Mmmm Barriques...

Enjoying some nights out before our little girl arrives.

Month Eight

I know, I know...I should be enjoying my free nights with no baby crying and demanding my every moment. But for a gal who has never seen the other side, I am anxious to enter over to it.

I'm 35 weeks and counting down the weeks, days, and moments until Adeline's arrival. That's right, Alex and I have decided to name our lil daughter Adeline. Sometimes it seems like her arrival is so far away and other days it feels fast approaching.

We have pretty much everything ready for Adeline. Our classes are almost done, nursery complete, laundry clean, and the diapers are ready for their duty. While the material stuff is all ready to go, I wonder how ready Alex and I will be. As much as you read and learn, how can you truly prepare for a change like this? I often ponder what will be our struggles? Is it possible to prepare anymore? I am thankful for a best friend like Alex to begin this journey with and I eagerly await seeing him hold our daughter in his arms.

So for now we wait. We shall see if she is an early bird, right on time, or a late arrival. We'll keep you posted =)

A September weekend to remember

Some of my dear friends threw me a shower this weekend. What a sweet time it was. My Mom, Steph and Joge were also able to come to Madison for the event. Check out some pics from the day... http://www.slmphotography.net/shower/

My family also got out to a local apple orchard for a lovely fall morning. Appleberry Farm had some delicious apples, cider, and doughnuts. I think this will have to become a family tradition =)

Aunt Joge and Kate set off to fill their bags

alex finding just the right apples for our pie

kate exploring the orchard

32 weeks down and the waiting continues.....

Getting ready for her arrival....

With 30 weeks under our belt and some 7-12 to go, we are getting things ready for our little baby girl.

the nursery with the addition of our glider.

the first pair in this lil girl's life.

the monster isn't happy with his new home in the toy basket

beautiful painting done by her Aunt Cassie

Yellowstone

So it all started with a highpoint... Idaho's highpoint to be exact. From there it became a big family adventure!

After a 20 hour car ride, we made it out to Montana, where we stayed at Wilderness Edge Resort. Our cabin, Aspen, had a kitchen, living room, dining room, and 4 bedrooms. Luckily it had 2 bathrooms as well.


It was a superb trip filled with hikes, rest, knitting, campfires, delicious meals, site seeing, games, puzzles, and lots of laughter. One thing missing was our brother-in-law Jon who is currently over in Iraq. We all wished he was there with us!


Alex, Brad, Tyler, and Rachel took a side trip to Idaho for two of the days to hike up Mt. Borah. It was a rough climb, but they survived. It was Tyler and Alex's first highpoint and Brad's 45th highpoint. Mom, Joge, Steph, the kiddos, and I were very excited for their return!


Here are a few shots from the trip....

Baby Pence

Sorry it has been soo long since we've updated our blog. We will try to keep up with it better.

So if you haven't heard, we are expecting our first baby November 19th. We are both super excited to meet our little one. Right now I am 5 months along and feeling great. So far I have really enjoyed being pregnant. What an amazing experience that God has allowed us to experience. I am very thankful for our lil bun in the oven =)

Last week was our big ultrasound. Both Alex and I were extremely anxious for this day. Not only to find out the gender of our baby, but also to see that she was healthy. Right before I left from work, the ladies told me I should down a ton of water before I got there. Nervous because I wasn't told this before, I began to take down 2 full water bottles. They assured me that the more I drank, the better the technician would be able to see the baby. While I knew this would be rough on my bladder, I definitely wanted a good view of the baby....so I kept on drinking. By the time I got to the hospital, I was sure I was going to loose it. Hold it in, they told me...so I did.

They took me back right after I got there and Alex joined shortly after. Kelly, our technician, was super helpful and very friendly. Right away she noticed how much fluid was in me. I told her about the advice that was given to me and immediately she said, "You poor girl!". She then proceeded to tell me that I didn't need a ton of fluids in me and that I actually had too much! haha! She directed me right to the ladies room =) I think I ended up using the washroom about 4 times while we were there!

The ultrasound was unforgettable. To see our little baby appear on the screen before us was very emotional. It has definitely been the highlight of the pregnancy thus far. I kept looking from the screen, to Alex, and then back at the screen. I couldn't believe how amazing it was. Our little one right there in front of us moving around. Kelly began to take a lot of measurements and pictures of all the little parts of our baby. She is already so beautiful to us. Kelly then announced to us that we were having a baby girl! The second she told us that, our minds began to picture what our baby will look like. It's so neat to now know the gender.

20 week Profile

It's a girl!

I think she was a little tired

Sucking her thumb I believe

A foot

a hand

the nursery

We're Moving

Well folks, we bought a house! We officially close on March 27th and right away we'll start painting and moving things in. It's a great ranch home with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. There are old superb wood floors and I love the kitchen with lots of cabinets! There is also a partially finished basement and a fenced in yard. Here are some pictures of the house. I'll post some after we paint and move in.