Summer - Summer - Summertime!!!!

The perfect Chicago weekend - 85 degrees - Sunny - No humidity - we aimed to get out and about and enjoy the summer days. Our weekend started off with some golfing...well I should say with Michael golfing. My accuracy is nothing to speak of...but come on now - give me a break - I am working with a belly ;)

Next up - Fishin' on the Lake - now this is more like it! For those of you that don't know - I absolutely LOVE LOVE fishin'. The Johnson side tradition has been instilled is this gal....I see lots of fishing trips in Baby Austin's future....albeit a girl OR a boy! Over the years Mr. J has taught Michael how to fish....Michael heard me say one to many times "Now remember baby - this is how my daddy-o and Nana do it".

And finally - did you really think this post would be all about us! Sunday afternoon we decided to put up artwork in Baby Austin's room. Michael and I kept going back and forth about artwork. Michael is funny about putting lots of holes in the wall so we found the perfect alternative. It's a sticker tree - but the best part is it is removable and doesn't mess up the paint. Genius!!!!! Here is Michael and his lovely artistry skills....he did such a good job!!!

We are so close to having Baby Austin's room finished. All we need is a shelf to put over the changing table and we'll be done....well for now. Once the baby is born we will add some girlie or boy touches:):)

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer days - it's going by SO fast - can you believe this Friday is August 1st?!?!?!?!?!

Getting some practice!

Josie and family paid us a visit a few weeks ago...our chance to get some more practice in:) It was so fun having Josie stay at our place...we got a little glimpse of what's to come. Josie tested out Baby Austin's room and confirmed we picked the perfect gliding chair...here we are cuddling in the chair reading a book before bedtime.

Michael could not resist practicing with the Baby Bjorn. Carri & Louie brought up theirs - we found out that the Baby Bjorn "Sport" is definitely the way to go!!!! Here is a picture of Michael getting his lesson:

And here he is in all his glory - he honestly enjoyed this a little too much - I think Baby Austin will come to know and love the Baby Bjorn and hours of time spent attached to daddy. Michael was imagining all the times he'd use his. My favorite was when he mentioned "This is going to be perfect for trips to the grocery store."

And here is Josie taking a nap in her favorite sleeping position - now how cute is she - just too precious for words:)

We had such a great weekend. The above are among many things we practiced. Another funny example was when Carri & Louie gave Josie a bath. Michael and I gathered around and observed like we had never bathed ourselves before...definitely a had to be there moment....it was great!!! When Josie was sleeping I took the opportunity to ask Carri a million questions. The day after they left I immediately updated my pregnancy journal, updated my "useful info" pregnancy spreadsheet, and registeries. THANK GOODNESS for having an older sister. I can not imagine going through this experience without my sister. And to top all of that off she greeted me with a goodie bag filled with toys, videos, books and more....The perfect weekend!

3 months to go...

YIKES - just realized and now I have gone and totally jinxed myself! Here I am at work - just "really" looked at the calendar and realized it's July 18th....exactly 3 months until Baby Austin is due to arrive. Story time: The reason why I looked at the calendar is because I got out of my chair because my body was very achy. I decided to do a little session of stretching the hips, butt and legs. Sidenote: OUCHY - my body officially feels pregnant. Sitting for long periods of time is not good. K back to the story - as I was stretching I looked at the calendar....I really believe I have jinxed myself. I have been going through the days and months will no complaints - smooth sailing - thinking this is a piece of cake - I LOVE being pregnant!!! As soon as my mind registered that I was 3 months away....TIME TO EMBRACE...I am going to give into the achy body and joints, heartburn, restless nights, and swollen feet. This Saturday also marks the first day of the 3rd trimester. Can you believe it - already!!!! BUT I will say the same thing I said going into the 2nd.....BRING IT....aches, pains, sleepless nights, heartburn, swollen hands and feet and all!!!! Each day brings us closer to meeting Baby Austin!!!

4th of July Fun!!!

I hope everyone had a relaxing, long, fun-filled 4th of July weekend! We went to good ole' Ohio to spend the long weekend with The Stephan Family on the lake - and we had a blast! Michael got to "play" all weekend and I got to sit back and relax on the boat. Going into this weekend was a huge test...I have not craved or even thought about drinking an alcoholic beverage - this weekend I would be surrounded by such beverages so I knew it would be a little interesting. Well I am happy to report that you can find MUCH enjoyment by being the only sober one - hours and hours of free entertainment - drunk people are hilarious:):):) AND the best part is I didn't wake up hungover - SWEET - cause those that know me well know that it is not a pleasant sight.

Here are a few shots from the weekend....Michael had a perma-grin the entire weekend:)

Here I am - I spent the entire weekend in this very spot....PERFECT!!! Awww I want to go back to this kind of relaxation!

Michael had never been wakeboarding before...of course he bet all of us that he would get "up" on his first attempt....and he did...that little booger! He had a couple good spills face first that provided some good laughs - yes at his expense - but that's what he gets for bragging!!

And finally - hope you can find the humor in this shot - I just thought it was hilarious:) The pregnant women with a beer! Even funnier because I really haven't had a drink of beer since 8th grade...thanks Chrissy - haha!!!!

I get it now....

Okay so now I understand why people say it is difficult to be prego thru the summer. I hear it all the time "Oh dear, you are going to become so uncomfortable" - "Stay inside in the AC" - "You are going to get so swollen" - "Your poor feet will never look the same" The above comments really aren't what you want to hear - BUT I have turned the page and have to agree that everyone is right - and now I realize they were just being nice and trying to warn me:) Example: Tuesday night we went to the Cubs game. I was so excited as they were playing the Cincinnati Reds - felt a little piece of home:) So there we are snacking on our peanuts - enjoying our free box seats - the Cub's are winning - I saw Ken Griffy Jr. - THEN.....3rd inning....da da daaaaaa!!! I looked down and my toes were the size of sausages. Michael took a look for himself and immediately got the camera to take a picture (sorry not going to share that one). I had on flip flops and could not get them off. Then came the fingers - WOW - I haven't been able to get my wedding ring off since. So needless to say we left around the 4th inning and decided no more baseball games for me this summer!! Oh and the most tragic part about all of this is I am down to ONLY 3 pair of shoes that fit - TRAGIC!!!! And 1 of the 3 are flip flops.....TRAGIC!!!!