Fast forward to 28 weeks...

It's been some time since I posted - life has been keeping us pretty busy for the last few weeks. We attending Ryan and Lori's beautiful wedding in Hilton Head at the beginning of the month. It was fun, relaxing and you couldn't ask for a more lovely setting. I think they had the best time ever - as one should at their wedding. :) The following Tuesday we closed on our house and my folks flew in on Thursday. We moved over the weekend and got our house on the market the following Tuesday. WHEW. It was pretty intense! Amist all that, I caught the flew and we had a little baby scare - the baby's activity decreased significantly and this last Monday, I finally called the doctor. She brought me in for a non-stress test and everything turned out fine. I also had the flu and between the emotional and physical turmoil, was a complete mess. Well we're past that and fast forward 5 days, we're settling into our new house...cleaning, organizing and generally trying to make it ours. Update on TTP house, we did get an offer - it's been a few days of haggling, but I'm optimistic we'll get a signed offer tomorrow. I am a little worried about the inspection, but hopefully it won't be too brutal.

Baby's room is mostly ready. It was wonderful to have my parents here last week - my mom and i put together the nursery - it finally feels like my baby has a home! I washed almost all the clothes, blankets and burp clothes and they are put away. We're having the painter come this week to get some color on the wall, then I just need to sew curtains and the room will be ready! I'm 28 weeks tomorrow and it seems like baby bob will be here any day. Tyler thinks I'm nuts, but the last 10 weeks have gone so incredibly fast, I anticipate the next 10 will go just as fast. I want to be ready and confident (as I can be).

Back, Big and Lovin' it

I'm back from gorgeous Italia - my mom, sister and I had a incredible time. We saw tons of Greek and Roman ruins from Pompeii/Herculaneum to Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily. It was fun to spend so much time with my mom/sister who I don't see nearly enough. we ate, walked and saw some amazing things - I am so grateful to my dad for sending us!! Here is a picture of my mom and sister in front of an amazing Greek temple in the Valley of the Temples with an intact cella. The reason it survived so well is because it was reused as a church and therefore protected.

The food was just incredible - very natural, simple but incomparably fresh and bright flavors. We were fortunate enough to run through (and I literally ran) a fish and vegetable market in Siricusa. The smell was a little much for preggers, but my mom and sister managed to grab some amazing pics. It made me long to have a kitchen to try my hand at cooking any and all of what we saw. Shockingly I only gained a few pounds in the last month - with my ever expanding girth and considering the amount of gelato, pasta and whole milk I had while on my travels, it's shocking.

Baby Bob has been growing by leaps and bounds. I'm feeling movement frequently everything from tickles to feet sticking out to full on barrel rolls. Every time I ate in Italy, Bob seemed to be thrilled and rewarded me with karate kicks. I had my 25 week check in yesterday and all is well. This is definitely the easiest part of pregnancy so far and I'm so grateful for how healthy I feel. I hope this continues till the end!

Final Lohse notes, we're finishing up our current house and getting ready to move into the next. We close in a week and a half...I'm not quite ready, but oh well. We're heading to our friends Ryan and Lori's wedding this weekend in Hilton Head which should be fun. I'm thrilled for both of them and wish them years and years of happiness. We'll be within walking distance to them now which will be fun.

Viente due settimane e quattro giorni

I'm 22weeks and 4 days today. With everything going on with the house, I haven't taken any pictures. Here is an update.

I'm on my way to Italy!!! My mom, sister Liz and I are spending a week there touring the southern half of the country. A few days in Palermo, a few in Sicily and lots of ruins. I'm so incredibly excited, but very nervous my Italian will be awful. I can't wait to spend so much time with my mom/sisters - it's been forever and I think it will be really fun. Baby Bob will have his/her first international experience and I hope not their last. My whole family has been blessed with living around the world and I'd love for have the kids continue the tradition.

Update on the house - we put in our feedback from the inspection and now we just keep our fingers crossed that we'll get some credit back to fix the furnace and other issues. If so, we'll close 5/15 and our current house will go on the market 5/3!!! WOW!

Will Ferrel is schooled by a 2 yr old landlord (language warning)

Cause and Effect

I read that baby bob can now sense light. I read about a trick where you shine a flashlight on your belly and the baby can sense it. Well...of COURSE I had to test it out. So I shone the light on my belly and sure enough...KICK, ROLL, KICK...I think I may have woken baby bob up. The neat part is it is the first time we communicated, although I'm sure baby bob was none too happy.

House Pictures...

It's more fun with visuals. For those who know us, you're probably baffled why we would move away from the water. However, we're "downsizing" our mortgage and doubling our square footage - hopefully allowing for our family to grow! When Tyler and I walked through this house, we both really felt like it was more than a house, it was "home."

The back deck is wonderful - it overlooks a huge ravine with a windeing trail leading to a creek. I imagine we'll entertain lots back there, but baby-proofing will be interesting!!

The front of the house is not much to look at, but it's solid.

Picture of community center and athletic fields across the street. Roxie will LOVE the huge grass fields and we don't have to lift a finger to take care of it. Even better, the community center is where all the Mom and Me classes are held and there is even a preschool!!

What a week...

It has been a pretty intense and unexpected week. We started out the week checking out a new house that came on the market and by the end had an offer accepted! It was not how I thought my week would go, but we found the perfect house that we actually see ourselves in for years to come. It's in great shape and HUGE compared to our current place. We close May 15th and if we can unload this house, should be settled in June - two months before the baby arrives. :)