Baby countdown

My wonderful friends threw us a baby shower at Helen's house 6 weeks before my due date. We had so much fun getting to celebrate the arrival of Robert!



Two weeks later, I was diagnosed with preeclampsia and put on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy. It was so hard not being able to do anything, but of course I wanted to do anything I could to prevent him from being born too early. We had to go in for doctors appointments at least twice a week, and had to be prepared to get sent to the hospital for delivery at any time. After a roller-coaster few weeks, Dr Carroll decided it was finally time for Robert to get here!

had to have all of our things packed for a few weeks!





Make way for baby!

Andy and I are enjoying the first few weeks of parenthood! I figured it would be a good time to start a new blog, so we can update everyone on our adventures!

We found out that we were expecting in December, so were able to let our parents know as a wonderful Christmas present. When we were able to find out the sex of Baby Ostrenga, we had the sonographer write down the gender and put in an envelope. We took it to the bakery and got cupcakes make with either pink or blue icing in the middle. The Germanys and Ostrengas and some wonderful friends all gathered at our house to find out with us if we were having a little girl or boy!

 It's a BOY!!!

We were so excited about our little boy, and decided on the name Robert Walton. "Robert" is Andy's middle name and a family name on his side, and "Walton" is my middle name and a family name on our side.

Our friends at work threw us 2 baby showers to help us get ready for the arrival of little Robert. The pharmacy department at UMC had a wonderful diaper shower for us. Decorations were adorable, and we got a whole closet full of diapers and wipes!

The nurses and doctors that Andy work with had a bowtie-themed shower for us. They nicknamed Andy "Andy Bob", so of course Robert has become known as "Baby Bob" around the children's hospital.

 diaper bowtie garland

gorgeous cake decorated by Dana