Wayne's 15 seconds of FAME!

That's right, Wayne has made it to the big time. He's on TV! A San Francisco news station did an "expose" on Firstline, and poor Wayne was caught on camera. The story is completely one-sided and and full of flaws (we're peeved about the whole bankruptcy thing, but we still feel this story is completely unfair), but it's fun to see our boy on the small screen. Ironically, Wayne was filmed walking through the halls at Firstline on the day he was cleaning out his desk, but he looks completely guilty! I know who we should blame this Firstline scam on, the guy who looks like a deer in the headlights, then ducks quickly into the nearest office! Get him!

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=5954507

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Sam's Gettin' Hitched!

My big sister Samantha is getting married this summer, and we couldn't be more excited. And not just because the wedding is in Hawaii. We love Rob, and Wayne is stoked to have a son-in-law buddy. He's no longer outnumbered. Well, not by as much, at least. Here's their wedding website, so everyone can see how cute they are, and, if you're interested, how their plans are going:

http://www.robandsamantha.com/

Congratulations guys!

Twin Bedroom Set WANTED!

Sometime before Nameless Boy is born, we need to find a twin bedroom set for Lexi. Right now she's in a toddler bed, which is fine, except it uses the crib mattress that needs to be back into the crib when her brother arrives. We could just buy another crib mattress, which is cheap, but since she has to move up eventually, and she loves real matresses when she guests on one, we thought we'd just step her up to a real Big Girl Bed. And since her current dresser matches the crib, it'd be nice to find a whole bedroom set (or at least a bed, mattress, and dresser) for her. We're looking for a nicely used set, or a new set if it's on super sale or something. I've been trying to keep a good eye on ksl.com, and I've checked in on Craigslist occationally. But if anyone hears of or sees a good buy, please let us know! I'm hoping for white, but I'm not that picky. Mostly we're looking for that really great steal, where you get something in good condition for a great price. I'm thinking we'll have more luck when it warms up and garage sale season starts, but just in case I've started looking now. So keep your eyes and ears open. Thanks everyone!

Trains, Trucks, Bears, and Balls

Why is it so difficult to find baby boy items that are cute without being obnoxious? It seems almost every clothing item and nursery decor set for boys is embellished with ugly "cutesy" bears, balls, trains, trucks, dogs, dinosaurs (the WORST), boats, etc. I don't remember having such a hard time finding cartoon-free items for Lexi. Luckily Nameless Boy will be born in the summer, so it shouldn't be hard to dress him in nice solid colored onsies for a while. But finding good bedding has been an undertaking. I've started shopping around, because I'd really like to get a good deal. Unfortunately, it's hard to find a cool geometric style bedding set that's not designer priced. I guess I just have expensive taste, huh? I did find this set from Walmart that's not too expensive:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5854563

And a few on ebay.

The whole process would probably be a lot easier if I lowered my standards, but quite frankly, I don't want to. So it looks like I'm going to have to get really good at research shopping.

IT'S A BOY!

That's right, it's a boy! We've changed the blog colors in honor of the announcement. Wayne is super psyched to get his little boy, and Liz is super psyched to get to go shopping for non-pink baby items. But now we've got to name the little guy! Liz is pushing to use silly nicknames until a real name is decided, that way no one gets attached to a name that's not final. Suggestions are "Gomer", "Bubba", or "Billy Bob". Here's the list of our real contenders:

Liz's frontrunner is Tristan. Wayne's frontrunner is James. We're still VERY open to suggestions and would love your opinions/comments on those in the running. If you want to suggest a name, either tell us in person or let us know in the comments. If we like it for consideration we'll add it to the list. Thanks guys!

The guessing game is almost over!

This second pregnancy has been less than fun, but one thing I enjoy is wondering whether we're going to have a boy or a girl. It's like trying to figure out what you're getting for Christmas, but with MUCH larger consequences. Wayne definately wants a boy, and Korbie has voiced her preference towards that as well. I LOVE all the cute pink clothes we have leftover from Lexi, and would love to have someone to put them on again. Plus, my mom has reminded me that, well, we just don't do boys. It's an all girl's club as far as we're concerned, because boys are just no fun to take shopping. However, the more friends I talk to with little boys the more I hear that they are less drama. So I guess it's good either way, right? The time for guessing is nearly over, because we are getting the ultrasound on January 25th at 2pm. I'll be 21 weeks, so the baby should be nice and big, hopefully eliminating any uncertainty about the gender. So if you want to weigh in your prediction, vote in our poll now, before it's too late and you can no longer say "I told you so!".

Be sure to look back here to find out the results, if we haven't told you in person. Also, once we know what we're having, the naming game starts. This time around we're undecided so far and I want to take in a lot of suggestions and opinions before making any permanent decisions, just for a change of pace. We may even wait until we see the little guy or girl to make it final, we'll see. We have a list of names we're thinking about so far on babynames.com, and once we know the gender, I'll post a link to the list. There you can vote on the name(s) you like or dislike, and we'd love to hear your comments. Hey, we know you'd just say them behind our backs later, so let's hear them first!