30 Weeks

If your jaw is on the ground you can pick it up!  Yes I'm 30 weeks pregnant and I don't know where the time went?!  Oh my gosh!  This week has been a reality shock.

I had my 30 week doctor appointment and my doctor said he would be surprised if I make it to 40 weeks.  Baby is growing lots and I'm measuring a little ahead of schedule.  On top of all else, with back to back pregnancies, this baby has dropped quite a bit.  And so he said when I feel that first painful contraction to get my butt to the hospital ASAP.  As we discussed these details I think panic set in!  Oh my gosh!  We are going to have two babies under 15 months in a few weeks!  Yikes!  As my dad said- I should have thought about this a few months ago.  Thanks dad!

For the rest of you, this means that New Years is 9 weeks away, Christmas is 8 weeks away and Thanksgiving is only 4 weeks away!  So get your butt in gear and get ready for the holidays.  Over here, we will get ready for the holidays and this baby!  

I can't wait to meet this little guy and bring him home- but I can wait a few more weeks!  

29 weeks

Busy week after our trip to Montana... I will write more later on that!  Quick picture post for 29 weeks!  Have a great weekend!

Colin's One Year Pictures + Maternity Pictures too!

We took Colin's one year pictures plus some maternity pictures at Minnehaha Falls Park.  It was a beautiful and warm Sunday afternoon.  Of course Brett Dorrian captured our family as well as styled up my hair and makeup.  I can't do pictures without Brett!  Colin was working on popping a molar and the excitement of the park was almost overwhelming for him.  He was happy as could be if he could walk around on his own but a "posed" family picture was just not in his skill set that day.  It's okay- I like that we can remember this time in his life as a busy boy, on the move!

So without further to do and without sharing our Christmas card pictures...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Brett for another great session!  See you in January for newborn pictures again!!

Happy First Birthday Colin!

My baby is one!  I feel like I blinked and the last year flew by!  Some days felt long but the year felt so short!  We celebrated Colin's birthday on Sunday- his actual birthday with a mustache/little man theme birthday!  I will let the pictures do the talking...

I had gingerbread men as take home 'gifts' for the adults and Ryan and I made shirts for the little ladies and gents who came to the party.  

 

I had a collage of Colin's month-by-month pictures.  Really fun to compare his little changing face.

Colin was spoiled with gifts!

I spray painted Colin's great, great-grandmother's highchair for the occasion.  The chair is 123 years old.  It was my grandpa Norval's mothers chair built in 1892.

#MomFail: During the birthday song I didn't stop Colin fast enough and he touched his candle.  And thus- we have these pictures...

Colin had to take a breather outside and get some fresh air, calm down, and eat some icre cream cake.  And then everything was okay.

 

 
 

We tried again later and got a few better pictures...

 

After all the excitement Colin was exhausted and ready for a nap.  He plopped down right in the family room-- a good sign for nap time!

We are really blessed to have such awesome family and friends who came to celebrate Colin's first birthday!  It was so much fun to be surrounded by the closest people and those that have watched Colin grow up this year.  Happy Birthday Colin!  We love you!