Baby Bump Pictures

I know that some of you desire to see the progress of the baby bump. So, today I put on a brave face and smiled for the camera. 

Here I am at 23 Weeks

Here I am at 25 Weeks

Here I am on our Anniversary Weekend Getaway at 26 weeks

Still smiling at 28 weeks!

Angie Heise this one is for you! Continuing to grow at 35 Weeks and feeling like a large beach ball.

I had a UW-Stout Student take some BabyBump Pictures with an artistic flare! Here I am at 37 Weeks.

Here I am at 40 Weeks! Baby has grown a ton in the past few weeks.

Here is a close up of me 1 day over due. I got my hair, nails, and toes done! I'm ready to have this baby! Please send thoughts and prayers our way.

20 Week Ultra Sound

We got the chance to see the baby again! Justin and I went to our 20 Week Ultra Sound on August 28. The baby was right on schedule, with a heart rate of 157 bpm and weighed about 1 lb. Baby is healthy, growing, and kicking me like crazy!

Another Alien Shot! The technician promised the baby would not come out looking like this!

The baby was napping while we were watching it. Here is a good body shot with little legs tucked under.

Another body shot. The baby is head down (for now)!

A cute foot shot!

Smiling face! I think it looks like Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

August in Student Affairs

As most of you know Justin and I both work on a college campus. I'm a Residence Hall Director and Justin is a University Police Officer. August through Homecoming (October) is our busiest time of the year! This year was no exception. Work becomes a priority which means long hours and little time off.

Once we were back from La Crosse the summer was officially over and I was preparing for training, prepping for staff and students to return. Training was filled with long days, lots of presenting, an overnight at Camp, Team-building, a day doing service in Eau Claire, and building a solid staff team. Everyone survived training, and on Sunday September 4th, we moved 300 students into the building. We are all settled in and doing well. It is still busy but all worth it! I absolutely love working with college students!

Justin worked a lot preparing campus for opening day! He worked long hours, many overnights and assisted in making move-in day successful. Campus brings in about 7,000 vehicles and close to 10,000 people. CRAZY! He is also starting to shadow the campus conduct process through the Dean of Students Office! Never a dull moment on a college campus.

Justin did get a chance to head to MN to visit friends. He drafted his Fantasy Football team as well as attended the Minnesota State Fair (the social event of the year in Minnesota).

Justin's Birthday

Justin's birthday was August 6th. We decided to take off and get out of town! We headed down to La Crosse, WI. At the end of the school year I won a La Crosse package off a raffle. The package included tickets to the La Crosse Loggers (summer baseball league), overnight stay at Stoney Creek Inn and Suites as well as a gift certificate to a local restaurant. We cashed them all in and had a wonderful time. The Loggers won (although we did get a little wet from some rain that came through), our hotel was awesome and the local restaurant had great food! We also saw Harry Potter 7 and ate at Red Lobster (Justin's favorite!). All in all the weekend was fun, relaxing, and much needed. No pictures...sorry I'm getting bad at taking pictures even though I bring the camera.