You need to...

You can find links for these on the right side of the blog:

1. Join our online baby pool!  We have quite a few guesses as to the size and time of birth already...
http://www.expectnet.com/games/Tiguester

2. Subscribe to our blog with your email address.  This will just send you an email when Joe or I update our blog so that you are reminded to come catch up on the latest.  This could be very important when we head to the hospital to have the baby!

Also, you've probably noticed the renovation in the blog's look.  What can I say, progress is beautiful :)

Mother's Day and Father's Day

It was so amazing to celebrate Mother's and Father's Day for the first time.  It's crazy that these days actually refer to us, I'm so used to it being for my parents and other people.  At St. Vincent's you get a special blessing on that day.  It was fun to stand up with my big bump :)  I won't go into it now but the blessing struck a chord regarding the intense relationship of the grave responsibility in raising a child and the terrific honor it is to be given such a blessing.
On Mothers day I was 27 weeks:

On Fathers day I was 33 weeks:

Happy Father's Day to all those Father's out there... especially the one of my little one due in just 6 weeks!

3D video up to watch!

Who does he/she look more like?  Mom or Dad?

Back on the Horse

So as some of your know, the mentality behind my lack of updates lately has been because of work.  Being a teacher means that so much of my time at home is spent working on lesson plans or grading (lots of grading).  I didn't feel right being on the computer to update a blog and slacking on entering my students' scores, problem is, you never really are finished with grades.  So now that schools is OUT I can get back to not feeling guilty while updating this blog :)  Wahoo!

I feel that I should come back with a bang... We had a 3D sonogram today and I have some great pictures and video of the Tiguester!!  We also found out that he/she is now 4 lbs 8oz and about a week ahead of average in size. :)  I'll post the huge lot of them on Picasa, but for now... (click on the pictures and they will beome much larger!)

In other news we have made quite the tour of the midwest in the last 4 weeks!  We were in the South Bend area for Kevin's graduation in May from ND.  I was able to stay the last week down in Loogootee with the other side of extended family and finished up in Noblesville at the old homestead and got to see some wonderful friends from high school.  I am seriously so blessed with the people I have in my life.  It's not always easy to make the long trips but I love getting to see everyone.  We have a little rest in weekend trips here for a little while until July 4th in Niles hosted by Uncle Joe and Aunt Terri.  I'll be the one "floating" in the pool like a beached whale by that point!

I could write lots more but i think for now I'll just work on posting a couple pics and hope to get the video working soon... I may put it up on youtube, we'll see!

Look at those baby lips :)