a bit of a non-starter...

so, our closing was put off. again. we should be closing next tuesday or wednesday. we've heard horror stories about short sale closings, so on the whole, this has been a pretty easy ride. and it's not like we'll be twiddling our thumbs (never did like that word... "twiddling." yuck.)

now we have more time to clean and pack our apartment. YAY!

in honor of not being home owners (yet), i thought it was time to post the promised video of our first little home. but when i tried loading it... well... that was a non-starter too. so pictures will have to suffice.

without further ado, i give you 2226 dupont:

the verdict is in.

we had a "secret" ultrasound last week...

"secret" because we didn't want to get people's (read: our moms') hopes up just in case little baby heaner decided to keep us in suspense yet again.

well, LBH (little baby heaner) was a teensy bit more cooperative this time. the doctor who did it has been doing ultrasounds for 36 years and he said he was staking his good name on the fact that we'll be having a:

(that's not my tummy -- i'm only 6 months along, for goodness sakes! -- just thought it was a cute image)

yes. it's a girl. we couldn't be happier. bring on the frilly dresses and cute bonnets!

in other news: we're closing on our house tomorrow, so we'll have updates for you on that very soon.

much love to all.