26 Weeks

26 weeks and almost 20 pounds gained so far! Sadly I think I weigh about the same now as I did when I came home from studying abroad in Denmark 7 years ago. 6 months beer drinking belly = 6 months pregnant belly. Oh well, both experiences were totally worth it!

We don't have a lot of baby news to report but Bucko Jr did get his first outfits this weekend. Thank you to Barb and Dave for the little guys 'golf clothes'. They are soooo cute.

Also this week I thought I would post a 'before' shot of the nursery. Queen size bed, hunter green walls and no blinds. Looks like we have a lot to do this month! We'll take it one week at a time...

The schedule for this week - Wednesday I have a dr appt (including the gestational diabetes blood test), Thursday is my brother Ben's 30th birthday, and Saturday we are headed to Chicago for our family friend John Payne's wedding. We are ready for May and warm spring weather :)

25 Weeks

Nothing too exciting to report this week. We did complete one item off the check list and ordered baby furniture to be delivered in 8-12 weeks. The only other baby news to report is Bucko Jr kicks frequently enough for his daddy to feel at night so that is kind of fun for Chad.

Otherwise the week was pretty uneventful. Thursday night we went to Billy Joel's 'Movin' Out' musical and Friday and Saturday we had dinner with friends. Also on Saturday morning I completed a 'mitzvah' and went up to the University of Iowa Hospital with Junior League and delivered Build A Bears to pediatric cancer patients. It was a really great experience but also a little sad to see. Hopefully Bucko Jr is a healthy little guy!!! Today is a rainy Sunday so we are enjoying coffee and being bums. Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters are both finally new tonight! On tap this week - beginning of ladies golf season. I'm hoping for sunshine!

Happy Easter!

I can't believe I am 6 months pregnant already. Minus the extra 17 pounds I am carrying and the ocassional kicks and punches, I really don't much different yet. Definitely not complaining about that!
We have had a really fun weekend and are sad to see it come and go so quickly. Friday night we celebrated passover with the Weigles. We typically get a little crazy and drink lots of wine but instead we had to break out some sparkling grape juice this year! A photo of the Weigle/McGee Moms to be (Ellie on the left is due Sept 23rd and Anna on the right July 15th). Happy Birthday to Ellie and Chris this weekend!

Saturday night we celebrated Easter with the Everitts. Our nephew Jon colored an Easter egg and frosted a bunny for us to give to 'Rice Krispy' when he is born. It was so cute. We enjoyed watching Jon hunt for eggs and look forward to introducing the cousins to each other this summer.

Other big news this weekend was that the weather is finally taking a turn for the better and Chad got to play golf both Saturday and Sunday. I had forgotten how much I loved golf season. Both mornings I threw on an eye patch as he left and slept until 10 am! It was wonderful. And finally, this weekend was the Masters tournament so we watched lots of golf but we didn't win any money. Bummer. That's all from here!

Celebrating 23 Weeks at Wally World!

We had a very busy week 23 in Orlando celebrating with Mickey Mouse! Chad decided to take this weeks belly shot outside our hotel room over looking the pool (note it was 85 degrees and sunny). What a bummer to come home to 35 and snow today.... Oh well. Orlando was a blast. We packed in a lot in just 4 days. Wednesday night we checked out Disney's Boardwalk, Thursday we visited Animal Kingdom, Friday we got massages, lounged at the pool and took Chad's Aunt Kay to dinner and Saturday we spent the day at the Magic Kingdom and then went to ESPN club to watch basketball. We were planning on spending Saturday at the pool but Chad had not been to Wally World since he was a kid so we couldn't resist. We were probably the only couple in the park without a stroller but that day is coming soon!!!

Also this week we renamed Baby Everitt from Rice Krispy to Bucko Jr (after Chad's nickname) because he now weighs over a pound and has outgrown his first little nickname. So Bucko Jr it is for another 4 months. Below, our first family photo from Disney!