Dear Baby - Your parents are pretty fun!

Dear Little Baby Hauck,
I think it's safe to say that your dad and I love this stage of life that we are in.  We both have jobs we really enjoy (most days), hobbies that keep us busy, great family and friends, and lots of fun togther too! 

We cook and eat dinner together almost every night. 

We rush to meet each other at the door.  I can usually count on your dad and Pecan to pop up off the couch and greet me with kisses and hugs when I get home.

We make time for each other on the weekends - whether that means planning a special "date", going to a favorite restauarnt, or hanging out a Lowes talking about our next home project.

Your dad supports my supper club and pinterest party adventures and I love that he has a special night to go bowling or golfing. 

All that said - I know there will come a time and place in the not too distant future when we are knee deep in diapers and sleep walking through our days.  In those moments I want to remember and for you to know tiny baby, that your Dad and I were pretty cool :)  When that day comes, and I'm sure it will, I plan on referring back to this list of awesomeness!

Here's the proof:

1.) Hocking Hills Weekend

When I started dating your dad, I was very lucky to also meet some great friends!  They welcomed me and accepted me almost immediately.  During the first summer of dating, these friends planned a pretty fun weekend in Hocking Hills!  We all shared a cabin in the woods - complete with hot tub, and the best fireworks we've ever seen (thank you Chenos brothers).  This weekend also included such gems as consuming way to many beers, giant sparklers, ca-brewing in the rain, and culminated in all of us partcipating in a high ropes course.  Holla!

2.)  Bangin' Bod
Okay, okay, I'm never going to win any fitness competitions - but I do want to remember how my    pre-pregnancy body (and hopefully post too) carried me through lots of 5K's and even multiple half marathons. In fact, the day after your dad and I's second date, I ran the Ecothon at the Wilds - and it was quite possibly the hardest race I've ever done!  And - the day after your dad proposed I ran the Columbus half marathon and he held a sign that read "Run Like a Hauck, (just not me)".  He's always my biggest supporter - catching mylayers as I run by, practically carrying me back to the car, and even making signs.  What a champ!

3.) Celebrating in Style

I have a huge love of the holidays - from Fourth of July to Halloween and everything in between - I like to celebrate in style!  Never has a Halloween gone by that your dad and I haven't carved pumpkins, dyed eggs, toasted champagne at midnight, or lit some sparklers.  I love that he indulges my crazy (except that time when we were supposed to have a "couple's Halloween costume" and your dad went as tequila poppin dude and I went as Minnie Mouse) but..... you get the idea!









4.) All our Bags are Packed...
Even though your dad is admittedly a homebody - we have done lots of fun traveling together!  We've fished the waters around Sanibel Island, Florida, hiked among the cactus in Arizona, walked Cannon Beach, Oregon and even ate lunch at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle! While I know we'll have to chill out for a bit when you make your arrival little one, I'm looking forward to lots of family vacations in the future. 

5.)  Did I mention we were champions....
of beer pong?!!  Oh yes, back in the day - your dad and I were pretty awesome at beer pong - though I'm sure you'll know nothing about that game until your 25, dear baby. Mostly your dad drank the beer because I'm kind of a light weight - but either way, CHAMPIONS! I know, our coolness factor just shot way up!

6.)  Party Animals

On top of being able to throw amzing parties (I threw your dad a surprise 30th birthday party)...we never miss a good one either!  We know how to have a great time - from the Kentucky Derby to Bocce Ball tournaments on Memorial Day, Oktoberfest and even  Zoofari!  :) 






7.)  And speaking of parties...
we threw one awesome party (with the help of our parents) when we got married!  Hello photobooth!  Hello awesome best man toast!  Hello sweet cake ball favors!  Hello birds, yellow, and grey galore!  Even though we planned the wedding before pinterest (mommy's obsession) - not a single detail got overlooked! 

8.)  Music to our ears ...
Your dad and I don't always enjoy the same music, but we can always agree on Dave Matthews!  Many a rooms in our house have been painted while listening to the Dave Matthews Pandora station and we even danced to Dave Matthews at our wedding....as well as seeing him in concert during the summer of 2010.  To my knowledge it's the only concert ever hosted at Huntington Park (where the Clippers play) - and we were there!  On the field!  Cause we're that cool :)

9.)  Little Sneaky Pecan
Oh baby - there is someone else you need to know about :)  Before we fell in love with you - we had a fur baby!  That's right....Miss Pecan Sandy is our real cool cat.  Actually most days she can be kind of a jerk (probably just because she's missed us all day and needing attention) but she is our little cuddle buddy at night.  I wasn't sure your dad would really be into cats, but from the moment we got Pecan, he is her absolute favorite.  I'm not sure if it's because he feeds her most morning and nights, or he doesn't harrass her as much as me (what do you mean cats don't like to be picked up and carried around the house like a baby??  I say practice, she might say torture...) - your dad is the light of Pecan's little kitty life (much to my chagrin).

 

10.)  Perhaps the COOLEST thing we've ever done though....
is creating you!  From the moment we saw the plus sign on the pregnancy test (even though we were both trying not to get too excited) - we have loved you, thought about you, worried about you, prayed for you, and prepared for you.  We are so excited to meet you in May!!

(this is your very first picture - about 6 weeks and 4 days old :)



Love,
the cool kids