Flashback Friday

Recently a few of our good friends have had their first babies...

its awesome...

I caught myself flashing back to our beginning as parents...

I remember...

wishing people had shared with me more of the messy details of birth...

yet understanding why they didn't (smile)....

trying so hard to learn a completely new role...

and feeling completely unprepared and overwhelmed...

(I still feel this way often)

BK and I stressing about every little detail....

Keeping stock of gas drops, because we were sure every time Quint cried it was gas....

reaching a new level of emotion I never knew was possible...

love, fear, anxiety, more love, guilt, joy, exhaustion, and more love....

realizing our life had been completely changed...

A flash back to us as new parents....

Christmas 2006 (Quint 1.5 months)

Kids day at Kinnick

BK heard about kids day at the stadium. They let families in to Kinnick to watch practice! We were a little late because we didn't want to disrupt nap time, but it was a hot one so it worked out great. It is an amazing stadium and Iowa fans are die hard. It was fun to see the atmosphere and look for our old neighbors who play for the Hawkeyes. We walked there, well, BK walked, I waddled, and the boys ran:) It was fun. We are excited to be in Iowa in the fall. It is the best time in my opinion.

Daddy, Russ, and Quint walking into Kinnick

Mommy, Quint, and Russell checking out the view from the stands

Hawkeyes practicing

Russell running on the way home

It was a fun memory:)

The belly keeps growing....

Every few weeks we take a belly pic. Here is the latest:) Little over a month to go!

31

I turned 31 this week. BK spoiled me with hot date with free babysitting. An important shout out to Jessica, Anthony who offered to watch the boys so we could go out. It was so nice to spend time together, but we celebrated as a family on the weekend. BK made me a birthday hat...in his style. The boys loved the hat, and the cake:) It was a fun celebration