More Showers

I have had more baby showers and feel so blessed to get things to help prepare us for baby!

I have had such a wonderful time at each shower.

Thank you to everyone! : )

Duluth 2010

Every year in September we head to Duluth for the rollerblade marathon. Of course this year I could not participate but enjoyed cheering my dad and some friends on as they crossed the finish line.

We cheered everyone in and then had lunch at Fitgers Brew House and enjoyed some nummy burgers. Luke and I then headed up the north shore and took the dogs for a walk along the beach. We even attempted a pic. of the 4 of us.......The Peterson family for now... :)

Dad and some guys from church that he rollerblades with.

Steph and I - Way to go Steph!!!Natalie and I - both pregnant with little girls, due 4 days apart!!!

Baby Shower Time

The time is finally here for baby showers. It is crazy to think that I only have 38 days left of being pregnant!!! Well lets hope it is only that :)

Last night Nancy Calderon hosted a shower for me at her house. Nancy and her family grew up with my dad up at the lake, so I have know the Johnson's my whole life. It was so nice to have her, Kathy and Betsy throw a shower for me.....I had such a wonderful time! The pics. make me look just HUGE from what I was wearing.......but you get the point........it was a great time and I felt so blessed!!

Kathy, Betsy, Me, Marianne and Nancy!

Room Coming Together

So these pictures are not the best as they were taken off my phone and it made the ceiling look green....which it is not. I had attempted at the circles and they didn't go so well...so, my wonderful dad came over yesterday and finished the circles for us! I was so excited! They look awesome. The white trim goes up next week, in between the pink and green!!! It is so fun to see our ideas come together!

Friday at the Fair

Luke and I had a wonderful time just the 2 of us at the State Fair. We enjoyed:
-pulled pork sandwich
-Deep Fried Pickles

-Gizmo sandwich

-Pronto-pup

-Gyro

- Fresh squeezed Lemonade

-Cheese Curds

-Vanilla Malt

- Sweet Martha's Cookies & Milk

Ok, after writing all that it looks like A TON of food......but we were there for almost 8 hours and split everything!!

We saw a lot and had a very relaxing and enjoyable time.....we even were able to see a Rodeo!!

Luke and his favorite...Deep Fried Pickles

This is not the best picture of me as I was exhausted and relaxing on the couch....but here is my Hoagie Boy cuddling w/ me.......he is so sweet. He likes to lay his little head on my belly.

I am starting to feel uncomfortable, but I guess that goes with the territory.

I don't think I updated everyone on this information....After my ultrasound last week I got a call from my doctor. She said babies size is looking good, average size, not too big, not too small.... However, my doctor did say that my Amniotic Fluid is on the low end, so they will be monitoring me to make sure it doesn't get too low. So I go back for an ultrasound a week from today to get that re-checked.

Luke and I are taking a 1/2 day off tomorrow and heading to the State Fair. We used to go with college friends, then the past 2 years we have gone w/ our neighbors and their 4 kids, well this year we are going just the 2 of us! I think it will be a nice change and we really can use some time just us. So to the fair we go tomorrow and then we are heading up to the lake on Saturday morning. Luke's parents are coming for the day Saturday so that will be fun. Then Sunday we may go golfing....not sure how I will be able to golf with this belly, but I will attempt it :)

I hope everyone has a great long weekend! I will update after my ultrasound next Thursday!

32 Weeks......Countdown Begins!!

So to this point I have been counting up! But now with only 8 weeks left I feel like I need to start counting down the weeks!! :)

We had an ultrasound today and it went great. The tech said to us, "She's still a girl!!" :)

My belly size is measuring about 2 weeks smaller than how far along I am, so my doctor wanted to make sure baby was measuring ok. Baby is measuring right on, I actually measured 1 day ahead of schedule. So due date of Oct. 18th is looking good!!! Baby right now is about 4 pounds, no wonder my back is starting to hurt!!

This weekend I was able to pick out fabric to recover our rocking chair...now I just have to figure out how to get it re-covered....my mom and I have a project ahead of us.

That is all for now! My first shower is on Tuesday and I can't wait!!!!!

My Grandma

My Grandma Gloria (my Dad's Mom) has dementia. She is at a wonderful place in Maple Grove called Wildflower that is a Memory Care facility. My Papa (Mom's Dad) is at the attached Sr. Assisted Living facility, Rose Arbor.

Every year in the summer they have a big cook out. I stopped by yesterday after work to see my Papa and was happy to see they had brought the Memory Care people over as well. They were all wearing yellow hats. I was so glad to be able to see my Grandma and say Hi. She recognized me and got a huge smile on her face. She didn't know my name, but knew that I belonged to her somehow. Here is a great pic. of my Grandma!

I Feel Pregnant

For the first time I can really say that I feel pregnant! I could go and do everything as normal before, but just the past 2 weeks I really feel like this belly gets in the way and life is just not as comfortable in doing everyday things as it once was.

For Example:

1. I can't bend over to tie my shoes

2. I wake up about 3 times a night (amazing how God prepares you for the baby coming!)

3. I usually have trouble falling asleep, by 10pm I am out cold

4. If I drop something at my desk I can't just bend over sitting in my chair to get it.....I really try not to drop anything!!!

5. I have to actually lift the steering wheel up in my car to get out because my belly so big now.

6. My walks have become shorter and shorter because I find myself having to go to the bathroom about 1/2 way through

7. My maternity clothes I have, well a lot of the shirts don't even fit anymore!!

Ok, so those are just a few examples...... :) I am not complaining at all, it is just so crazy to see how life changes as this little baby girl keeps on growing! I feel her move all the time and it is so exciting....sometimes I think she is doing jumping jacks!!

Ryan and Sari made it home safely from their honeymoon. They had a fabulous time! I can't wait to see all their pics! This weekend I am helping Sar get all her closed moved in :)

Here is my fav. pic of Sari and I from the wedding day!

Some of my Fav. Pics. from the Grooms Dinner

I love them!

Luke and Ryan - what studs!!

Cousins!!