Baby Bumpin'

My parents were here the weekend we marked week 33!!  So, before they headed back home, my mom snapped a few pics.

Thanks mom for taking these pictures!  Although I was feeling pretty swollen and large that morning, I know I will look back and be very happy to have them!

PS...  Jameson is actually standing behind Luke and I.  We tried everything to get him in at least one picture, but he was not having it :-)  

Day trip with Mommy

Last weekend J and I took a little adventure up to the Brookings Children's Museum.  I was a little hesitant going on my own being 34 weeks pregnant with a very active toddler, but I am SO happy I made the decision just to go.

Luke had to work all weekend, the weather was yucky (rainy and cold) and it was getting harder and harder to tell Jameson NO to going outside (he would spend the ENTIRE day outside if I would let him).  So, Friday night I just made the executive decision we were GOING!  

Sound the noise of a SCREAMING 21 month old at 4:30 a.m. and you now have an idea of how Saturday morning started!  Let's just say that was NOT in my plans and I was officially worried about our day trip.  BUT...  J proved me wrong and was a perfect little boy all morning long!  

We started our trip with a quick Starbucks stop (naturally) and then it was time to hit the road!

This is exactly how the drive went for J!

FYI - this picture was taken in the Starbucks drive thru

We hadn't even left Sioux Falls!

I have to say, I was pretty happy to see him snooze for about 45 minutes considering he was so tired and up so early.  I knew he would want to play, play, play hard once we got to the museum and I wanted to make sure we would make it out to lunch (one of our favorite little cafes is right across the street from the museum) after our morning of fun.  Yes, he did GREAT during both and this was one happy mommy!!!!!

Here are a few pics from our fun day!

It was so much fun to spend the day with my little man at one of his favorite places!  I can't believe we will have TWO in just a few short weeks!  Luke and I are trying our best to make sure we spend as much quality time with Jameson before his entire world gets tossed upside down.  

Love you Jameson!!!

Baby Update :-)

Once again, a little late... 

Anyways, This post is going to be short and sweet because................ that is exactly how our appointment went :-)  Baby was WONDERFUL!  

I have had a few intense contractions over the last few weeks 

**Just a quick side note... when I was pregnant with J, I never went into labor on my own... yes, my water broke on it's own, but I had to be medically induced into labor after so many hours...  I had many BH contractions, yes, Stella pulled me down and put me in labor (twice at 36 weeks), but I never actually had the painful labor pains on my own**  

With that said, I have been totally thrown for a loop with the painful contractions I have been experiencing.  Our doctor said not to worry considering they stopped on their own.  With that said, we will find out next week if the contractions have actually been "doing anything" (all you mommies out there know what I mean).

So, yes, baby is GREAT, mommy is feeling great (besides some nasty allergies) and all is well in the Hansen Household!

Our next appointment is on Tuesday!!   Then we go EVERY WEEK!  AHHHHHHH  So exciting!  Sunday will mark week 35!!

Cheers to baby #2!

Easter Weekend 2013

Again, better late than never...

Easter 2013 was wonderful!  (as always)  I do have to say, it was a little hectic getting everything ready for our company since we returned from vacation the Wednesday night before Easter Sunday.  My parents were arriving Thursday evening and Luke's mom and step dad were planning to be here late Friday afternoon.  So, bring on a VERY productive Thursday morning and nap time and we were READY!

My dad and I started our Easter weekend off with a Good Friday workout!  It was great to get "back on schedule" and prepare for a weekend of eating yummy food by burning a few extra calories.  (although, we probably walked enough in DC to cover the entire weekend!)

I have to admit, I can't really remember everything we did Friday, but I do know we were able to relax and enjoy each others company while Jameson played with his toys!  (he was SO happy to be home and sleeping in his bed). 

Saturday was actually a pretty nice day.  We spent the majority of the late morning walking around the Sioux Falls Zoo.  Jameson was so happy to be outside running around, while all four Grandparents were in heaven chasing after him :-)  (This preggos mommy was even more happy to have others able and willing to run and run some more to keep up J - my body was pretty exhausted after all the walking we did in DC)  I also have to quickly say, my dad and Mark spent a lot of Saturday morning and nap time painting Jameson's new sports bedroom!  THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB!  Thank you SO Much for all your hard work :-)  

Here is a "sneak peek" of J's "big boy bedroom"

I will post more pictures once it is 100% complete

That evening we played our Second Annual Trivia Game!  Like last year (I promise I will not go into all the details again like I did in my 2012 post) I put together a little trivia game for all of us to play and of course, there were prizes involved :-)  Jean was our BIG winner this year of the TARGET gift card while everyone else received candy and some other goodies to snack on.  Until next year my dear family ;-)  

Sunday morning we woke up to some Easter bunny surprises!  Jameson is still not all that interested in presents, so we didn't do an organized Easter egg hunt, but I did have eggs waiting for him in the living room (he was quick to start throwing them throughout the house... that's for sure!) and his basket was ready and waiting for him to notice.  (I think I was much more excited than he was!)  We also decorated some hard boiled eggs for a little late morning entertainment!  We ended our Easter celebration with a delicious lunch!  I just LOVE having family in town!!!  Mark and Jean had to take off shortly after lunch, so we said our goodbyes, Jameson took a nap and the rest of us went into a food coma for a few hours.  My parents were staying until Monday morning, so we just spent the rest of our time together relaxing and enjoying the company.  

Checking out the goodies the Easter bunny brought!

Ooooo Eggs... these are SO fun to throw!

Family picture with Gma and Gpa Gunderson

Yet another baby update!

So this update is a few days late being as though my appointment was last Thursday, but like they always say, "better late than never." :-)

Anyways, the VERY exciting news...  WE ARE ON THE TWO WEEK CYCLE!!  Yes, you read that correctly, this pregnancy seems to be flying by and we are already to the point where our appointments land us at Avera every two weeks.  

Baby is doing GREAT!  He is actually starting to even out on his size (yay!) and his heartbeat was perfect.  He can pack a serious kick to my ribs these days and make me run to the bathroom faster than you can say OH NO!  (if you know what I mean).  

Baby Hansen is already head down (now I know that can change, but lets keep our fingers crossed that he is comfy in that position).  One thing for sure...  Jameson made himself comfortable in a sideways position for pretty much the entire pregnancy (until the very last couple weeks) while this baby (like I said before) is already head down.  With that said, I was caught off guard the very first time I felt a tiny little foot in my ribs.  MAN DOES THAT HURT!  Let's just say, he is pretty good at making sure mommy knows when he is awake.

Alright, well that's about all the updates I have for now.  Check back in TWO WEEKS for another :-)

Vacation 2013

Vacation 2013 landed the Hansen Family in Washington D.C. once again.  We decided to take a family vacay this year since Luke and I did an "adults only" vacay last year.  Not to mention, with baby #2 on the way, we are trying to make these last couple months extra special for Jameson.

So, we started our adventure with a night in Omaha.  We decided to fly out of Omaha and we were leaving SUPER early Friday morning, so we got a hotel room with a little water park to start vacation out right.  Lets just say, although J didn't sleep the entire afternoon, he was having the time of his life in the water!  It melts my heart to see him laugh, smile and have so much fun.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP... Oh yes, just imagine the sound of an alarm clock... at 3:15 a.m.!  Ugh, not a great noise at that hour, but we were very excited to get our vacation going.  Off to the airport we went!!

As a little side note... The last time we flew with Jameson he wasn't as mobile.  With that said, I was pretty nervous for the flight.  Trust me, I had every singe trick up my sleeve to keep him busy on the flight, but my blood was still pumping like crazy.  And this is exactly how the flight went:  (sorry its kind of a dark picture)

YES!!!  Jameson slept all but maybe 20 minutes of the flight!!!!!  This was one happy mommy!  Not to mention, the air condition was not working for the first hour and my back was killing me, so daddy came to my rescue and held J the entire flight and they both got a great nap in.

One of Luke's army friends and his family lives in DC, so we were lucky enough to spend Friday and Saturday with them.  They have a little guy two weeks older than J, so the boys were able to play and enjoy each others company while us adults were able to catch up.  Friday evening they introduced us to the AMAZING Matchbox Pizza.  Trust me, if you are ever in the DC area, you MUST try it!!!  We spent our Saturday cruising the National Zoo and playing on the Nation Mall.  Ollie was in heaven, while J was not in the best of moods.  He was pretty tired from traveling and (we didn't know it at this point) not feeling so well.  (we thought, at this point, it was allergies).  My brother was also able to join us on our Zoo adventure!!!

Carousal at the National Zoo

Enjoying the beautiful weather

Bring on Sunday.  This was a memorable day... and really not for all the right reasons.  My parents flew in early Sunday morning, so we spent most of the day playing around our hotel, swimming, and walking around the capitol.  Bring on Sunday evening and we had a little boy that was running a nasty fever, had a horrible rash and just not happy.  So, in true Hansen family vacation fashion, we were off to the DC Children's hospital ER.  Come to find out, our little man had SCARLET FEVER!  Yes, you are reading that correctly...  NOT FUN!  He was not feeling well and just not happy.  Bring on some meds, sleep and Nana and Gpa snugs and our little man was on the mend.

Monday was a pretty raining, cold day...  Jameson was still not feeling the best, so we made it a pretty low key day.  My mom and I were able to sneak away and do some shopping in DuPont Square while the boys enjoyed some delicious food and cocktails while J rested.  One thing I would highly recommend - We went to Bobby Flay's burger joint - Bobby's Burger Palace.  Again, if you are in the area, you must try!!!  SO DELICIOUS!

Tuesday was back to beautiful weather and J was on the mend.  Although not feeling 100%, his energy level was starting to recharge and he was ready to head out for some fresh air.  We spent some time at the botanical gardens, playing out on the Mall, walking around China Town and eating yummy, yummy food (oh wait, we did that ALL weekend long!).  Luke and my bro were able to get some time away to visit the Library of Congress and spend time quality time together.

Uncle Adam Me and J

Bring on Wednesday and it was time for us to say goodbye.  With one quick stop at the Fire Station and then we were off to the airport.  We truly had a great time even though our little man was not feeling well.  It was great to see the Munirs, my brother and get one last trip to DC before Adam calls California home.

For all of you Onalaska Hilltoppers - 

This was the Fire Station we sang at on our DC/New York Trip in 2002

Thanks Adam, Erol, Kat and Ollie for a great vacation! 

Update from last post...

So, I had a lot of people asking me about my glucose test....

I PASSED!  

Yay!!!

I was very nervous, but everything went well.  The only concern was my iron level, but that's about it.  And to be honest, my iron level wasn't too much of a concern and my doctor just said she would keep an eye on it.  

So, here's to one happy mommy and a healthy baby!!!