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! 

Weekend in Chicago

We spent this past weekend in Chicago visiting Desiree, Lou, Nico, and my parents. We had a fun weekend! We spent Saturday at the Air & Water Show downtown Chicago. Everyone piles onto the beach and watches the planes, sky divers, and other stunts. It was pretty impressive!

Cute Chiappetta family picture!

And I had to post this one because you can see Nico's red ear plugs. He was totally unfazed by them.

I have been reading in some of my pregnancy updates that many expectant fathers gain weight along with their wives during pregnancy. Well I had my 24 week appointment today and we figured out that Andy has lost exactly the same amount that I have gained so far...hmmm. I guess that's what happens when he's triathlon man and I'm a preggo mama! Do you like the comparison in these two pics?

It's a good thing summer is almost over. I'm not sure everyone will want to see my bare belly before long! We also brought back furniture that my parents got us for the nursery. I will have to save that for a post in itself.

Tomorrow we head to Colorado for a week of hiking and relaxing in the mountains.

We're really looking forward to it!