Baby Bennett is a.................

BOY!
Shawn and Katie came with me to my second scan yesterday. After a few minutes of looking at the baby and making sure all was good, the tech told us that it was a boy. I saw her put XY on the screen, and I knew what that meant! Katie was the first to notice that he was a boy. In between the two femur bones was a white line. The tech was 100% positive that it was a boy, and she showed us the proof! When the Dr. came in, she pulled up some 3D pictures of the baby. I really got a good look at his face. I think he already looks just like his dad. It's pretty hilarious! Right now she guesstimated his weight at 5 oz.

We are so excited and look forward to baby boy shopping. Katie and I hit baby Gap yesterday for some "day we found out you were a boy" clothes!

How fast a year goes by

Yesterday I realized that I have been living in NYC for a year. I have to say that it was the fastest year of my life. I would chalk that up to the crazy pace of life and endless things to do here in the city. With Baby Bennett on the way, I can only imagine that this next year will go by even faster. We have been able to do so many great things in the City, and I'm looking forward to the new adventures to come!


Don't worry the above pictures are all from our first few months here in NYC. No beer for the baby! :)

Baby and the City

I figured it is time to tell the blog world that Shawn and I are expecting our first baby in March. When we found out we were pretty shocked, but we were so happy! I was able to tell a few friends and a lot of my dad's family in person on our West Coast trip. It was so fun to see people's reactions. This will be the first grand baby for mine and Shawn's families!

It has been a rough month and a half for me, but I'm starting to feel better and am excited to get out and enjoy the city again. I found a great Dr. on the Upper East Side. The whole office has been great, and I've been very impressed by the whole staff. For the most part I have been on my way to see the Dr. right at my appointment time, which is such a welcome change from normal doctor's offices. We went in for our first scan last week. The pictures were incredibly clear, and I was totally amazed with all of the details we could see....arms, legs, heartbeat, etc.

First thing on our list is to find a bigger apartment. The baby probably won't have its own room, but we'll make a baby zone instead! We found a place that is only a few blocks from where we live now and only a half block to Central Park. We are so excited to meet our baby in March! Many more updates to come!

Katie's back in NYC

Last week Katie moved back to New York. It has been so great to have her here, and I know all of her NY friends are happy to have her back too! We kicked off her "Back in NYC" week on Thursday. Shawn scored us tickets to see John Legend and India Aire at Madison Square Garden. We were in a suite and had an awesome view and the suite was filled with food and drinks!

Welcome back Katie!!

CA cuties

I was in CA a couple weeks ago, and I just had to post some pictures of the super cute CA kids. It is always so much fun to see all the little ones, and their mom's of course, when I'm out to visit.

Little Roman is already a ladies man!
Super cute Ayla

Marlene's girls Ellie and Katelyn! Ok, so these are ladies and not kids but still cute! :)

Yeend Family Weekend

The Yeender's headed up to the Oregon Coast a few weeks ago for an extended reunion weekend. We had so much fun just relaxing and catching up. All of my first cousins except for Michelle and my brother were there. We missed having them, but we know that work and a new baby can keep people from traveling!

My dad, sister, Shawn and I drove up from CA. We stopped in Portland to see my grandma. She looked great. The other lady in the picture is her bff, Betsy.
There was lots of fun activities going on, including football, Frisbee, beach sunsets and nightly theme dinners!


Friday night was "Cape Cod Cool" sponsored by Matt and Amy. There were lots of speicality drinks and "special" outfits. The evite requested that we all dress in Cape Cod gear. Here are some pictures of the CCC:

We are looking forward to the next reunion.....2011 anyone? Maybe someplace a tad warmer like San Diego?? Just a suggestion!

D Train 4th of July Weekend

We started off the long weekend in Coney Island for the AVP Beach Volleyball tourney. It was a long ride out there, but it was fun once the hour train ride was over!

Just because we don't have a yard, doesn't mean we didn't celebrate the 4th of July! We had an indoor bbq, with burgers, potato salad and corn on the cob. After dinner we headed to the Hudson River for the Macy's Fireworks show. They had 5 barges shooting off fireworks at the same time. They closed down the West Side Highway. It was great to watch the fireworks from up there. They also televised the event on NBC.

On Sunday we bought some last minutes tickets to the Yankee's game. Our seats were in the center field bleachers. The view was great, but the seats were in the direct sun and were hot! We spent the second half of the game walking around and checking out the new ballpark. Shawn and I both agree we like the Mets new stadium better. Yankee Stadium has outrageous prices, even for NYC!

All in all it was a wonderful 4th of July. It was the first time that it was just Shawn and me. It was very laid back and relaxing!!

Central Park

Mom and I met Tony from No Doubt at the Expendables, Ziggy Marley and 311 show in Central Park. The whole band, except for Gwen were at the show!

Our view from "the deck" at the summer stage in Central Park.

Shane Sparks from "So You Think You Can Dance" was at the Knicks City Dancers auditions teaching the finalists a routine. I got to spend a little time with him. He was very down to earth and a great choreographer.