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Adalyn Mae
February 26, 2009 12:31 a.m.
9 lbs. 20 in.

Basketball, WikiSticks and Gelato!

We had a great day yesterday with the boys. Kaden had a basketball game at 10 and did great. No baskets this time, but he is definitely getting more aggressive and most importantly, he loves it and is having a ton of fun! It is SO fun to watch him!


After basketball we decided to go out to eat (and NOT McDonald's!) so we decided on Chester's. Jeremy and I really like this place, but were a little hesitant to take the kids there. Since it was Saturday at noon, we didn't think it would be too busy. We ended up making the perfect choice! The boys were great, the food was great...we had a super time! They gave the boys "Wikki Sticks" to play with when we sat down. They are the coolest things and really affordable. We stopped at the toy store at the Miracle Mile and they had them for 6 bucks! The boys played all afternoon with them! LOVE it! After lunch, we decided to go upstairs at the Galleria (yes, we still call it that!) and get some gelato at the chocolate shop. YUMMY! It is SO addicting! It tastes exactly like the kind we had at Grand Central Station in NYC when we lived in Connecticut! I keep thinking of it...I'm craving
more! When we finally got home, Kaden said, "this was the best day of my life!" Wow! I guess we don't need to take him to Disney!

Almost baby time!

Well, we are getting closer and closer to meeting Baby A! This is the "last weekend" I keep calling it! A lot of little things to get done before next week. I go in next Wed. a.m. to be induced. I'm nervous, anxious, scared, excited all wrapped into one! Little girl has proved to be a stinker so far...lots of crazy things happening since the last post. A month ago today I was diagnosed with Cholestasis of Pregnancy. It is a liver condition that affects the flow of bile in my bloodstream. It will go away after I deliver, which is a blessing! Because of this, I have had to go in twice weekly to get the baby monitored with non-stress testing and ultrasounds. So far, she has "passed" with flying colors. However, everytime we go in she is in a different position and the position she favors more than anything is BREECH! UGH. So, we add to all of the other stuff when we have to deal with that. I'm ready to get off of this roller coaster ride! I guess I'll get off of this roller coaster just to jump on to another one! :)

34 weeks...and counting!

I am officially 34 weeks. 6 more weeks to go! I am getting really sick of being pregnant. I want to try to remember how miserable I am so I won't get crazy and do this again!

The baby's room is pretty much ready. I feel so much more laid back with this baby than the last two. I remember having lists checked off of baby stuff that we would need when they came home from the hosptial and the hospital bag packed. I haven't done anything like that yet. I am more focused on getting my house in order! Those of you with more than 2, is this normal?

Vienna

I just had to share these shots from Jeremy's Slovakia/Austria trip in August. He FINALLY got them put on shutterfly so we could all see them. I guess he finally had a slow day at the office!
Anyway, I am amazed at some of these pictures that he took. He isn't known as the family's photographer, so I am proud of him for taking some of these! These are all of Vienna, Austria. He worked most of the time in Slovakia, but got to have a fun day in Vienna. Austria is close to my heart since that is where my parental grandmother's family is from. I grew up hearing her talk about how beautiful Austria is. I definitely believe her! I definitely wish I could have been on this trip with Jeremy, but I guess someday maybe my time will come to travel the globe!

I love how OLD everything is!!!!

Hawkeyes vs. Gophers 11/22/08

All I have to say is Iowa 55, Minnesota 0!

We had a GREAT time in the cities a few weekends ago watching the Hawks beat the pants off of the Gophers at their last game at the Dome. This was Kaden's first Hawkeye football game and he is definitely hooked! It was so fun (especially since our team scored so much!). We had to explain to him that most football games are not usually like this!

We headed downtown early and was just shocked at how much black and gold was overwhelming the city. We definitely out-numbered Gopher fans!

Thanksgiving '08

I love that they all took turns petting a DEAD pheasant!

Huddy got a four-wheeler ride with Grandpa!

We were one of those lucky families that got to travel this year for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to not have to worry about paying over $3.00 in gas this year! The boys were really good this time. Everytime we go back or even travel anywhere I notice how they do better and better with age. (Duh!) And then I think to myself, "what have we done???" We are going to have another baby and start all over again!
I thought I would just post a few pics from our long weekend in Iowa. The highlight of the trip was that Kaden got to go pheasant hunting with my dad and brother. He really didn't get to "hunt", it was more him walking along side Grandpa and the dogs. He saw his uncle Zack get a pheasant and he said, "it was SO awesome!". I was a little nervous of what he was going to think of it considering the night before he was laying next to me in bed and said, "Mom, do I have to shoot an animal tomorrow when I go hunting?" Well...that is kind of the idea of hunting! He did awesome and some good memories were made. I grew up with hunting. My dad lives and breathes the sport. My grandfather owned a sporting goods shop and also was a die-hard hunter. I know my dad wants to keep the tradition going especially since he knows that WE aren't going to be taking them out hunting!