37 weeks!!

Wow... it has been 10 weeks since I have posted pictures! I remember thinking my belly was huge then, but looking back I realize that was nothing! :) 

I am now going to the doctor for a visit every week. Last week she said that I am dilated 1 cm already and that the baby is very low (-1 stage if you know what that means). Hopefully that means she will be arriving right around my due date or a little earlier! 

I just took this picture today of my 37-week belly! My maternity clothes aren't even fitting very well lately so I am very thankful that I have a uniform for work! Tim's t-shirts are the most comfortable when I am lounging around at home now! :)

I took this one morning when I was letting the dogs out back. Would be prettier without the fence, but my hair was wet and I didn't have any shoes on. Oh well!

36-week belly

Two weeks ago, Tim's brother and their friend Justin were here for a short visit. They went golfing every day and luckily Justin made it home without any broken bones this year. Last year, some of you may remember he broke both wrists while mountain biking. Unfortunately, this year he went home with food poisoning. We went to a Mexican restaurant the night before they left and two mornings later Tim, Justin, and I were all sick. Hopefully Justin will still want to visit next year! 

Three weeks ago my parents drove out here for a visit. We were able to do quite a bit in the short time that they were here. We drove as far as possible around Lake Chelan, went to the beach on the lake, went to a few wineries, picked up some amazing white-flesh peaches at the Entiat fruit stand, went on a dinner cruise, and went to Silver Falls which is a waterfall about 40 minutes up the Entiat River from our house. It is beautiful there, but of course I remembered about half way there that I left the camera at home. We will for sure be going back there though because there are steps up and down both sides of the waterfall. I would have loved to go all the way to the top, but was tired after going only about 1/4th of the way! I will post some of the pictures I did take though. I was 34 weeks at that time. 

Here are a couple pictures from the dinner cruise we went on. The boat is a 1956 Chris Craft that was originally owned by Dean Martin. It is a 56 ft yacht called the Innamorata. 

These two pictures were taken at the Bear Mountain Ranch beach on Lake Chelan. It is for the homeowners at the golf course, but there is rarely anyone down there. It is really only fun to swim when it is in the 100's here because that is the only time the water actually feels good. It is freezing!! 

This picture was taken at one of the wineries that we stopped at called Karma. It is very pretty there and I hear the wine is great also! :)

We drove up the south shore of Lake Chelan to a place called Field's Point Landing. The ferry makes daily stops here on its way to the other end of the lake (Stehekin) and back. 

27 weeks!!

Tim and I have both been working a lot lately! I have been working 40 hour weeks instead of 30 lately. It is great to be able to save a little extra money for the time I will be taking off soon! Other than work, though, we haven't had too much going on. Just a little golfing like usual. My sister is coming to visit us this week so we are excited to spend some time with her!

More sad news this week... one of our family dogs back at my parents, Tucker, passed away unexpectedly this week. I found a cute picture of him on my computer so I thought I would post it. There is one of Tim and Tucker sleeping too. There were a few pictures like this.... I didn't realize how often they took naps together!! 

While looking for photos of Tucker, I found a cute picture of Grandpa Charboneau with some of us grandkids. We looked though so many photos of him before the funeral, but I didn't have my computer with me so I thought I would share this one with you all. 

Our dogs are so goofy! Every night we go through the same routine. We say "Let's go to bed" and they run in "under" the bed for about half an hour until we put them in their kennel. Here is what that looks like....

 

On to the belly pics... I am 27 weeks now already!! The time is just flying!! 

It's A Girl!!!

Sorry to anyone who may have been checking our blog to find out if we were having a boy or a girl. If you haven't heard yet, it is a girl!!! Unfortunately, I had to fly home immediately after my ultrasound because my grandpa was in the hospital and he passed away the next morning. I miss him very much! 

Here are two of the ultrasound pictures of our little girl. Tim was able to come with and I think it made it feel a lot more real for him. The ultrasound technician said we must have a gold-medal swimmer in there because she was moving so much that it was hard to take measurements. It was a lot of fun to see her little hands and feet. Tim counted the toes and fingers... they were all there! :)

Bryan and Tanya came out to visit us for a long weekend. We were actually on the same flight back from Minneapolis. Tim and I both had to work, but they were still able to golf every day. I was able to go with once on the weekend. We also went to Leavenworth, drove up to Mission Ridge in Wenatchee, and went wine tasting (well, I just watched and drove for that one). I will post a picture of us up on Mission Ridge even though it is difficult to see since we were in the shade.                                                                                      

Everyone has been telling me to post another picture of my belly so here it is. We took this one last weekend so I was 22 weeks then. I have been getting a lot of comments at work about how small I am for being that far along, but my doctor said that my size was more than adequate so that is good. I have been feeling great and have been enjoying all her movements. Tim has been able to feel her kick already as well as my mom and sister when I was in Minneapolis so that has been fun. We are getting more and more excited to meet her every day!! 

19 weeks!!

We have been enjoying the 80 degree weather here this weekend. Yesterday, we planted some flowers and replaced a couple dying bushes that the dogs pulled out (oops!). We also bought a nice table and chairs for the patio so we are ready to enjoy the summer outside! Hopefully we will be able to get some more yard work done today. Even though we are only renting, it is nice to be living in a house with a yard instead of an apartment!

Last weekend I felt the baby move for the first time that I was sure of. Very exciting!! It makes it a lot more real for us!! Here is a picture of my "baby bump" this weekend:

I thought I would add a picture of the crib too since I mentioned it in the last post. Hanging over the front is the blanket that I have been working on. I am almost finished! 

Less than a week until we find out if we are having a boy or a girl!! I will try to post after work next Friday to share the news and the ultrasound photos! :) 

17 Weeks

We don't really have anything new to report. At my 16-week doctor appointment, she said I am right on track as far as size and weight. I have both my 20-week appointment and an ultrasound scheduled for May 22nd so we are very excited to find out if it is a boy or girl! Let's hope the baby is cooperating that day so we can find out!! We just got a crib earlier this week. I am very proud of myself because I put most of it together myself, which I didn't think I could do. It has a changing table and trundle drawer also so it came in many pieces! 

Last weekend, Tim and I watched the movie Marley and Me and Bella sat in front of the tv for about the first hour of it watching along with us. It was too cute!! Her whole body would curve from side to side as the dog moved across the screen. 

The fruit trees have all been blooming around here lately and we have promised a few people that we would take pictures, but haven't really had a chance. Tim took one of the trees on the golf course that I will post here, but he thinks those will bloom even more if it is anything like last year. We will try to take a few more this week!

14 Weeks!!

Everyone has been asking how I have been feeling and asking to see my belly photos so I thought it was about time to start using this blog again! I am 14 weeks this weekend and feeling great!! My nightly stomachaches have disappeared and I no longer feel sick with the smell of certain foods. I have been cravings sweets lately, though, so I am trying my best to continue eating healthy. I had my second doctor visit two weeks ago and was able to hear the heartbeat so everything is going well so far! 

Here are the two pictures we took today of my growing belly:

I started to notice my belly changing around 12 weeks and took this picture then:

We hope everyone has a Happy Easter tomorrow!! We are just planning on going to church in the morning and we will make ourselves ham and cheesy potatoes in the afternoon. Of course those that know Tim well will not be surprised that we will also be watching the last day of The Masters I am sure!  :)

Golf Course Photos

Sorry it took so long to post these photos! They have been uploading very slowly. Double-click on them if you want to make them bigger. 

Cow on the Golf Course

I forgot to mention in the last post that recently Tim had to chase a COW off of the golf course!! Here is the picture that Tim took with his phone for proof. Crazy!

Finally An Update!

Wow, it has been a crazy month! I haven't written a post in a while because I was unsure of where we were going to be living, working, etc. as most of you already know. For those of you that haven't heard... Tim is now the Superintendent of the golf course at Bear Mountain Ranch. He is doing very well with the new job so far and has already seemed to adjust to the new responsibilities. I am so proud of him!

The same week that Tim was offered the new position, I traveled back to Minneapolis for my cousin Nicole and her now husband Trent's wedding. I also was able to make a quick trip to Nisswa to hang out with my sister on the lake for a day. It was so much fun to see most of my amazing family again even though it was such a short trip! Since I have been back, Tim and I have been looking into moving into Chelan so we can be closer to where he works. It will be so nice for him to be able to sleep in an extra hour every morning and to be able to relax a little more when he gets back home from work. We would also like to golf a lot more than we are able to right now. I have sent a few resumes out this week and I am still looking for other possibilities so hopefully I will find something soon. I am starting to go crazy with boredom at home every day!

For our first anniversary and Tim's birthday, Tim and I went to a resort near Portland for the weekend. The picture below is of the view from our hotel of the Columbia River, which separates Washington and Oregon. It was such a beautiful area. From what we have seen, Washington is such a pretty state and we are looking forward to do more traveling around the state in the future!

Sarah's Visit

I know a few of you have been watching for a new post, but there hasn't been too much going on since Sarah visited two weekends ago. We spent this weekend watching golf and running a few errands. Tim had to work, but was still able to make it back home by about 10 AM so that was nice. 

We had a fun weekend with Sarah two weekends ago! She was working in Seattle the following Monday so it was a great chance for her to be able to come visit us! We did some wine tasting in Chelan, visited the golf course and the model home there, and went out for a nice dinner that Saturday. On Sunday we drove around Wenatchee a little and went for a walk on the paths by the river. The weather was beautiful over the weekend, but it was a good thing Sarah drove back to Seattle on that Sunday afternoon because it snowed all night and the next morning in the mountains. It is crazy that we still have a small amount of snow on the mountains. I guess it is usually long gone by now. 

We are looking forward to this weekend... it is Tim's 26th birthday on Sunday and our 1st anniversary on Monday!!! 

I added this picture of Bogey and I because everyone that has seen it has commented on how big Bogey looks! He has grown, but I think he is just about done now. The rest of the pictures are from the weekend Sarah was here. 

Sue & Bryan's Visit to WA

Sue and Bryan came to visit us over memorial day and we all had a great time! Tim and Bryan were able to golf twice while Sue and I rode along to watch them and enjoy the views. I forgot my camera the first time... we had to leave Wenatchee at 5:30 AM to make it on time for their tee time at 6:30 AM... so I didn't get many more pictures of the golf course, but I do have a few. Over the weekend we also went to Leavenworth, which is a Bavarian town that is popular with tourists. It has many small shops similar to the ones in Nisswa, MN if you are familiar with those and many restaurants and wine tasting rooms. One of our favorites so far is the cheese shop... they let you try any of the many cheeses that they have! And there is a Cold Stone there, which is my favorite ice cream!! We also had a chance to shop in downtown Wenatchee and drove up a mountain to see the view of the city. 

There is a chance that we may have found a house to rent in Chelan. It is not for sure yet, but everyone at Tim's golf course wants us to move to Chelan and have been watching for places to rent for us. Hopefully it will work out, though, because Tim is already getting a little tired of the 45 minutes drive to and from work every day. Saving money on gas would also be nice! Right now he has to be at work by 5 AM every day so he is waking up at 3:30 AM every morning!! I don't know how he does it!!

Family picture  :)

This is the picture of Wenatchee that we took from high up on a mountain. It doesn't look that cool in the picture, but in person it is amazing! It would be cool to get a picture at night with all the lights on.

Bella seriously fell asleep like this one night. She rolled on her back for a belly rub and we threw the covers over her. 

This is the main street in Leavenworth. There are about four blocks on this street and then a couple blocks on the street behind it that look like this. The hotels, grocery stores, and even McDonald's in the town look like this though. 

This was taken from a restaurant we ate at in Leavenworth. Such a pretty view!!

Tim and Bryan golfing!

This is the Wenatchee River which is fairly high right now because of all the snow melting on the mountains. When my parents came to visit we were standing on a small beach here which is almost completely covered now. 

Here are some pictures from the golf course...

The green is up past the bunkers on this hole. I guess there were some fires several years ago which you can see here, but there are a lot of new trees coming up.

This is from the tee box of the 17th hole (I believe). If you look close enough, you can see some of the lake at the bottom of the mountains. As I have said before, this all looks so much more amazing in person!!!

This is the view from the other direction on the 17th tee box. 

These are the orchards on the property that the golf course is also on. I think Tim has said that there are mostly cherry trees.