Spring is getting busier!!

Spring is definitely approaching as our schedules get busier and busier! Aaron was in Scottsdale at the end of February with his brothers and Dad for the Phoenix Open. They had a lot of fun of course and he now has the urge to swing some clubs soon and work on his golf game... little does he know he might be a little busier than usual this summer! :) Here are some pics from the tournament...they were able to meet Josh Duhamel, Alice Cooper, and many of the great golfers like Phil Mickelson and Fred couples (a very nice advantage to having their Dad work at the tournament every year and score VIP tickets).



My schedule is getting busier now too with doctor appointments more often (every 2 weeks), baby showers, and pretty soon Lamaze classes (we start this week, which will be interesting for Aaron I am sure!).

I spent the whole morning today sitting in the clinic for a 3 hour glucose test! My levels were pretty close to the cutoff for the 1 our test so my doctor wanted me to take this one just to be sure. Of course it was one of our very few days off from school this spring and it was just how I wanted to spend it instead of sleeping in (yes, there is sarcasm in my voice). Let's hope I pass this one and don't have to change my diet to keep me and baby healthy, everyone knows it would be extremely difficult for me to give up sugar!

Last weekend my Friend Lacey had her baby shower for her little princes expected at the end of April with our friends here in Fargo. It's fun to compare pregnancy stories and bellies since so many of us are prego right now! Here is a picture of 3 of us expecting from the shower...

And here is my good ole updated pregnancy picture at 29 weeks! 11 to go! I feel like I have been pregnant forever but now the time is definitely picking up and going fast! My baby shower is already next weekend and after that it's time to go shopping for must needed baby supplies before she arrives! Let the nesting at home and school (I'm already thinking about how to plan for my sub if I go early) begin!!

Until next time....

I'm an artist!

Well I spent all afternoon creating some artwork for the nursery and I am VERY pleased with how it turned out. Who knew I had such talent, maybe I should start a business. Haha, right. Here is a picture of my masterpieces and also a picture of the paper lanterns I got. I think I am pretty much done with decorating the nursery besides letters to spell her name above the crib and if I decide to do some type of window treatment. I am still on the lookout for a nice chocolate brown upholstered glider. I wish we had a babies-r-us in Fargo because I know they have some cute gliders...guess I'll just have to make a trip to the cities some time. :)

Here's another pic of my growing belly at 26 weeks! 14 weeks to go! I am feeling much better these days, I think I have managed to keep my food down for almost a week now, that's pretty good for me!

Aaron is traveling to Phoenix next week to watch a PGA tournament so maybe my next update will actually be about him and not my belly or the nursery, haha. He's very excited to catch some sun and watch some golf. We'll see what celebrities he will run into this year...

Belly - Weekend - Nursery

Belly:
Ok you people who love belly pics. Here is me at 25 weeks. Getting a little bigger. Luckily the great invention of the bella band is allowing me to wear my regular pant most days still! I hope I can continue to do so, as I cannot find any decent maternity pants for work. They all look ridiculous on me so if any of you have any suggestions send them my way!

Weekend Plans:
Aaron is away for the weekend in Lake of the woods for lots of ice fishing and having fun at his good friend Mitch's bachelor party. Let's hope he brings home lots of walleye for me!! Yum!!! Sooo... I am heading to my parents later tonight for most of the weekend to help my mom puppysit Tank (sister is in MSP). It's my mom's chemo week and that little guy is a lot of work to watch all day. :) Before I head over to the rent's I'm getting some pizza and watching a little of the Olympics with my friends Emily and Lacey. It's nice to finally feel better and have enough energy to get out of the house for some girl time! Who knows, I may even catch a movie with my friend Kristi tomorrow. Sadly, this is the busiest weekend I have had in a long time!! Ha!

Nursery:
Last weekend Aaron's parents came to town and Jodie painted the nursery for us! My sister helped and it turned out great. I am so thankful Jodie did that for us since my doc told me to stay away from the paint! All we have left is to get some things for the walls. I got some picture frames today to hang above the dresser but I have to paint them white first (couldn't find any decent white ones anywhere). I also ordered some paper lanterns to hang up in one of the corners of the room. My friend Erika gave me the idea (she's a great interior designer). Here's a website you can check out to see what I'm talking about:
http://babyroombio.weebly.com/hanging-lanterns--pompoms.html

If they don't look good, not a big deal, they were cheap! :) Hopefully I will have more pics soon to post after I get that stuff hung!

One more thing: Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!! Do you think I can get Aaron to take me out on Sunday after he gets back from the bachelor party??? Haha. I'm guessing we will keep it low key.