New Table

Our new table has arrived! As soon as our maternity pics come in we're going to get new black frames that match the exsisting frames and mirror and hang it over the side board on the other end where the refurbished window is currently hanging. Can't wait!

Super Shopping Weekend

This weekend we decided to drive up to our favorite furniture store and order our new dining room table and chairs (purchase #1). We got an awesome deal and can't wait to get it delivered this week. My parents are storing our old table that my dad made at their house until my sister gets her own house someday. Now, for purchase #2...My hubby finally bought himself a new car after totalling his this past January. He dropped me off at my mom's and then proceeded to spend six hours on Saturday wheeling and dealing. Well, we all got a good chuckle over his constant searching every day for the best deal but it paid off. He ended up saving $6000 off the original price. Now, it looks like we've got some serious stock in Jeep since we both have Jeeps.

Baby Shower

This weekend my family had my baby shower in my hometown. My two best friends came, along with my aunts, cousins, some family friends, and of course mom and grandma. We had a great time and we got so many nice gifts. Thankfully Lori and Teresa had their cameras because mom, ChaChi, and I all forgot our cameras. Lori sent some of the ones she took and I have a lot on CDs from the disposables mom and I took. I'll be posting those later this week.

We had the shower at our old church which brought back memories to those of us that grew up going to church in that building. Melanie had to go up to the old nursery and put on some of the costumes that are up there. We got a huge laugh out of that for sure. The best part of all was the hideous Winnie the Pooh slippers Teresa bought the baby. For those of you who don't know I cannot stand Pooh so Teresa and Lori just had to play into that and get me something. I'm just thankful it wasn't a Pooh quilted diaper bag...the quilted diaper bag, another baby item I cannot stand! What are best friends for???

2 Month Comparison

My friend Amanda and I had our pictures taken yesterday here at work so we could compare our pictures that were taken a couple of months ago. The belly's are a growin'!

Who doesn't love the fair?

Last weekend the fam got together and toured the state fair. This has become a tradition over the past few years...get together on a Saturday morning at the State Fair, eat, walk around, look at the animals, eat, look at more animals, eat, sit down and watch the people...oh is that the funnel cake stand. You get the drift. This year of course was a little different since it appears I am carrying around a basketball under my shirt. Mom and Steve proudly sported their respective grandma and grandpa shirts to the fair to show them off.

We thought last week I was 32 weeks but after a doctor visit on Friday, the doctor measured me at 34.5. We're going to have another ultra sound next week to determine if I'm just big or whether they were wrong on the due date all together. Given how long he already is and the fact that he's already "assumed the position" I'm guessing we'll have a little one in September and not October. Today we bought more diapers just in case.

31.5 weeks

We took some better pics of my growing and wild belly today. I have quite an active little guy in there let me tell ya!

31 Weeks

This past weekend we had our maternity pictures taken which was such a fun experience. We really enjoyed the photographer because she was so personal and really made the experience such a joy. You can view her work at http://www.lseverson.com/.

Ricardo took some pictures of his handy work (no pun intended) this weekend. He painted letters for over Alexander's bed. He also took pics of my 31 week belly. It's getting HUGE!

Just Add Baby

We put together one of the outfits we bought Alexander for the hospital. We both just laughed hysterically at how he's going to look like a little Ricardo. The jeans are so short and the jacket sleeves are maybe 3 inches. Everything is teeny-tiney. So Fun!

What's that bump?

I thought it would be funny to take picture of what it looks like when I look down at my feet.

Ready for the ball field...

Last weekend we spent time with my family which included my littlest cousin Noah. He'll be 1 in September and he is just the cutest thing and so good all the time. We all just love spending time with him because he's such a joy. He's on the verge of becoming a star ball player but in the mean time he's practicing with a Happy Burger cup.

Did someone swollow a basketball?

I'm nearing my 7th month so we took a couple of pics to show everyone how big my belly is getting. Of course I picked the best one to post. Thankfully, I feel great and can't complain about anything other than not being used to seeing myself this size. EEK! Alexander is a little jumping bean...he kicks all the time and only sleeps for about 15 minutes at a time from what I can feel. Ricardo really enjoys seeing him kick so hard that my stomach jumps up and down. Sometimes he kicks so hard he makes my hand move...that's pretty hard for a baby that's only a little over 2 pounds. I swear he's going to be born with the muscle tone of a body builder. We're getting super excited about meeting our little guy here soon so hopefully the next couple of months will go pretty fast.

Summer Pics

I took a few pics of my flowers...including a big brown one!

2 Peas in 2 Pods

A friend at work is due at the same time I am so we're always comparing stories, bellies, and of course we're both on the countdown to our due dates. Thankfully she's felt better during the last few months because she was horribly sick. Now, she feels great and looks even better!!! Nevermind the fact that she's like a head taller than I am.

A very sweet colleague of ours is always running around with a camera and last week decided we needed our pictures taken. We laughed the entire time she took them and poor Ricardo had to stand there and take it all in.

25 Weeks...almost 26

I'm nearing the 3 month final countdown so of course we're taking more and more pictures. It's going to be very interesting to see my already big belly grow even more.

Long time no see...

After not seeing Lori, Pete or the kids since our wedding in 2006, we thought it was about time to get together again not only with them but with Teresa and Chad and their kids. We had so much fun sitting around talking, watching the kids play on my swing (hehe), and eating. Lori and I both forgot to get our cameras out when we should have so the only pictures of the kids I took are of them either in the background or half asleep. Livie stole the show! The highlight of the day was watching the guys play Wii. Then, Lori got in on the action and challenged Ricardo not once but twice to boxing. Watching the two of them compete was a hoot!!! Pete decided Ricardo needed to practice so he left the Wii at our house over night since they stayed around the corner at a hotel and were coming back today. Needless to say, he practiced for several hours after they left. This morning we went to eat breakfast where Livie showed us her best Darth Vader and then it was back to our house for more Wii. I can't wait to see all of them again really soon. Thankfully we talk on email like 500 times a day or I'd go crazy!

Project Swing!

My two best friends are coming this weekend and between the three of us we have 5 1/2 kids...the 1/2 being ours. hehe. So, I decided to do some things in the yard like get the swing set all set up for the kids to play on. In the spirit of saving money and being green I decided to spend a very little amount of money and re-use some wood I had in the barn to make a swing. The whole project cost us all of $10 and that was just for the rope. I had the varnish, the wood, and the structure was already in place in our yard of course. I think the kids are going to love being able to swing and play all over the yard. And, it held me up so I know it will support a few kids.

The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up!

During the heavy rains we had a few weeks ago, we had some flooding in our yard and street but our neighbors down the street really got hit hard. We knew it was crazy outside when the ducks were swimming down the street!

Bargains at 20 weeks!

We got Alexander's room partially set up before the "incident" with my hand happen and it looks really cute. We got a pretty big area rug at Menard's for $17 which was an awesome deal. The best bargain of all was the crib we found Saturday at a garage sale for $104.The people really did get robbed because it's probably a $400 crib. They were asking $125 and thankfully Mel had a $50 in her pocket and I had $54 soI said, I've got $104 and that's it so basically take it or leave it. I said you can even keep the mattress and the bedding and re-sell it to someone else. The only thing we had to do was clean it up a little and I got some stain and covered a few nicks and scratches...she said it was less than a year old. Looks brand new! Ricardo took some pics of my 20 week belly and of course made me pose with my HUGE finger right in the middle. We measured another 2 inches on the waist since the last pics.

Almost lost a finger!

The weekend did not turn out as planned...I thought it might be fun to try and cut my pinkie off when I was doing dishes Saturday night by shoving my hand into a broken glass unbeknownst me so I ended up in the emergency room and got 8 stitches and now my finger looks like a cucumber. Turns out 8 stitches is quite a lot on a little finger. I prefer typing with both hands!

Handsome...just like his dad!

I just had to post one of the ultrasound pictures of our little guy. You can already see he's going to be so handsome just like his dad!

Daddy's Little "Man"

Today, I sent out a text message to everyone after a doctor’s appointment…
Roses are red, Violets are blue…Ricardo wears blue and the baby will too!!!