Thursday, August 28, 2008

27 Weeks

At 27 weeks along, we only have 13 weeks to go.... whoa! My feet swelled up when I was in Chicago last weekend (ish!). Claire said her feet swelled from a flight while she was pregnant as well... I know they will not get back to normal until the little guy arrives...but it sure is embarrassing having these gigantic feet!

Next Wednesday we are having a second ultrasound...the woman that did our first ultrasound was Miss Crabby-pants U.S.A.! She told us (in her strong Russian accent) that our baby was moving around too much, making it difficult for her to do the measurements! Seriously?! I assumed someone in her position would understand that you can't tell a baby in the womb to hold still for a minute. When it was all over, I asked her if she was able to determine the gender and with her back to us she said, "yea, it's a boy." In my mind, I played it out that the person would say, "Congratulations! It's a boy!" or at least say it with some enthusiasm. So, they offered us a special ultrasound so we can just watch him move around and get some more pictures of him! Yay!

Nick is playing in a National Softball Championship this weekend in Bismarck, ND. I opted to stay home as Grandma Jean is coming up to keep me company and we will play with Claire, Hailey & Jacob!



Friday, August 22, 2008

Weekend in Chicago!

My girlfriend, Katie, and I are heading to Chicago today for our friend, Jon's, wedding (both childhood friends). Katie and I planned this trip last November.... it was going to be a weekend of cocktailing, a Cubs Game and of course the wedding. Now it will be Katie cocktailing with a pregnant lady... either way, it is going to be a blast!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

26 Weeks

So, here we are... 6 1/2 months along. Everything is going wonderfully!


Eli is moving all the time... Nick thinks he is practicing his batting swing...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Old Yearbook Photos

Nick is going to kill me... but there is this silly website called Yearbook Yourself...
Nick's pictures are priceless!

Here we are back in 1966.....



And later in 1973....I love my hair!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Lucas Michael Sundsmo

Here are some photos of Baby Luke taken by his Auntie Kelly this weekend. Kelly is an amazing photographer!

Baby Luke is too precious for words.

(This is Baby Luke holding his Uncle Nick's finger)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

25 Weeks

Where did the summer go? It is already mid-August!

My cousin, Claire, and her family moved back to Minnesota! It will be so much fun to have them near so Eli can play with his cousins, Hailey & Jacob!

Nick's family welcomed, Baby Luke, this week. Luke is the son of Nick's brother, Chris, and his girlfriend, Pam. We are very excited that Baby Eli will have another cousin to play with!

We had our 6 month check up this week and everything is going well. We just realized lastnight that we only have 15 weeks to go....wowsers!

Monday, August 11, 2008

Happy Birthday, Jeff!

( Jeff is Nick's "Little" Brother.)

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Mac!


Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Happy Birthday, Jess!


Happy Birthday, Mama!

This is Jess & I at BSU in 1998!

Jess is one of my closest friends....we talk daily...and have since we met at orientation for Bemidji State in June of 1998. We convinced our parents to let us be roommates (instead of chancing it and getting assigned with some random weirdo). That is how instantly we hit it off... we were wearing the same color of nail polish... O.P.I. "Root-Beer”, had the same watch, and some other quirky similar interests. Jess met her husband through another friend of ours from Bemidji, and Nick and I met through them as well.... God Bless Bemidji!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

24 Weeks/6 Months

Holy Smokes! 6 months! The time has gone by so fast! One good thing about being pregnant in the summer is that summers go by so fast! I have really enjoyed being pregnant, but I am getting excited to meet the little guy!

This afternoon we are heading to Willmar for my friend Jenny's wedding. Then on Saturday, we will be heading back home for another wedding. Nick's co-worker and hockey buddy is getting married. His soon-to-be wife, Megan, is actually starting a daycare! Once we found that out, we were all over her to make arrangements! We were so excited that someone we know and trust would be watching our baby. They also live pretty close to us...funny how things work out!


Month of the Eggplant

Happy Birthday, Sally!


Happy Birthday to our future Sister-in-Law!

Monday, August 4, 2008

Home Improvement

Here are some photos of the improvements we have made so far...
(Please note: the "before" pictures are the previous owner's furniture/decor)
The Dining Room
Before...
After...
The Bathroom
Before...


After...


The Family Room

Before...

After...