Baby Shower!

This past Sunday some of my very favorite ladies gathered to shower us as we prepare for baby Jack's arrival.  The theme was "Jack" and included a Jack-in-the-Box cake, diaper cakes with boxes of jacks, Jack & Jill and Jack and the Beanstalk books, etc.  There were also pictures of famous people named Jack hanging on the wall.  Oh and delicious "J" frosted sugar cookie.  Everyone that helped with the shower really put a lot of thought into all of the details and it sure was cute!!  We thank everyone for their wonderful gifts they picked for our little guy.  It sure is fun to think about him wearing the outfits, sucking on the pacifiers, sitting in the stroller, etc.  I know I have said this many times, but we are very blessed to have such great family and friends that are eagerly awaiting our baby's arrival right along with us. 

And here is the 31 week belly.  9 weeks to go!  Maybe I should have tried sucking in for this picture...I don't think my stomach looks QUITE this big yet. 

This picture is probably important for the scrap book as I've spent many, many days wearing these cozy bermuda shorts during this pregnancy.  Thankfully they have an elastic waistband.

29 Weeks

Funny story: A guy at work just noticed I was pregnant today.  Come on!

Tri-Hawk Triathlon

This past Sunday morning Andy and Tyler competed in the Tri-Hawk Triathlon just north of our house.  They did a great job and made us spectators proud!  My mom and dad and Desiree and Nico also came for the weekend.  We had a great time.  Here are a few pictures from the event...

Nico loved cheering for his uncles and we loved that it was cool enough for him to wear his new hat! 

Nursery Preview

Jack's nursery is well under way.  Desiree came this past weekend and helped to arrange and decorate it a bit.  We painted letters for his name, spray painted picture frames, and painted the photo mats blue.  Nico actually stayed in the crib all weekend, we changed him on the changing table, and Desiree fed him in the rocking chair.  It was a good test that everything should work just perfectly for little Jack.  And hopefully Jack sleeps as great as Nico did!  

My parents got us the furniture and crib bedding.  I just love it!  We got the rocking chair from Andy's Grandma Frieda.  It is the same rocking chair that his mom used and is actually from his Grandpa John's family.  We look forward to rocking our son in the same chair.  The bottom picture shows an armoire that used to by my parents.  It had a light wood stain so we painted it to match the rest of the furniture.  And the cutest thing is all of the tiny little clothes inside!     

99 days

That's how long we have until Baby Jack's due date.  We started childbirth classes this past Tuesday and she stressed that most babies come more than a week after their due date and that we shouldn't focus too much on that date.  I think it's too late for that.  I'm not a very patient person and waiting 40 weeks seems long enough.  Hopefully Jack cooperate and decides to make his debut sometime near December 11th. 

Yes, folks, that is a 26 week belly.

Andy used to tell me that he was 14 lbs when he was born.  I'm starting to believe him.

A few more vacation pics

We have been back from vacation since Sunday evening, but I thought I'd share a few more pictures.  These are from Andy's 14,000+ hike to the summit of Mt. Elbert.  Isn't this a beautiful sunrise?

And here are a few couples shots from a delicious sushi dinner (they cooked some especially for me) and after a nice lunch at the marina another day.  Oh, I love vacation!

CO, part 1

Andy and I are spending the week up in Frisco, CO.  That means lots of hiking, relaxing, pool/hot tubing, and eating good food.  Andy has been coming up here in the summer for over 25 years.  We are looking forward to bringing Jack next year.  I told Andy that since I am carrying Jack along with me for all of the hikes this year, that he gets him next year (and the next)!

Here is a nature belly shot at the top of a hike.  I'm feeling surprising well for all of the activity, elevation, and lack of oxygen.  No problem!  It's nice that I'm able to lay out by the pool with my feet up in the afternoons.

Yesterday Andy rode up hill 14 miles from Frisco, through Copper, and up to Vail pass.  This is a really fun ride when you are coming down, but he had it on his list to ride UP it.  It only took him 1 hour, 20 minutes to make it up (and about 30 minutes to cruise down).  Tomorrow he is hiking Mt. Elbert, a 14,000ft+ elevation mountain.  He certainly doesn't stop when he's on vacation!