little pea update!

Today we met with Mary, the sono tech and Dr. Birnbaum. Little pea is now 4.6 lbs, and so far I have gained 13 lbs. Not too bad! It looks like my due date, which is Nov.4th, might be more like Nov. 7-8th, either way, just a few more weeks to go. We did get some new pictures today, but I cannot figure them out, Ralph thinks he sees a hand and face, but I beg to differ.
My placenta has been low since week 20, and it finally moved.. slightly.. over the last 4 weeks, but Dr. Birnbaum wants it to be moving more, so my fingers are crossed it moves soon! I have another appt in 2 weeks, right before I head upstate for Kim and Rob's wedding. It looks like I will have bi-weekly appts from now forward.
Last Sunday Ralph and I had a full day of Lamaze with the great Mary Kahrs. I don't even know her titile, but she is so knowledgeable with everything from breastfeeding, to delivery, to infant care and childcare! We have 2 more classes with her this weekend, Baby Basics and infant/child CPR.

My Favorite Picture!

This is one of our most favorite pictures ever!

I LOVE IT!!!

Home renovation update!

Well, we are now 33 weeks, tomorrow starts 34 weeks and we are in crunch time! Little pea and home renovations are both progressing. They are almost equally exciting, but little pea outweighs home improvements by far!

pulling up the old carpet

Old wood floors. We realized they were not in good shape. Our plan was to just have them sanded and refinished...

but then I can home from work and found Ralph had decided to pull them up, and now our plan is new hard wood floors! The new floors will be a much better wood and definitely won't be so squeaky, so I am excited for the new floors, just another project...we're up for it!

installing new sub floor today

and of course we need to change the hallway wall for better flow ... so Ralph tells me, either way, the wall is now down and back up (it does look much better!)

Installing crown moulding in little pea's room, we have pretty much picked out the colors, greens and blues..

pulling tape off the wall, getting ready for crown moulding in the master!

Ralph has been home for 5 days and we have been up many hours trying to get as much done as possible. We have had help from some friends, my dad and our siding contractor, Todd. Ralph and Todd are outside right now building beautiful board and batten working shutters!

It is very exciting to see all the progress, we absolutely love it and can't wait to finish everything so we can enjoy it!

... 7 Years...

Today is our 7th Wedding Anniversary!!!

Walking in Long Beach, it was so beautiful to be by the water!

The time has just gone by so fast. It is amazing how much Ralph and I have been able to do in the last 7 years of marriage, and the last 13 years we have actually been together! We often find ourselves looking back and reminiscing of all our travels and fun times. There are so many memories! A few of our favorite are driving cross country a few times, scuba diving in So Cal with our dive buddies, driving down PCH in our BMW with the top down, (and for anyone who really knows me, I always made sure we had our hats on and sunblock so we didn't get burned), boating with friends in Seattle, living on a farm with friends in Florida, getting breakfast sandwiches and going skiing in SLC every chance we had, camping and hiking in many National Parks- California, Utah, Washington, Colorado, South Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida... Attending the Winter Olympics in 2006 in Torino, Italy, backpacking England and Ireland....The list goes on and on....

Most of all, we have really been blessed with all the wonderful friends we have met along the way...

Now, looking forward, we are excited to be starting the next chapter in our book! Little Pea will be with us in less than 2 months and we are definitely ready and excited!

Video from Rob's Aunts

Here is a video that Rob's aunts made for us. My mom and I went to the Larkins home in late July and Kim met us there when we picked up her dress. Rob's Aunts from the Chicago area were also visiting and took some pictures of me, little pea and mom and Kim and they put together a video. It is so sweet. Thank you Laurie and Mary!!
Check out the video:
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