33.5 week belly photos!

Don't ask why I am allowing these to be on the blog! I did assure many of you that I would post them, so here you have them. These were taken after a long day at work and after playing outside after work..... Yes, I am obese and swollen! It is worth though.

It's a boy!

It’s a boy or so we think….. The reason it’s boy is that we have absolutely NO solid names for a boy. None. Zero. Zilch. There are some great names out there but none that are striking us as the right one OR someone else already has it OR we don’t agree…. However, it’s not that we don’t agree really because neither of us is really set on one name…. At my 30 week check up yesterday, we posed the question to Dr. Chow about good names for boys. I mean really, he delivers kids for a profession we were sure he has heard a good name or 2. When I asked him for a suggestion, he looked at me funny like, for real? And his reply was “Dick.” Isn’t that classic? Pete and I have giggled over it a few times. So, if we have a boy, his name will be Dick. Like Doc Chow said, he will put in his IPhone “LS having a Dick.”
Speaking of yesterday’s appointment…. Things are looking pretty darn good. After my bout with contractions earlier in the month, I was told not to travel to Omaha. Of course we were bummed out to miss out on a trip there to see family and friends but we didn’t think it was worth the chance of me getting stuck down there (not that Omaha is bad… I just would rather be home) and/or I did not want to be put on bed rest. After my 28 week appointment I was told I could travel in MN just not out of state. So thankfully we can still go to the lake for the next at least 2 weeks if we desire.
Nora is still as cute as can be when it comes to this baby. She still loves to kiss my tummy and to feel the baby kick. Some kicks still startle her a bit as they do me at times too. It really is fun to watch her curiosity and love build for this baby. As I have mentioned in past posts, she was adamant that we were having a girl and she named her Lola. Now, she is talking more boy… However the names are not really flowing out of her mouth for boys either. Tuna La La was one suggestion…. At least that’s better than Dick.

Need a Nora fix?

Happy 4th of July

Another fun weekend was had up at the lake. Nora went tubing for the first time and loved it. We were able to view some lovely fireworks, participate in a boat parade that was more of a mobile water fight than a parade. We went swimming, played in the sand, went on several boat rides, ate entirely too much and of course had to get some ice cream from the “yellow house.”

We parked a little too close to the island where the fireworks were being set off from.... We moved back and Nora enjoyed the site.

Parade time

Pajama boat cruise

Jammies

No hands!

Nora was a trooper on the tube. Her face got wet and didn't care. She also fell off of the tube prior to being hooked on the boat and still went on it!

Random

First Donut!

Nora likes to cover up the dogs... I am sure they love it too-haha.

Happy Belated Father's Day

Happy (belated) Father’s Day to all of the daddy’s out there. We had a fairly low key day which I believe Pete enjoyed. He had a day to himself on Saturday filled with golf and poker with some friends. It was a much deserved day “off.” Sunday morning came with a home cooked breakfast for all of us to enjoy. We had a nice nap followed by a fun visit to the beach. Nora is so lucky to have such a fun, great and loving dad.

Belly pictures and pregnancy update

Here is the progress the belly has made the past 27 weeks (latest picture is at 26 weeks). I cannot believe I only have 13 weeks to go unless history repeats itself and then I only have 7-8 weeks left. Let’s hope I have 10-13 weeks left! Anyway, I have felt very good the entire pregnancy just like I did with Nora and feel very fortunate for that. This pregnancy has been treated with a bit more caution than my pregnancy with Nora. Early on I had some bleeding so I needed to get a couple of ultrasounds-both were good. Early on, I was told that I could not travel after 24 weeks. Thankfully at my 24 week appointment I received clearance to travel for at least another 4 weeks. I will see Dr. Chow at 28 weeks and he will determine if I can travel at that time. I will see him every 2 weeks starting at 28 weeks then at 34 weeks I will see him weekly. Hopefully I can travel (not by air) up until 32 weeks like he suggested I may be able to do. I have some other restrictions as well but nothing too crazy. I receive a shot called P17 on a weekly basis , this shot should help keep the baby in longer. It isn’t too bothersome, some nurses are better at injecting it than others. The only annoyance is that the needle is rather long and it takes two minutes to inject it…. Nothing major, really. All in all things are going well (knock on wood).

Nora is absolutely adorable in every way but is extra cute when it comes to this baby. She is so excited to be a big sister. She enjoys talking to the baby, especially in the morning to say good morning and at night to say good night. She kisses my tummy and expresses her love to the little one too. Every few nights when we get home she asks “do you want to feel the baby kick?” I respond with a yes and she runs to the sofa to grab 2 pillows, lays them on the ground then runs to her room and grabs two of her blankets so the baby can have one and so can she. We lay on the ground and wait for the baby to kick. It is so cute. One morning she was feeling the baby and it kicked her 2 times really hard and she kind of got scared and told me that I needed to feel it not her…. If you ask her if she is going to have a sister or brother, she typically responds with a sister and she has named her Lola. However, she did say a brother a week or so ago and named him Tommy. Last night she called the baby Tuna La La….. hmmmm. Nora is very curious about changing diapers and feeding babies. I truly believe she will be a tremendous help and a marvelous big sister.

9 weeks

19 weeks

26 weeks

There is another picture sometime between 9 and 19 but I cannot find it. I look just lovely in the attire I chose for the 19 and 26 week pictures....