm came on Christmas Day and we weren't able to make it to Breck this year. How would I pull off not drinking one single beer. all. day. long? Especially if we were cooped up because of the weather. One look at my guilty face would have been the end of our little secret, for sure.)

Anyway here's a picture (of a picture) of our little bun. This is from its 10.5 week appointment, in mid-January:

Isn't it darling? (Don't worry, I won't be offended if you can't interpret the photo!) the oval on the right is the little one's head, the perfectly round circle on the left is the tummy, and the bumps between the two are little fists. We could see the little guy or gal moving around like crazy on the ultrasound that day. Heart flickering away, doing some kind of baby-mambo. Loved it. Might have teared up a bit. And before you start to worry, it does have legs. I just don't know where they are in this picture : )

So, feel free to keep an eye out for upcoming posts - I think we'll have lots of exciting news to share down the road!