Nursery Progress

Several people have asked that I post pictures of the nursery ... assuming that it is finished with only 4 weeks of my pregnancy left. I thought I'd humor everyone by showing you how far we still have to go! Above is a picture of J last night putting together the twin daybed we got at IKEA. You can see the crib to the right with blankets piled on top of it. As many of you know, it is fairly typical for us to wait until the last minute to get things done.

Rock-A-Bye Jack

J and I thought we'd continue the theme of testing out our baby items with our dogs ... above is Jack in the bassinet we were graciously given at our baby shower last weekend in Houston. I am proud to say that I put the entire thing together myself! (In the picture above, it is not quite finished yet)

A Dog's Life

After yesterday, I feel like I can relate a little more to our dogs ...

As I was getting ready to run a few errands, I went to take the dogs to the back yard and shut the door behind me so that they could not run back in. Typically, this isn't a problem because we always lock the door at the top lock and not at the handle ... but that was not the case for J yesterday morning when he left the house. I went to let myself back in, and realized I was locked out with no purse or cell phone, but luckily wearing shoes and a bra!

I had just talked to J 30 minutes prior and I knew he would not be able to get home for at least 2 more hours because that is how far away his current project is. So, I settled in to the back yard to spend some quality time with Jack and Mia. Things that worked in my favor ... the weather was beautiful, I had a chair to sit in, a blanket to keep me warm and the dogs to keep me company.

Two and a half hours later, with still no J in sight, I realized that my car was unlocked. With no keys to drive anywhere, this didn't do me a whole lot of good. But I decided to go through some old magazines in my trunk, which helped to pass the time.

Finally, at around 5:30, J got home! After 3 and a half hours locked out of the house, I had to jump in the truck with him and race to our "Baby Care" class at the hospital looking like a homeless person.

Practicing for the Baby

I am currently in California for work, so to pass the time J put together the baby's high chair. He sent me this picture to let me know that he was testing out the chair with one of our other "babies" Mia. After a full day of meetings, this picture made my day!

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!