We have a slab!!

After 2-3 weeks of being put off because of rain, we finally poured our slab!!! It is so exciting to finally see this building process take off!

And, I'll have a proud wife moment & point out David's awesome sign out front!!!

Halfway!

I can't believe I'm already halfway (well, probably more since she'll do my c-section early) through this pregnancy! It goes fast when you're chasing a toddler, moving and going on fun vacations!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Size of baby: 10 inches from head to heel - like a banana!
Maternity Clothes: probably about half and half. Some are still too big, but some are working now.

Gender: 95% sure it's a girl - waiting on our next sono "just to be sure"

Movement: Much bigger bumps this week - I think I even felt it on the outside last night!

Food Cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary
What I miss: having energy

Sleep: sleeping great

Symptoms: round ligament pain, back pain, heartburn

Best Moment this week: feeling stronger movements - my favorite thing about being pregnant!
What I am looking forward to: dr's appt on Monday

Hayden Family Vacation

We decided this year not to try to take a "big" (see Airplane travel) trip with my family. Between 2 toddlers, 2 pregnant women & all the stuff that requires it seemed like a better idea to stay close! Cole & Kristin had been to Lost Pines Resort is Bastrop a few times & suggested it. It was PERFECT! David described it as going to camp, but with a comfortable bed & good food!

My sister-in-law did such a good job of putting together these collages I just went ahead and stole them from her blog :)

We spent LOTS of time swimming! They had great little "beach" areas the kids could play in, a lazy river, and a SUPER fun slide.

Collage: Kate's squishy face, splash pad fun, sweet cousins,

sliding fun - Nana & Kate and Cole & Connor

Our Family

My brother Cole's family

Every night after dinner there was so much you could do - kayaking, sports, s'mores, outdoor movies - tons!

Collage:basketball, that's right people the bottom left picture is of David & I playing tether ball. I cannot tell you how hard I was laughing. SO MUCH FUN!

On our way home we stopped for Bar-B-Que, then Kate slept for 2.5 hours in the car! We were shocked! She hasn't done that since she was an infant! We wore her out with too much fun!!

Thank you Poppa & Nana for graciously taking us all on vacation so we could spend time together! We had so much fun!

19 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 19 Weeks

Size of baby: 6 1/2 inches
Maternity Clothes: still in normal pants/shorts with a belly band. My maternity shorts are too big. A lot of shirts are still too big, but fitted maternity shirts are definitely in my wardrobe these days!

Gender: Looks like we've got a girl! We have another sono in 3 weeks, so we'll know for absolutely sure then, but I don't think there's much doubt :)

Movement: Little bumps :)

Food Cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary
What I miss: nothing this week

Sleep: sleeping great

Symptoms: round ligament pain, back pain, heartburn

Best Moment this week: finding out the gender!
What I am looking forward to: starting to work on nursery & things now that I know that it's a girl

17 & 18 Weeks

Who's surprised I'm behind.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 17 Weeks

Size of baby: 5 inches
Maternity Clothes: using belly band a lot, and a few shirts so that they're longer, but shorts & pants are still too big

Gender: I really will be surprised if it's not a boy.

Movement: maybe some small flutters?

Food Cravings: none this week
What I miss:

Sleep: Sleep has been really bad, but I think it was from all the stress of moving. I see hope for better sleep soon!

Symptoms: round ligament pain

Best Moment this week: maybe feeling movement?
What I am looking forward to: really feeling the baby kick & my college best friends coming to visit.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Size of baby: 5 1/2 inches
Maternity Clothes: using belly band, and a few maternity shirts. mostly still normal clothes.

Gender: I'm still leaning towards a boy, but David is NOT.

Movement: Yes! Still just small, but finally!

Food Cravings: is candy a food?
What I miss: not much this week - really love being pregnant!

Sleep: Much better! Still some weird dreams, but I don't have to get up anymore very often.

Symptoms: round ligament pain, back pain

Best Moment this week: definitely feeling the baby move!
What I am looking forward to: finding out what we're having NEXT FRIDAY!!!

Bandit Reunion 2010

We started getting together with this group of friends 6 years ago! Hard to believe it's been that long! Once people started graduating & moving off, we didn't want to lose touch, so we started a rotation of going to everyone's houses for New Year's. The holidays quickly got too busy, so we moved it to the summer. Even with 2 months of summer, b/t these 3 families we only had TWO weekends everyone was available! This happened to be our year to host & we had already asked the Mitchells if we could borrow the pool house & backyard for the weekend before we knew we'd be living here. It turned out to be WONDERFUL! The littlest kids could be inside taking naps, while the rest of us played in the pool, we could put them down at night & still hang out without having to be quiet. We had just outgrown our own houses! I think we've decided to keep coming back as long as the Mitchells will have us!

Everyone came to town late Thursday afternoon. David grilled hamburgers while had a chance to catch up & play in the pool.

Friday morning after breakfast we headed back out to the pool. We also used to just get together for one night - this year we made it two & we were so glad! It gave us a chance to really get to relax on Friday night & not feel like we had to stay up until 3AM (even though we still stayed up way too late!)

sweet friends! Maybe roommates someday?

It was sooo funny to watch these little mini-me's of their mommys!

(Madison Vest, Kate, & Kendall Dane)

Madison & Kate

Courtney & I were roommates in college

Kate & Madison playing in the fountains. Madison is so sweet with Kate!

Kate fell in love with Cooper - or at least saying his name. She called all little boys Cooper for awhile after this - even her cousin Connor the next weekend. She would just periodically look at me and ask "Cooper?"

Friday night we got all dressed up to head to "Big Dave's" - ha! Big Dave's is a Bar-B-Q place here in town that we had taken the Danes to before. They have a sandwich called the "hot-pucker" - beef, sausage, & jalapenos. Randy has talked about it since the last time they were here, so we definitely made the trip back.

The Whole Group

Kate, David & I (with Baby #2),

Courtney, Cooper, Trent & Madison Vest

Ashley (with Baby Girl #2 - Cooper), Kendall & Randy Dane

We sure did miss the Johnsons & Michelle - looking forward to having some of them back next year, having more babies, then the next year ALL being together! We definitely laughed less without you Michelle!

Our New Home

We are finally settled in to our new apartment & I thought I'd show you around our new place!

We mostly used the furniture that they already had up here, but brought a few of our own pieces & decorations. Enough to make it feel a little like home, but not all of it since we'll only be here 4 months (hopefully!)

This is the view from the door. If you look straight ahead, you see through the kitchen, through the living room, through the bedroom - all the way to the bathroom! The dining area is over to the left of this picture

The living room to the left.
If you turn around, this is Kate's little play area. It's been perfect for her!
Looking into our room.
From the other corner of our room.

And finally...Kate's room. Also known as the closet! We didn't think it would be good to share a room with her for this long, so since the closet it so big, we just stuck the pack 'n play in there & voila! Kate has a room :). We'll be moving her to a toddler bed soon in there.

We are so grateful to have this place to stay while our house is being built. Kate has loved getting to swim all the time. I think the only negative is the STEEP stairs while being pregnant & carrying around a 25+ lb toddler! We are definitely looking forward to being in our new house & spreading out a little!!