31 Week Update

31 weeks complete, Only 9 weeks to go!

Tim thought that I should post another belly picture, so here it is... I didn't get all dressed-up for the occasion, but nevertheless, it is a picture. The baby was positioned side-ways, but finally moved last week (30 wks). I'm was very happy to hear the baby had moved. I'm still feeling good and the heat hasn't been too bad. The doctor will perform another ultrasound at our next appointment, July 6th.

We've been slowly working on preparing the baby's room. I have most of the non-baby junk cleared out of the room. Now I've been working on washing the car seat, bumbo, stroller, etc.

Tim, on the other hand, has been working diligently on preparing a dresser. We had an old dresser from Lori's college days. The dresser was in pretty poor shape, so Tim decided to re-finish it. He started by stripping off the paint, soon realizing there were at least 7 different layers of paint to remove.

After two coats of stripper and lots of scraping,

he still had to do some sanding to remove the rest of the paint.

The drawers are almost complete, just a little more hand sanding.

Amazingly... There was a nice red oak underneath!

Currently, Tim is staining it to match the crib, a coffee color. Such a hard worker!

More pictures to come as the project comes to completion.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! Saturday, I met Nick & Margie in Sidney to celebrate Fathers Day with a nice dinner at Applebees. Sunday, we were at Greg & Elaine's house. The men began mid morning to assemble the new swing set.

Tony & Tim diligently working under the direct supervision of Greg & Josie.

Andrea was also a lovely assistant.

Greg opening his new leaf blower.

Josie testing out the slide. I think she approved!

Tim & I also tested and approved!

Baby Shower

Elaine hosted a a baby shower for me on Sunday, June 7th. The shower was wonderful, great food, beautiful decorations, and nice weather. The yellow & purple plates were very nice (Thanks Josie). Also, the deck was in immaculate shape (Thanks Greg). I received a lot of very nice things for the baby, Thanks Everyone!

The Bergman Family: Andrea, Jessi, Josie, Me, Elaine, & Denise

Meier Family: Holly, Mindi, Me & Mom

Andrea made a beautiful quilt for the baby.

Grandma Grillot made some receiving blankets .

One special gift; Tim's precious Monk & Donk. Also, a picture of Tim during his childhood years playing with them.

Greg & Holly's Wedding

Holly & Greg's wedding was on May 30th. The weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful day. I was pretty tired by the end of the day and it took all day Sunday to recover.

The beautiful bride.

Meier Family

Greg & Holly about to enter the trailer to take us to the Retreat Center.

Hannah, Sarah, Ben, Brad, & Bryant

Grace & Bryant holding hands as they walk on the bridge.

Meier Grandkids: Grace, Hannah, Ben & Bryant

Mom & Dad