Ryan and Amanda's Wedding!!

Aunt Amanda and Uncle Ryan's wedding was this past weekend. It was a fun, action-packed, weekend with Kyle as a groomsman, me as a bridesmaid, and Lauren as the flower girl. I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked all the hustle and bustle but did manage a few. 

I put Lauren's hair in curlers right away in the morning and took them out about 30 minutes before pictures. They held up wonderfully! So wonderful that she still had curls on Monday...until bath time!

Right before the ceremony started, waiting to go in. She certainly was a BEAUTIFUL bride!

Gary was a little nervous but he did just fine!

After the ceremony on the "party bus"

It was quite the bus!!

Lauren at the reception hall in the lobby area. 

Aunt Erin and Lauren...can you tell how tired she was at the end of the day!

Watching everyone and waiting for the bouquet toss.

She tried! Andrea was pretty ecstatic to have caught it though!

Kyle and his Mom at the reception

End of the night...both of us VERY tired. Being 34 weeks pregnant is tiring just by itself!

My bouquet that she is very attached to, thank goodness they are not fake flowers so we can enjoy them for years to come

Lauren's new little friend

Check out my sweet shades!

Mom...I am getting very sleepy!

Please, someone take me home!

My parents came for the weekend and helped out with Lauren so we had an extra set of hands during all the preparation and wedding festivities. It would have been much too tiring if they weren't there. Lauren slept in until 9:00am the next morning!!! 

Park Fun

We played at the park across the street from the lady altering my bridesmaid dress for Kyle's sister's wedding this upcoming weekend. Lauren got tons of her wiggles out swinging, pretending to drive to Grandma's house, and dancing on the "stage" and giving me a "concert". I have a feeling we are going to have to stop here again when we pick my dress up!

30 weeks

We have hit 30+ weeks! Officially in the home stretch now. Baby has dropped down pretty low; the chiropractor has been working her magic and the head is now hopefully lodged in the correct position. The past week has flown by and I think it could actually be because of the Floradix (iron supplement) I have been taking. I am still a bit tired but feel much more productive at home and work. Speaking of work...only 2 more weeks left of school before school!!! 

Gained one pound in the last 3 weeks so we are up 18 total. Appointments are now going to be every two weeks. Heart rate is staying steady in 150's. I am measuring at 31 weeks which is more consistent with the July 15th due date the initial ultrasound gave me although standard due date is July 19th. Still thinking a 4th of July baby could be possible, especially with all the hills we have been climbing lately with Lauren!

Enjoy our attempt at a 30 week picture...at bedtime (...past bedtime...)

Not too excited about the picture this time!

This is the perfect height!

I need bed!

Mommy...I am tired!

Built-in Pillow

Can I go to bed here?

Exploring, Throwing, Celebrating...and Raining at the River

Weekend Getaway in Wisconsin

We enjoyed a fabulous weekend in Wisconsin! It was so nice to get away from everything for a bit and relax without worrying about what needs to get done at home and other distractions. We stayed at George Williams College in Willams Bay where Kyle has been attending grad school in a lakefront cottage (no TV, no internet, and barely a shower)...it was great! Lauren, of course, kept us entertained the entire time. Kyle's mom and sister arrived late Friday night and spent the weekend with us too! We had a blast shopping, hanging out, and chatting about the lack of hot water. 

Lauren played for hours with model magic. Here she is pretending that she is sick (this is her posed sick face) with bandaids on her fingers. She told us that she was sick from eating a beetle and a mouse. 

Kyle graduated Saturday afternoon with his Master's in Recreation Administration. It was a nice and short (45 minutes) ceremony on the beautiful campus. It was a bit chilly outside but we found some nice seating huddled in the middle.

After the ceremony, in the warm reception hall.

We went Mini Golfing before heading out of Wisconsin. This was a first for Lauren. I don't know what we were expecting but Kyle and I just handed her the golf club and ball and told her to hit it down to the hole. She had NO IDEA what she was doing...it was quite comical. I nearly got a golf club to the head!

Daddy's first golf lesson to Lauren

28 weeks

We have hit 28 weeks...officially the 3rd trimester depending on who you ask (some say last week is). Things have been progressing smoothly I suppose. I started seeing a local chiropractor who specializes in expectant mothers. My tailbone has been bothering me lately and I am hoping to ensure that this baby flips into the right position eventually. We had an appt. last week and the midwives were right, I am a late weight gainer. I packed on 7 lbs. in the last 4 weeks putting me at 17 lbs. total this pregnancy. We had our glucose test and passed with flying colors. I am going to start taking an iron supplement, Floradix, to hopefully give me some more energy and decrease my dizziness per the midwife.

This glucose test was much different then the last. I had to eat no grains, fruit, or sugar for the entire day and then 1 hour before blood draw I drank a Naked Green Machine (anything with over 50 grams of sugar in it). Definitely tasted much better than the nasty Glucola drink.

Everyone at work is saying that I have grown a lot just this week, even Kyle made a comment tonight. No one is thinking I am going to make it to July 19th...might have a firecracker baby!

Don't mind Lauren trying to pinch my belly button with her doctor kit tweezers. 

Veggie Tales LIVE and 26.5 weeks

We got the pleasure of attending Veggie Tales LIVE the other night, Lauren's first big concert She was very curious about it all and asked tons of questions the way there...is it in a movie theater, is it a movie or a musical, is there a stage, will it be dark? We still aren't entirely sure what she thought of it but she seemed to enjoy herself. We are bad parents and didn't let her divulge in the mass amounts of souvenirs and that is one of the only things she keeps talking about.

We were in the absolute last row in the balcony! Haha! It actually worked out great though because Lauren could stand on our laps and we just climbed over our seats when we had to get out instead of climbing over everyone else.

(Veggie Tales: Junior, Jimmy, Mr. Lunt, and Bob)

This was her face when the concert started...??

I told Kyle to take a picture of us with the souvenirs in the background and this is what Lauren did. She said afterward, "I made a weird face, Mom!"

26.5 weeks, still going strong

We have another appt. coming up this week. I still need to make a pregnancy post and upload some of our ultrasound pictures...maybe this week!

2 year old Conversations about Heaven

Lauren: When I go to Heaven, I will die, and my Mommy and Daddy will not come and pick me up (as in picking her up from daycare).

Us: That's right, Lauren.

Lauren: Sounds kind of dangerous!

Us: What do you think you do in Heaven?

Lauren: Play with Jesus, play games, toys. He likes to go outside. He LOVES going outside.

Us: What does he do when he goes outside?

Lauren: play in the backyard, in the fence, He goes inside and has lunch.

Us: What does Heaven look like?

Lauren: Jesus

Us: What does Jesus look like?

Lauren: Heaven. When you die, you go to Heaven. Then I will be in Heaven with you and Mom. We stay there forever. They buried Jesus in the tomb.