Monday, February 15, 2010

Time to paint!!


Priming - check, coat #1 - check, coat #2 - check..... Time to start taping for the stripes & then on to the last round of paint!! Brad and his dad have been working hard getting the room ready. We picked out 2 shades of pink & are planning on doing vertical stripes on 3 of the walls and keeping the wall shown here solid pink. This is the wall Makenna's crib will go on and Brad has a little something up his sleeve for what he's going to paint on this wall. Any guesses??? Here's a hint - Makenna's initials are__ __.
Somehow we've managed in the business of tax season to finish picking out & now buying nursery furniture now we can't wait until the room is all painted so we can start setting up the crib & bookshelf and move everything in here. I think Brad and I both could use just a few more hours in each day!
I'll post more pics as we progress - hopefully not too much longer!!

26 weeks


Big week this week!! Yesterday marked 100 days left until my due date - we're down to double digits!! Thursday we have our big 3D/4D ultrasound - we're SO excited to see our little girl!! I'm also done with the 2nd trimester and moving on to the third - this pregnancy is flying by - part of me just wants to enjoy this pregnancy as long as I can and part of me can't wait to meet my little girl.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

25 weeks


25 weeks already! My how time is flying by. Today Kenna and I enjoyed a snow day - well, kind of. Daddy was nice to get up early and snowblow the driveway - apparently the driveway was pretty slippery because he slipped and fell on his butt. That was enough for him to make sure we didn't leave the house all day. Luckily, I brought some work home just in case and got lots of stuff done around the house. We ordered her crib on Friday and now just need to paint and start moving stuff into the room. Derek was nice enough to come over and help Brad move everything out of her room on Saturday morning - it's so exciting to see everything start to come together. I'll be sure and post pictures once we get things in process.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

24 weeks!


24 weeks!! I am starting to feel Makenna move around like CRAZY! I am LOVING being pregnant:) Brad has been reading to her every night and the sound of his voice makes her wiggle around in there - she already recognizes her daddy! I think working together helps that - when I go into his office and he starts talking, she does the same thing. Brad is starting to feel her move more and more and we're just starting to be able to see her move just by looking at my belly. Its pretty cool to see. I am still so in awe and so amazed by this gift of life we have been given - it was SO worth the wait!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Makenna's first ruffles

Ok, so I've been trying to fit into this shirt for sometime now & today Makenna was finally big enough to (almost) fill it out. The shirt has a ruffle down the front - Kenna's first of many ruffles to come!! I found the CUTEST tights the other day with butt ruffles on them. I can't wait to see her in her very own ruffles!

Overall, I'm feeling great! She is starting to wiggle around like crazy & I absolutely love it. Sunday night Brad felt her wiggle around for the first time, too.

Tonight we have our first baby class - this one is on how to help Bugsey get ready for the baby. He still thinks he's king dog, so we figured it couldn't hurt to learn how to slowly ease him into the fact that he'll have to share our affections very soon.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Kenna in 3D??

That's right, I just got the email confirmation from GE Medical. They are testing customers on how to use their new 3D/4D ultrasound machines & are looking for volunteers to come in to get a free ultrasound. We signed up a while back, but they wanted you between 20-30 weeks pregnant so they put me on the waiting list. I got the email today & we're scheduled to go in on February 18th for the fun! I can't wait to meet my little girl in 3D!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Kenna's new ride


Kenna's first big gift - a jogging stroller from Grandma Mary & Great Auntie Sharon! She's gonna LOVE this! I know Mommy already does! Thanks!!

23 weeks


Reading materials...

Our day to day guide to what's happening with Lil' Makenna - we started reading it shortly after our transfer and each night I read to Brad what we can expect for the next day.


We got this book from a friend, shortly after finding out we were pregnant - it has a weekly devotional that Brad and I read every Sunday night together, praying for the baby's development. I love it!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Mondays Rock!

A thank you goes out to dear Great Auntie Sharon for making Mondays rock! She likes to leave little presents for Makenna on my desk at work on Monday mornings - so sweet!! She's been in Florida the past few weeks, but Great Uncle John came back on Sunday night and left a little surprise on my desk on Monday morning - a picture frame with Makenna's ultrasound picture on it. Too cute! I'll have to take pictures of all the cute things she's made for us to post on here - some cute pink booties, a little knit hat, a pink scarf.... Man, we are spoiled!! Thanks Sharon!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Monday, January 18, 2010

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Daddy!


I saw this shirt at the outlet mall & couldn't pass it up! The picture of it didn't turn out the best from my cell phone - a weird shadow I guess, but its just a cute little pink shirt with matching pink pants with ruffles at the bottom and a little monkey at the ankle. Makenna got it for daddy for his birthday. She already takes after me - buying him presents so she can use them! Ha! Happy Happy Birthday, Bradley!! We love you!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

My twin....

Rachel and I celebrating 10 weeks of pregancy for her (with TRIPLETS) and 20 weeks of pregnancy for me! We didn't try to dress alike, but couldn't resist the photo op! Rachel and Clint also did embryo adoption and its been such a blessing to have her and Clint in our lives!!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Monday, December 28, 2009

The baby fairy strikes again.....




This one had a return address of Miller Park & postage from Las Vegas.... Who is this baby fairy?? Thank you, whoever you are!!! This is FUN!


Thursday, December 24, 2009

Time to share the news.......

We were planning on surprising our families at our Christmas gatherings, but I’m not so good at patience, so we let our immediate family know on the 23rd. Jeff and Kate were sweet enough to be our little “elves” and share the news for us. We called them right after the ultrasound and had them go buy pink flowers and pink balloons and deliver them to Great-Grandma, Grandma & Grandpa & Aunt Amy & Uncle Eric’s house. They surprised Great-Grandma by leaving them on her doorstep, and then I called her and told her to tell her to go look on her doorstep to find out if it was a boy or a girl. She came back on the phone crying tears of joy, so excited to welcome another great-granddaughter into the world. Unfortunately Auntie Amy and Uncle Eric were at work, so they had to wait until they got home to find out the news – but were surprised to find lots of pink on their kitchen table. Jeff & Kate were able to surprise Grandma & Grandpa by getting home before them, putting the flowers & balloons on the table & then taping Grandma & Grandpa’s response for us when they walked in the door! I can’t wait to show baby the tape!!

Brad’s family couldn’t wait to find out the news either, so that night we went over to their house with balloons & flowers in tow. After raising two boys, I think Grandma is excited that her first grandchild is a girl! Brad’s grandparents were in town for Christmas, so we were able to watch the ultrasound with the whole family that night. We were going to wait until Christmas Eve and Christmas day to share the news with our families, but I couldn't wait that long!!
Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't;)
We wrapped up these for Brad's family Christmas party to let them know it was a girl. Good thing we put the pink ribbons on them, because I'm not sure anyone would have gotten it.
Great Auntie Sharon surprised us with lots of cute blue and pink hand-knit hats, booties & stockings hung all over the house. It was so cute and so thoughtful!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009


If you look close, her little hand is resting underneath her chin.

Kenna's feet:)

It's a GIRL!!

It's a GIRL!!

Yay! Pink brewer outfits!!! I actually accidentally tied the pink ribbon on the boy present - the first one Brad opened had a Ryan Braun t-shirt in it. Oops! Good thing it wasn't a boy - he would have really been surprised to open the two little pink outfits for a boy! Good thing she can wear both the pink ones and the Ryan Braun jersey!!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

It feels like Christmas Eve......

Tomorrow's the big day and I totally feel like I'm 7 years old all over again and its Christmas Eve. Will it be a boy or a girl?? I bought Brad a gift for a boy and a gift for a girl & will give him one of them tomorrow after our ultrasound. I can't wait!!!!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

The baby fairy??


We received a package in the mail today from the baby fairy....The return address was Kenosha and postage was from Greendale....Hmmmm.. who could it be??
Such a cute ornament!!!


18 weeks


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I couldn't resist.....


I no longer curse at this sign when I see it - its MY turn!!!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Is that a lima bean?

Nope - its a baby!

Friday, Brad and I were blessed to see something we've waited over 4 years to see - our baby's heartbeat on an ultrasound. It brought a tear to both of our eyes. While we were hoping God would keep both of the babies we had transferred a few weeks ago safe in my belly, He has called one of them home. It is kind of a weird feeling to be so very excited about one, but have some grief that the other didn't make it. We both know in our hearts that God is in control and that He had a plan for each of them. We are so thankful to the genetic family for giving us this opportunity to become parents. Brad and I still marvel at the wonder of it all - embryo adoption truly is a gift and has been an amazing and perfect road for us as we (finally!) start our road to parenthood.

If any of you ever have questions on embryo adoption, please don't hesitate to ask us - it is still very new, even to us and of all the people we have shared our journey with, only one or two had even ever heard of this option. We are both very passionate about embryo adoption and would love to answer any questions you may have. Embryo adoption received government funding a few years ago under President Bush and much of this funding was aimed towards awareness campaigns for embryo adoption. We would be more than willing to increase awareness in any way we can by answering your questions, too.

Some great websites you can go to for more information:
www.snowflakes.org (this is the agency we used for our adoption)
www.embryodonation.org
www.cedaeducation.org/embryo-adoption.html