Lots of pictures. I think I am mostly just shocked when I see myself in pictures because I can't believe that it's really me! Here are some recent ones...

Eight months and counting!

In Savannah during our last "pre-baby" weekend getaway.

We spent quite a bit of time relaxing in the squares - they are so beautiful!

At City Market in Savannah.

As I go into these final 6 weeks I'm excited and a bit nervous at the same time. Although pregnancy certainly has it's trials, for the most part I've enjoyed it and it's been so amazing to feel this little life moving inside me. I'll be sad to not have that feeling anymore, but I know how amazing it will be at the same time to meet him or her. Keep us in your prayers!

No new pictures to post as of right now, soon though you will see Cristina's beautiful belly getting bigger and bigger. I can't believe that in just a few short weeks there will be a new life in our house! Cristina and I are taking preparation classes at the hospital and we are getting ready as much as possible.
In the meantime God is preparing our nights for this new little baby because we definitely have had some rough nights lately. Sometimes if Cristina is laying just right i'll wake up to the baby kicking me because i'm leaning against her tummy! Other times Cristina just tosses and turns all night. It's all going to be worth it though. While the time has gone by fast, it seems like it's starting to slow down as it gets closer.

I've been meaning to post these pictures for a couple weeks. On Saturday, February 24, some of our best friends Sarah and Nathan had their baby boy Jackson. He is precious and growing so fast already! Ironically, Paul and I went to hang out with them on the Friday night before he was born and following some of Nathan's tasty brownies and ice cream, Sarah began to have labor pains. It's been a lot of fun to go through our pregnancies together and it was crazy to be there when the action started. So below are some pictures of the night before Jackson and the following day at the hospital with the new happy family. Many blessings and much love to Sarah, Nathan and Jackson. We can't wait for our little one to arrive and we are already sure that Jackson and Baby Giammarinaro will be lifelong friends, just as their mothers are! =)

Hello! Again, time has flown by and no news from our side of the world. The good news is that things are going very well. I've started to have some more of the typical aches and pains of third trimester pregnancy, but all of it temporary and definitely manageable. Paul now has to share our bed with about 5 additional pillows, but what can you do! Enjoy the photos of the past month or so!

Grandma Giammarinaro's birthday celebration.

Angelica's 5th birthday.

A day at the park - my belly is getting big!

The happy family.

Well - it's been almost a month! Our apologies for not updating you sooner. It's been a crazy time for us. We had a lot of visitors from Colombia in Orlando for Christmas and New Years so we are now starting to really get the house ready for the baby. In the past few weeks we've painted the room, installed a new ceiling fan, fixed the shelving in the closet, put up the valance on the window and set up the crib and glider. It's really starting to look like a baby room. We are still waiting for the dresser to arrive and for our wonderful friend Scott Stafstrom to paint some cute animals on the walls. We'll post some "before and after" pictures soon.

Meanwhile, baby has been VERY active! At our last doctors appointment when we were listening to the heartbeat we kept hearing all these thumps and swishes - and the doctor said that we had "one very active baby!" He/She certainly keeps me up at night sometimes - Paul says we have a nocturnal baby on our hands! I hope not! It's really miraculous now since we feel it so much and we can really feel our little blessing everyday.

I'm attaching a few pictures from over Christmas and New Years for you to enjoy.











Our friends Sean, Donelle and Tiffany came to visit over Christmas from Panama City and San Francisco.














On Christmas Eve.











Visiting UF with my Colombian relatives. My last time in the Swamp before the Gators became National Champions! Go Gators!