The Kecks

If you haven’t heard by now, we’re expecting again! Baby #2 is due March 28th and so far it has been an uneventful pregnancy. I’ve been feeling good, just tired, and this past week I’ve been feeling definite kicks and movement of the baby. The ultrasound is Friday so we are looking forward to seeing the little one and we’ve decided to keep the gender a surprise again. Lauren will occasionally ask if there is a baby in my tummy and pat my growing belly, but she has no clue what she is in for- hopefully she loves a brother or sister as much as she loves her baby dolls!

Lauren had a fun Halloween- although she told her daycare teachers that she was going to be a dinosaur, she didn’t seem to mind her Snow White dress. She was very excited about all the candy but has mostly forgotten about her stash… we’ve found that a couple peanut butter cups before bedtime does not help her settle down to go to sleep!

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Waiting patiently is really hard to do!  I feel like we are ready for this baby now and the belly is getting quite cumbersome- and all we can do is wait for the baby to be ready.  I keep thinking “this could be my last day of work” and the hospital bag is packed… so every day I wake up a little disappointed that nothing has happened yet :)  Two weeks seems like such a short time, but the last few days have just crept by.  We’ll try to keep busy around the house this weekend- it will be the first Memorial weekend we haven’t been at the lake in many years!

I attached this picture so Uncle Jeff can see where the cowboy hat will be… right next to some little boots that Manda gave him/her.  Pretty darn cute!

Hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend!

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So this is probably the last profile shot you will see… this outfit is stretched to the max and not looking very attractive at this point!  The baby and I are packing on the last few pounds and although I’m still moving around fairly well, I’m not sure how much bigger the belly can get!  Never knew you could grow out of maternity clothes, but even my longest shirts are creeping up now.

I had an appointment on Monday and the doctor didn’t give me any indication that the baby would be coming before the due date- but you never know!  I’m hoping to make it through Memorial weekend… there is still some organizing to do- just kidding :)  I’ve been trying to take it easy lately and relax more.  Hard to believe in just a few short weeks, life will never be the same!!

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So I think the belly has grown since the last time I wore this shirt! It seems like I’ve gotten much bigger just in the last couple of weeks. And we’re officially into the single-digit countdown… 9 weeks left! The due date is coming really fast which seems a little scary at times, but I’m also getting very excited to meet the baby. And we’re very anxious to find out if its a girl or a boy! Everyone asks if I have an intuition either way, and honestly, I keep thinking its a boy. But who knows- I was so sure my friend Heidi was having a girl and she had a boy, Drew, yesterday! I know some of you have your own opinions… maybe we’ll have to start a poll on here soon.

We’re heading up to Grafton this weekend after a stop in St. Cloud Friday night- I’m excited to spend a long weekend with family. Hopefully the car ride won’t be too uncomfortable, its getting harder to sit for long periods of time. I definately have lots of baby books to read up on while Josh is driving!

Happy Easter!!

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So you want another belly picture, huh? I apologize for not writing much lately, but we’ve been busy, out-of-town, too tired, borrowed the camera out- but enough excuses already! Personally I don’t feel the belly has grown much lately, although those who see me have a different opinion. Still feeling pretty good… lately its been more difficult to get a good nights sleep and my ankles have started swelling a bit. Hopefully the swelling stops there and doesn’t travel up to my face! I’m feeling a little more cumbersome and its a little harder to roll out of bed in the morning. And we still have 11 weeks left! I’m starting to see why pregnant women get very impatient waiting for that baby to come near the end :) The weeks are actually going by very quickly and with the spring-like weather lately, it seems like June will be here before we know it. The baby has been really active the past few weeks- I’ve gotten familiar with the kicks and somersaults, but Josh is always amazed at the crazy movements going on inside the belly!

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