We have a grown up bedroom!

We are finally grown ups! We have a grown up bed now! We finally bought the headboard and footboard that goes with our set. Blake and I sleep with most of our legs dangling off the bed, so I was kind of anti-footboard, but this one is actually lower than I thought! Our box spring and mattress are pretty high, so that helps ... we just may still get a couple of feet over than thing :) It has a leather padded headboard which will be nice for reading or watching TV. I love it! I can't wait for Blake to come home and see!

The boy's bedroom!

We're half way there! Three of the four pieces of furniture arrived so Daddy (Blake) and Papa (my Dad) put everything together! Blake painted the room this past weekend and it looks so good! I'm just waiting on his dresser which should be here this week and then I can start putting his clothes away!

We decided to go with "cashew" (thanks Jenna!) for the paint color and we think accessorizing in blue and orange will really stand out against that color. I can't wait to get the rest of the stuff now! Everyone be on the look out for an ice blue, shag, round rug!

My birthday present!!!

How cool is this!?! For my birthday present from Blake he surprised me with a customized sign with my logo printed on it! It is so cool and now I can hang it in my studio! It was so thoughtful; I still don't know how he pulled it off, but I love it!!! He is the best!!!!!!!!! Thanks, baby --- I love you!

Belly at 22 weeks

So it's starting to get harder to take a picture! My shirts want to go out and I can't get a good pic! I'll have Blake take one of me in a tank top next time so it is tighter. Here's me and my boy at 22 weeks!

Our Wallowa Lake Adventure!

Here are some pics from our Wallowa Lake adventure! We headed into the mountains with friends for some R&R on the lake! The lake and scenery were gorgeous! The boys would go fishing every morning and then we'd dink around in town or go on hikes and then back out on the boat in the afternoon! Aaron O'Malley is hands down the best camping chef I have ever been with! We ate like kings!!! We took Blake's folks' Yukon so we would have more room, and the trip ended with the fuel pump going out 15 miles outside of Hermiston. Nothing a Dad likes to do more on Fathers Day then come pick up his kids, kids' friends, and boat in the middle of the afternoon!

Make sure to watch the videos below ... the first is Jen and Aaron's dog, Tonka, thinking he is actually swimming! And the last two are the new Olympic sport the guys came up with on a hike: Norwegian Tree Tossing. It involved kicking down 6'-8' dead trees and then hurling them off a 200 ft cliff. Is my boy going to do this stuff??

I've said it before, and I'll say it again .......

.......I have the best husband in the world!!!! For my 28th birthday yesterday Blake threw me a surprise party! He had been telling me that we were going to go to dinner with my parents and have a chill evening -- which I was fine with. So my Mom called and asked me to run with her to Macys to check out some furniture they are buying before we went to dinner. On our way home to get Blake and my Dad to go to dinner, we pull in the driveway and the garage opens and I see everyone in the garage yelling surprise!

I actually started crying (pregnancy hormones and happiness mix!) and just started hugging everyone! I couldn't believe he organized such a surprise! He had a BBQ spread and it was a beautiful day so we just hung in the backyard and celebrated!

Thank you baby for planning the best birthday ever! I love you more every day and am so happy to be married to the most wonderfully amazing man in the world! I can't wait for our son to meet his awesome Daddy!! Love you Balooga.

Here is my Mom pulling in ... see my shocked face?!?!

Here is some people in the garage, others had gone in the house:

In my "princess" garb I blew out my fake candles!

My baby grilling!

Blake even organized for my photo shoot crew in from Chicago to come be with us to celebrate!

Me and the best husband in the world! I love you baby.

Thanks to all my wonderful girlfriends

Ok ... here's a sentimental post! Here's to all my girlfriends who since the day I announced my pregnancy have been so gracious with gifts with everything from lotions for my belly, to bottles, to blankets, to baby clothes, to maternity clothes, to Dreft laundry soap, to hangers, to more clothes ... and everything in between! I am so lucky to have all of you in my life and my little man will be blessed with a slew of wonderful Aunties who will love him as much as we do! Thank you for everything!

We love you!
Britt & Baby Boy

Baby Boy Kluse's Furniture!

So I think we've narrowed the search! I believe this is the furniture set we'll be going with! Now that we know it was a boy, I wanted something with really clean lines and didnt look very feminine. I sent it out for some votes (as I do for everything!) and this one came back the winner! We can order it and have it here in a few weeks --- versus months with a few other stores we have checked in to! I can't wait to get the room all set up!

We have picked the chocolate mist color (darker than the color shown below), which is a super dark brown (almost espresso) and I think it will go very nicely with the bedding we had picked! The other cool thing is it's a four-in-one crib, so it goes from crib, to toddler bed, to daybed, to full size bed. Can't wait to start putting his room together! My friend also gave me a great tip about some decorative wall hangings that were at craft warehouse for only $5 a piece! Sweet deal, huh!!! :)

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it's official! Our baby has "junk" :) It's a boy!!! We are so excited! The ultrasound went great today and most importantly we have a totally happy and healthy baby!

The first part of the ultrasound the tech just measured the brain, heart, internal organs, regular measurements and so forth. Then she said, "ok, do you want to know?" And we excitedly told her YES! It didn't take long at all before she found the "part" and said, "Looks like your baby has a third leg!" And then I remember hearing Blake say, "It's a boy!!!" He was grinning from ear to ear and it was the cutest thing to see! I was so happy and started to tear up!

Here's some of the stats: heart beat was 158, feet are 3 cm long, hands are 2.14 cm long (Grandpa Mike's hands!), he is in the 80% percentile for length at almost 8" long, and weighs a little over 12 oz. Dr thinks I am going to carry straight out and be all baby. We'll see! So far I've gained 2 lbs. The baby is measuing a week ahead of my orginal due date, so now we're looking around mid- to late-Oct for his arrival. (may be sooner if he gets big!)

He wasn't cooperating much and kept his hands over his face most of the time (we'll see how well that works for him when he's out and I have more control!) But the BEST picture is the one right below where it looks like he is flexing his bicep! Blake looked at it and said, "whoa, my son is ripped!" It is the funniest picture. The second one shows the infamous part, the third is his hands over his face, and the fourth is a side profile, but he had his head buried in the uterus!

We couldn't be happier that we have a healthy baby and are so proud to now say we have a SON!!! We love you baby boy Kluse and soon we will find you a permanent name. Stay tuned!!

Ready for Baby!

This morning Blake and I got everything cleaned out of what will be the nursery! Now, it's ready for the baby! Just have to figure out boy or girl and start painting and decorating! Maybe I have entered the beginning of the "nesting" period, but I want everything moved out, cleaned, fresh, etc! We got rid of a lot of stuff today and I feel great! We are turning the guest room into the studio and we're keeping the 4th bedroom as the office. We're ready for you, Baby Kluse!

Dinner with the Wagemans!

Tonight was so much fun! Our friends Melissa and Reggie were in town from Seattle and we had the best night with them! We went to dinner at Bella Italia (they loved it!) and just sat and talked all night! And Auntie Mel and Uncle Reggie even got the baby Dr. Browns bottles! How sweet!! It's so fun to be able to catch up with them --- we miss and love them!

19 week baby bump!

I'm getting the hang of this camera-in-the-mirror trick! Here is my 19 week baby bump! No denying any more there's a baby in there!! I have felt a few more "pokes" ... we just can't wait for them to be more consistent and Blake is dying to see/feel it!! We love you, baby!

Felt the baby!!!

Well, last night I think I felt the baby move for the first time!!! Blake and I were laying in bed watching TV and I felt this weird "twinge." Not realizing what it was or thinking much about it, I readjusted myself and a few minutes later I felt it again. I adjusted again and on the third time it was like I had this overwhelming feeling and knew what it was!

I grabbed Blake's arm and shouted, "I think I just felt the baby move!!!" So we muted the TV and I laid there and sure enough a few minutes later I felt it again. It was almost as if someone "poked" me from the inside. Not as much of a flutter as I had read about, but more like an actual poke!

It was crazy and amazing and I can't wait to feel it again!!!