33 weeks

33 weeks! Time is going by so quickly, yet we are getting very anxious for the arrival of the baby. I (Abby) am getting especially anxious as it is getting harder to be comfortable :)

We had another doctors appointment this past Tuesday and an ultrasound. Everything seems normal from the ultrasound except that the baby is smaller than average and I am still measuring smaller than average. I also found out I have carpel tunnel from the pregnancy, but it could be a lot worse so we are counting our blessings!!

We are enjoying the warm fall weather and hope everyone else is also!

Baby Shower

This past Sunday I had my first Baby Shower! It was put on by Philip's family. Everything was beautiful and very fun. The gifts were amazing and both Philip and I are looking forward to using them.

Thank you to everyone!!

Angie and I teaming to change the diaper

Mary and Judy changing the diaper
Rebecca scooping the Cotton balls

Zach's 5th Birthday

This past Sunday we celebrated Zach's 5Th Birthday! We can't believe how fast they grow up. It was fun to see all of the kids and celebrate with the family!

Short Video of the party

Fun with Camera

Well, we did it. We got a new camera in preparation for the baby ;) Okay, it is just fun to get a new camera also. To try it out we took some pictures of Hannah and Caden while they were staying at Grandpa and Grandma's house.

Hannah and Caden with Aunt Debbie
Caden eating cereal
Hannah in her hat from aunt Debbie
Caden after bath time

31 Weeks

31 weeks! Wow, we are getting closer. Everything is going great. We are now seeing the doctor every two weeks and are told we will get to do one more ultrasound! This is because I am not growing as fast as I should, but no worries the doctor said this is normal for someone my size. Our classes we take are very fun and next week we get a tour of the hospital. We are also going to look into getting a Dula for the labor...not sure yet though. Baby is good and moving a lot :)

Happy Fall

On Tuesday I decided to take some fall pictures of the dogs since it was finally starting to feel like fall. I wanted to get one with Lucky too, but he was a little camera shy.

Happy Fall!

Fall Swimming

The warm weather we had the other weekend led us to the lake to cool the dogs off and get away from the bugs.

The last few times we were there the girls lost their favorite water toys so we only had sticks to use this time...they seemed to enjoy it anyway though :)

Maisy with a big stick
Maisy and Bernice were trying to get a log that Philip put in the water for them...it kept them entertained for quite awhile.

Here is Bernice in the only shot I got of a mid air jump. You can even see the stick!

Here is Bernice running down the dock...she loves fetch so much...no matter if it is a ball, stick or toy.

Fall Fun

On Wednesday I headed out to bluff country with my mom, grandma, sister (Amy) and niece (Hannah) and nephew (Caden). I don't have many pictures because my camera batteries died (oops).

We first went to Winona and visited with our cousin Dani who is a freshman at Winona state.



This is Amy and Hannah at the overlook of Winona






We then headed to the LaCresent area to get some apples!







Hannah really enjoyed all of the lawn sculptures :)


I didn't get a picture of Caden before my camera died so here is a very cute one I took from my sisters camera of him with some pumpkins. He is getting so big and so smiley!

We had a picture perfect day and the kids were amazing!

Hope everyone is enjoying their fall!

Baby Room

Well, we are finally starting to get things together for the baby :) This past weekend we picked up this wonderful crib from our friends Dawn and Larry (Thanks so much guys; we love it!). It really helped to finish the room off. Of course there are still things that need to be done, but it is fun to have the room looking like a babies room!