32 Weeks and Counting!

32 Weeks Pregnant!

OUR BABY'S NURSERY!

Hi All,

Sorry it's been awhile again since I last updated. Here is a recent photo of my ever-expanding in a good way body :D. I truly feel blessed at how great I have felt throughout my pregnancy. There is a part of me that is sad that it is going as fast as it has. It's hard to believe that I only have 2 months left! Time sure does fly.

We have the baby's room essentially completed, though I still need to figure out how I want to arrange the wall hangings. Kodi has drawn a very cute picture for the baby that I plan on framing. I also have a few pieces from my childhood nursery and also photos of Matt, my dad, and I when we were less than 2 years old that I plan on framing. I'll try to update again in the next week or so :D. Happy Holidays all!

This past Sunday, my wonderful sister-in-laws and mother-in-law threw me a lovely baby shower. It was very touching to have family and a few friends get together to celebrate our little bundle of joy!

Our bi-annual Christmas Pageant is taking place this Sunday at church. Danette Braun and I have been working hard with our 9 angels to choreograph 6 different pieces of music and our girls are really coming together! They have worked so hard and we are so excited to watch them perform at the 3 services this Sunday at church. If you are from around Tosa, the services are at St. Matthew's on Sunday, December 14 at 8:30am, 11am, and 4pm. Our Christmas pageant is always a special treat!

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of your week!

Love,

Beth

Getting so big!

Our little man is now up to 3 lbs 4 oz. Everything looks great on the ultrsound and they are expecting him to be a good size baby, so that is good...though I tell him he can't get too big as he needs to fit out of me (ha ha).

From left to right: My younger sister Sarah, me, and my older sister Angie.

The beautiful quilt Sarah made for our little man!

Who do you think will deliver first???

The diaper cake that my sister Angie and brother-in-law Marvin designed and built for us.

Kodi and Eden with Santa

28 weeks pregnant!

28 weeks and counting!

It is hard to believe that I am now in my third trimester. Time is certainly flying by fast! I feel so blessed to have had such a comfortable pregnancy thus far...I can only hope that this final trimester will be as lovely as my first two were. I am going to try and update the blog more frequently now that we are in the final leg of our journey.

Our little guy has become quite a mover and shaker. His kicks and moves around quite a bit now. When my mom was pregnant with us girls, my dad would put something on her belly and watch us girls kick the object and I have found that to be a great past time also. Kodi was really cute the first time he saw the remote control move on my belly and as soon as he touched my belly the baby gave him a good tap saying "hello". He was in awe that he could feel the baby from inside me.

This past Sunday my wonderful family threw us a couples baby shower in Fridley, MN. We all had a blast at the shower. My mom and sisters all put so much thought into planning it and it was greatly appreciated by us Gissibls. Matt, Kodi, Eden, and I were all excited about all the wonderful baby gifts that our loved ones gave to us. Thank you all so much!

Tonight, we all worked together on the babies room and it is all coming together. The walls are painted, the baseboard is in place and the furniture is now in the room. All I have to do is figure out where each furniture piece will fit best, it is amazing how much smaller the room looks once you put the furniture in it (though which room doesn't look smaller with furniture in it).

Tomorrow morning, I have another ultrasound. I am getting excited to see my little man again. I'll post some updated photos after the ultrasound. Here is the most recent photo of my belly.
I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Much Love, Beth

Well it's been a long time since I've last updated the blog, I apologize for that. My pregnancy is still progressing nicely. My last ultrasound earlier this month went well - everything looks just fine with the baby, so that is a blessing. I have really enjoyed my pregnancy thus far and really have no complaints aside from an occasional ache or being a little tired...but it's all so worth it :D. This past weekend, Matt and I started prepping the baby's room. We are hoping to get around to painting sometime this month and then we can move the furniture into his room.

The fall soccer season ended last weekend and both the kids had fun this fall. Tonight a bunch of the neighbors and us are getting together for a pizza party and bonfire before and after trick or treating. All the neighborhood kids are very excited for it all.

I'll try to post more photos soon :D
Happy Halloween!

It's a BOY :D

Today we had our ultrasound and everything looks great. Our little babe is on target with his growth and development. There was no doubt from the ultrasound that our babe is a boy. It was fun to see our little one and how he is developing. I will have one more ultrasound next month as my placenta is a little low-lying but hopefully it will shift up (say some prayers for us :D). I've included two of the photos for your enjoyment. He is starting to get a little more active in my belly and I now feel him move daily though his kicks are not strong enough for anyone else to feel yet, but I am sure that will come soon.

God Bless!
The Gissibls

Beth's updated Belly

Hey All,

Here is the most recent photo of my belly, this photo was from August 14 (sorry for the delay with uploading). The one aspect of pregnancy that I can't get use to is the amount of energy that this baby consumes. I have a lot more energy now than what I use to but I still am not the
"super woman" that I use to be. I guess it's natures way of preparing me for having a baby around. My mom is in town for the next week, and it will be nice having her around. On Wednesday, September 10 I will be sure to update the bog again as that is the day of our ultrasound :D. Hopefully our little Gissibl babe will cooperate and show of his or her duds so we can find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Stay tuned....