Room FINALLY Fit for Baby VK

Today was a beautiful day all around! The temps were warm but just right, and there was no wind! It made it the perfect day to tackle some house projects that have been neglected over the past month due to traveling every weekend, and was a perfect day for me to boot Jon and Grace out of the house for some fresh air and birding!! :) Neither of them minded a bit!

While they headed out, my mom came up for the day to help work on the baby room! I was getting a bit antsy and a bit overwhelmed by the work that needed done in there - mostly because I love cleanliness and wanted to REALLY clean the room before baby arrives! To be honest, I never thoroughly moved it when we moved in so I hated to think about all the dust bunnies hiding in there :)

Together, my mom and I worked hard this afternoon, cleaned from ceiling to floor and got the room arranged and decorated! I LOVE how all the pieces came together and am so excited to welcome our baby into a comfy, clean and safe space in about a month!

Now all that's left to do is get a rug, wash the clothes and bedding and bring home baby!! Check out the rest of the pics on the photo tab in the "Baby Room" album!

THANKS MOM for all your help today!!! We love you!

Travelers from afar

As I mentioned, I am playing catchup on the blog!

Early in April, we were fortunate to have Bill and Wanda come stay with us for a week during their spring breaks! We loved it!! The week, as they always do, went way too fast, and it really felt like I didn't get to see them much. However, Jon got to spend a lot of quality time with them since he took off on Monday and had Friday off for Easter!

We got their visit started by a nice trip out to the fishing lake. Though it was hot (90+ that day), we found a fairly shaded area and ended up sitting and talking for a couple of hours). Nice to be outdoors in the breeze on a Sunday afternoon!!

Monday started with a trip to Pburg where we all had lunch at a local cafe - sure beat my PB&J that was on the menu :) Later that day they headed off to one of Jon's fav birding spots in the area - Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. They all headed to Hays later in the afternoon to have dinner at Whiskey Creek before Jon and I headed to birthing class. Little did we know that a long ride home was in store thanks to some stormy KS weather! Thankfully, Bill calmly navigated the roads as we encountered wind, pouring rain and some hail between Plainville and Stockton! Yikes - I was so relieved to get home!

Jon told me we'd be delivering at home if it was storming like that when I went in to labor!! I fully agree :)

The rest of the week was relaxing and low key. Jon cooked up some delicious food for us on the grill including Ribeye steaks paired with grilled asparagus! He is sure expanding his cooking skills!! Bill and Wanda seemed to get good rest and to have plenty of time to read, relax, complete puzzles, take drives and spend time with Jon while here! I think that Wanda even found a great scrapbooking store in Downs thanks to a tip from our awesome neighbor!

We wrapped up the week with a trip south to Rozel! We met Deb/Joel, Cody, Tyson/Kathy at Main Street Bar & Grill for some grub. Bill/Wanda have heard much about the new bar, so wanted to take a trip to see it and Dad/Donna. It was a great way to end the week - with the family!

Again, we loved having them stay with us, and felt a bit spoiled since we'd just seen them a week earlier on our trip to MI! We'll take all the family time we can get, though!! Thankfully, Baby VK gives us all reason to connect more frequently, and we'll be seeing the Oma and Opa VK in another 6-8 weeks here in KS!!

Getting Ready

We've had a whirlwind last month or so. As Tiff told you, we traveled to MI, my parents came and visited (an awesome week!), and we've been in Larned and K.C. the other weekends. We are finally going to spend a weekend at home.

We've started to step our parenting game up more as of late. We've been reading to DJ, singing to him/her, and we believe we have the final baby names picked out (Don't ask...we won't tell). Tiff is still being a trooper, and I'm doing my best to support her during this time. I'm even reading a birthing book! I honestly never thought I would be doing that.

I can't wait to meet D.J., and I can't wait for our family to get to share in the experience!

J