20 weeks!! Half way there!!

So this past week I have been having a lot of heart burn at night and still round ligament pains...boo. Belly is really starting to get uncomfortable so am loving my bella band. Last Friday I found a changing table through odd circumstances. It is white and matches the crib I want so I was thrilled to death! When we went to pick it up she also sold us her white glider for 25$ we were pretty excited about that find. I'm going to recover the blue material with some bright material I bought last week. It needs the ottoman too. I am heading to the rock valley rummages Friday to see if I can find a crib. After rummages this month I am going to get one I am in love with off of Babierus.com if I can't find one. I can't believe how much stuff we have accumulated honestly! Jordon and I have been ambitious the last few days and have been "nesting". We went through a ton of storage, rearranged the living room, shampooed the rugs, set up the outside area, and cleaned the bedroom. Still have house projects on hold because we are waiting to put hard wood in living room (Can't stain the TV hutch or bring piano in until that is done). Its all coming together slowly though! :0 ) Really beginning to love our home. We are having a birthday party for me here Friday so hoping for nic weather and that we can get everything in the house finished before then. Mainly just have to put pictures on the wall, mop, dust, windex, and should be pretty good.

-A <3

Side note: Going to add a few 20 week pics from Monday with Jordon.

First Pregnancy Class

http://www.sanfordhealth.org/centersofexcellence/womens/NewsDetail19233.cfm?ID=0,1330

Jordon and I had our first two hour "Centering Pregnancy" class tonight at Sanford. It is taught by a midwife and there are 5 other couples so far in our group. It was really fun getting to hear the other moms' stories and concerns as well as learn a lot of cool things I had never read in my books (...and can I add I have about 8 pregnancy books... so I was surprised to have learned so much). Centering classes are included in our overall pregnancy package and also allow us to go to whatever classes we want at Sanford for free...which is interesting because midwife care is cheaper than with a doctor. We will be delivering in the hospital however and doctors are on location 24/7 in case needed. I feel really good about our decision on the midwife thus far. Thanks for the tip off Lars ;0 )

Hung out with Lenny and Lucy for maybe the last time tonight. They are leaving early next week already. Very sad to see them go. I feel like so much is changing so fast in our lives. Jordon and I were talking today about how this is really such a transitional time in our lives. So crazy.... It seems like just yesterday I was living in dorms and now we are preparing a yard for summer and a nursery for our baby..... While we miss some aspects of our "old" life, we are both really excited about the new adventure before us. Home ownership can be a pain and frustrating, but is amazing none the less. I think having a child may be similar haha.

Being pregnant has also made me really appreciate and grow even closer to my husband. He has been so amazingly supportive and awesome these past months that words cannot begin to describe it. Some moments we want to kill eachother haha, but most of the time we just get along so well and are so happy. I am glad we are having this special time to bond before Ava comes. I know we will need all the love and patience we can in our first few months as new parents (or so I am told...). I am thankful for our supportive friends and family too. Even though today held bad news from several angles... I feel very blessed.

-A <3

First Pregnancy Class

19 Weeks- New Car!!

19 weeks has been fun. Jordon and I bought an adorable cherry red '67 Convertible Bug from Lucy and Lenny this week. Happy Birthday to me haha. This was quite the surprise!! I have always wanted a bug!! I can't wait to take it down to Okoboji this summer and cruise around the lake. Jordon is selling his old Fury in turn. This way we can get rid of his storage unit bc the bug will fit in our garage. Have I mentioned I really really love my husband for surprising me with all this. Also love you Lucy for giving up your baby :0 ) We will take good care of it. This past weekend was full of fun times. Kristin and Scott were visiting from Kansas City and them, us, and a whole crew hung out at Monk's and then played cards at our place until 4am. Very good times!! :0 ) Saturday, Lana and I baby window shopped and then Jordon and I spent the evening w/ Lana, Steve, Becca, and Trevor making cookies, playing guitar hero, and playing Life. Sunday we went to church for Palm Sunday, went to my Grandma and Grandpa J's (They got us a baptismal dress and bouncer for Nieva). My Grandpa and Jordon had fun playing with my Gpa's new banjo. We also watched some really old home videos. Was fun!! That evening we went and hung out with Lucy and Lenny; always a good time. :0 ) Also got to visit Kailie and her adorable new son, Asher, today. He is a doll!! Tonight the boys did a poker night and Lenny brought our new car over. So excited about that!! Jordon also got a few 19 weeks prego pics in of me tonight. Here are some pics...

Baptismal Gown

My Aunt Angie found a gorgeous baptismal dress, so my Grandma J went and picked it up. Love it!!

The Hybrid we are saving for

A Green Mercury Mariner (30mpg...pretty darn good)
This will be great for getting Nieva and all her stuff to and fro. Also will be great for taking clients on location with my photography equipment and moving artwork.

Preparing for Nieva