Thanks Mark, Laura, and Hayden

We got our first baby gift!! The wonderfully helpful Hayden-Hart family stopped by last night in the pouring rain to deliver our first baby gift. I found out that I share an infliction with Mark's family- box re-using! Our organic cotton kimono-style gender-neutral embroidered onesie was packaged in an iPod Touch box. That was a big clue as to what we were _not_ getting for Al. Anyway, it was lovely and so touching that they got us our first gift. We have nothing for Al except ideas. And I learned that Sally is wary of babbling babies. Good to know, she's got a surprise waiting for her!
We have been busy with the holiday weekend and family in town. We have no free time until August due to a friend from ATL coming in this upcoming weekend and then being in Jersey for Jim's cousin's wedding the next 2 weeks. I finally ordered a dress online Monday night- it should be here tomorrow and I'm looking forward to trying it on and seeing how it fits. I'm not big, but some of my clothes are not fitting as well anymore.
We have been trying to spend time getting our back 2 bedrooms ready for the floor refinisher to come while we're gone. We have enough space, but not when we put 2 rooms out of commission. So things are getting tight in the house and I'm hoping we can actually get it all ready before we leave town the 17th, while actually getting sleep.
I've gotten my first belly rub (completely unjustified if you ask me) and my first pudgy comment (also unjustified- I had just had a big lunch was my excuse). I'll try to post more pictures soon and some will even be of something other than my pasty belly.