HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Well,
Here is the starting line-up for this evenings events...
Starting off is Peanut's, Toulie's, Kt's and finally mine.

Toulies dr appt.

So just a quick update about Toulie. She is doing a little better. The vet was pretty satisfied with her progress although she seems to tweak something sporadically which causes her to yelp in much pain. So, she hasnt moved much at all over the last week and spends her day lounging on my camping pad. They are expecting a full recovery though.
I dont expect her to be out trick-or-treating this year at all though so she might have to pretend to be a statue guard dog this year. We do have some dog treats in a bag as a surpirse for her tomorrow though.
Here is a pic of KT's motherly instincts in full force helping Toulie eat piece by piece.


Sunday is KT's baby shower too. She is having it at the community center right across the street which is really nice for her. Its a really nice center with a big playground for kids. We were going to have families, including husbands, originally, but since so many of the team guys are off TDY right now we decided that it would be better to have a more traditional baby shower with just KT's lady friends. I'm sure KT will write more about the weekends events later.

Less than a month left now!!!

hello everyone,

Well we are nearing the greatly anticipated day. KT and I are really looking forward to it. It might be hard to believe, but I think we are about as ready as we can be. Kt's last appt went well. Everything was normal according to her Dr. Peanut's heart rate was in the 130's which was about 20+ bpm lower than it has been which is consistent and normal for that time in her pregnancy.

In not so fortunate news, Toulie got hit by a car this last weekend on base. We took her to the vet and all the xrays came back negative, however, she still hasnt been able to walk at all. I have to pick her up and carry her outside to go pee and she whimpers often. She has another appt tomorrow morning so hopefully we might find out a little more. Most likely though they will just tell us to give it some more time. We'll try and keep everyone posted on tomorrows news when we can.

In lighter news, KT finished her paper that she has been working on for quite some time. Its been a huge undertaking and she finally submitted it to her professor to much relief. Now, after less than a full breath to relax, shes at it trying to finish up as much as she can for this semesters work load. I think she'll pull off most of the work before the baby comes, but both her professors have given her some freedom if she cant finish before Peanut arrives.

Work for me has been busy too. Next week I will be driving a couple hours south of here everyday for some jump upgrades. It'll be a lot of driving, but better than having to stay overnight given the circumstances.

I think fall has finally arrived here too. Unlike back home when fall arrives and the leaves turn red and yellow, everything here turns green. Kind of a disappointment, but at least the fields look like grass and not shriveled up weeds.

Well, thats about it for now. hope this post finds everyone doing well and happy.

KT and Me.

Less than 5 weeks left!!!

Hello Everyone!!! I'm taking a little time-out from homework to update the blog. I feel like my brain is turning to mush sometimes (I have so much on my mind)!! It is very hard to concentrate on school work when you know you have a little bundle of joy coming soon! Less than five weeks as the title states.
So this picture is of me last week. I got a really awesome package from my friends Susie and Nicolas in France. It contained this b-day shirt, which is gorgeous! AND a TON on baby stuff! Susie works for Disney so there were a lot of cute outfits and stuffed animals, and all sorts of goodies in there for our spoiled little babe. We will for sure be taking pictures of him with some outfits!
I also wanted to shout out a big "Thank You" to the rest of family and friends that either called, sent cards, gifts, or facebook messages wishing me a Happy Birthday. I had a wonderful birthday and felt very loved! As you know my mom was here, so that was great. We shopped a few times, went to the movies, and took it easy. On my birthday as you can see, we went to the ocean and pumpkin patch. Then my surprise for the evening was dinner at the Melting Pot, which is a Fondue restaurant. It is kind of popular around here and I've never tried it, and I really wanted to. Thanks Sean, Mom, Amy Jo, and Chris and Elise for making it a very special evening!
I suppose I should also update our latest doctor appointment too. I went on Monday, and now have to continue to see my OB every Monday!! So everything was fine, I was complaining of a lot of pelvic pain, but the doc said it was pretty normal. It is just my body getting ready to have the baby, but I was quite surprised by it! The doc also said she thinks that the baby will come a few days early!! Hmmm....we will see I guess! Sean and I also figured out how to put the car seats in our cars, so we are all ready in that department. It really makes it seem like any day now!! We will keep you all updated! Hope everyone has a great week!
Love,
Katie

HAAAAPPPYYY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!!

Just thought I would upload some pics quick of the Art and Pumpkin festival today in Half Moon Bay. It's Kt's birthday so we headed out there this morning to chill on the beach and pick up some pumpkins at one of the many pumpkin farms there.
We will have to post the carvings after we have a little pumpkin carving party maybe next weekend.
Anyway, here are some pics of the dynamic duo taking a breather, KT finding her needle in the haystack and the shark patrol.





We will post some more pics and write about the rest of the event filled day later. KT will have to tell everyone about our dinner plans which are still a secret to her... hehe

Until then....

Less than 6 weeks left

Hello all,

Well we are back from a fun filled weekend down in Southern California. Kt's friend Christen and Matt tied the knot on the beaches of La Jolla (pronounced Hoya). It was really fun, the weather was great and and the drive down there couldnt have worked out better.Kt was a bridesmaid so she got to dress up and look fablulous even at 8+ months. It took a little over 6 hours the first day and we found a hotel in Dana Point for the night. Then on Friday we only had a hour drive the rest of the way. Today we drove the entire way back which took about 7 hours total. Maybe a bit more since we had to stop and pick up Toulie at our friends place. Kt handled the drive excellent. We stopped a couple times to stretch and gas up, but otherwise it was pretty smooth sailing even through LA.
Here are some pics of the weekend.




Our hotel was the La Jolla in and we had an ocean view suite. It was really cool. It was only about half a block from the ocean, but we couldnt hear the waves as there was some sort of club blasting music at night; but the view was great. The town is a total artsy town with galleries all over the place. Literally....
My favorite store was Quicksilver, not artsy, but got a cool shirt there... haha
This week will be busy for KT. Her Birthday is next Sat. Kathy, her mother, is flying out on wednesday or thursday and will get to spend the weekend with us. I have monday off for Columnbus Day, so going to relax a bit before a the busy flying week.
Most of the guys are going to be in Oahu... I guess I will miss that one again.

Anyway, hope this post finds everyone doing well, and the date is creeping up on us very quickly so hopefully we will have some big news and pics soon to come.

Sean and Katie

33 1/2 weeks

Hi Everyone,
So here is me at 33 weeks 4 days. Yup, I feel rather large. Its all baby, all in front, and pretty low. Pretty crazy huh? I have been feeling pretty good for the most part, I guess I can't really complain. Last week I had pretty bad back pain and this week it is gone, so, things change all the time. I went swimming yesterday again and felt pretty good, although I have been using Sean's fins because my breathing is not what it used to be and I can do more laps with the fins. Anyway, enough about me.
We had a fabulous weekend here, well, at least I did. Sean had to work, but I think he had a lot of fun as well. His friend Craig (who lives in New York and is getting out of the service) came to stay with us for his last drill weekend. It also happened to be family say on Saturday, which made things more exciting. Craig's wife Beverly came, which is awesome, because we always have great fun and conversation together. Anyway, since it was Craig's last drill Sean came up with a bunch of stuff he wanted to do for Craig. On Saturday was the family picnic, many wives got to fly on the helicopters, but I'll have to wait until next year. Then we picnicked at the Softball fields with all the military families, and then we had a party for Craig in the evening. It was a great time, most of the team was there with their families, and we ate and chatted and gave Craig a great last weekend as a PJ. Craig's parents Nelson and Marge even drove up from San Clemente to spend the weekend with us and we had a great time. I had heard a lot about them from Sean and they are really great people. So the weekend was a success, however, we have no pictures! Maybe Beverly will send me some of hers and I will post them.
Now, we are getting ready for another crazy weekend. I will be in my friend Christen's wedding in La Jolla, as mentioned in earlier posts. We are leaving tomorrow to drive the distance, so I wanted to make sure to update the blog. When we get back I'm sure we will tell you all about it.
The following weekend will be really exciting too. My mom will be flying over to visit me for my birthday!! Thanks to Heidi and Rick who graciously let her use a buddy pass, what a great birthday gift! Minnesotans have MEA so they have Thurs and Fri off, so mom will be flying out Wed. evening. I'm sure we will mostly take it easy, but hopefully go out and do something fun for my birthday! So that is about it. Wait for more exciting posts in the future!!
KT