Where'd it go??!! One morning we awoke, and alas!, it had disappeared! The object in question had been in the same place for nigh on 30 years! And all of sudden, in a flash, it was gone! The disappearance of such a familiar object caused us to don our Sherlock Holmes caps and begin investigating, sleuthing, and inquiring as to the where abouts of this item in question. Yes, readers, that's right, J had indeed lost her belly button!Our investigation, in the end, brought us the answer we were indeed looking for. Yes, it was gone, but it would return! They say in the form of an "outie." "It means the baby is 'done,' like a turkey," said Victoria. AHHHH!! We understood.
J is now 30 weeks and expanding like a helium filling balloon. Baby Voller is about 3 pounds we've read, and will surely double in size in the 10 weeks left of our pregnancy. She could come early if she follows her mother's trend towards impatience. Yet, she could come late if she is more like her peaceful and mellow daddy. We shall see! You out there will be some of the first to know! So, yes, in the future we will post more freakish circus pictures of J's belly as they come to us.
As of late, we have been so generously showered with love! Two weekends ago we attended the Voller/Cutherbertson Shower in Flint, Michigan. We were graced with 50+ members of Steve's family! We were so shocked and honored! The pregnant lady forgot her camera, and therefore, we have no pictures to share. We feasted on pizza and salad and 2 kinds of cakes! OH YeAH!! We also received amazing and much needed gifts for Baby V. Her car seat, swing, clothes, money, books... I could list all day. We left humbled to say the least.
This past weekend was the Wadsworth/Friends shower with j's mom's side and all our lady friends. Prior to the shower the ladies were instructed to send along a square of fabric which my Aunt Kim then proceeded to make into a quilt for not only Baby, but for mamma j to use in labor as a focal point or as a cozy reminder of home. We were so stunned by how beautiful the quilt turned out! Here's a photo of the finished product!
We have a few squares that arrived but just a little late and those are going to be incorporated into a pillow by my Aunt Kim. So never fear Ker, Krisha and Kim, your love will be in pillow form. We're also including one of Steve's dad's hankys per step-mom Judy.
J's mamma Char and Aunt Kim put on such a nice party. We had sandwiches and oranges and yummy cake again! Here are some photos of people signing their names on their square and tying up the quilt. First, Miss Jen Schaap:
And our Lindsey and Karen with Steve's mom, Carol:
We were again blessed with such generosity. We received a pack and play, baby sling, crib blankets and sheets, baby food maker, clothes, baby tub, and so much more! This baby girl is one lucky little lady! She also received a cherry bathing suit with a terry cloth robe from grandma Char, a play dome for the beach and a pail and rake. Lake Michigan, here we come!
Our next shower is this weekend with my dad's side of the family. Will we post pictures after we return!
Aside from all this showering, we have been keeping busy with starting the garden, trying to get J to sit down to heal a pulled muscle in her stomach, and other family gatherings. Here is a picture of Steve practicing his parenting skills with his nephew, Devin, at Breanna's 6th year bowling birthday party, which she couldn't attend being in the beginning stages of a pneumonia!
Cute isn't he?
Steve has also been studying sound healing in his spare time of not working to provide, thinking of baby, and loving his big ol' sexy pregger wife. He has begun "toning" every morning during yoga with great results. This you will hear more of in the future, we are sure.
And lastly, we have decided on a name for Baby Girl!
We have named her Celia. She is named after where we were married Saint Cecilia's Music Society. We thought you'd want to place a name to all the love you send from afar :) Her middle name is Carlene, a mixture of our mom's, Carol and Charlene.
Well, reader, you have wasted another 15 minutes of computer time reading about the Vollers. Till next time. :)
