Tag Archives: Baby B

What have you been up to

A few little updates for all of you on what has been going on around our house. The bathroom remodels aren’t quite complete yet, as we’ve run into a little snag. When taking out the old 80s style light bars, … Continue reading

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On the road again

The trip to Hays was quick but it’s always good to catch up with family and indulge in a few local treats. [a little patriotic Rock Chalk outside of Lawrence, KS] [convenience store staples: snoballs and big hunks] [homemade sweet … Continue reading

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Hays America

Over the past weekend I made a trip to my parents’ house to go through my mom’s baby bins. Yes, she has been purchasing baby clothes that she has found deeply discounted over the past couple of years for our … Continue reading

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Boy, oh boy

I can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are (if it wasn’t evident enough in the video by Marcus’ series of fist pumps) to welcome a little baby boy into the family. Being from a family of three … Continue reading

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Gender revealed

It has been confirmed. Baby Branstad is a… {password: december5}

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Boy or girl?

The bathrooms have seen some serious progress since my last post and are scheduled to be done by this Friday! [Still left to do: painting and light fixture updates] Tomorrow is the day we’ve been (not so) patiently waiting for: … Continue reading

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Out with the old

I’ve made a small dent in the gender reveal decor as you can see below: [what will become the garland] [card for the doctor to fill out and put in envelope] I thought I was excited about the gender reveal … Continue reading

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I’m so excited

We had all sorts of fun over the long 4th weekend. Here are some of the highlights: [nieces at Urbandale parade] [patriotic mani] [berry fantastic cake] [my boys take a dip in the lake] Sunday night recovery homemade pretzels (Paul … Continue reading

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Let freedom ring

All sorts of stuff was accomplished this weekend. Here are the highlights: [the Nomade sat alone post-downpour at the Des Moines Arts Festival] [scored the perfect ice cream cups at TJ Maxx for our ice cream scoop gender reveal] [Mr. … Continue reading

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Art’in around

We had another doctor appointment this afternoon to check up on Baby B. All is well. At 17 weeks and 1 day I am feeling great and our wee one’s heartbeat is hummin’ along at 150 bpm. Yep, still think … Continue reading

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