Belly Pics....

I know these aren't the best pictures, but so many people have been asking for new belly shots! So here it is Me and Frankie (Aka Dash) at 20 weeks. Frank calls the baby Dash for Dashtu...which is Navy Pilot speak for "wingman". I think it is cute! :)

I Know We Aren't Due Till June But....

Let me just tell ya'll Frank and I have the best friends in the world! Our friends from Williamsburg (Jason and Kim) have been so excited to hear the news that we were finally pregnant they have been spoiling us rotten with sweet little gifts, but the best news we got about a month ago! Their little one, Brooke, had finally out grown her baby bed and wanted to know if Frankie would like her crib! Not only was she generous enough to give us her crib but she gave us her changing table, toys and even some of her brothers clothes! She is too kind! It was so exciting to have Jason and Frank put it together last Saturday!! We can't wait to get it all set up and put in order! Every time I walk past that room I have to go in and sneak a peek at his little bed! I couldn't wait to see what it would look like with some of the bedding on it either so I tried it out! Now all we need to do is touch up paint the furniture and get some color on the walls and we will be all set! Thanks so much Jason, Kim, Jeremy, Dylan and Brooke! We love you guys!

Plus I have some exciting news...Frank has finally chosen the baby's name! Our little boy's name will be Frank Samuel Marti! Frank said if he was going to be named for him he might as well be named for me too! Not to mention he will still have the same initials as his Daddy, his Abuelo and his Bisabuelo!

We Finally Have An Answer....

I am so HAPPY to tell you all that Frank and I will be welcoming a little BOY into the world in June!!! We are so thrilled!!! I can't even begin to explain how excited we are! We would have been happy with either as long as they were healthy and happy, but I was sooo wanting a boy!! When we went to have the ultrasound done the tech didn't even have to tell us. He wanted his mommy and daddy to know so he had his legs opened wide so there could be no mistaking it! We are also thinking that we have a little soccer player on our hands. He is just like his daddy and nothing but legs and he was laid back with his arms at his sides and legs just a kicking! I have even found a little pair of addias for him now we just have to find a Manchester United Jersey in his size! :) I would post pics from the ultrasound but I can't figure out our scanner. As soon as Frank has a second we will be sure to put some up!

5 Fun Things...

10 years ago I was...Signing paperwork to go into the Navy, taking ballet classes in NYC, and enjoying my last season of playing soccer.

5 things on my to-do list for today:
1. Laundry...the never ending task!
2. Pick up perscriptions at the base pharmacy
3. Sewing name tags and rating tags on Frank's new Camis
4. Organizing the Baby room
5. Reading confessions of a Shopaholic

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Black Olives...I just love them!
2. Fresh tomato, cliantro, onion, and lime juice with tortilla chips!!! SOOOOO YUMMY!!!
3. Pineapple...fresh not the little fruit cup kind
4. Ovaltine Chocolate milk
5. Spinach and Artichoke dip with toasted french bread!

What would I do if I suddenly became billionaire:
1. Pay off my parents debt, my brother's debt, and Frank's sisters Debt
2. Invest, Invest, Invest!!!
3. By a nice piece of property for a house
4. Enroll in classes just to take classes that intrest me
5. Travel with my family

5 places I've lived:
1. Greensboro, North Carolina
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. San Diego, California
4. Singapore
5. Virginia Beach, Virginia

5 jobs I've had:
1. Cashier @ Winn Dixie
2. Life Guard @ Emerald Pointe Water Park
3. United States Navy
4. Leasing Agent @ Camden Wendover and Columbus Station
5. Bank Teller @ Wachovia

5 things you don't know about me:
1. I LOVE to cook and I am really good at it.
2. I would love to take classes and learn new things every year of my life even if they never amount to a degree. I don't really care if people think that is a waste. Knowledge is never a waste.
3. I love love love to read and read about 6 books a month! A good book is wonderful, but I will read just about anything! I think it is amazing the way different authors use their words to make a story and how different they all are!
4. I miss the Navy very much...It was the last time I truely felt like I accomplished something at the end of the day. No other job can give you the satisfaction you can get from serving your country....maybe motherhood we will see!
5. This will sound horrible, but I love leaving my huge family and taking on a new adventure alone and with my husband and soon to be baby. I always have. I love the independence of not having to meet anyone expectations but our own. When you do have to come back sharing those experiences is wonderful not to mention you appreciate your family more when you spend time away from them.

How Unique Is Your Name???

So while checking out other friends sites my friend Courtney had a fun link I just had to try out. It tells you originial your name is and how many people in the US you share it with. There are only 3 people in the whole US with the name "Samantha Marti"!!! How cool is that! The name Samantha is the 328th most popular name in the US and Marti is a much more common last name that we had originally thought there are 4126 people in the US with that last name. Isn't that crazy! I just had to share I thought it was so fun! You all should try it out!
www.howmanyofme.com

The Rest Christmas...

So after the Jenkins family Christmas we headed down to Charlotte to see Frank's Dad Frank, his wife Whitney, and Frank's sister Tori. We had made plans to go to a wonderful Sunday Brunch downtown....it was soooooooo GOOD!!!!! It was like a little piece of heaven to the pregnant lady!!! They had everything on their buffet...Shrimp and Grits, Fresh Fruit, waffles, french toast....YUMMY!!! It was so delicious and we stayed there for hours just munching and talking. It was really nice to get a good long visit in with them. After we ate we decided to go see the decorations set up in downtown Charlotte. They really do it up down there! I wish that I had some pics...I will try to get Whitney to send me some. It looked so lovely.

After that we drove to Fries Virginia to Frank's Mom Vickie and her husband Mark's mountain house for the rest of Christmas with them. It was freezing cold, but we just stayed inside being lazy! We got so relaxed we lost track of time. I really enjoyed the alone time with them. I haven't really gotten to know them much because of us living in Virignia so it was a really plesant trip. We watched old Christmas movies and even went to a dinner theater show. That is where the pic of me and Frank with Santa was.

I hope everyone out here had as good a Christmas as we did!