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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Love Letter To My Daughter

One of my favorite things to do is watch my belly move up and down and back and forth when baby girl is moving, kicking, stretching, etc. I think I could just sometimes spend a whole day watching her move. I must admit I love feeling her with me. I think once baby girl is born and out and about this is going to be something I will miss greatly. I will be in the car, on the couch, or at my desk at work and I must stop to put my hand on my belly or just watch the show. It is an incredible feeling to feel her from the inside and the outside as well. There is something very private about this part of pregnancy. It is so much fun to involve others in the excitement this way. In fact, at work today a co-worker saw my belly moving in a meeting and he thought it was the neatest thing. “She was putting on quite a show!”, he said. It is also so touching when Aaron puts his hand on my belly and he can feel her as well. However, no one can feel her quite the way that I do. It’s by far my favorite thing about pregnancy. I can’t quite describe the closeness and love I feel for this little girl and I haven’t even officially met her yet. It makes me a little sad when I think about that this chapter is soon ending and the fact that I only have less than a month with her until I have to share her with the rest of the world. I have been blessed in so many ways with having her before I’ve even held her. She is by far the best thing and most important thing that I will ever do in my lifetime.

I love you, my little girl, and I can’t wait to meet you.


Monday, August 13, 2012

Cooking Galore!

This past weekend I thought it would be a good to cook some meals and freeze for them when after the baby is born. Here's the setlist:

  • Chicken Enchilidas
  • Tortilla Soup
  • Chili
  • Cabbage Soup
  • Spaghetti Bake
  • Seafood Lasagna
  • BBQ Pulled Prork Fajitas
  • Banana Bread

Monday, August 6, 2012

The Finished Nursery

It was a 3 month project, but, the nursery is finally done. We finished putting pictures on the wall today, worked hard putting the crib together (thank you Aaron and Daddy), hung up clothes for the first 3 months, laundered the crib sheets, and everything else in between. We can't wait now till she's here to enjoy it.






Sunday, August 5, 2012

Daddy Steps Up

Aaron here.  Saturday, 8/4/12, was a big day.  The night before we had a late drive home after a great evening (11) rows behind the Packer bench at Lambeau Field for family night.  So, after just a few hours of sleep I got to work on my Daddy/Husband projects.  Now, I'm not the most mechanically inclined person.  However, I took pride in assembling both my daughter's high chair AND her "Exersaucer."  Next, we'd planned a State Fair outing and I had hoped to get us parking close enough so Jamie didn't have to walk so far.  I utilized my high quality parallel parking skills and got us a great spot.  Take that overpriced Boy Scout at the Fire Department parking!  Finally, Barry Manilow was to play Milwaukee for the first time in nearly a decade.  Speaking of overpriced - we held off buying tickets because they were $75 just to get in the house.  The close seats were much, much more.  Luckily, I was able to negotiate a deal for 5th row tickets with a guy on the street at $80 for (2) tickets.  Jamie was thrilled.  My little girl may not have been able to see this weekend's events.  But, I'm sure she definitely got to hear her first Packer experience, WI State Fair, and Barry Manilow concert.  Daddy & Husband Aaron comes through today!

STATE FAIR BABY!

We decided to eat my way through the State Fair this weekend wearing my favorite shirt. :) Here's the setlist:

  • 3 duck fajitas
  • cherry strudel bar
  • Mexican corn in a cup
  • honey lemonade
  • Fat Elvis
  • Maple cotton candy
  • Tums

Kohlweiss Family Baby Shower

Last weekend, my mom (Margaret) and Aunt Maureen threw us a baby shower for our little bundle. It was a really fun day filled with lots of wonderful presents, food, the best cupcakes ever, lots of laughing, and yes, tears for me. My parents gave me the outfit they brought me home in and blankets my Grandma Kohlweiss and Grandma Helen made for me when I was born. It was a great shower.



The Babymobile

It's not the Batmobile, but the Babymobile! We decided it was time to turn in my little, sporty, two door, Toyota Scion and to buy a family car together. After about 4 months of research and test drives, we finally decided on a 2013 bright silver Kia Sorrento. We've had our 'Silver Bullet' for about a month and now and we are completely in love with it. We hope our baby girl will enjoy it just as much.