Prayer Request

Please keep very good family friends of ours in your thoughts and prayers today, tomorrow, & the days to come. They are getting prepared for a transplant, one being the recipient, and another being the donor...all are in needs of prayers that the transplant goes well, quick recovery, and the recipient doesn't reject the transplant.

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

- Deuteronomy 31:6

Wonderful weekend

We have had such a wonderful weekend! Our great friends, Kim and Jeremy Darnell drove up from Urbana, IL to visit us for the weekend. The guys got in some successful fishing, while Kim and I truly relaxed. We went for a walk, did a little shopping, and lots of catching up. Saturday, we (guys included) went to a few local wineries, local fruit stand, and a homemade chocolate/fudge shop. It was just a great weekend all around, we are so thankful and blessed with such wonderful friends! After a big breakfast and saying good-bye to the Darnell's, Sean and I headed out to the golf course. We got nine in and that was about all the pregnant lady could handle! It felt so good to get out and enjoy the beautiful course and weather. Tonight after Gunner and I got back from our walk, Sean suggested we get the baby's furniture put together...he is so proud!

Sean & Jeremy enjoying some cocktails at Fandango...Great Friends, Good Times!

Sean and I before heading out to dinner at our favorite Tapas restaurant, Fandango

Jeremy & Kim Darnell, such great friends

Sean and I sizing up our "bumps"

BUMP TRACKER: 25 1/2 weeks

Sean putting together the crib! The crib is complete...along with a MAJOR waistline expansion this week!Dresser/Hutch, which will also serve as the changing table

Gunner helped too!

Gunner's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Gunner!!!

Today Gunner turns 7 years old...quite the old fart! He has had a very enjoyable day...we let him sleep in, went for a nice long walk and chased birdies, and gave him lots of hugs & kisses. Instead of a birthday cake he opted for an entire brat and a little bit of ice cream!
We love Gunner more than two people should, he is such a great friend and companion! Today is all about Big G!

Feeding Gunner part of his "birthday treat"

Even in his old age, he can still jump for a treat!

24 1/2 weeks

Bump Tracker 24 1/2 weeks

Not too much new and exciting on the baby front. I am still feeling really well and getting lots of kicks and punches from our Sweet Little One! Everyday we get one day closer to meeting our Baby Love and I can not wait!

Gotta Love Girlfriends!

Yesterday I spent the day in Chicago visiting with some of my favorite girls in the world! There is nothing like having "girl time"! Sean spent the weekend fishing so I took the open opportunity to head to Chicago for a visit. My day started having a great lunch with my college roommate Carrie and her boyfriend, Marty! This was my first time meeting the lucky guy...it was a great lunch, so great catching up! Carrie and I were randomly selected roommates our sophomore year in college and have been great friends since, cherishing many hilarious memories! After lunch I headed over the Slattery household to meet the newest addition Clara Ann, got to see big sister Ella, and of course my dearest Carly and her husband Joe! They welcomed Clara into the world in May and are moving to Iowa City the end of this month...busy, busy!!! They have a lot going on, so I was happy I got to get a visit in before they headed back to Iowa. The girls are absolutely adorable and Ella completely cracks me up! Carly and I headed out to run a couple of errands and picked up our great friend Sarah on the way. We hung out for the afternoon having an all out "girls talk"...sorry Joe. I think he had enough of what we were chit-chatting about, he needed to go for a run! Girlfriends and Girl time are absolutely priceless...I am truly blessed by my girlfriends!

I had my camera but didn't get any pictures so I "stole" this picture from Carly...but these girls are too precious I just had to show them off!

Ella & Clara Slattery

It's been a crazy week...TGIF

WOW...this has been a crazy busy week. Why is it that some weeks there just seems like not enough hours in the day, days in the weeks??? Well this week was one of them. Between Sean and my work schedules we haven't seen each other since Tuesday night. I was busy with work meetings and when I returned home he was on his way out the door to New Orleans! I am so looking forward to some R&R this weekend. We are going to try and do some golfing tonight, it's June and I have only golfed once so far...something is wrong with that! Tomorrow I am heading to Chicago to see some friends, meet the latest addition to the Slattery family, Clara Ann Slattery, and have lunch with my brother Bryan.

Today is the last day of school for all our neighborhood kids...do you remember those days, summer vacation??? I remember those days vividly and am so envious of not having "summer vacation"...summer softball, pool time, slip n slide, and of course living on a farm...helping with fieldwork and milking cows in the hot, sticky barn...but those are all wonderful memories!

On the pregnancy front...24 weeks and 16 weeks to go! I just went out and bought a couple of books, Baby Wise...recommended by ALL my friends. The other book shares the days leading up to delivery and the firsts days/weeks to follow! I am getting SO excited. Although, this has been my nighttime reading and it is causing a little anxiety before bedtime...I have been having some crazy dreams! Last night I dreamt that we changed our Baby Love's name a dozen times before we even left the hospital!

Bump tracker to come...it's been so crazy of a week, no time for photo time! Happy Friday to all!!!! Enjoy the weekend

time to register...

Nothing like dragging Sean to Babies R Us on Sunday afternoon to register for Baby Love's necessities. I don't think that's what he had in mind when he returned home from his weekend fishing trip with his buddies...but he was a trooper! Neither one of us are real big fans of registering for gifts, we weren't crazy about it when we got married and we weren't super thrilled as we aimlessly walked the aisles wondering what and the heck we NEED! With the help of many great friends and their "lists" we survived! As I am sure once our Sweet Little One arrives we will be making frequent trips to Babies R Us and Target getting all the things we forgot! So the registry is complete, for now...Target and Babies R Us! Talk about an overwhelming experience, as we walked through aisle asking ourselves, "will we need this?" over and over! I do want to share that all the toys on the registry...give credit to Daddy!!! He was busy zapping away while I was fumbling through all my lists and checking boxes. The one thing he was a little disappointed he couldn't find was a HUGE rubber ducky for bath time...he settled for a more reasonably sized one. (why...I do not know...I think he was deprived) I will say that walking through the aisles looking at ALL the baby gear has made things seem more and more real. (not that my expanding waistline doesn't remind me every day) I can't believe that in just a few short months we will be blessed with the greatest gift God can give us, our Sweet Little One! We feel so thankful everyday for this amazing time that we are experiencing and continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy and Baby Love!