34 week Ultrasound

Thanks to Life Network Santa Barbara we got to do an ultrasound this afternoon. They called us this morning to see if we would be willing to volunteer my belly to teach one of their nurses their new ultrasound machine. We went in and found out that Aliyah is tall like daddy, weighs 4.7 lbs and that my due date is right on time for the first week of July.
Here are a few of the pictures!

Aliyah's profile (mouth closed)

Aliyah's profile with her mouth opened and is practicing swallowing (see the white ball in her mouth-that's her tongue!)

Aliyah's profile with her mouth and eyes opened.

OC Baby Shower

Hello everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who came to our baby shower at my parents house yesterday! We had so much fun and are completely blessed by your love and generosity. It was such a perfect day...family, friends, the pool, and lots of food thanks to my amazing mom! Pictures are coming soon (Kristal and film cameras).

Love you guys!

Austin, Dara & Aliyah!

My mom did such a great job! Thank you mom!

Lori & I

Lori, Dara, Erin

Aunt Marian & the cupcakes

Kristal, Dara & Shannon at the shower.

Shannon & Dara

Updates

We are almost at 33 weeks and things are definitely creeping up on us fast. I feel like we went from 20 weeks to 32 weeks over night! I am enjoying being pregnant though even with all the fun stuff that comes with the 3rd trimester.

Aliyah likes to move around and Austin & I get lots of entertainment watching my belly move like a wave pool. The midwives said that she is super active and we can hear her heartbeat from anywhere in my belly! She was the same at our 18 week ultrasound. In the 10 minutes we were in there, she moved into so many different positions and in the 3d picture, her hands wouldn't stay still-she's going to be fun!

As for the pregnant side of me, I am no longer working as a nanny which is great because I have been able to concentrate on our own home, my husband, Curtishots, getting prepared mentally and physically for having a baby and just being able to let my body be on the schedule that it needs to be. I mean this is the only pregnancy that I am going to be able to take a nap whenever I want to or go get a massage (Thanks Abby & Leslie for my gift certificate!).

Austin is working full time at Position Tech as a web designer. He gets to work with his friends and grow as a web designer. He is also still working at the dojo (Martial Arts Family Fitness), which means he works from 8am-2:30 at PT, then goes and teaches at MAFF, rides his bike back to PT and works until 7:45/8pm and then rides his bike back home. To say the least, he is working his butt off and realllly providing for us. So please be praying for him for strength and joy. He comes home and pretty much passes out. So when you see him, give him some love!

Hmm what else....We're having an Orange County baby shower at my parents home in Anaheim on Sunday, May 18th at 2pm. It's for guys and girls and Austin and I will both be there. It's going to be pretty awesome, so you should come! Contact me or my mom.

Blessings to you all!
Dara

May 3rd Babyshower Pictures!

Christen & Tara threw me a great shower at Leadbetter beach yesterday. Here are some fun pictures from our day!

Pismo Sunday

We woke up this morning and decided to head up North for an ACDCJC sunday to escape the heat from SB and our upstairs home. We ended up in Pismo and had a wonderful day of antique shopping, ice cream, mexican food and playing on the beach. Here are some pics from our day!

31 weeks by Austin Curtis

Austin took some pics of me at Pismo Beach today. I totally do not feel like my belly is this large! I don't feel like it's small by any means, but omigosh! :) I have been blessed with all the joys of the 3rd trimester ie swollen hands & feet, being a poofy lil bubble, a little bit of nausea. However I don't have to use conditioner and I get to eat yogurt now!

Okay here are some pics for you guys!

House Warming Party Pictures

Here are some pictures from our House Warming party yesterday. We forgot to get the camera out early so hopefully other people have some fun pictures. These pictures were are all at the end of the day, the end of a GREAT DAY! Thank you all for coming, for the presents and most of all your love. We are so thankful!

Baby Showers & Registry

The invitations for the Santa Barbara ladies haven't been mailed out yet, but I want to make sure that everyone knows when and where it is. It will be this next
Saturday, May 3rd at 1pm at Leadbetter Beach.

We are registered at:
http://www.thethingsiwant.com/austindara/list/baby%20curtis%20wishlist/

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, call Christen at 570-1457.

House Warming Party/30 weeks

Hello all! We're all moved in and want to celebrate with everyone at our new house! We'll be BBQing and hanging out at 324 W. Figueroa St. this Saturday, April 26th from 2-6pm. Walk to the right side of the house and come on up the stairs to our new place! If you want to BBQ, bring your own meat or meat alternative and beer if you want it. See you there!

25 weeks

Moving into a new place

Austin & I are moving into a new place at the end of this month. It is a 2 story duplex and we will have the 2nd story with 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bath. All the floors have been redone in bamboo, there are windows everywhere making it very bright.

Our landlords/friends have installed W/D hookups for us, so if anyone knows of anyone that would like to donate a W/D to our little, growing family, let us know!

Also, we're recruiting people to help Austin move on Saturday and Sunday, March 29th & 30th. So give us a call or email, thanks!

24 weeks Preggo Pics by Austin Curtis!