Baby and Life Updates : )

So ...we are now 31.5 weeks along! That means there are only 8.5 weeks left, and we cannot believe it! We have been busy. With Easter, travels, family, friends, and baby preparation. We also celebrated my (Amanda's) 21st birthday last week! Can I just say ...my husband is WONDERFUL! First, on my birthday (Tuesday), he surprised me and stayed home from work, walking BACK through the door in the morning with breakfast and gifts : ). My gift was a brand new Canon digital slr Rebel camera! So happy with it! ...I guess we can say it's more of a family investment. We knew we would want a camera that could take some professional quality photos before the baby came ...and now we have it. We want to capture as many of those precious moments that we can! So the morning was spent with breakfast and experimenting with taking photos. We also went out that night and met my parents for a lovely dinner at Mezzodi's. Here are some of our experimental shots:

We then were at my parent's house for the weekend to help my mom with her Open House at her business, Country Blessings. So much fun! Zach was the entertainment, and it was so great to see some people that we had not seen for quite some time. Zach unfortunately had to leave the event early because he "was called by our pastor to come to the church and get some work done before Sunday's services". I was kind of upset because it was Zach's day off. But little did I know, I was in for a surprise that evening. My parents had told me they were planning on going to Des Moines that night to go out for dinner, so that I could just go along and we could all eat together, along with my grandma too. Then I get a phone call from Zach saying his parents had come to town earlier than we thought (because they were supposed to be staying with us that evening). And that he wanted us to meet them at this ice cream place to grab some desert before dinner. Did not make any sense to me. But I went with it. We walked in and I was greeted with a great big Happy Birthday from some friends and family. It was wonderful! See ...I told you my husband was great! We had an awesome time and I felt so blessed!

Ok ....baby updates! Well ...we don't have anything! lol. But it will all be getting done THIS month (we hope)! We are planning a trip to Minneapolis this weekend to get some things, so hopefully that goes well! Like I said we are just past 31 weeks along and only have a little more than 8 weeks to go! That's only 8 weeks left of just us and this life we have been living for the past 2 1/2 years. And that's only 8 weeks to get the things we need for this little one! We are so excited! Here is a photo of me at 31 weeks:

 

 

31 weeks

Also ....Would you like to know what we are having?????????????



Any guesses by the bump?



Well ...maybe this will help you figure it out ... We are SO excited to meet this little one :


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And I will leave you all with that : )