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November 26, 2012
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August 17, 2012
Crib Mattrerss
Cole and I made a huge Walmart run today. Main thing I needed to get was a crib mattress. This is all we needed to 'finish' the baby room. He was a great help. After our shopping was done he went back to the baby section and carried the mattress to the check out, and then to the car. These are not the smallest things to lug around!
We got home and he was so excited to carry it in, which of course I let him do. He brought it into the baby room, took off the plastic, opened the mattress pad, put it on and then asked to put together the mobile. He was so excited! Someone is SO excited to be a big brother!
We got home and he was so excited to carry it in, which of course I let him do. He brought it into the baby room, took off the plastic, opened the mattress pad, put it on and then asked to put together the mobile. He was so excited! Someone is SO excited to be a big brother!
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June 14, 2012
Drum roll.......
Jeremy and I had our ultrasound on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 @ 9:45 to be exact. We were in there for about 45 minutes. The images of our baby were amazing. To see the little head, spine, bones, kidneys, and heart were overwhelming. This was very different than Cole's fuzzy ultrasound from 12 years ago. Jeremy had never seen an ultrasound so i was great thing for me to watch him see our baby for the first time!
I caught a glimpse right away of what I thought the baby's gender was... then a few slides later it was confirmed! BOY! We are over the moon and really only had one friend who thought it was a boy, most people thought we would have a girl. Jeremy and Cole will be great role models for the new little addition to our family. And I will continue to be outnumbered.
I caught a glimpse right away of what I thought the baby's gender was... then a few slides later it was confirmed! BOY! We are over the moon and really only had one friend who thought it was a boy, most people thought we would have a girl. Jeremy and Cole will be great role models for the new little addition to our family. And I will continue to be outnumbered.
June 1, 2012
Sweet Baby
We had our monthly appointment yesterday! Heartbeat is 152. Very solid and our doctor found it almost immediately. Also, baby is about the size of a sweet potato! Getting bigger each week. And, we have the ultrasound scheduled for June 13th! Will be exactly 20 weeks at that point. I am looking forward to seeing how close we are to being on schedule and how big baby is getting. At this point we're hoping to find out if baby is girl or boy. However, knowing the baby's mother and father it might just be stubborn and not let us find out...
I'm not a big worry-wart in regards to being pregnant, but it is sure nice to hear that little heartbeat. I think it makes Dad (aka Papa Jer) pretty excited too. Now to buy the little device this weekend so Cole can hear it, I think that will make his day!
I'm not a big worry-wart in regards to being pregnant, but it is sure nice to hear that little heartbeat. I think it makes Dad (aka Papa Jer) pretty excited too. Now to buy the little device this weekend so Cole can hear it, I think that will make his day!
Hoping to hit a few garage sales over the weekend to look for some general neutral and clean items to stock up on for baby. Last weekend we got one of the two bedrooms cleared out. Cole will be moving into this one and baby into his current room. Only problem is he wants his bedroom walls green or orange! Not sure I'm willing to cover the walls in those colors, but we'll see... I'm a pushover sometimes. Just have to warn him it will be that color f.o.r.e.v.e.r., and when he leaves for college he can paint over it! Ha!
I did find these 2 pictures below on Pinterest, so maybe orange isn't so bad?!
May 31, 2012
Nice weather
Someone besides me is enjoying the beautiful weather! Sitting outside, 61 and sunny with my Baby Gray.
May 24, 2012
The official times are in!
Every spring since 2009 I have ran in an event called '5K for the 3 Day'. An event that supports the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk. My best time to date is 27:24 for the 5K (3.2 miles). But since I haven't been running or jogging, just walking lately, I decided instead of opting out of the race completely I would walk it. My friend Michelle even came to visit and walk with me. It was a beautiful day to walk by the lake with friends for a great cause.
I checked our time today and had a walking time of 44:29! That's a pretty good pace considering Michelle was pushing a stroller and I am pregnant (barely showing of course, but still pregnant). Just under a 14 minute mile is a pretty steady pace. So happy the baby got to participate in its first 5K and I'm hoping to run it next year with a jogging stroller!
Another activity I have done each year for the past three years is the Minnesota Law Enforcement torch run for Special Olympics. We run from Bagley, MN to Bemidji, MN (approximately 28.6 miles) alternating runners. I usually sign up to run 3 miles just because it seems to be a good number for me. This year I decided again, instead of opting out, to run 1 mile! Some of the guys (mostly male runners) who run are so out of shape that this is the only time they run all year. If they can do it, I can do it. I feel like I'm in good enough shape to make it 1 mile and maybe 1/2 mile at the very end to run in with the group. So excited for June 15th!
I checked our time today and had a walking time of 44:29! That's a pretty good pace considering Michelle was pushing a stroller and I am pregnant (barely showing of course, but still pregnant). Just under a 14 minute mile is a pretty steady pace. So happy the baby got to participate in its first 5K and I'm hoping to run it next year with a jogging stroller!
Another activity I have done each year for the past three years is the Minnesota Law Enforcement torch run for Special Olympics. We run from Bagley, MN to Bemidji, MN (approximately 28.6 miles) alternating runners. I usually sign up to run 3 miles just because it seems to be a good number for me. This year I decided again, instead of opting out, to run 1 mile! Some of the guys (mostly male runners) who run are so out of shape that this is the only time they run all year. If they can do it, I can do it. I feel like I'm in good enough shape to make it 1 mile and maybe 1/2 mile at the very end to run in with the group. So excited for June 15th!
This baby is sure helping good causes and starting out with a healthy lifestyle, love it!
May 17, 2012
May 16, 2012
Two Weeks
Last week baby was the size of an orange (Baby Oranjalo or Baby Navel). This week baby is the size of an avocado! (aka: Baby Ava). Each week is a fun suprise to see how big baby is compared to the fruit/vegetable. This is a great visual not only for Cole, but to explain to other people we see how big the baby is getting. The Baby Center has a cute little week-by-week chart
Also, threre is a great (funny) chart for dad's to better relate to. Compares baby to household items and tools! Check out this link!
Also, threre is a great (funny) chart for dad's to better relate to. Compares baby to household items and tools! Check out this link!
May 15, 2012
Track and Field Day
The school district had Track and Field Day today. There were 4th and 5th graders from all of the elementary schools, I think there are 8 schools total. Lots of kids! The activities included: high jump, long jumps, sprint races, long distance races, soccer punt, softball throw, team relays, and team shuttles. What a great day!
Cole competed in the softball throw (did awesome!), soccer punt (little rusty), and 4x4 shuttle run (8 boys). The shuttle team got 1st place! The other two we won't know his place until the end of the school year. These were the same events he did last year. The same shuttle team got 1st, he got 2nd in soccer punt, and 4th in softball throw.
Sadly, this awesome day is only for 4th and 5th graders, so this was the class' last year training and practicing for the event. The kids all had a great day!
Cole competed in the softball throw (did awesome!), soccer punt (little rusty), and 4x4 shuttle run (8 boys). The shuttle team got 1st place! The other two we won't know his place until the end of the school year. These were the same events he did last year. The same shuttle team got 1st, he got 2nd in soccer punt, and 4th in softball throw.
Sadly, this awesome day is only for 4th and 5th graders, so this was the class' last year training and practicing for the event. The kids all had a great day!
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| Softball Throw |
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| The Cole-man |
Oh, and throughout the 5 hours I was at T & F Day, I took 218 photos of the kiddos!
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