I will start with an apology on the formatting- the blog keeps squeezing all my paragraphs together, no matter how many times I hit "enter" to spread them out... so sorry it's all kind of jumbled together.
Well, it's really been ONLY a month since my last post, but it still seems like a lot has happened. So, I guess one thing at a time.
On the baby front, all is well. We are at 24 weeks now- officially in month 6. I am starting to get a little belly, though a lot of people say to me, "That's all the bigger you are?!" It's my first and I'm tall... I don't know what people expect. Lol. Here's the current belly:
I think I look pregnant... of course, I have a little help from a maternity shirt here. Those "showcase" the belly a bit more.
I did the gestational diabetes test (it's standard) this Wednesday. No results yet, but I have no reason to be concerned. We are just continuing to enjoy waiting to become parents. I love second trimester! I feel good, have more energy, and am not waddling yet. Life is spectacular! They did get all the pictures they needed at our last ultra sound, despite Little Miss' gymnastics in the belly. However, my OB is getting a new ultra sound machine for her office in the next month or two, and said she'd love to have me be a "guinea pig" as she learns it- so we might get one more peek at the little one yet! Cuz ya know, that'd just break our hearts! ;)
Let's see... what other adventures? Well- if you notice in the background of the belly picture, there is no furniture in our living room there. We had the carpet replaced in the living/dining rooms, as well as through the steps and upstairs hall. It looks great. We are pleased with it, though the installation was a bit more of a fiasco than anticipated. (That's MUCH too long of a story to type into a blog!) In any case, we feel a lot better about putting a precious little one on it to do tummy time!
We had a little plumbing adventure, too. A bathroom fixture was leaking onto our kitchen counter, so we called a plumber to figure out the problem. After punching a lovely hole in the soffet (as well as the ceiling in the cupboard), the plumber discovered a rusted out pipe under which someone had placed a metal pan to catch the water and closed the wall back up again!! We were completely flabbergasted! However, we replaced the pipe, removed the absurd metal pan, and Ben has another project for next month when school is done- drywall!
This is what it looks like right now... ugh:
How's that for some lovely kitchen decor?
The other big event pending is Jen and Justin's wedding. So, mom and I hosted a shower up in Lakeview on the 25th of April. Here are a couple pictures from that:
It doesn't show well here, but the picture in the bottom right corner of the cake is of Mario and the Princess. So cute! The lady who does cakes at Leppinks is just outstanding!
Ann, who was our Sunday school teacher when we were kids, is the most creative person! She made this bride to put atop Jen's present- out of pipe cleaner, doily, fake flowers, tulle, and a scrub brush! Soooo cute.
The bride and the pregnant lady. Yeah, that's what I'll call this one. =)
The day of Jen's bridal shower started out with an added adventure of me taking mom to the ER (she got poison oak/sumac/ivy- the rashes all look the same), so poor mom had to get two shots and some meds for it, but they are working, thank goodness! Just a little added crazy in to the day.
Finally, Ben and I chaperoned prom at Hopkins again this year. They lost their venue one week before prom due to a bank foreclosure on the place they'd chosen. It was a huge bummer- they lost their deposit and had one week to find a new facility. It turned out just gorgeous- at a golf and conference center in Saugatuck- especially for such last minute planning! Ben and I enjoyed ourselves. The students even got the DJ to call Ben out there to dance to "White and Nerdy" by Weird Al. That was a BIG hit... and very entertaining for me, as well. I'm still searching YouTube periodically, as I'm sure a video is going to pop up eventually!
That's the latest from our little corner of the world. I'll post our pics from prom when I get them, and then wedding insanity ensues from here through the end of May. SUCH FUN!!
God bless, all!!!
