First of all, you can breathe a little easier knowing that I will absolutely not be posting a blog update every single week. We have just had a lot of news here lately. (I'm pretty sure I can hear the resounding sighs of relief, since I know our lives are not that interesting!)

Wedding Update:
The remainder of the wedding pictures are out there to view! Below are a couple of my new favorites...both from the "First Look" shoot. So glad that the girls talked us into doing this. (And go figure that the shots I thought were going to be the cheesiest have been some of the ones I've liked the most.)

The link to the album is:
Kimberly & Jason's Wedding

Update on doctor's visit:
The results of the second part of the Sequential Screen came back and were "fantastic" (according to the nurse). We have a 1 in 10,000 chance of Down Syndrome or Trisomy 18 (the best result you can have) and a 1 in 5,400 chance of Spina Bifida. Definitely some good news to start our week with!

And the FINALE:
Now on to the most fun part of this post...WE HAVE A NAME! FINALLY after World War III in the Mallette household we have come to an agreement. (The pregnancy hormones are making me a bit dramatic, but it was indeed a very serious and drawn out debate.) Let me clarify, we have a FIRST name picked out and it is (drumroll please):

What we want now is your help on the perfect middle name! Please post your vote in the comments section of this post. You can select one of the middle names that we really like below (in no particular order) or you can add a new one of your own. We thought this would be really fun and a great way to get all of you involved.

a) Aidan Brooks Mallette
b) Aidan Strong Mallette
c) Aidan William Mallette
d) Be creative (but not ridiculous)

Love you all!
Jason & Kimberly

I went to our new doctor today and she was fabulous! I feel much more comfortable and happy that we made the switch. We were a little behind due to the quack doctor, so I had a few unexpected tests done today.

We also had our second part of the Sequential Screen with the Maternal-Fetal specialist and everything checked out great. The baby is weighing in at 9 ounces, which is in the 65th percentile, so we have a slightly bigger boy on our hands. Jon - The doctor did confirm that we are indeed having a BOY! She also said she was 95% certain that it was going to be a blonde-haired boy. (Sorry, had to add that last jab in for Jason.) :)

Below are a couple of the pictures from the 18 week sonogram that we had today. He is facing downward right now and was not wanting his picture taken at all! Like father, like son...I suppose.

I would post another belly pic for you guys, but (just like our little man) the belly is not wanting to cooperate with a clear picture either. (This is absolutely not because I'm not showing yet...Jason!) ;)

We don't have a name yet, but I think we are getting closer...stay tuned!

Love,
Jason & Kimberly

Even though Jason felt like this was a little cheesy, I think a blog is a great way for everyone to know what is going on in our crazy lives. We tried to come up with something cute for the name but Mallette Mob or Mallette Mafia had more of a negative appeal, so Mallette Madness it is! (I'm sure you would all agree that we are running a little mad right now.) Hopefully I can talk Jason into posting on this every once in awhile. (I know I'm not as funny as him, but I'll give it a valiant effort!)

A few updates on us:
Married life is fabulous! That pretty much sums it up.

We got Jason's house leased, so this upcoming weekend is moving time. Lucky for Jason, I was very generous and (finally) made room in my closet and dresser for him this past weekend, even though I'm pretty sure that still won't be enough room for my metrosexual guy! :)

I am 17 weeks today! I swear there is a bump appearing, but Jason thinks I'm crazy. He said the picture we took is laughable and that there is no bump whatsoever, so even more of a reason for me to post it! (Note: This is coming from the guy that has proclaimed he will not notice me showing until I'm 30+ weeks: his way of trying to get out of the "I'm getting fat" debate, I guess? Not gonna happen...) Anyways, despite the slowly dwindling wardrobe, it's exciting to see the changes.

The nursery theme has been agreed upon as "Cowboy". We went to Canton Trade Days with Carey and Valerie this past weekend to get some ideas and found a few things. (Below are images of some of the items we purchased - iron work lamp, nightlight and metal wall art.) We also ordered our crib from jcpenney this past week...I absolutely love it! (I know it's a little early, but it was on an awesome sale and you know Jason (and now myself) are not going to miss a bargain.) It's becoming so exciting and we're having a lot fun with it all!

We have our next doctor appointments on April 12th. It's going to be a pretty busy morning. We go meet our new OB (since we both came to the realization that ours was an unsocial quack) and then right after that we go back to Dr. Koster to do the second part of the Sequential Screen and the 18 week sonogram. We have not seen our little guy since the first of March, so we cannot wait!

More updates to come soon...

Love you all!
Jason & Kimberly