The Baby's Crib and 27 weeks!

Hi All!

I am exhausted so I'm going to make this quick. Just wanted to post some updated pictures. We are slowly accumulating things for the baby. We have his crib ready to go!

I love the blue and green together! It looks brighter in person...guess you'll have to come see it!

We received a high chair for the baby shower, but returned it in MN so we could buy it when we got back out here. We finally re-bought that. Dan's aunt, Brigitte, sent us some great books! There were a lot of Dr. Seuss books and Disney books. That was very exciting. I think that's all that is new with the baby gear. We are slowly getting there! We still have a lot on our list that we need to get. And there are several things that I want, but don't need. I sat in a recliner the other day...ahhh..it was so comfy! Dan said that Football on Sundays would be even better if we had that chair. We made need two! Haha :) We'll see!

We have another doctor's appointment tomorrow morning (28 week appointment). We're so excited to see the little guy on the ultrasound. I am nearly positive that it is our last ultrasound before he arrives! I'm sure that we'll have pictures to share tomorrow! Until then, here is a picture ...27 weeks. And the view from our balcony!

Love,
Katie

25 Weeks

Not too much to say today! I'm at 25 weeks...only 15 to go! The baby is moving like crazy. Dan and I went out to lunch on Saturday. I told him that I would hit his arm everytime I felt the baby move. We'll it didn't last too long because I was like constantly touching him! :)

Woo...

Dan's Aunt, Heidi, bought the baby a few things. Everything was so adorable, I just had to share! I think that Dan was a little jealous! There are little packs of Jordan booties too! :)

These are adorable 6 piece outfits and some duck slippers.

Preppy little Polo outfit. I believe Dan made some comment about how he wishes they made this in adult size. Could you imagine Dan wearing this...ahhhhhahhhahahahah!

Love,

Katie

Have you ever wondered...

.....what a Chevy Malibu looks like without a bumper?

Well, here you go! And if you wondering if the bumper of a Chevy Malibu can fit into a Rav 4 (Dan's car) well, it sure can!

I think most of you know by now, but for those of you who don't...someone hit my car last week. I was on my way to workout.  A car that was coming in the opposite direction drifted into my lane. It is all a bit of a blur because it happened so fast, but he broke my mirror and the scraped up the back left side of my car. He then, of course, tore off my bumper.  I was fine, and so was the baby. I was more just shocked and confused. No one who saw it happen stopped to help. Finally some woman stopped asked if I was ok and then called the police. I called Dan to tell him what happened. The poor guy couldn't even understand what I was saying because I was a bit hysterical. Then an ambulance, a fire truck and two police cars showed up. I didn't think it was THAT serious. I think all of that overwhelmed me a bit, plus the 10 people who were asking if I was ok! The guy who hit me said he fell asleep. Scary...it could have been worse. Well, Dan eventually came to get me and my car is sitting at the "collision center" waiting to be fixed. So much drama with a new car! But we're all ok, and I've learned how to file my first accident insurance claim...

A Weekend With Mickey

Dan and I spent Labor Day weekend at Disneyworld. Like always we had a blast. Usually , when we go we are running around like crazy. It is obviously a little harder for me these days, but I think that I was a trooper..until the last day. My feet were hurting so bad! After a little convincing we rented me a wheelchair! It was great. Dan was a little embarrassed pushing me around, but it was either that or going back to the hotel. We did all of our favorite things. Well, I couldn't do everything, but I didn't mind resting my feet and waiting for Dan to go on a ride or two.

We got up early on Saturday morning and headed to Hollywood Studios. We got some pictures with Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Donald and Daisy when we walked in and then headed to Toy Story Mania. We got some Fast Passes and then went on the ride. I am disappointed to say that Dan beat me all 3 times we played. I think my baby bump got in the way! :)  Then we just walked around for a bit and eventually went to Epcot for lunch. One of our favorite places to eat is at Epcot in China. They have the best Orange Chicken. Mmmm! We did lots at Epcot. Dan's friend, Lauren, who he worked with on his College program met us there that afternoon.  We saw the show Captain EO. Some of you may remember it if you visited Disney back in the day.  Dan remembered from when he was a kid. It is a 3-D show starring Michael Jackson. Dan still loved it., and I agree. We ended up going to see it 2 more times on our trip. Anyway, we then went to a new restaurant in Italy to eat. They had some great pizza! Then went to Downtown Disney for a stop at Goofy's Candy shop. Yum! You can pick a treat (caramel apple, pretzel rods, gingerbread man, rice krispie treat or marshmallows), have it dipped in some sort of chocolate and then topped with your favorite toppings. It is one of our favorite things to do! I got pretzel rods, dipped in white chocolate, sprinkled with coconut and drizzled with milk chocolate. Dan got a gingerbread man, dipped in milk chocholate, sprinkled with coconut and drizzled in dark chocolate. I think Lauren got a caramel apple, dipped in some kind of chocolate with cinnamon and sugar. They were all really good! We spent the rest of the night shopping!

In Mexico with Donald

Outside the Captain EO show!

Lauren and Dan with their treats from Goofy's.

Sunday...we got up early and got to Magic Kingdom when they opened. I love their opening show. It always makes me a little teary-eyed when all the characters come out! Anyway, we got into the park, got some fast passes for Space Mountain (for Dan, don't worry I didn't go on it). We went on some other rides, got some pictures with characters, ate, got pineapple floats :), then went back to the hotel room for some naps. Then we went to meet my friend, Laurie and her boyfriend, Branden at the Polynesian hotel for dinner. We just ate a quick service restaurant there, but it was really good! Then we went back to Magic Kingdom to watch the parade and fireworks. We stayed until Midnight riding rides and shopping. It was a great day

My shirt was a big hit. It says "Embrace your bump" and it has Mickey wrapping around holding my bump.

Dan, Me, Lauren, Laurie and Branden waiting for the firewors to start.

Monday...we again got up early. Surprising, huh? We headed to Animal Kingdom. Our first stop was the Safari. It was so much fun. The animals were all over and really active.  Then we went on the Safari again! Then we went to see some characters. We met 8 characters (Mickey, Minnie, Thumper, Goofy, Donald, Chip, Dale and Pocahantas) in a half an hour. It was great. We did a few other things...Expedition Everest, Rafiki's planet watch, (to visit Laurie at work) and watched the Lion King show, which is a must see everytime we go. Here are some pictures from the Safari!

A giraffe scratching his head on a tree..ha

Mama and baby elephant...so little!

Ostriches make Dan laugh....they are pretty silly looking.

Then we headed out back to Epcot, where we picked up a wheelchair (my feet were thankful!), ate orange chicken again at China, watched our last two shows of Captain EO and then back to Hollywood studios where it started to downpour! I held our umbrella over Dan and I while he pushed me in the wheelchair. Not an easy task, but it worked out..kind of.  We watched the Beauty and the Beast show and then went to the final show of the American Idol Experience. We rounded out the night by one last round at Toy Story Mania. We headed to our hotel and to bed to wake up early... I mean early! Our flight left Tuesday morning at 7:20 am so we had to be on the Magical Express at 4:15am. Wooo...that was our vacation in a nutshell! What a weekend!

Love,
Katie

23 Weeks!

We had another doctor's appointment a few days ago. They had to do another ultrasound to recheck something, but I'm happy to say that all is well with him! They didn't seem to worried about it, but it is good to know that everything is ok! It is always fun to see him on the ultrasound monitor. I just asked Dan if he wanted to  say anything in the blog about the baby and he says, "Our baby is awesome and funny." :) Dan felt the baby move last week. It was so much fun! The look on his face was priceless. Though the baby's movements startle me sometimes, it is such an amazing feeling! At the next doctor's appointment I'll be in my third trimester! Only 17 weeks to go....(that also means only 17 weeks until Christmas!) 

We bought a crib last week and put it together yesterday! We don't have a mattress or bedding yet, but we're getting there...

I'll leave you with my favorite new ultrasound picture. Have a great holiday weekend all!

His hand and foot. He was playing with his feet. His hand looks so clear...amazing!

Love, Katie