GIRL? maybe...BOY? could be... HAWKEYE?...guaranteed!

JenVen and Grace hosted a "Hawkeye Casserole Shower" for me and this Baby #3. There were lots of friends that I have not seen for a long time, yummy food, a fun game of Bunko and of course all of the frozen casseroles everyone generously made for my family. It was a great time!

There were two other pregger ladies there too. Melissa came late from the hospital - getting tested because they might induce her and Holly had to leave early for tests to possibly induce her. Talk about being jealous!!! I'm so glad they were able to make it though!

THANK YOU, Grace and Jenn for getting everyone together and hosting a wonderful shower! And, THANK YOU to my friends for coming to the party! I feel showered with love...and a lot of yummy casseroles :)

The Invitation



The "sign in" table. Jenn and Grace provided
thank you cards and envelopes for everyone to
put their address on to help me out. So nice!


Tiered "Hawkeye Diaper Cake"



All the yummy food.
And, I got to keep all the Hawkeye blankets
and bib... (made courtesy of Grace's Grandma Pete)

Jenn pointing out the Hawkeye Shirt...she

REALLY wanted credit for that...and, she

got it...because I would never wear an ISU shirt.

No matter how much I love that girl! Mostly

because it would cause an issue in my marriage :)

This is the recliner which I spent the majority

of time during the shower. Very comfortable!

Jenn feeling the "burn". See, Jenn is a Cyclone fan

(Iowa State) but is wearing a Hawkeye shirt for

me. Talk about love! She was complaining of feeling

a burning sensation from the Hawkeye on her shirt.

But, Sara explained to her that it is just the feeling

of being a winner :)

Me, rolling the dice....

And, take note...Becky is the one looking sweet &

innocent, smiling at the camera. That girl has one

competitive edge to her! Don't let her fool you!

My Bunko....yes, it instantly gave me 21 points

to win that round. It also almost caused me to

start labor after Becky screamed. That was quite

the contraction! Thanks for trying, Becky!

Grace was running around taking pictures for

me. So, she included one of herself too.

Grace & JenVen

Jenn kindly telling me she is done

with the Hawkeye party


My "baby" being the baby of the

house...at least for a couple more weeks.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY 5 DAYS...

And, I'm exhausted! The last 5 days have been a lot of fun but my body says it is time to pay the toll :) And, in all the fun...not many pictures were taken. I do have some and they will be shared in the next couple of posts. For the rest of our adventures, you will just have to use your imagination....be kind!

FRIDAY -
The Curren's got back into town and came over to play for a while. Brooklyn and Alex had a great time having their friends back. The girls had many a tear to shed when Ally, Brad and Abby had to leave for dinner at their Grandparent's house.

SATURDAY -
Grace and JenVen hosted a wonderful "Hawkeye Baby Casserole Shower" for this little one of ours. It has been quite a while since I have spent time with my friends....being mostly "housebound" for the last several months. I enjoyed every second (contractions and all) even though I sat in a recliner for most of the time.

There was even a surprise when I got home from the shower. Scott had moved Brooklyn and Alex's new beds upstairs, converted the toddler bed back into a crib and moved that downstairs. It is really starting to feel that there will be a little baby in this house again. And, I'm getting nervous...crazy, right?

SUNDAY -
Scott, the girls and I made a 4 hour trip to Illinois to visit Scott's Grandmother. I made a "nest" in the back bench seat with 5 pillows in an attempt to make the car ride easier on me. It was a great trip and Grandma Ezby was in high spirits and seemed to enjoy our time together.

MONDAY -
The "Task Master" (aka: Grace) came over in the morning and stayed all day until dinner, except for a break to go eat lunch with her family. She moved all of the things in Brooklyn's room upstairs (and even David got involved to help move the heavier things), organized everything, yelled at me, vacuumed, dusted, yelled at me, produced 4 bags of stuff for good-will, yelled at me, gathered together enough things to make a full bag of trash (broken toys, etc.) and, of course...yelled at me. According to Grace, I have "issues"....I am part hoarder, part too sentimentally attached to things (and apparently my husband agrees with her). But, to be honest...she can yell at me as much as she wants. She worked so hard and got so much accomplished in such a short amount of time. I felt badly having to watch while she worked. Although, she did let me organize books and put them on the shelves.

TUESDAY -
I had my 34+ week doctor appointment. Surprise, Surprise....still big. But, the good news??? Only 3 more appointments before this little one is out. Let me tell you what a party that day is going to be!!!! My next appointment is March 23rd for another ultrasound to check the size of baby and fluid levels. I will also be able to officially get the induction date on their calendar. Everything else looks good.

So, that is the last 5 days around here. Today is a rest day. It was really hard to walk last night and today it must just be ridiculous to watch me. But, that is ok...not much longer. Then I can start training for another marathon...granted, I will have to learn how to walk again first!
But, I guarantee that will be so much easier than being pregnant!!!!

SPRING IS IN THE AIR....

OR, at least in the stores....if you are from Iowa!

Grandma Yoder stopped by today and surprised the girls with new spring jackets and a couple other really cute spring/summer outfits. These girls love their new clothes!

IT WAS LIKE MAGIC!

The Curren's are back in town and stopped by for a visit. Brooklyn and Alex had a great time playing with Ally, Brad and Abby. They played upstairs, challenged each other on the Wii, Brad started a massive wrestling match (not a good idea being the only boy with 4 girls who ganged up on him) and finished with a snowball fight to see the Curren's off to their car.

**I do also have to acknowledge how brave Ally and Brad were this time in our house. Our dog, Dakota, was free to roam (aka: hide from the kids) and Ally and Brad (mostly) didn't even pay attention to him. This is a huge step. They used to never get out of their car until I promised that the dogs were locked up. Good job, guys :)**

And, I enjoyed seeing MY friends and having face-to-face adult conversation during the day.

I know, I know....none of that sounds "magic", right???
But, listen to this...I had a load of laundry in my room that has needed to get folded for the last....ummm, lets just say a long time. Then all of a sudden, in front of my eyes, it was folded and put away. AND, I also had a load of laundry in the dryer that needed to get brought upstairs, folded and put away. Guess what happened to that??? Yep, brought upstairs, folded and put away! AMAZING!!!!

See....No Clothes....MAGIC!


Ok...it probably had something to do with Grace folding the clothes and the kids showing her where to put them away. But, it seemed like magic to me :) Thanks for your help, Grace!

WANNA PLAY DOLLS?

Thanks to the girls' GREAT great-aunt Ev....Brooklyn and Alex have hours of fun dressing up their dolls. All the clothes she sends are handmade and inspired by fashion shows. And, now....their great-aunt has given the girls bunches of new dolls to go along with all the wonderful clothes she makes for them! So much fun! Is it wrong that I find myself envious of the clothes these dolls have???

Aunt Ev, thanks so much for the clothes, dolls and hours of fun we have playing dress-up :)

FUN IN THE TUB

They went into the tub as my little girls....and ended bath time as daddy with a beard????

AM I NESTING???

I must be?!?! In between having to sit/lay down because my back is killing me OR my legs feeling like they might give out OR waiting out a round of contractions, I am cleaning. What is wrong with me? I have barely been able to stand for more than a couple minutes at a time for several months now, yet for some reason my closets need to be emptied out and re-organized, I bleached my kitchen sink and counter tops last night at 10:30pm, re-cleaned the bathroom from 2 days ago, vacuumed in places that haven't seen the light of day in 5 years and made my girls help dust cause "mommy can't bend down that far".

Physically, this is really taking a toll on my body, I'm exhausted...but I can't stop myself! I think I've lost my mind!!!