8.5 months

Well, we are on the home stretch and so ready to meet the little guy! Things are going well. I am definitely growing by the day and have gained 20 lbs as of my appointment last Thursday. Baby Lorei should weigh around 4-5 lbs at this point. I am growing by the day as you can see below. Everything is getting more difficult to do now! We had our childbirth class last weekend and feel we are as ready as we can be for the big day! Ryan's parents got us the car seat, adaptors and stroller, so we are going to install the car seat adaptors this week. Thanks so much Lois and Glenn!!

Other baby news:

Ryan's brother and sister-in-law had a beautiful baby boy last week and named him August Henry Lorei. Two of my good friends from highschool, Garrett and Ashleigh just had a healthy little boy last week and named him Ely Hawkins! Congrats on the beautiful additions to your families! And to Kari and Stacia who are due this week, we are so excited and cannot wait to hear the news of your babies arrivals!

Below is a glimpse of the baby room and my evergrowing belly. I will post more pics of the baby room once the glider arrives and we have some stuff up on the walls. Thanks to my mom, Ryan, Lois and Grandma Lorei for all the time and help with the baby room. It is so close to being ready!!

31 Weeks

I can't believe it, but only 9 weeks to go if baby Lorei decides to come on time :) Baby is growing rapidly and weighs over 3 lbs. We were able to see our little guy yesterday at our 3D Songram and it was absolutely unbelievable. He is beautiful and healthy! What more could we ask for? As far as looks go, we think he has his mom's eyes and lips and his daddy's nose and face shape. But, make your own assumptions. Here are some of our favorite pics. He also already has quite the personality as he scratched his butt (his grandpa "pops" is so proud) and stuck his tongue out!








I also had my Kansas City baby shower on Saturday hosted by Maggie, Kara, Tara, Becky and Sarah. It was wonderful!! Thank you so much girls for the beautiful shower! You mean so much to me. And thanks to everyone for all the gifts. We are well on our way to being prepared for baby Lorei's arrival. Attached are some pics from the shower. Baby room pics to come soon!