The Countdown is On

We had our 36 week appointment yesterday, which included our last ultrasound.  Once again, we could not see the baby's face.  The nugget had it's arms in front of its face, so we could only get glimpses.  We did get to see one very chubby little cheek though, which of course is adorable :)

Everything looked good on the ultrasound.  The baby's heartbeat was 158, which is pretty consistent with what its been the whole time.  And they are guesstimating that right now, this baby weighs 6 lbs. 3 oz, which puts it in the 50th percentile.

28 days to go!

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This was taken Saturday, at 35 weeks and 3 days.

We are now on the official countdown to baby.  30 days to go!

Tomorrow we go in for our 36 week appointment to get our last ultrasound.

I can't wait to see the baby again and find out who has been causing all that trouble in there :)

My Last Concert

Over Labor Day weekend, Cory and I had tickets for what is going to be my last concert for a little while.  Cory is going to see the Foo Fighters this Friday, then he is in my boat :)  We had tickets for Maroon 5 and Train at Starlight, which is a great outdoor theater here in KC. 

We got lucky in that it was the first beautiful day that wasn't 800 million degrees since June, but I had to attend the show pregnant and on crutches.  Not really how I was planning on going.  I have to say, the Starlight staff was awesome.  Not only did they let us park in the handicap parking section, they also had a golf cart shuttle that took us straight to our car when the show was done!  Now Cory wants me to bring my crutches to every show we'll see...

Despite my reservations over going to the show in my "conditions", I had a great time! 

Matt Nathanson opened the show and he was really good.  I only knew a few songs, but he was entertaining and also pretty funny!

Up next was Train.  While I like Train, I had really bought the tickets to see Maroon 5.  Turns out, Train was really good and their lead singer sounds fantastic live.  He did all of their big songs, plus a Led Zepplin and a Rhianna cover.

(Ignore how off-kilter this photo is, but Train started playing all sorts of KC pics , which was cool)

Finally Maroon 5 came on!

A Galena Wedding

After we spent a few days at the lake, we headed over to Apple Canyon on my birthday to see Cory's family.  Cory's brother Aaron was getting married on Saturday to Mary at Eagle Ridge in Galena.  We had a busy weekend ahead of us.  A lot of Cory's family was staying at the house in Apple Canyon, so we were able to visit with them on Thursday night.  On Friday there was a BBQ at the lake house for wedding guests.

It was a beautiful day and a lot of people made it...despite all the crazy windy back roads to get there!

Cory and Aaron got to play their cousins in a Finley vs. Hoveland Bags tournament.  I believe Aaron and Cory did win.

Everyone had a great time, including Kelsey, Aaron and Mary's lab, who kept going after the rope swing

Friday night was the rehearsal at Eagle Ridge, followed by dinner at Fried Green Tomatoes in Galena

View from the Patio during the rehearsal

It was hard to get a picture of everyone....there were 11 groomsmen and 11 bridesmaids!

The new Mr. & Mrs. Finley

This is how you are supposed to slow dance at a wedding...

...but Cory thought it was funnier to dance this way, to avoid the belly.

It was a busy weekend and my legs were pooped by Saturday night, but we had a great time!  We even got to eat breakfast with the bride and groom Sunday morning before we all had to head home.  Except that we were heading back to KC to work and Aaron and Mary were heading to Greece for two weeks!

Family Fun Week

When we heard about Aaron and Mary's wedding, we decided to go a few days early and hang out at the Bohner before heading over to Galena for the wedding.  I had to work the weekend before, so Cory drove up and I flew in on Monday, my last flight before the nugget arrives.  We had great weather all week, in the 80's , which is sooo much better than the 100 degree Kansas City days we've been experiencing!  (even as I'm typing this, it's september 1st and the high is 99!)

These are from the Sunset on our first night at the lake...

I got to play alot with my camera and lenses while at the lake, especially since I couldn't do much else while we were there.  I was the photographer of the week!



Using my larger lens while people were skiing and wakeboarding made for some awesome pics....

Cory has been a slalom skier since I've known him, but he tried out wakeboarding that week as well.

Wakeboarding went well, with only minimal spills

Beckett was a big fan of his Uncle Cory and the boat!

Jennifer is definately the wakeboarder in the family

Along with the being the dog whisperer...



Where did August Go?

Well, August flew by and I have no idea where it went.  We had an extremely busy month and I am lookikng forward to "relaxing" these next eight weeks as much as possible.  In the last four weeks, I had my Glen Ellyn baby shower, we went to the lake for a few days, we celebrated my birthday, we went to Galena for a few days to celebrate Cory's brother wedding, and had my Kansas City baby shower.  And to top off the month, on Monday, I rolled my foot right off my shoe and sprained my ankle.  Now I am a pregnant lady on crutches!    It's only been a few days and I am already way over these crutches.

We are now 32 weeks pregnant and the countdown is on.  Our crib and bedding is all set up and the chair we ordered is coming in on Tuesday.  The last piece of the nursery is the dresser and we are patiently waiting for it to arrive.  I think the next few weeks will be filled putting together the baby room, assembling baby stuff, and attending a few baby classes.  And of course, HAWKEYE football!  We now have 3 baby hawkeye outfits so this kid is all set for the 2011 football season!

Now that you know we are alive and haven't abandoned the blog, get prepared for a few back logged blogs coming your way!