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We have passed so many milestones recently!

At 27 weeks we passed the third trimester mark, at 30 weeks we were 3/4 of the way there, we’ve had baby shower 1 of 2, and we recently passed the 31 weeks mark which means we have only single digits weeks to wait… 9 weeks to go!

We have made a lot of progress getting ready for our little girl. Our furniture came in and Tim painted the nursery. Kate has started washing some of the baby clothes and the reorganization of the house has begun. And Samson is slowly being taught that not all toys on the floor are going to be his.

We have moved on to having Dr appointments every other week and everything is looking good. Kate is feeling well and she is definitely getting bigger. We’ve also started interviewing pediatricians in the area.

At the beginning of October we took a BabyMoon to Niagara Falls. The drive was beautiful and very scenic as the trees were just turning. We spent Friday afternoon driving up the coast of Lake Erie and got there just in time to see fireworks over the falls at night. Saturday we got up and went to the falls, rode the Maid of the Mist, and walked around on the American side’s park. Saturday evening we went to dinner at Niagara on the Lake, a little district on the Canadian side with restaurants and shops. Earlier that day we heard about an art show that night in Toronto and so we decided to drive up after dinner. Tim did a wonderful job planning a leisurely drive home Sunday through the Allegheny Forest and scenic towns with Fall festivals.

Below are some pictures from our trip as well as a few maternity shots Tim took recently so you can see how Kate and Emma are growing.  We hope that this post finds everyone well and we will post pictures of the nursery once we have it finished.

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This week we will be 24 weeks along! Kate has passed the 5 month point and we are so excited to be more than half way there. At our 20 week appointment we had an ultrasound that showed us an in-depth look at the baby. We also were able to find out that we are having a GIRL! Kate is feeling well and slowly but surely getting bigger. Our little girl has been moving like crazy and is getting big enough that Tim has been able to feel her move too.  We have been gradually preparing the nursery and researching all of the baby gear and knowledge we’ll need. This has been such a wonderful experience thus far.

We’ve been fortunate to get to take a couple trips that have kept us busy this summer. In July we spent a long weekend in Chicago and then in August we spent another long weekend on Lake Erie in Marblehead, OH. We’ve been so blessed that Kate’s morning sickness is gone and her second trimester has been extremely smooth. It has allowed us to spend time at local fairs and festivals with friends as well travel and spend time with family.

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and beginning of the school year. As the weather starts to turn to fall Tim will be officiating some high school football (an activity he took up last year) and Kate has quickly become an expert at garage saleing as she negotiates deals for baby items. We are looking forward to a fun fall and making the final arrangements for our little girl.

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Hello all!

We have a ton to update on this post since it has been a while from our last post.

Things have been well in the Anderson household. Samson is a year and a half old and has been part of our family for a year now! He continues to be well behaved and no longer chews on any furniture. He doesn’t even need a leash when we let him out into our unfenced yard (most of the time). He tries to make as many friends as possible with the neighbor kids, but sometimes he can be intimidating because of his size.  Over 80 lbs!

The house is really coming together. It has been over a year since we moved in and time has really flown by. We got a dining room table for our front room and all of our rooms are furnished and functional… all except 1 that we have been using as storage. With summer approaching we’ve even done a little bit of flower planting and mulching. Ah the joys of home ownership.

We’ve been very blessed to have found a church that we very much enjoy. It is less than 5 minutes away from where we live and fits our personalities and worship style very well. We’ve been checking out a few different Sunday school groups and bible study classes, and in general just enjoying getting to meet new people.

Speaking of new people, we’ve enjoyed getting to build new friendships with some of our neighbors. Tim’s softball team has started back up and we’ve found a new board game that we enjoy playing whenever we get together with friends or family. It’s called ‘Ticket to Ride’ and if you are ever looking for a new game to purchase, we highly recommend it. It’s our new favorite.

We have some fun trips planned this year and had a couple of them already. We went to Washington DC to visit Tim’s sister and our brother-in-law, Kim and Luke. It was great because we were able to plan the trip when Tim’s brother, Ryan could come out too. The five of us explored the capitol city. We went on walking tours of  the national mall and Arlington National Cemetary.  We went to the Newseum and went to the Earth Day celebration on the National Lawn. One day we spent a day going around to different places and did a photo shoot with our brother-in-law, Luke, who is a wedding photographer and did some of the pictures from our wedding. (check out his stuff here )

We also took a brief trip down to Daytona and Cape Canaveral Florida with our Anderson parents to see the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was a very cool experience and the weather couldn’t have been nicer. We spent 3 days and had a BLAST :)

When we got back from DC we discovered a wonderful surprise…. WE’RE PREGNANT! We are 13 weeks, just out of the first trimester, and due December 30th. We have had two doctors appointments and everything is looking good.  We could not be more excited. Our room we have been using for storage is getting emptied and will soon be the baby’s room.

We hope this post finds everyone well and enjoying the summer. We are looking forward to spending the summer with family and friends and preparing for the arrival of the new member to our family.  Hopefully we will be better at posting this summer as we update on how things are going with the baby.
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