Day 8

Kate likes to give you a good scowl when she wakes up or is getting unhappy.
She loves having her hair washed!

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Kate's 1st bath at home

She's Here!

She's finally here! Born August 19th 7 lbs 10 oz and 19.5 inches long. She spent her stay at the hospital in the NICU due to a small tear in each lung, but healed quickly and is just absolutely perfect now. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!

Chicago

Jed and I were lucky enough to go on a trip to Chicago last week. It was the Ameriprise National Conference and Jed worked so hard last year that we were invited to attend. The Conference was unbelievable, and unlike anything we had ever been to. We flew in on Wednesday (and yes, I was 37 weeks pregnant) and had a welcome reception that evening at the Field House Museum were we met Sue, the largest T-Rex skeleton.

The party had all sorts of mini buffets set up around the museum and the entertainment was great, with a live band, and dancers and singers. We even got to watch fireworks at the end over Lake Michigan.

Each day for the "conference" part, we had a guest speaker. The first day was Chris Gardner whose lifestory is "The Pursuit of Happyness". He was a wonderful speaker and his story is amazing. The second day we listened to Dr. Oz (he's on Oprah), and he's really interesting to listen to. The third day was Magic Johnson, but Jed and I slept in because of all the fun we'd had in the last few days.

The wildest party for sure was "Wigfest" where most everyone wore wigs to the party. Dancers with crazy outfits were walking down from a tower in the center of the room, and again, more food and desert buffets than you can imagine. We had a great time at the party.

One of the best activities we did was go on a Architectural boat tour and learn about the building along the Chicago river. We would have never planned a vacation to Chicago, but it really is a neat city, with a lot to see and do.

Kate's Nursery

The nursery is almost complete, it just needs a few finishing touches, and a baby! I'm so happy with how the room came together. The nightstand, shelf and armoire were mine growing up. My mom and I had stained them blue years ago. The crib I found on ksl.com (it's a great place to find deals). The rocker was my mom's that used with my sister and I. And the chaninging table (not shown yet) is actually an old desk that my mom is stripping down and restaining a natural honey color to match the crib and rocker.

Our 2nd Home!!!!

Jed spent Thursday afternoon installing the 5th wheel hitch himself (what a man). We made our way to the dealership on Friday to finally pick up our new toyhauler! Jed was a little nervous that the hitch would stay attached to the truck since he did it himself, but it proved successful. We had a lot of fun "yard camping" all weekend long, unloading everything from the motorhome and loading up the toyhauler. We're excited to test it out, but probably won't get to actually take it out until October (you know, with a baby on the way and all :). Anyway, take a look at the pics of our 2nd home.

Our New Toy

Many people have asked us "What do you keep in your toy barn?" Well... Toys of course! This past weekend, Jed and I added to our Toys. For about a year, we've been debating about buying a toy hauler. Well, on Saturday, we finally took the plunge. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of ours (we pick it up next week) but I promise to post them as soon as we pull it into the driveway. We're very excited to take it out camping and hopefully can squeeze a trip in before the baby arrives.

In other news...only 6 weeks left of our pregnancy. It's getting harder and harder for me to get around, so I'm glad there's only a short time left. And the nursery is almost complete, so check back soon for pictures!