A weekend of Progress and Relaxation!

Hi everyone! 

This pic was taken on Wed., Sept. 21.

Well, as you can see our sweet Baby is getting bigger!  According to stuff I've been reading, Baby Rudebusch is now over 13 inches long and weighs somewhere between 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 pounds.  Baby is starting to add baby fat now... those cheeks are filling in! We are getting very close to the 3rd trimester now (25 weeks)!  Wow!

We were able to get the tile layed this weekend.  Jeff did a great job.  I was the official helper- passing tiles and spacers.  We are going to wait to grout the tile until an evening this week, as the mortar needed a little more time to dry. 

We went to Carlson Apple Orchard (about 1/2 hour away) today to have dinner and pick some apples.  It was such a beautiful day! We got two bags full of tasty Honeycrisp apples.  I just took an Apple Kringle out of the oven... it smells amazing! 

Have a great week! : )

Nursery Stuff!

We received our nursery decor in the mail this week! It was so fun to get! I just love all the bright colors! Of course, we don't have everything for the nursery, but we have a good start!  Jeff and I found the two pieces of artwork (of monkeys and giraffes) at the craft show this weekend here in Hutch.  They will be perfect! 

Here is Gus posing with the nursery stuff!  (I'm sure he really enjoyed the times when the delivery guy dropped off stuff at the door while we were at work!)

Here is the quilt I made for Baby!  I made most of it this summer, but just finished hand-sewing the binding last night.  The colors actually go really well with the nursery things we bought and I didn't even plan it that way!  There are even monkeys and bananas on it!  : )

Time is flying by...

We did some shopping last week.  We ordered stuff for the nursery and the crib and mattress arrived today!  It will stay in the box for awhile as we have some work to do before we are ready to put the nursery together.  (I know, the boxes are really fun to look at- don't ya think??!)

 Here I am at about 23 1/2 weeks (We are in the 5th month... that means we are getting a lot closer to the 3rd trimester). 

The side view...

Here I am way back on May 18th... we just found out we were pregnant. The comparison pictures definitely show a growing baby!

Baby has been moving a lot.  It has been SO FUN to feel Baby as it gets bigger.  Thank goodness the weather cooled off this week.  The 90+ degree weather made it pretty unbearable at school.  

Baby Rudebusch Due to Arrive in January!

Here is the first post on our blog about BABY RUDEBUSCH.  I have now officially announced our news at school, plus it is starting to get a little more obvious.  We are so excited to announce that we are expecting Baby Rudebusch in January.  The due date is January 7, 2012.  I am now almost at 22 weeks (over halfway through the pregnancy)!  We are absolutely thrilled and are anxiously awaiting Baby's arrival!  I know time will fly.

These pictures were taken on Wednesday (August 31).

 Can you see the baby bump!?  It is there!

Mama LOVES baby!

I have been wearing my regular clothes so far. Well, up until now... I wore my first maternity shirt on Thursday to work and then a maternity dress to Back to School Night at school last night.  Most of my pants are getting a little tight, so I'm sure I'll be making that switch sooner than later.  Especially now that baby is gonna GROW, GROW, GROW! 

Baby has been really active in the evenings!  Usually just a few minutes after I lay down to go to bed Baby really starts moving.  The little kicks are adorable.  We can even feel the baby moving on the outside of my belly!

We had our ultrasound today.  The ultrasound tech said that Baby was the most cooperative baby she had all day!  (Let's hope Baby is always so good natured!)   Baby moved its limbs a lot, but otherwise he or she stayed in one position for the most part. 

Here are some pictures from the Ultrasound today (Sept. 2).  They are labeled, so hopefully you can tell what you are looking at!  According to the measurements taken today, Baby is measuring at 1 lb. 2 oz.  We did not find out the gender of Baby, so you will all have to wait a while! Don't worry, it will be worth the wait!

 So, that is what has been kicking me! : ) Do you see all the toes!!

 Baby has his or her arms up over it's head.  You can see the nose and mouth between the two arms!

 It is absolutely amazing to see the vertebra all lined up to make the spine.  What an incredible miracle!

Here is Baby's face.  Baby was kinda nestled up next to me (using mama as a pillow), so the edge of it's face is kind of blurry.  You may have to tilt your head to the side to view. (top of Baby's head is on the left of the pic and it's chin is on the right).

Of course, we need to mention that it is Gus' 2nd Birthday today! 

Happy Birthday Gus!  We bought him a new monkey!  He also got a Vikings collar last week.