Friends Visit the Lake!

Jackson's 1st Boat Ride!
Mikey is passing on the reigns...
Maggie & Jackson swimming...
The Bowden Family

This past weekend, Mike and I had the pleasure of enjoying the company of Clay, Maggie & Jackson Bowden at the lake! The weather was beautiful and the water was warm. Jackson had his first boat ride and lake swim! Mike & I had a great time getting to know the Bowdens better and continuing to learn the life of new parents. Looking forward to more special times with them in the future!

And growing...

20 Weeks
24 Weeks
This week marks our 25th week of pregnancy...only 15 more weeks to go! Baby girl is as active as EVER with her somersaults and kicks. Kelly's belly button is officially GONE...there is no more "innie"...it's now become flat. Soon it will be popping out, it's just a matter of time! Tonight is our last Childbirth Prep Class...so we are even more ready to face delivery now! Lots of videos...Kelly even cried during the first one! Not sure if it was due to emotions or simply overwhelmed by the feat of delivery! That's it for now...

Weekend in Ft. Wayne

Laura, me & Susan at my shower
Heading out to the wedding
Sadie & Katie...sisters reunited!

Mikey and I spent the weekend in Ft. Wayne celebrating our upcoming baby, his step-brother's wedding & a reunion of sisters!

Mike's step-mom, Laura, threw us our first shower and had all her sisters in attendance. This was a very special shower, as all of Laura's female family members were there. We received a bounty of gifts for our little girl...including some hand-made gifts! I cried at least 3 times, still not believing this is happening to me...finally!

We also were in town to attend Mike's step-brother's wedding. Steve & Colleen had a beautiful ceremony and the reception was held at the Summit Club downtown Ft. Wayne. We had a great time with Mike's step-siblings and mom...we even did a little dancing!

Finally, our little Katie Monster was reunited with her sister (from the same litter), Sadie! We have tried to coordinate this meeting for years...and the stars finally aligned. The two miniature daschounds were enamored with each other...sniffing and licking and being best buds. It was too cute!

Pregnant Sorority Sistas...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up with two of my favorite Delta Zeta sorority sisters: Bethany & Rachel. We roomed together back at IU in the good old DZ house..and here we are, almost 10 years later ALL KNOCKED UP! Bethany is pregnant with her 3rd and Rachel is pregnant with her 2nd. It is very special to me that we all still keep in touch and are able to share our pregnancies together!

Kelly's Dad in town...

We spent the weekend with Kelly's dad & step-mom in Indianapolis. Dad & Anna were on their way through town to a conference in Louisville & decided to make a weekend layover of it! Mike went golfing at Pergatory with them while Kelly stayed home and watered the new shrubbery and gardens...what fun!

Indy 500

Despite the rain, we were able to still attend the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 (aka the world's largest one-day sporting event)! Mike's cousins Steve & Laura and Casey drove down from Milwaukee for the weekend to witness this event! As usual, we met for tailgating at 7:00 a.m. for cornhole, a breakfast buffet, and drinking :)

The race this year was VERY exciting, as there were over 20 lead changes...and it was rain-delayed after 113 laps. The race DID restart after they dried the track...but again only made it to 166 laps out of 200. Needless to say, we did NOT stick around after the first rain delay. Rather, we headed home to the comfort of our home (and pajamas)!

Looking forward to doing it all over again next year!

Belly is Growing...

8 Weeks
12 weeks
16 weeks
20 weeks

Just wanted to post some pics of my growing belly...for those of you who are out of town & can't enjoy watching me get FAT! Baby is doing lots of moving...I think she'll be a gymnast like her mom!