Butterfly kisses....

Little Ms. Harper,
You are 30 weeks in my tummy! Your dad and I were blessed to have another sonogram today. It's so fun to see you in my tummy. You are 3 pounds 13 ounces, give or take 11 ounces either way. You are in the 53rd percentile of growth, which is good. 10 percent is crack mom's and 90 percent is chunky monkey babies (as the sono tech would say) Your head is facing downward and your bum is up in the air. Your dad says your mooning me:) Everything looks great as far as your development. We got to see the chambers of your heart and hear it beating. You look so beautiful. We are so excited to meet you! The best part of today was you giving us a butterfly kiss. The tech was checking out your facial features and all of the sudden you opened your mouth and gave us a kiss. It was so sweet. I love you! Doc says the due date is the same so we'll see you in November.
Love always and forever,
Mom

Happy Birthday Pete

Today is Pete's b-day! For those of you who don't know, Pete and I job share at Children's Mercy South. When Pete is not making an incredible difference in the lives of others, I try to fill his shoes:). Wild Wednesdays is the one day of the week Pete and I work on the same day. The bum part about the fact that we job share is that we don't get to hang much outside of work as compadres. Pete is an awesome guy to work with and a true friend thru and thru. He is full of great energy and quite funny as well. Funny story: I park in what I call a "pregnancy lot". It's really a parking lot for visitors but it's always really empty so I park there. It's close to the entrance and therefore I don't have to waddle in the heat sweating or walk up or down the stairs (which I'd probably fall (up or down) knowing me)...
Anyways, one Wednesday night Pete and I were walking out to our cars and he said "I parked by you." In my head I thought, oh he parked in the "pregnancy lot", that's cool we can walk out to our cars together and I thought nothing further. We walk out the doors, and Pete's huge truck is parked so close to my car that they are practically touching. He has crossed over my yellow line and in my lane... I still am unsure how he managed to get so close without hitting my poor little car. I was laughing so hard, I was crying. I couldn't even get it together to tell him bye, I was laughing that hard. You really had to be there to get the mental image but he totally "made my day" (as the fish philosophy would say). Thanks Pete for being so awesome to work with. You ROCK!! Hope you are having a blast on your birthday!



Pete and Diana's dog, Jr., who I often dog sit!

Recent visit with G-ma

Sister @ grams-climbing out the window to wash it and fix the bird feeder:)



I love you grams!

My "Best Friend" Amy...

This is my best friend Amy. Most of you know that I cannot just say Amy, I always have to add the BF in front of it, like it's her title. I think at first it was to excentuate our friendship to the world and make sure everyone who didn't know the both of us together, knew it was beyond a friendship and more like a sisterhood. Then I think it just became a habit that really can't be broken. That's just it: she will forever be my best friend Amy. Love ya girl!
p.s. more ginormous belly photos for your enjoyment. Nope, not twins:) I am measuring 4 weeks ahead of schedule. Doc didn't seem too concerned but did order another Sono for Sept. 2nd to make sure Harper is not "too big" as she put it. We shall see...

Purple People-eater

Kylie and I came to work similarily dressed the other day. It was a perfect oppurtunity to belly up and show the world how beautifully our babies are growing. We are due the exact same day, November 7th. Kylie is having a boy. It's awesome to have someone to talk to about becoming a new mommy and also share the wonderful pleasant things strangers or even aquaintances say about our beautiful growing baby. It's fair game to comment on our weight gain, the possibility of twins-even when we tell them no they follow up with "are you sure", and the "about to deliver comment" when we still have months to go. Good times. The best thing is that we have each other to laugh it off and say "REALLY???!! did they really say that..."