Ultrasound Yesterday

Yesterday we went to the doctor for an ultra sound. As you already know, last month we were hoping to learn the gender of our baby but the little one was modest. So, yesterday I was hoping the baby would get over it's shyness. And.... SHE decided she would let us have a quick peak. She was in a really odd position (odd enough that the doctor commented, "Wow your baby is in a weird position"- what can I say, she is working on her flexibility!) Anyways, this odd position meant that the doctor told us there is a 90% chance it is a GIRL

Well baby? Is the doctor right, are your a girl?

Is that a thumbs up or thumbs down? (Do you see the little hand?)

Well, the baby is upside-down... so I think it means thumbs up! That's confirmation enough for me, gotta go- lots of pink and frilly things to buy!!!

P.S. For the Hamakers with bets on the baby stats, we did measurements yesterday too. If the baby continues to grow as she is now, she will be about 7 1/2 lbs when she is born.

The Amazing Book Sale

My sister-in-law Ali told us about a booksale that they do at the local library twice a year.  She said it was a great place to pick-up children books for cheap... but what she didn't say was just how AMAZING this book sale is!!

I've always enjoyed getting a good deal on stuff, but in Angela's family, bargain searching is somehwere between an art and an obsession.  So when she heard about the bargain booksale, that bargain buying blood started boiling in her and she could not wait to find some amazing deals.  

My family is famous for turning everthing, everywhere into a competition!  So I decided that we should take seperate bags and see who could find the best bargain book!!

With the competition brewing in my head and the bargains in Angela's, we didn't sleep much Friday night.

We got up early on Saturday to be the first in line.  Well, technically I was the first in line and Angela was second in line.  All rules of "girls go first" and "be a gentlemen" and "don't push the pregnant lady out of the way" don't apply when there is a serious competition at hand.

When they finally let us in, we made a mad dash for the children books, and here was our loot!

This version of Green Eggs and Ham has pop-out flaps and has thick board pages.

All in all we bought 43 books.  Since we only had about 5 children's books before, this was a significant improvement.  Some of them needed some taping and cleaning, but I think they all are in very good conditioning.  How much did we spend to get all these books....... $11.50  That's right, we could not believe it.  You can't even buy one nice children's book for that price, and we bought 43!

But we still have a problem.  Who won the competition?  We can't decide, so we put up a pole on the side of this blog so everyone can vote on which book was the best find. 

We need your vote, or we won't know who won (anyone that knows the Hamaker's knows how important it is to have a winner!)