37 Weeks

Here's the latest and greatest. I'm feeling crabby today and just want this baby to get here! These last 3 weeks are going to be awful.... Let's just hope it's only 3 more weeks.

Baby Shower

Last weekend was my baby shower in the Cities. I shared in the day with my good friend Jen Hoffe - it was also her birthday! We had such a fun time and were very spoiled with such thoughtful gifts.

We played a game where they melted different kinds of chocolate candy bars in diapers and we had to guess what they were. They were warm and squishy - ick!

Then we had lunch and opened gifts - everyone gave a book instead of a card; we got so many nice books. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family - this baby is so loved already!

Jen and I with the diaper cakes our moms made for us....

Some of the guests....

My sister surprised me and flew in from Boston for the weekend - it was the best present of the day! I had no clue she was coming, and I'm so glad she did. It was so wonderful to see her and spend the weekend together.

Sister-in-law Nicole & Mom-in-law Anita

The Grandmas to be...

Our hostesses, Margaret and Joan

High school friends Sara, Heather and Melissa

36 Weeks

Here we are at 36 weeks - I didn't know my skin could stretch as much as it has. Although, knock on wood, no stretch marks yet! I've had a cold for the past week and a half - it really stinks getting sick when you're pregnant - no medicine! Although I did have a doctor's appointment yesterday and he did give me some stuff to take. I think I'm on the mend, but just extremely tired. Good thing I got in now, instead of 4 weeks from now! I'm ready to be done now - hopefully Calvin's prediction of a Halloween baby is correct!

32 Weeks

Here's the latest picture - I can't believe there'll only be 2 left! Although after 36 weeks I'll probably post weekly; the baby is gaining a 1/2 pound a week, so I'm sure it'll be noticeably bigger. I'm ready for this baby to come now; I'm starting to get swollen feet, ankles and hands by the end of the day, and the heartburn is awful! It doesn't help that it's been so hot out - I'm so glad I wasn't this far along in the middle of the summer. The baby still has room to kick, although not as hard as it has been, now it's just rolling around a lot more. And it gets hiccups a lot, which is a really weird feeling. So, we're all ready and patiently waiting to meet our little baby!

The Rooms are Done!

Horray for everything - the bedrooms are done! I'm so excited. They're not decorated yet, but the major things are done. They turned out great; I couldn't be happier. Here are some pictures - you'll have to stop over to get the full effect! Thanks so much to my parents for all their hard work with the rooms - we couldn't have done it without you!

Kailee's Room

The Baby's Room

We still need a small table to go next to the rocking chair

These clothes are for Mexico - one set if it's a boy, one set if it's a girl! Kohl's was having a great clearance sale....

Busy Weekend

This weekend Dad came over to help out with our projects - Kailee's room and the nursery. Kailee's room is finally done! YEAH! I think the floor should be dry enough by tonight to start moving some stuff in...so it's not all over the house anymore. The nursery floor has been sanded and stained, and will be finished by this next weekend - maybe even painted too!

Kailee's room

The nursery

Our other big project is getting the rest of the fence put in. Pat was over this weekend too doing that - him and Calvin got a lot done on that. Just 2 gates left to put in and some touch ups, and then the fence is in! It'll be so nice to have that done so I can just let the dogs out and not worry about them. We are so blessed to have such wonderful dads who like to come over and work hard for us! We are so thankful for all their help.

First Day of School

Here's Kailee's first day of 3rd grade picture - I can't believe she's in 3rd grade already! Her teacher is great - so nice and full of energy! She runs marathons and teaches school - yikes! Kailee's looking forward to this year - it helps that it's not a new school, just some new kids (most of them she knew from last year). They have their own desks, assignment notebooks, and learn multiplication, division and cursive! Where has the time gone????