Special Visitors

This past week we had company stay with us. My Mom and Dad were here along with my Aunt Peggy and Uncle Gary. It was nice having a house full! It gets boring when it's just Dave and I... I hate having a quiet house.

With the help of my wonderful family we were able to get some chores done around the house.

Special Thank You to my Mom for painting Braiden's room, my Uncle Gary for putting knobs on my kitchen cabinets and installing Braiden's ceiling fan (which took two tries to get it perfect), and my Dad for fixing Braiden's dresser drawers, fixing our dryer, and straightening a tree out front.

We also want to say thank you to Aunt Peggy and Uncle Gary for Braiden's golf socks, Pee-Pee Teepee, Blanket, and pretty box for his first piece of hair! Thank you Mom and Dad for more outfits and pretty box for his first tooth : )

We had a great visit and are looking forward to seeing my parents again very soon in VA!

Aunt Peggy, Uncle Gary, and Me

Mom and Me

I was not very good at taking many pictures during the visit....

A Huge Thank You

Dave and I were so excited to receive three large boxes in the mail today! Braiden received his Bouncer Chair, Swing, and Eddie Bauer Stroller and Infant Car seat. We have such wonderful friends and can not say enough Thank Yous to the following people:

THANK YOU and WE LOVE YOU....

- The Graske Families ( Becky, Cort, Mia, Cole, Sarah, Ian, Aiden, Ava, Mr. and Mrs. Graske)

- The Dasbach Families ( Nicole, Mike, Stephanie, Patrick, Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Dasbach)

- The Smith's (Brian, Cindy, and Mrs. Smith)

- The Anderson's

- The Raven's

- Pam

- The Veselsky

- The Majersky's

Braiden's Bouncer Chair, Swing, and Stroller

My parents came in to town yesterday. They stayed the night and then headed farther south to visit with family. While they were here they dropped off Wrigley, our dog. They'll be returning this weekend and will stay to visit with us for a few days next week. In the mean time, we are dog sitting. Wrigley did not leave our side while we put together all of the baby gifts. He was very curious... We turned our back for a minute and we found him nice and comfortable in Braiden's car seat. Hopefully Braiden is good at sharing : )

Happy St. Patty's Day

I know I'm a few days late, but we hope everyone had a great St. Patty's Day! We stayed pretty low key this year compared to years past on Dave's favorite holiday. Guess we're getting old : )

We ended up meeting up with a few friends at an Irish Pub down the street from our house. It was pretty crowded and we weren't able to sit and eat, big problem for me. So, we ended up going to a country club down the street and enjoying a good meal and of course Guinness and Green Beer for Dave! Overall, it was a good day and night.

Dave and Baby Blake with their Shamrock Ears!

Doctor Visit

I had a doctor's appointment last Thursday, and completely forgot to put up an update. All is well with both Braiden and myself. My weight gain is on track and Braiden's heart beat was a very loud and strong 140 bpm. I discussed the option of letting me go in to labor, and the doctor agreed that as long as Braiden is not breech, he will let me labor and we will see what happens. So, no more planned c-section as of now! They will check me at 38 weeks, and at that time we'll see how Braiden and I are doing and go from there.

22 Weeks 2 Days- Posing outside of Ellie's House with Miss Morgan

An Eventful Weekend

This past weekend, Dave and I stayed with Maiya and Morgan. We had them from Thursday to Sunday, while Ellie enjoyed a well deserved and much needed vacation to South Florida. We tried our best to keep them busy! On Friday, Me and Morgan went to a great park in Palencia and met with with Megan and Blake. They had a great time playing and Megan and I enjoyed relaxing in the 80 degree weather!

What a Ham!

Morgan with her new "best friend" that she met at the park

Me and Morgan

Morgan, Megan, and Baby Blake

Morgan and Blake

On Saturday we had a busy day of Dave playing basketball, me taking Morgan to her ballet class, playing at another park, and of course, enjoying a trip to get ice cream! On Sunday we decided to venture out beyond the neighborhood parks and take the girls to the zoo. We all had a great time. The weather was beautiful and it got us all out of the house for the day.

Maiya with the elephants

Me and Morgan

The Girls and Dave

The Girls and Me



Morgan and Maiya

We had a great time with the girls, but it was nice last night sleeping in our own bed without little feet in our face in the middle of the night : )

Wardrobe Update

On Tuesday of last week we met up with our friends, Robin and Mats for dinner. We had a great dinner at Wasabi, a hibachi style restaurant. It was great to see them and catch up over dinner. They are engaged and busy planning their wedding, which will take place this December. It was exciting to hear about all of their wedding plans. Kind of makes me wish we could go back and do our wedding all over again... Time flies! They were so sweet, and bought Braiden a very cute Hartstrings onsie.


On Friday, we received a package in the mail from Marti and Steve Skoch! When Dave opened it, he couldn't have been more proud to show me Braiden's new Notre Dame collared onsie with matching ND socks! Absolutely adorable! The proud daddy can not wait to cheer on his team with his little guy. Thanks Marti and Steve for such a thoughtful gift!

Weekend Updates

On Friday I opened the front door and their was a package on the doorstep! When I opened it, inside was Braiden's very FIRST soccer uniform! His wonderful Uncle Kareem sent it to him. Also in the box was the most adorable little pair of Adidas soccer shoes. We can't wait for Braiden to grow into his uniform. Thank you so much Uncle Kareem for such a thoughtful gift. As soon as Braiden fits into his uniform we will send him to VA to begin training : )

On Saturday, Dave and I went to Babies R Us and bought Braiden's furniture! We are so excited for his room to begin looking like a room instead of an empty space. After we were done shopping we met Phillip for lunch. I wanted to take a picture of the two of us for the blog. Of course, Phillip was not cooperating and refused to take a decent picture. This is as good as I could do!
Guess which one of us is expecting....

Dave and me at the Town Center- 20 weeks and 6 days!

I have an appointment on Wednesday. It's just a routine visit and I will be 21 weeks and 3 days, according to my last ultrasound. We'll see if that has changed. I'll update with any new news after my appointment.