Holy HOT Mama!

Remind me, the next time I get pregnant, not to be due at the end of August!! All I can say is I am hot (and not just warm, I mean REALLY hot all of the time!).

Here's what has been going on lately:

-Our thermostat seems to get set colder and colder every night-sorry Lor!
-I seem to add a pillow to our bed every night trying to get more comfortable
-Bending over and getting up from the couch is getting harder each day
-I wake up probably every hour to go to the bathroom
-I eat ice cream almost every night
-I have hit the “emotional roller coaster”. I thought I was doing pretty well with this and I would bypass it. Nope, definitely didn’t. Just ask Loren-he’s a trooper.
-My to-do list seems endless
-I have started getting interesting comments from strangers, such as:
“You really shouldn’t be wearing high heels in your condition.”-random lady in the elevator at work
“Why don’t you keep your fork in case baby gets hungry later”-server
at a wedding we went to, while she was taking our plates after dinner
“You should not be drinking coffee”-lady behind me in line at Caribou
The list goes on and on, I just can’t think of them all right now.
-Franklin’s room is getting closer to being put together. Nathan painted it and my husband secretly had Nathan add robots on the wall. So now we have birds and robots…an interesting theme. I told Nathan not to be offended if I painted over the robots :)
-We are getting new carpet today! I am VERY excited about this!
-I am going to the doctor every 2 weeks now. I went on Friday and his heart was beating at 135bpm and he is trying to turn downward. That explains the tickling in my ribs every now and then.
-Starting to feel huge. I was comfortable for so long and this week has been a bit rough.

Overall, I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to experience all of this. It has given me a whole new perspective of who God is and what he is capable of doing. Loren and I often talk about how crazy the whole process is of having our sweet baby growing inside of me. We are so excited to meet this little mister! I wonder if he will be a little Loren?? If so, we are in for an interesting journey, to say the least :) But I am completely fine with that!

Oh, and I might be starting to waddle a little bit??

Baby Classes-done!

We are officially finished with our baby classes- Whew! Six weeks of A LOT of information. But, it was very worthwhile. We both learned so much. After all, we really do not have a clue about what we are doing. Yes, some of the sessions freaked me out… I won’t go into detail, but overall I understand things SO much better. I’m very glad we took the classes and would definitely recommend them to anyone. We even learned CPR for infants. I hope we never have to use it, but it’s a good skill to have just in case. Next time we go to the hospital, we will leave with 3 of us! So exciting!

We have a busy weekend in store- Lots of projects. Our friend Nathan is going to paint some fun stuff on the wall in Franklin’s room. Loren is going to finish the bathroom (hopefully it gets finished) and move the rest of the office downstairs, so we can have our new carpet laid on Tuesday. I am going to clean and plant bushes! Also in between there we are celebrating a friend’s birthday and have two BBQ’s. I will be tired by the end of the weekend. Our weekends all of the sudden have become not so relaxing. Oh well. We want to be ready for our little mister!

I am feeling big these days. And little Frank is staring to hurt at times. I get heartburn often. Sleeping is not so great. I sleep with five pillows and still it does not do the trick. The good news? I can still see my toes and I am not swollen. I am happy for that.

Have a great weekend!

6 weeks and counting...

I need to take deep breaths often. How is this possible?! Only 6 weeks?!?! Yikes! We have a BIG to-do list! I generally am a planner and relatively organized person but I feel like everything is chaos right now. We were productive this weekend. Projects always take longer than you want them to-such as our downstairs bathroom. It was an unexpected project that has taken a long time. Loren has been working hard on it. We purchased new carpet for our room and the baby’s room. Hopefully that will get laid this week. We moved part of the office, but need to finish. We need to finish the bathroom to clean the basement (bathroom remodel has consumed our whole basement), to move the office downstairs, so we can have the carpet laid, so we can start Franklin’s room. Make sense? I would like the majority of things to be done by the end of July for my own sanity. I’d say that is a reasonable goal. But, we must be busy bee’s the next few weeks and weekends especially. Okay enough rambling about me freaking out…

Franklin is a cantaloupe! He is weighing in at 4 3/4lbs and is around 18 inches long. His fat layers are filling out, which he will need once he is born to regulate his body temperature. Central nervous system as well as his lungs are continuing to mature. IF Frank decides to come early, he would do just fine (please stay in there little buddy). Once you are at 34 weeks, it is considered safe to deliver your baby without any long term health complications.

That’s all I can think of now. My mind is going in too many directions these days. I will post a picture soon. I am starting to feel huge. How lovely :)
Happy Tuesday!

baby shower.

We had a fun time in Iowa last weekend. We are so blessed to have so many people that care about us. It also is awesome that multiple people told me they have been praying for Franklin and will continue to. Thank you!!

The shower was Saturday and oh my, was it hot! It was a typical upper 90’s with 90% humidity sort of Iowa summer day. They had lots of sweets- lemon bars, sugar cookies, chocolate covered strawberries, brownies, scotcharoos, and maybe a few more? Needless to say, Franklin was on a sugar high.

Here are some photos of the shower.









Katie, Curt and I went downtown to the farmers market Saturday morning. We couldn’t resist these cute onsies. Somehow we spilled on them?
It is funny to think next time we are in Iowa, there will be 3 of us! Everyone is so excited to meet you Franklin!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

That has been the story of our lives the past few weeks. Between baby classes, kickball, weddings and guests, we have not had much time for anything! With that being said, time is going by fast. We only have 8 weeks left until we meet Franklin! We are SO excited to hold him in our arms! I am staying pretty comfortable these days-just REALLY hot all the time. I would not advise one to be 7 months pregnant in the summer. I'm sure I will only get hotter through July and August. I need to take a fan to work. Today I went outside for lunch and did not cool off until I got in my car and drove home with the AC blasting.

Here are a few photos from the past few weeks...

Me at 32 weeks-all the sudden I feel HUGE!
Loren and I at a wedding...always interesting getting a good picture of Lor...he is such a stinker!
Hello pups!
We are headed back to Iowa this weekend. My mom and sisters' are having a baby shower for me. I am looking forward to seeing family and friends. It is always fun having everyone in the same place. I am also craving TropicalSno. I simply cannot wait to indulge in the sugary goodness! Yum!

I promise to post again soon! Happy 1st day of Summer!

Franklin has a cousin on the way!!

My sister, Katie and her husband are having a baby January 10th!!! I am absolutely THRILLED!!!! How fun will it be to have babies 5 months apart?! Sad we live so far away...hmmm...I guess we will just have to drive back and forth more often! Oh, I am just so excited I can't stand it:):)

Week 30 is here!!!

We have 10 weeks left?!?! Ridiculous how fast time goes! I cannot believe we only have 10 weeks left before our sweet baby is here. That doesn’t sound like much time. Oh, but how wonderful it will be to hold my sweet boy!

Franklin is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). He currently is surrounded by a pint and a half amniotic fluid, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen.

Here is what we have been up to:

1. We went camping. I did not sleep a wink. Spent the next day on the boat though,can’t complain. Always nice to work on my tan:)
2. Loren has been busy wakeboarding and giving lessons.
3. Kickball starts tomorrow. I can’t play this year but I will be there to support my team on Wednesday nights.
4. We are taking 2 classes right now. Mondays- Infant Care Tuesdays-Child Birth. We are definitely learning a lot.
5. We have REALLY been enjoying our AC. Holy cow, has it been hot the past week or so. I’m pretty sure I freeze Loren out, but I can’t help it. I’m starting to always feel hot!
6. We registered. Babies “R” Us gives me a headache. A little overwhelming!

I love summer. Our calendar is filling up very quickly! Not to mention all the things we need to get done in between. It will all get done. Loren’s parents and my parents are coming out in July. That will be nice to have some extra help for last minute details.

That’s all I have…