30 Week Pictures

Three weeks ago, J and I had a "maternity photo shoot." You can see all of the pictures by going to www.westvita.com (our password is kuper). It was a lot of fun. We took the pictures on Main St. here in Boerne. My belly has grown even more since these were taken.

I had a doctors appointment this week and the doctor said, "My, you have a very active little boy in there!" I feel the baby moving constantly, but thought that was fairly normal. According to the doc, although a good sign for the baby's health, being so active is not the norm. We'll see if that means he will be an active child ... maybe he'll take after his uncle Collins!

Only 7 more weeks to go!

Roommate Weekend, Minus One

This past weekend, two out of the three of my college roommates came in town with their husbands. We were missing sweet Mackenzie, but she was in our thoughts! From left to right are Kelli and her husband Garrett, me and J, and Johanna and her husband George. Kelli and Jo came all the way from California to hang out, see our new home and be amazed by my huge baby belly! We had a lot of fun, visited nearby Fredericksburg and played some intense games of Cranium. Spending time with two of my best friends brought such joy but also made me miss getting to see them more often.

Long Lost Pregnancy Picture!

Looking through one of our digital cameras, I found this picture from the night we found out we were pregnant. I just love the excitement and surprise on our faces!

Cave without a Name

Our good friends Kelli and Garrett Nahas came to visit from California this week. Yesterday we ventured out to the "Cave Without A Name" here in Boerne (pictured above). To ring in the New Year, we have been BBQing all day and plan to go in to San Antonio tonight where J and Garrett will be doing all of the partying for me and Kelli (the pregnant ladies). Kelli, my college roommate for 4 years, is due with her first baby in June!

Go Frogs! Anna's TCU Graduation

These are some pictures from Anna's graduation from TCU. The whole family went to Fort Worth to celebrate and had a blast! That's 4 down, only 2 more college graduations to go for the Johnson-Gross family (hang in there Kent and Regina)!

The Boerne "Back House"

Many of you have asked to see pictures of our little home in Boerne. I posted a slideshow to the right of pictures of our rental house here a few blocks off of Main St. in Boerne. Enjoy!

Baby's Room

(Before)

This weekend our good friends Max and Whitney Jodry came to visit and help with the baby's room. Our rental house only has two bedrooms, so we are trying to figure out a way for the second room to double as a guest room and nursery. In the top picture you can see the "Before" of the guest room. Note: J and I did not pick out this color blue for the walls. The room is fairly large and has it's own bathroom and walk-in closet, which is wonderful!

Below is a picture of my sweet husband putting the paint color on the wall so that I can decide if I really like it. This is a really big deal because J hates painting. In our last house, I was the designated painter, but I have pregnancy as an excuse not to help this time around!

(Priming the walls and testing out the paint color)

As you can see in the picture, J and I have decided to call our baby boy Trip. This is a name used for boys who are the third generation to be called a certain name, since we are officially naming him Harry J. Kuper III after his father and grandfather. We thought the name was unique and classic at the same time.

As the room progresses, I'll post more pictures, so stay tuned!