The Moeggenberg Clan at Montgomery Inn:
Banana Sprout
Thursday, September 23, 2010
3 pics for the price of 1!!!
Cantaloupe Sprout (this is why pics of the belleh are taken from the neck down ... I don't take good face pics)
The Moeggenberg Clan at Montgomery Inn:
Banana Sprout
(hmmm - i think we will need a wide angle lens soon!)
The Moeggenberg Clan at Montgomery Inn:
Banana Sprout
Sprout is as big as a Banana - 21 weeks
Well we are back from Ohio and had a grand time! The plane ride was not a happy way to travel 1/2 way to baby, but I can imagine that it is better than with a newborn! We realized that Sprout does NOT like acceleration. During the flight Sprout would curl up as tiny as possible at the back of my body and then every so often would swim up to the front and kick me really hard. Little stinker!
Ohio was so much fun. Had a lot of great times showing off the belleh to relatives. Grandma and Grandpa felt Sprout move so thats a plus! Dave did not use his designated driver card at all, which makes me think he may try to just build them all up and cash them in at a later date.
Friday morning we were picked up at the airport by Grandma, ate some Goetta and took naps. After Grandpa came home he raved about a place that was on Food Networks Diners, Dives and Drive Ins. We had AMAZING hamburgers at Terry's Turf Club. wow - believe the hype! And that ain't just the preggo woman speaking. Dave was speechless. Then it was on to UDF for fantastic milk shakes! MMMM!
Saturday we had more Goetta and then went to Oktoberfest. That was SO fun! A whole festival dedicated to food! (ok ok beer too but that doesn't involve me even non-preggo) Had Brauts, Mac&Cheese with Goetta and a GINORMOUS creme puff. mmmmmmmmmm! We went home and took a nap again then went out to hang with the cousins (Sarah, Justin, Jill, Kiernan and Mark), Aaron and Brian. The bar had the most amazing Fish and Chips ... and fairly horrible karaoke - which made it all the more fun!
Sunday we had Mark and Erins wedding which was held at a really beautiful Nature Preserve. It was great seeing them and hearing their vows made even Dave choke up. We then went home and napped yet again. (see a pattern?) We went to dinner that night with the family at Montgomery Inn. They have the most amazing Ribs! yum!
Monday we woke up, had lunch at Skyline (our first for the trip - amazing!) with Grandma and Andy, went to Bed Bath and Beyond to look for a pillow that would allow me to not be in pain on the trip back and then had a trip to Graeters for wonderful ice cream! Grandma and Grandpa had taken down toys that Dave had as a child and we got to look through them and decide which we were going to have for Sprout. Dave even found his very first teddy bear "Tenny" that he was incredibly attached to as a little one! I am so excited to have all of those for Sprout! Grandma and Grandpa made us dinner before we left and Katie and Andy joined us. We were fairly early for our flight which was great since we didn't have to rush. The flight was uneventful and less uncomfortable than the flight in.
Dakota's 20th birthday was Tuesday so we had a family birthday dinner at Big Wok. It was nice to have all of the boys around me after our whirlwind flight. Sawyer came home with us to spend the week with Dakota so we have an almost full house!
Wednesday was low key but I did get to have dinner with just Sawyer, which hardly ever happens!
On Thursday my back was acting up again (it doesn't happen very often so I hate to complain) so I was out of commission for the first half of the day. Dave has a show tonight where both of his bands are playing which is exciting but unfortunately a long night therefore meaning I may have to sit this one out.
This weekend will be fairly busy with us having all the boys and watching Carlin while Kim and Matt are out of town. Dakota and Sawyer will be busy with bday celebrations for Kota and Parker will be busy with rehearsals for his upcoming play. I think my brother, Karin and Neo are coming over this weekend also which is exciting!
I will try to post a picture from last week that we took with the family and will also get Dave to take one of my 21 week belleh.
xo
Sandra and David
Ohio was so much fun. Had a lot of great times showing off the belleh to relatives. Grandma and Grandpa felt Sprout move so thats a plus! Dave did not use his designated driver card at all, which makes me think he may try to just build them all up and cash them in at a later date.
Friday morning we were picked up at the airport by Grandma, ate some Goetta and took naps. After Grandpa came home he raved about a place that was on Food Networks Diners, Dives and Drive Ins. We had AMAZING hamburgers at Terry's Turf Club. wow - believe the hype! And that ain't just the preggo woman speaking. Dave was speechless. Then it was on to UDF for fantastic milk shakes! MMMM!
Saturday we had more Goetta and then went to Oktoberfest. That was SO fun! A whole festival dedicated to food! (ok ok beer too but that doesn't involve me even non-preggo) Had Brauts, Mac&Cheese with Goetta and a GINORMOUS creme puff. mmmmmmmmmm! We went home and took a nap again then went out to hang with the cousins (Sarah, Justin, Jill, Kiernan and Mark), Aaron and Brian. The bar had the most amazing Fish and Chips ... and fairly horrible karaoke - which made it all the more fun!
Sunday we had Mark and Erins wedding which was held at a really beautiful Nature Preserve. It was great seeing them and hearing their vows made even Dave choke up. We then went home and napped yet again. (see a pattern?) We went to dinner that night with the family at Montgomery Inn. They have the most amazing Ribs! yum!
Monday we woke up, had lunch at Skyline (our first for the trip - amazing!) with Grandma and Andy, went to Bed Bath and Beyond to look for a pillow that would allow me to not be in pain on the trip back and then had a trip to Graeters for wonderful ice cream! Grandma and Grandpa had taken down toys that Dave had as a child and we got to look through them and decide which we were going to have for Sprout. Dave even found his very first teddy bear "Tenny" that he was incredibly attached to as a little one! I am so excited to have all of those for Sprout! Grandma and Grandpa made us dinner before we left and Katie and Andy joined us. We were fairly early for our flight which was great since we didn't have to rush. The flight was uneventful and less uncomfortable than the flight in.
Dakota's 20th birthday was Tuesday so we had a family birthday dinner at Big Wok. It was nice to have all of the boys around me after our whirlwind flight. Sawyer came home with us to spend the week with Dakota so we have an almost full house!
Wednesday was low key but I did get to have dinner with just Sawyer, which hardly ever happens!
On Thursday my back was acting up again (it doesn't happen very often so I hate to complain) so I was out of commission for the first half of the day. Dave has a show tonight where both of his bands are playing which is exciting but unfortunately a long night therefore meaning I may have to sit this one out.
This weekend will be fairly busy with us having all the boys and watching Carlin while Kim and Matt are out of town. Dakota and Sawyer will be busy with bday celebrations for Kota and Parker will be busy with rehearsals for his upcoming play. I think my brother, Karin and Neo are coming over this weekend also which is exciting!
I will try to post a picture from last week that we took with the family and will also get Dave to take one of my 21 week belleh.
xo
Sandra and David
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Halfway there and Sprout is as big as a Cantaloupe - 20 Weeks
Woohoo! 20 more weeks to go (give or take a few days)! I can definitely feel the growing happening again. Sleep is still coming at me hard and fast - of course it is broken up about 20x during the night but that's just getting us ready for lil Sprouts arrival!
And yes, we are bloggin early as we are leaving tonight for Ohio. A fast and furious 4 day trip to visit family and friends. It will be lovely and we cannot wait!
This week is a bit of a blur ... mostly spent getting ready for the trip. We did have a doctors appointment on Tuesday which mostly consisted of - weigh in (holy COW!), blood pressure (NICE!), checking with the Dr on flight safety and the Dr trying to locate the heartbeat ... which got him a nice hard kick from Sprout. That'll show 'em!
Had more time with the girls on Wednesday night, which was nice. Jax showed off his new verbal skills and let us all hold him at least once. He is getting so big!
I should have more to post next week as I am sure the weekend will be filled with lots of designated driving and fun! I am so looking forward to eating all the German food and getting lots of love from the family and friends who we don't see as much as we would like.
We will try to post a family shot with the belleh!
xo
Sandra and David
And yes, we are bloggin early as we are leaving tonight for Ohio. A fast and furious 4 day trip to visit family and friends. It will be lovely and we cannot wait!
This week is a bit of a blur ... mostly spent getting ready for the trip. We did have a doctors appointment on Tuesday which mostly consisted of - weigh in (holy COW!), blood pressure (NICE!), checking with the Dr on flight safety and the Dr trying to locate the heartbeat ... which got him a nice hard kick from Sprout. That'll show 'em!
Had more time with the girls on Wednesday night, which was nice. Jax showed off his new verbal skills and let us all hold him at least once. He is getting so big!
I should have more to post next week as I am sure the weekend will be filled with lots of designated driving and fun! I am so looking forward to eating all the German food and getting lots of love from the family and friends who we don't see as much as we would like.
We will try to post a family shot with the belleh!
xo
Sandra and David
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sprout is as big as a Mango - 19 weeks
Look Dave ... a week just for you - yay!
Thanks love.
Hey everyone, it's dad here. You can tell because this update is two days late.
So, as you can see from the title, sprout is as big as a mango, one of my most favorite fruits. Let me be the first to say, this is one kicking mango, literally. More often than I expected at week 19, Sandra will get a look on her face, immediately grab my arm, and press it firmly onto her belly. Lo and behold, there's a kick or three. :)
Now, mind you, these aren't your ordinary kicks, they feel like very light taps at this point, but if ever there was anything that could bring a smile to my face, this is it. Sandra often describes sprouts movements as 'swimming', stating that she feels the little one moving across its little kinderhaus with Olympic zeal. Perhaps sprout will be a butterflyer...lord knows I wasn't.
This weekend Sandra and I played it low key for the most part. We spent Saturday morning at Hugo's for brunch, catching up with Sandra's high school friend Michelle and her dad and friend Jim. Wonderful food and lively conversation were the order of the morn, and then, a nice long nap. I am getting a lot of freebie naps on account of Sandra's freebie naps. Win win.
At week 19+2 days, Sandra and I are officially sinking into the new place. We've purchased and had delivered a couch that will properly seat a hockey team and we are unpacking our last official moving box. From here on out, it's 21 weeks of leisure, netflix, guitar noodling, reading, sleeping, sleeping again (Sandra still gets the insta-sleep), and generally storing up energy for the sprout debut.
Future Grandma and Grandpa get to see the kinderhaus this Friday for the first time as we fly back to Cincinnati for a friend's wedding. In addition, my rather large and always wonderful extended family will also be getting together, and I'll cash in some more of my free designated driver chips. Until then, I leave you with an updated belly picture. Enjoy!!!
Thanks love.
Hey everyone, it's dad here. You can tell because this update is two days late.
So, as you can see from the title, sprout is as big as a mango, one of my most favorite fruits. Let me be the first to say, this is one kicking mango, literally. More often than I expected at week 19, Sandra will get a look on her face, immediately grab my arm, and press it firmly onto her belly. Lo and behold, there's a kick or three. :)
Now, mind you, these aren't your ordinary kicks, they feel like very light taps at this point, but if ever there was anything that could bring a smile to my face, this is it. Sandra often describes sprouts movements as 'swimming', stating that she feels the little one moving across its little kinderhaus with Olympic zeal. Perhaps sprout will be a butterflyer...lord knows I wasn't.
This weekend Sandra and I played it low key for the most part. We spent Saturday morning at Hugo's for brunch, catching up with Sandra's high school friend Michelle and her dad and friend Jim. Wonderful food and lively conversation were the order of the morn, and then, a nice long nap. I am getting a lot of freebie naps on account of Sandra's freebie naps. Win win.
At week 19+2 days, Sandra and I are officially sinking into the new place. We've purchased and had delivered a couch that will properly seat a hockey team and we are unpacking our last official moving box. From here on out, it's 21 weeks of leisure, netflix, guitar noodling, reading, sleeping, sleeping again (Sandra still gets the insta-sleep), and generally storing up energy for the sprout debut.
Future Grandma and Grandpa get to see the kinderhaus this Friday for the first time as we fly back to Cincinnati for a friend's wedding. In addition, my rather large and always wonderful extended family will also be getting together, and I'll cash in some more of my free designated driver chips. Until then, I leave you with an updated belly picture. Enjoy!!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sweet Potato Sprout - 18 week pic
I think it may be time for me to buy some more maternity shirts! :)
Friday, September 3, 2010
Sprout is as big as a Sweet Potato - 18 weeks
Happy Sweet Potato week! mmmm, sweet potato *drool*
Fairly low key week this week and honestly nothing much to report.
I am back and forth extraordinarily tired then fairly awake. My sleep has been interrupted because of normal pregnancy things in the middle of the night (uncomfortableness, small bladder, etc) but its been a bit better now that we got a pregnancy pillow.
Kim, Sharon, Shaena and Jackson came over to visit on Wednesday. Jax was very interested in my belly for about 5 minutes - I think he thought I was hiding something from him since he tried to peek under my shirt! :) Girls night now consists of more juice and early nights than before but they are still so fun to have. Shaena brought over a basket of goodies that she had been saving since we told her we were preggo! So many cute items!
We have been so excited with the test results that we finally feel a rush to look at baby stuff! We bought our diaper bag (the one I have been drooling over) http://www.skiphop.com/product/20000.html in Uptown Stripe. I just think it looks so much like our purses that I bought for the girls and myself for the wedding!
We also bought a new sectional couch that has a full sized sleeper! We are so excited that we have adult type stuff for when Dave's family comes to visit when Sprout makes their appearance in Feb. The couch will be delivered a week from today. We are also in the market for a breakfast nook type dining table and should have that before the family comes out too!
We have a long weekend ahead of us filled with Family (the boys are with us for the weekend - yippee! and my brother, Karin and Neo are coming over on Saturday for dinner) and wonderful Friends (Sharon & Dan are having a bbq on Sunday!).
Wow, for nothing to report that was looong!
As always, David will be taking a side view of the Sprout belleh this weekend.
Much love to all,
David and Sandra
Fairly low key week this week and honestly nothing much to report.
I am back and forth extraordinarily tired then fairly awake. My sleep has been interrupted because of normal pregnancy things in the middle of the night (uncomfortableness, small bladder, etc) but its been a bit better now that we got a pregnancy pillow.
Kim, Sharon, Shaena and Jackson came over to visit on Wednesday. Jax was very interested in my belly for about 5 minutes - I think he thought I was hiding something from him since he tried to peek under my shirt! :) Girls night now consists of more juice and early nights than before but they are still so fun to have. Shaena brought over a basket of goodies that she had been saving since we told her we were preggo! So many cute items!
We have been so excited with the test results that we finally feel a rush to look at baby stuff! We bought our diaper bag (the one I have been drooling over) http://www.skiphop.com/product/20000.html in Uptown Stripe. I just think it looks so much like our purses that I bought for the girls and myself for the wedding!
We also bought a new sectional couch that has a full sized sleeper! We are so excited that we have adult type stuff for when Dave's family comes to visit when Sprout makes their appearance in Feb. The couch will be delivered a week from today. We are also in the market for a breakfast nook type dining table and should have that before the family comes out too!
We have a long weekend ahead of us filled with Family (the boys are with us for the weekend - yippee! and my brother, Karin and Neo are coming over on Saturday for dinner) and wonderful Friends (Sharon & Dan are having a bbq on Sunday!).
Wow, for nothing to report that was looong!
As always, David will be taking a side view of the Sprout belleh this weekend.
Much love to all,
David and Sandra
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