Saturday, June 30, 2007

The bedding has arrived...



Susie called me this morning and said she had finished most of the bedding!!! She is leaving for vacation and won't be back until August, and didn't want me to have to wait that long for the bedding, so she wanted to bring over the things she was finished with... I am SO in LOVE!!! It all turned out so well. It's definitely one of a kind... and I LOVE that!!!

Me & Susie
(Thank you Susie for all of your hard work!!!)


Jon walked in the room this morning and said... "um... what if this baby is a girl?", so I explained to him that we thought we were safe with the teal, and once the baby does arrive and if it is a girl, then we will add some pink polka dots. I also have another fabric to use that is "girlie" with pink and teal flowers. But we thought it would be easier to add colors then to take them away later. Obivously Jon and I didn't pick out the colors together... he is so sweet to let me decorate all on my own:)

Claudia and I also have some art projects this week planned for the babies room... I'll make sure to post the final art work later:) Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend... the weather is PERFECT!!!

Friday, June 29, 2007

YEAH!!! The walls are painted!!!

My friend Susie has been busy at our house this week. She spent a lot of time painting for us and we couldn't be happier with all of her hard work!!! Thank you SO much Susie... you are AWESOME!!! Alright... time to check out the nursery!!!

Before paint...
and AFTER...

Susie is still working hard on getting the bedding altogether, and hopes to have it done this weekend. I can't wait to see it all together. It is really going to be a FUN nursery!!! I have a few more things to do as well... but it's coming... keep watching for the finished project!!!

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Ready to paint!!!

Today was yet again another "nesting" day for me... and my mission was the nursery!!! I know I had cleaned it out a few weeks back, but today we took out Mattie's old bed and everything else that is not staying in the babies room. It is now ready for paint. I can't wait!!! Hopefully in the next few weeks we should have the painting done and everything where it is supposed to be.

~ Before ~

~ After ~

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Half way there!!!

Wow... where has the time gone??? I am already half way through this pregnancy. In another 20 weeks we will meet this little miracle face to face!!! I'm starting to wonder how much space this baby is going to take up inside me... I'm REALLY growing!!! It's hard to believe I have only gained like 7 lbs and that's after loosing more than 10 in the 1st trimester, so I am still breaking even ... it sure looks and feels like a lot more than that... but I'm not going to complain:)

Life has still been very busy over here. My grandma is home and that is a blessing. We are still praying that her body is clear of infection soon and that she is able to have her Mastectomy this coming Friday. This weekend my cousin Katie and I hosted a Moving Sale at grandma's and boy did that keep us busy. The next few weeks I'm sure will be very emotional as we say good-bye to the only home we know of grandma living in, and I'm sure being pregnant is not going to help those emotions (as I am already wiping my eyes of tears), but her next journey is going to be amazing... her Condo is GORGEOUS!!!

One blessing right now is all the movement that I am feeling... I am beginning to even experience some good kicks on the outside, so that is fun!!! I can't wait for Claudia and Jon to get some good kicks too:) I still can't help but stare at my ultrasound pictures daily... I just can't believe how all of that is happening inside me (okay so I am wiping tears again!!!)... it is really such a miracle!!! God surely is good!!!

So here are the latest belly pictures... the first is me in February when we found out, and the other is from this morning... wow... what a difference!!!

4 weeks ~ 20 weeks

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

It's a...

SURPRISE!!!


The Ultrasound was great!!! Jon went with and it was just so neat. I had a tear in my eye the whole time. Everything looked great. It's amazing what they can see. Jon really did not want to find out the sex, and I really wanted to. Jon gave in and said I could find out, but this baby is already on daddy's side... and would NOT cooperate, so it still remains a surprise. It was just AWESOME though!!! Here are some pictures of our beautiful baby. We hope you enjoy them as much as us!!!
~ profile ~
~ arm & leg ~
~ hand... look at those fingers ~
~ sitting crossed leg ~
~ Baby Van Dyke ~

Friday, June 1, 2007

It's scheduled!!!

That's right... it is scheduled... the big ultrasound that is!!! I can't wait!!! I had a doctors appointment today which was good because my allergies have been HORRIBLE. My OB gave my a prescription for Nasonex to help give me some relief... so hopefully in the next few days I will be able to breathe again... I can't wait!!! Claudia and I heard the heartbeat and everything else looked great. At the end of the appointment we scheduled the ultrasound... it's next week Wednesday already!!! I can't wait!!! I really need some good news right now.

Today has been a rough day. My grandma Stegenga got a call from her doctor today and he told her the results of her tumor biopsy came back and that they were not good and that she has cancer. I really am just in shock about it. She will meet with the doctor on Tuesday to discuss the next step. I told my OB about it today, as she could tell that something was bothering me, and she was so sweet. She told me that I could call or stop in anytime if I needed anything. Even if I just wanted to hear the babies heartbeat... what a sweetie. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful doctor.

Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers... we have a long, stressful road ahead of us. I keep telling myself that God is good and that he WILL see us through this, and although we can't see it right now, there is a reason that all of this is happening. Thanks ~ Jenn