Can I Just Complain For a Sec?

My trustee MSN weather ticker says there is a freeze warning for tonight…can’t we at least wait until October for that nonsense? It also says it’s going to rain starting Friday, for 7 days straight! Luckily the one thing I’ve learned to trust about my trustee weather ticker is that it’s usually wrong.

I also want to give a shout out to GAP for making me a little more excited about the baby boy clothes situation. Seriously? Look how cute their new stuff is…

Speaking of GAP, my mom (also known as Grandma in the near future), purchased the little guy’s very first outfit while we were in Chicago last weekend…

Speaking of Chicago, we got to join my mom, dad, and little sis Kenzie for their first trip to Chicago. They came to East Lansing first and we showed them the sights. Obviously MI is about as different from Las Vegas as you can get so we loved showing them the nature, Lake Lansing, Hawk Island, campus, the law school, all that good stuff. We went to the Cider Mill and rode on the tractor and ate buttermilk doughnuts and drank cider. The weather was beautiful; it was a perfect couple of days. Kenize's pictures are amazing...

Then we crammed as much of Chicago as we could into Saturday and Sunday. Chicago will always be one of my favorite places…

Thanks for the fun times fam!

It's Officially...

a boy!

The doctor said everything looks perfect. We're happy, especially Brandon.

I feel like we can finally get started on things, but we honestly don't really agree on names. I love Benson, Brandon isn't a fan. He likes Caden, I'm on the fence. Then the issue of spelling, I think K's are masculine, he think's they're femine and that C's are more masculine. We have issues!

My parents and little sister are in town and they got to see the little guy going crazy, he would NOT stay still. It was awesome.

Pics...

I am...

Feeling pretty dang good about our move- it’s been such a blessing to be surrounded by the best neighbors anyone could ask for.

Loving the weather! My front porch is cover is orange leaves, I think fall is here early.

Ready to know the gender of our baby- I can’t wait until the 24th!

So annoyed about the Michigan State game on Saturday! Worst. Game. Ever.

Happy to be in Las Vegas visiting my family, even though it’s not for a happy reason.

Missing Brandon and wishing he were here with me.

So sad that my granddaddy died, I miss him already.

So grateful for eternal families!

This Week and Other Randomness

Things are really starting to come together in our house; just don’t look in the basement. I think the lesson learned this week is: don’t freak out until you know there’s something to freak out about. I picked the suits up from the dry cleaners and they are as good as new, all the stains are out of the clothes, and with a few new parts the dryer is working great.

School is going to be intense this year, Brandon is taking lots of credits but he’s really liking it so far. I'm so ready to be done with being sick, no such luck yet. I'm at the stage where I'm looking extra chubby instead of pregnant, cute!

I go to the doctor tomorrow and am really hoping they’ll tell us for sure if there’s a baby boy or a baby girl on the way. Since it’s “likely” a boy I’ve been trying to get in boy mode which has been difficult. I’ve been looking at nursery bedding and decided that dump trucks, baby animals, and characters of any kind are just not me. I found a website that you can pick your fabrics and they’ll custom make your bedding. Here’s what we’re looking at for a potential boy room:

The big news this week is that the kick-off to Spartan football 09 is only 1 week away! We can't wait!

MICH. AGAIN.

I saw this on a billboard on the way out here and thought it would be an appropriate title.

We had grand intentions of leaving Las Vegas early afternoon on Monday. Our new place doesn’t come with a washer or dryer so we had to figure out how to get ours to MI. We ended up buying a trailer and when all was said and done it was 9:00 at night.

We left anyway and drove to Colorado and got a hotel room around 6:00 am. I was pretty much a mess on the drive. I think it was a combination of being pregnant and tired, sad about leaving family, and sitting in the car for so many hours. I’m just glad Brandon didn’t leave me on the side of the road- he’s so patient.

It poured rain like I’d never seen it rain before on the way here. When we finally got here everything on our trailer was soaked. When we opened the suitcases the colors in our clothes had bled onto each other. Brandon’s suits were soaked and his white dress shirts were spotted navy blue. Aahhhh!

We definitely got off to a rough start. I was able to fix all of his clothes, and I’m still working on mine. I think we’re about 75% unpacked. Our good friends fed us dinner and whenever I need to escape I can go over there and hang with them. It’s been a blessing.

Next week Brandon has his first full week of school, I need to get caught up on my work, finish the house, get groceries, and a much needed prenatal massage. Wish us luck!

The Deets

I’m officially done with the first trimester. If the next two go by as fast I have no idea how I’ll get everything done. I have been sick- thanks to the miracle of Zofran the throwing up has been significantly reduced.

We found out I was pregnant during our first few weeks in Las Vegas this summer. So basically, we lived with my parents through my whole first trimester. My mom was pretty much amazing. Can you imagine not having to cook dinner or clean for 3 months? She made things I felt like eating, fed my husband, made me lunch for work, and get this...even cleaned up my throw up. I'm so grateful.

I was completely convinced we were having a girl- completely. We had a girl name, girl nursery, and I’ve been mentally prepared for a girl. Our awesome ultrasound tech told us at thirteen weeks that it’s likely a boy, no guarantees until 18 weeks but it opened up a while new world of possibilities for me.

I love my doctor in Las Vegas, I haven’t met my MI one yet but he doesn’t seem promising. Both said they’ll just work together since I’ll be back and forth. My Las Vegas doctor said we can fly out on a weekend and be induced or we can deliver in MI. Hard decisions!

The one thing I have decided on is a stroller. After much research, review reading and pushing, the UPPAbaby is the winner.

Now we only have about 5000 more decisions to make, like a name!

We're Having a Baby!

Finally right? It was not an easy road to get here. First and foremost I have to say my thoughts, prayers, and hope go to those that are struggling to have children or can’t for whatever reason.

We are so excited and we feel so incredibly blessed.

February 12th can't come soon enough!

Moved In

Apparently we’re all moved in to our new place. I only had slight anxiety at relinquishing control and letting Brandon and his Dad handle the move. When we moved from Las Vegas to Lansing I spend three months bubble wrapping, organizing, and bossing. They managed to move us in 4 days (without me there bossing)! Brandon said my desk is in the kitchen so I’m a little nervous about what I’ll find when I show up there for the first time in a few weeks. I am SO grateful that they flew to Detroit, took the Flyer, worked their butts off, and for everyone that helped. So grateful.

I’m really going to miss our loft; it’s one of my favorite places we ever lived. I won’t miss the neighborhood, management, or rent. I think the new place is going to be good. We’re on an awesome bus route that drops off in front of the law school (no more earlier morning driving through blizzards), we’ll live by lots of people that can entertain me during the day, and we’ll be saving a bundle.

Summer is dang near over for us. I have one and a half more weeks of work, we go to the beach for week, and then it’s back to school!

Family Pic

I love these guys...

Now I'm on the hunt for an old window frame, I saw someone turn one into a picture frame and I'm obsessed with it's cuteness, and with finding one!

Beach Bums

Even though the humidity gives me a fro, I could totally live at the beach. We went to Oceanside for a whole week and it was relaxing, amazing, just warm enough, just cool enough, and just plain fun. My schedule consisted of sleeping until whenever, lying on the beach, eating, and lying on the beach some more. I have to give a shout out to my dad for funding the excursion.

Our beach house was sooo cute! Love the red front door.

Brandon chillin' on the front porch.


We had dinner in our "backyard" on the sand.

The pier.

The view of Oceanside from the pier.

Sunset.


Have you read Seriously So Blessed? This is my sisters version of a frown smile, so funny.

My little sister that just graduated from high school took some family pics of us which turned out really cute. Family pictures are always DRAMA with my family. With 4 girls (5 including my mom) it's inevitable that someone will hate their hair or their outfit or in the case Kenzie is a perfectionist photographer and hated the lighting. Luckily she is an amazing editor so I can't wait to post them as soon as she is done.