Monday, July 26, 2010

11 days

Next week, may be the week I have my first baby boy. Could be this week too, but we'll say it's next week for now. :)

We went to the doctor last Friday, and so far everything is still on track for August 6th. I'm definitely feeling more tired and unable to do a whole lot without needing to rest for a few - which I think it pretty good since i have less that two weeks left at this point! I am feeling more and more ready to get my body back though - excited to do a real work out again at the gym, and be able to put lotion on my legs without doing it in stages.

I think we've decided on the final three names for this little boy too - we're still going to wait to tell people, but at least we've got some good solid choices!

The grandparents have all gotten their tickets to come out and meet their grandson, and future plans are already in the works for the visits after that! And it sounds like we may be taking our first flight with baby Rosdil in October for a very special Rosdil wedding - Andy's brother may push his wedding day up to fall instead of spring! So we'll start crossing our fingers now that we have a good baby on that plane!

Monday, July 19, 2010

18 days to go time

WOW, really? 18 days?? ok...guess we better make sure we're ready!!

I did have a great weekend kicking off the "less than 3 weeks" mark with some awesome ladies! Some friends here in Denver put together a joint baby shower "tea" for a friend and I (She is due 3 weeks after me). We met at the Brown Palace and had tea and treats! What a wonderful treat that was! :)

Monday, July 12, 2010

Lego and her club foot


This weekend we took Lego in for a routine shot, only to have her foot get caught on the door and sliced open - requiring her to get stitches! So here she is, with her second "foot wrap" - affectionately earning the nickname "club leg." Poor thing, but it doesn't seem to hurt her, even when we fall down laughing as she tries to run up the stairs.

Friday, July 09, 2010

9th month stretch!






Andy took a few pics of me to capture the belly just weeks away from arrival - and of course he had to be in at least one as well!

36 weeks

Today marks the 36 week point! I'll get a picture up this weekend!

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

What's in a name?

Last night Andy and I talked to my mom, dad, grandma and grandpa on skype. They all now have cameras for their computers so they can see the baby when we talk - after he arrives of course.

Well as usual, the topic of what the baby's name will be came up. Everyone (including me) wants to know what this little guy will be called for the rest of his life. So my mom throws out a couple names, Brock and something else, and my dad pipes in and says something like, "why don't you just name him from the source, and call him Dick." We all laugh, and I say something like then he would officially be, "Richard Raymond Rosdil" - aka Dick. At that moment Grandpa speaks up and says, "if you're going to call him Dick, why don't you just name him Penis?"

Yep, that's a pretty typical conversation with my family. I'm sad Abbie missed it, since she's the one who's known for making jokes about sex always coming up in our house when we get together. Either way my dad got a good laugh out of it, and we all ended the skype chat with smiles.

I can say this, baby Rosdil, you have nothing to worry about. Though we welcome suggestions, I don't know that we'll be settling on either of those names for you. But the conversation with your grandparents and great grandparents was one worth writing down.

Monday, July 05, 2010

a little fixing up


this picture was from the baby shower, but i fiddled with it a bit, and think it looks better!
Grandpa's Girls!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Here comes baby

We had our tour of the hospital last week, along with getting a full video tour of what the birth process will be like! It was more information than I needed for sure, but I think it will be helpful to know what to expect in just a few weeks now! The tour was good - I don't know if i could tell anyone how to find me if i needed to, but at least we know where we're supposed to park now! Our childbirth teacher continues to be a hoot-and-a-half, showing us exactly what kind of breathing we should be doing - while in the birthing position! Today is our final class, and we will be learning about C-sections. I'm crossing my fingers now that I don't end up needing one...30% of women get them they say.

I've also been learning a lot about nursing, and all the tricks and tools to do it successfully and as painless as possible. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes well with that, but understanding that sometimes things are out of your control, and you just can't nurse like you planned. Either way i'm praying for a healthy little baby.

I'm at the point in my pregnancy now where it gets difficult to put on your shoes and socks. Fun times.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

grandpa fluckiger

As we make dinner on a Saturday night, we're listening to Oscar Peterson, thinking about Grandpa Fluckiger. Big Grandpa, as we affectionately refer to him, plays the piano like no one i've ever heard - he's pretty much amazing. And we discovered on our last visit with him that baby LOVES hearing grandpa play jazz piano! Once he started playing, that baby moved around in my belly more than he ever had before! It was awesome.
So tonight, we're thinking of our favorite Big Grandpa, and exposing our son to a taste of his talents through Oscar Peterson (Oscar's pretty darn good too).
We love you Grandpa, and can't wait to see you in August - and MEET you!! :)

A budding romance

It's been over 5 years now, since Andy and i met on that airplane and had our first date in Austin, Texas. Who would have thought we would find ourselves where we are today, expecting our first little baby boy together as husband and wife!



a few pictures from the early years...:) not so long ago.

Appropriate pooping

Yesterday we took Lego for a walk - she has had quite a bit of energy as of late. As we're walking across the street toward the grass, she decides she can't wait, and squats to poop right in the middle of the road. Of course this would have been OK if there weren't cars - but there were cars, so for the next 30 seconds or so, we all stood by to watch Lego poop in the road.
Thankfully the people drove by (leaving enough room between their car and the poop to not worry about running it over) laughing at what had just happened.
Our little Lego, maybe needs a lesson in potty etiquette.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

33 weeks!


woa...33 weeks. And of course Lego is in the picture!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Happenings

Since this is the closest thing i have to a journal during my pregnancy, i was thinking i should make sure to write down what's going on at least every once in a while!

Went to the doctor last week for my 32 week appointment, and measured right at 32! So all is well there, and baby is growing and moving like a champ. In fact, this kid has been exercising pretty regularly in my belly now - which is a strange sensation for sure, and one I think you can only experience to truly understand the feeling. It has been cool to see my tummy moving, but the occasions when he pushes on my bladder or into a rib have caused just a little discomfort.

We are taking childbirth classes right now, and today will be our third one - the tour! I'm looking forward to seeing where the special day will take place, and what entrance, etc. we need to come into when we arrive! Last week we watched a birth video, most likely filmed in the 80s judging by the hair styles. It was quite graphic, and though it was educational for sure, a part of me would rather just do it - without having seen graphic details of what I might resemble during my labor. :)

We are still trying to decide on a name for this little guy, and have been reading through a name book, highlighting names we both like. Hopefully that will help narrow it down to the winner! We will probably wait to tell everyone which name we picked until after he's born, just to make sure the name fits him when we meet him.

Baby's room is getting very close to ready - though i feel like we should be filling our car with diapers at this point! We still need the diaper trash and bags, bath, shampoos, lotions, wipes, diapers, etc. but i think this kid will be good with blankets, toys and clothes thanks to all the wonderful gifts people have so generously given. Of course more clothes will always be good, from what i hear about the blow outs we'll be cleaning up!

Other than that, we are gearing up for the final month stretch, praying for our little baby boy, and a smooth transition into family-hood. I can't wait for you all to meet him already, and look forward to the many years ahead of laughter, memories, and love.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

grandma rosdil


Andy with little baby Michael Muller - I've never seen Andy hold a baby AND feed it! Had to get a picture of this - much more of this in store for him pretty soon!! :)

Grandma Rosdil threw us a wonderful baby shower - we had so much fun hanging out for the weekend and celebrating with the family and all her great friends! Thanks for such a fun weekend!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Bedding from Great Grandma



We aren't doing a heavy theme in the baby's room - because the rug and furniture fill things in pretty nicely, but this bedding from Great Grandma sure looks great!! Good choice on the turtles Grandma!! :)

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

more baby time







diaper cake - thanks Ab!

family


Grandpas girls

Original Fluckigers

Baby time


BGs!

Baby Daddy
Sandra, Maryel, Joy and Chair

Leanne Hansard

Kelli and Linda Miller
Auntie Abbie and her nephew to be!

Angie

Sunday, May 09, 2010

moms 60th surprise party


We all came together to surprise my mom for her 60th birthday. 25 of her closest friends, and us - she was VERY spurprised!!

babymoon2


We were trying to hike to the top of Diamond head peak, but they wouldn't let us because they didn't think we could make it back before the park closed. Obviously they'd never seen us hike!!

Andy, me and the bump at our hotel


OK if you look at the second balcony up from the bottom on the right, you see the man who slept on his balcony. He's there - sleeping away, like he did every day we were there! We were thinking he was "crashing" at a his friends place...

Waikiki....so different from the Kauai we are used to now...

I didn't take pictures, but we went to the north shore also - much more our speed for vacation! Overall though we had a great time!!