I'm a bit behind - July 16th

On July 19th - Josh and started the morning with a bit of flooding. It wasn't pretty. We woke up at 6 am and tried to stop it as much as we could from flooding our basement. I realized, we don't have a lot of towels:)


The insurance adjuster did come to our house today....and he said that there isn't much damage - we just need to wipe down the walls with bleach and be sure that mold doesn't grow. If it does, we'll have to take out the drywall and insulation on the bottom of the walls. I really hope that doesn't happen.

Luckily, by 9am the water had receeded and Josh was able to go golfing with his friends and I was able to do the morning things I had wanted to. At 4:30pm we picked up our friends Nicole and Brad and headed to the Northern Wisconsin County Fair! Josh and I have gone for the last three years (Year 1: Eric Church, just us; Year 2: Phil Vassar, Mom and Dad Wiersma, Lance and Jimmy; Year 3: Sawyer Brown, Lance, Mom and Dad Wiersma, Nicole and Brad, and two of Mom's friends from BRF) and we just LOVE the concert! We had front row seats this year - which worried me because of baby......but they were great! I actually took off for the back for most of the show - but Sawyer Brown was great. Here are some pics from the event.

It's a BOY!

Or so the gender predictor says......Sorry...you have to click on the image to see:)

So far so good....

So, I went to the doctor yesterday by myself (Josh is in Des Moines) and in all honesty, was not looking forward to it. I know I haven't gained a lot of weight I was certain that I may have to have more tests or it wasn't normal. While the baby has really popped out even more - the rest of my body has become more toned and stronger from carrying the weight differently and from just taking care of myself more than I usually do.

The doctor confirmed I'm ok. The baby's heartbeat was STRONG and still in the middle of the range of boy vs. girl. This baby REALLY doesn't want to tell us what gender he/she is. I'm okay with that - I love the guessing. The baby is growing right on track - I'm measuring 29 weeks versus 30 -but I was last week too. The doctor said, your baby just won't be a big baby - and that's ok. From my viewpoint - that's awesome. Plus, the weight loss after the baby will be a breeze:)

School has been busy for me - and I'm starting to dislike it...which means this might be my last semester. Josh has pretty much retired from basketball - but may start up again in the winter. He truly enjoys getting the workout, seeing his friends, and the extra money.

Alright, enough for baby blogging right now. I still have to post about this fun filled weekend we had last weekend!

30 Weeks

Only 10 more weeks.....I can't even believe it. I'm still feeling great - just a bit more tired. The baby is a mover - I've been punched, kicked at all times of the day! This morning was adorable - as Josh grabbed my belly and said "Let me say hi to the baby" and started talking to Baby K.

I still crave fruit, ice cream, and beef jerky and I HATE pork and Mexican food. At first I hated pregnancy but I've really started to like it - for the most part. It's been so exciting for both of us - my mom continues to tell my how excited Josh is and how obvious it is. I'm so lucky. Josh and I are both so lucky that many of our friends and family are so generous and are making sure that they are attending the showers and invites that we extend to them. I can't believe some of the gifts we've received in the mail and the kind words that people have given us. It's been a huge outpouring and I can't even express how much that means to both Josh and I. We are blessed.