First Day of Spring!

Last Friday marked the First Day of Spring, and what better way to celebrate than to work in the yard all weekend!? :) I got to spend all day Friday with my mom... picking out plants, going to different nurseries, and just enjoying the weather! We also found a bench (that I've been searching for) for the front yard. Bob and I spent ALL DAY (no really... 9 - 6:30) in the yard planting, moving plants, setting up pots, etc. I think this will be my last time to do this until after the baby is born. Little one inside would remind me she was there if I was doing too much. HA! Enjoy the pics! :)

We have BEDDING!

We finally have everything painted, the crown molding is up, and my parents got us all the bedding! It just came in last week, so we set it up this weekend and it looks AWESOME! It's starting to look like a real nursery in here! Thanks Mom & Dad!! :)

 

Happy St.Patty's Day!

Last night was the Annual Stein St.Patty's Day Party... where wearing green and costumes are encouraged! So, take a look at our last minute costumes. My shirt says "I got lucky this year!" ... and Bob's shirt read "I gave her me lucky charms!" :) Hey... we had to play into the whole preggo belly in some way, right? HA! 

23 Weeks!

Yesterday marked our 23rd week, and there were lots of happenings in the Bloem household this weekend. We continued getting the nursery ready... We finally picked the color: 'ballerina'. Very appropriate! And yes, it's a pink (some of you know I was trying to avoid that color) but... it just fit with the bedding so well... I couldn't help myself! HA! So, while Bob painted the walls - I painted the dresser and crown molding. 

Second, we FINALLY felt the baby move!! :) I have been dying to feel something! So, Saturday night when we went to bed I told Bob I was feeling some sort of bubble-flip thing in my tummy... but didn't know if I was making it up in my head. Then Sunday morning I felt it again, so Bob put his hand on my belly... it was silent for a while... then all of a sudden he was like "did you feel that?" :) I was like, "so it's not just me??" YAYYYYYY! She said hello! 

And if that wasn't enough excitement... we decided to start demo on our master bathroom. Yes, you read that right. We've been talking about this project for a while and thought... I'm 5 1/2 months pregnant, we have a 4 month timeframe until our NEWBORN BABY comes into this world, not to mention all the baby and wedding showers we have on our calendar... why not make things interesting and add one more thing to our to do list!? he-he-heh (insert nervous laugh right here) 

Fayetteville Weekend

This weekend we went to visit Carolyn and David, who just had their first baby a month ago. We have seen many photos, but this was the first time we got to meet Miss Lily Dyan Baltz in person! She is precious!! Bob and I got lots of practice over the weekend. I think Bob fell in love with her - she held her more than I did. It was pretty funny - anytime Bob held her she was pretty much an angel... then I went to hold her and she cried, poo'd, threw up, etc! Carolyn even held her up to my stomach to "introduce" her to her future best friend, and well... you'll see in the pictures just how happy she was to hear that! ha-ha ... Thanks Carolyn and David for a great weekend and our first preview into what we'll be experiencing in just 5 months!! :) 

Getting ready for baby...

This weekend we went and looked for a changing table to match the crib, and we started our baby registry! Who knew there were so many types of bottles and accessories! But, we had fun shopping with the "gun"! Check out the pictures... 

It's a...

GIRL!!!!!!!!

We had our big sonogram today, and found out we are going to have a beautiful little baby girl! We may be a little biased, but the black and white photos you'll see show the prettiest little baby we've every seen! We're just sayin'... Everything checked out good - 10 fingers, 10 toes, a healthy heartbeat - what else could we ask for!?

My parents were able to come join in on the excitement today too. Mom, of course, got stuck with the camera and was able to get some great shots (especially the big fat grin on Bob's face)! Thanks mom!

Enjoy the photos... it's time to start planning to nursery! :)