Ahhh….to be pregnant with friends!! This is from Katie LaPointe’s baby shower on March 30th. Yummy brunch and good conversation and cute baby gifts. Can you guess who’s due first!? We’re all one month apart according to our due dates, it’ll be fun to see what actually transpires. It was fun to talk heartburn, cravings, and small bladders(let the sleepless nights begin!) with gals going through it right along with you.

These are the crazy neighborhoood kids that my brother and I grew up with. Now we’re all grown-up and have to take pictures on the rare occasions that we’re all able to get together! This is from the beginning of March at the annual March Birthday bash for my father, Abby and Dan. Thanks for the awesome soup Cindy!!

This pic was taken on Feb 15th, just before Clair and I had a wonderful dinner out at King & I Thai in downtown Minneapolis.

On Feb 2nd and 3rd, my folks were up to help us paint the nursery. Once we got all of Clair’s clothes and makeup out of the room, we began the transformation from an orange office/dressing room to a beautiful green baby bedroom. It was a weekend of hard work and time consuming trimming, but we all agree that the room turned out great. Of course, as always, I still have a few things to finish up: install a dimmer switch, change out the light fixture, and paint the side of the trim around the windows and doors.

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I swore that this sweater was going to win the ugly sweater party last night, but, alas, Rachel Carlson showed up dressed as a technicolor disco ball. You can’t beat that. I just wish I had a picture.

Clair, Ninja, and I spent Christmas Day with Clair’s dad’s family out at the family farm in Wabasha, MN. As usual, there was too much to eat. We played some snow football to work off the gluttony. At sunset, the score was tied which seemed like a good time to end the game. Elaine, Clair’s grandma, thought that was a very nice idea. Clair’s aunt Mary was not so elated. I guess she’s not happy unless she can laugh at the losers. Afterward, we played a charade-like game, guys vs. girls. It was a close game, but the women won. I think we all agreed that that was the best outcome possible.

Clair, cousin Nick, LuAnn, and hound dog Frodo

Clair is starting to feel better. The earlier post was a false alarm. However, now it seems to be sticking. On Friday, we were out until 11:30, and Clair didn’t puke. Small wins, that’s all I hope for. Clair has also informed me that she is feeling the baby move more. During a massage this afternoon, while she was laying on her stomach, Clair felt Baby moving around all over.

The biggest news, however, has yet to come. Next Monday, Clair and I go in for out first ultrasound. Hopefully, the doc will be able to tell us the gender of the little person making Clair feel fat. We’ve already got 4 sets of names picked out. Clair and I have a week to figure out if we are going to tell everyone which names we are picking.

Just for the fun of it, here is a picture of Carolyn Krebs, Chris Moore, and Clair from Chris’ 30th Birthday Party. He thought he could compete with Clair’s belly. He was wrong.

I know a lot of people have been waiting for this. Here is Clair’s first belly pic: