Baby's First Trip to WI (sorta)

Taking advantage of the last week of break, baby and I decided to go on a road trip to Wisconsin to visit all of our friends and family that we miss so much but have not been able to see during the crazy semester. Nathaniel had to keep on educating tomorrow's future :), so we hit the road alone.

First we stopped by the Parisi's-perhaps one of my favorite parts was when I lifted my shirt so they could see my belly, and Tia's response was, "WOOOOOOOOOO." Tessa also invented a new way to find out if you are going to have a boy or girl by counting any freckles on your belly. Then, you just go boy/girl/boy/girl until you run out of freckles. For the record, by Tessa's count it will be a boy, but by Tia's count it will be a girl :) Susie made sure that I had lots of wonderful baby girl items to take home with me-looking at the clothes brought back so many memories of when Tess and Tia were younger. She also gave me an adorable little bassinet-we can't wait for little Hj to sleep in it. It was just so wonderful to spend time with my "second" family. Thanks for the goodies and the yummy meal!

My resting spot was back home, which was nice because my brother Chris was there as well. So, every evening, baby and I had some down time with the fam, and knew for sure that there would be a scrumptious meal to indulge in. Mom and I were able to get some good mother daughter time in as well!

Monday we ventured off to Neenah to visit the Anderson family. Summer is 34 weeks pregnant, so it was so fun to have our bellies bump when we hugged. We talked baby talk and snacked all day long-nothing like having a pregnant eating partner who is hungry when you are! Her two little boys, Ben and Aiden, were so precious and hilarious. Ben has correctly predicted the sex of 3 babies. He says that we will be having a boy...we will see if he is 4/4! Mike came home on his lunch break to catch up and snap a picture of the two pregnant mommas.

Tuesday, Hj and I set off for Belgium to visit the Katte family. They have three sweet girls- Jocelyn (5), Ainsley, my God-daughter (3) and Maddie (9 months). It was a busy day of gymnastics, tumbling and errands. I loved seeing the girls in their little leotards! And little Maddie-I could not get enough of kissing her cheeks and scrumptious arms!!! The girls also showered me with tons of yellow baby clothes, maternity clothes, and baby books. It was like Christmas day! Thanks for all of the goodies.

Later that evening, I stopped by Doug and Julie's place to catch up after way too long. Their little princess, Lyla, will be 2 in July, and Julie is pregnant with TWINS! Once again, we talked baby talk-it is hard to believe that Julie has two little ones in her belly! Absolutely amazing. Lyla kept me laughing-especially when they asked her if she wanted some custard. Her face lit up and she did a full body excited shake. I can totally relate to getting that excited about eating frozen custard:)

All of the visits were just way too short, but we loved every moment we were able to spend with so many people we love. Thanks for the hospitality!