Our Productive Weekend!

Last Thursday Gavin & I made a trip to IKEA with April, Caleb, & Nicole! It was so fun and we got exactly what we needed! I love IKEA and I already have a list started for the next time we go!
Here are pictures of Gavin pushing Caleb around at IKEA; We were packed in tight on the ride home! I'm pretty proud of us for getting it all in the can and not having to leave anything, or anybody behind :) Here are pictures of what it looked like;Gavin wasn't able to put his legs all the way down, so he did this the majority of the time!We got EVERYTHING cleared out of the baby room this weekend! We took apart the desk, 'shortened' it up and moved it downstairs! The guest bedroom downstairs is now the office/guest bedroom/storage room for all our stuff! Here are pictures of what it looks like now;We still need to get our headboard, art on the walls and maybe different bedding, but it's pretty much finished! The baby room is also coming along! I went through all of Gavin's clothes, 0-12months, this weekend & we did 8+ loads of laundry yesterday of baby clothes, blankets, sheets, etc...
We also picked out the paint colors this weekend and hopefully we can start painting both of the boys rooms this week! We will also order the Crib this week, hopefully, and then we will start refinishing the dresser soon! It's crazy how fast this pregnancy is going!

27 Weeks

Update;

How Far Along: 27 weeks!
Size of baby: Baby Vander Velde weighs 2lbs, like the head of cauliflower & is 14 ½ inches long!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 20 or so lbs
Maternity Clothes: It’s pretty much my whole wardrobe. I can still wear a few pairs of non maternity jeans with a belly band!
Gender: It’s a BOY, no definite name yet! We added another name last night! We will probably not decide a name until we see him!
Movement: Very Active
Sleep: Better than last week but still waking up a few times at night!
What I miss: There isn’t really anything I miss! Maybe my body ;)
Cravings: Big Meals! Ones with a main dish & like 3 sides! Ha.
Symptoms: Off & on sciatic nerve pain & lower back pain.
Best Moment of the Week: Gavin LOVES giving his brother kisses! He’ll just come up & casually kiss my tummy and then go on with what he was doing! It’s my favorite and he doing it numerous times during the day!

I am feeling VERY behind on things! I feel like I should have the room started and things ordered, but I don’t! We did start to clear out the office for the baby’s room though! We have a ‘theme’, color scheme & I also know the crib and bedding we are getting but we just need to order it! The to-do list & things to purchase is getting longer & longer as well and we really need to start to check things off faster! Hopefully we will get a lot finished this month!

GO BADGERS!

It's Rose Bowl Day! Go Bucky Go!

Happy New Years Eve!

Happy New Years Eve! The last day of 2010! I can't help but think that my sister could have been getting married today! They originally wanted a New Years Eve Wedding & there were even venues available! In the end they decided to wait, maybe because she would have had to plan a wedding in 7 months-crazy, I think we all would have went insane!
This evening we are headed to a friends house! Gavin included :) I'm so happy that we don't have to find a babysitter and that we can still have fun with other friends and their families too! I'm sure the night is going to be very relaxing and layed back! But who knows, once you get 8+ adults and 7+ kids involved who knows what can happen! All I know is that I am excited to actually be doing SOMETHING, even if we don't stay the whole night to ring in 2011! Last year we didn't do anything and we were in bed at 9pm - that can happen once you have kids!
I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Years Eve!

2010 - Our Year

Wow 2011 is only a few days away! I can’t believe how fast 2010 went. It was filled with so many memories! Here is a recap of our year;
-In January 2010 we started attending Heartland Community Church! We have grown in our faith tremendously, gained lifetime friendships and memories that we will never forget! Heartland has truly been like family to us! We can’t thank God enough for leading us to it!
-My dad underwent surgery at the end of January and it was a rough month for him and our family, lots of time spent in the hospital, but he is doing great and we couldn’t ask for anything more! -Dave and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary! -I went from brunette to blond and I love it! Even Dave said he likes me better with Blonde hair :) I told him it was a big mistake to tell me that, now every 8-10 weeks I go to get it done! -We took a family trip to Florida! It was also Gavin’s first time going to Disney! -My sister got ENGAGED! September 30, 2011 can’t come soon enough! -My best friend got married! -We were overjoyed when we found out we were expecting Baby #2! -Dave & Dad VV completed the Chicago Marathon and Madison Half Marathon! -Gavin was Donald Driver for Halloween! -Gavin turned 4! -Then we celebrated Christmas 2010 This year has been amazing and we are SO excited for 2011 and what it has in store for our family, of soon-to-be 4!