Los Porchs

Merry Christmas little one!  Today we told your great grandparents about you!  The news of your conception & growth brought tears to Great Grandma Kempowski's eyes and made Great Grandpa Kempowski so very happy.  Great Grandma Niermann seemed to know you were coming and said, "I'm so pleased.  I prayed you would have a child."  Words cannot tell you how much you are already loved and how long we've all been praying for you.  It was hard to keep faith at times, but I always knew that someday, you would find us.  We are meant to be your parents and you are destined to be in our family.  Keep growing strong!  You'll have lots of playmates waiting for you at future family gatherings!  It's a boom!  You make me so happy, just knowing that you're here, growing and changing within me. How far along?  7 weeks Total weight gain:  3.5 -- but to be fair, I've had no morning sickness (knock on wood) and just survived the holidays & all the trea

Nugget,   As far as I know, you're in there growing according to plan!  You're about the size of a pea and your brain has developed and even though your heart is just the size of a poppy seed, it's pumping blood to your body!  It's so amazing to think that someone so small could have such incredible things going on!  You've been so busy growing & I cannot wait (am.freaking.out) to see you on Friday.  I feel like I've been holding my breath, just waiting to see a glimpse of you and our future and your daddy does a pretty good job of keeping me calm (as much as he can).  Once I see you and can hear that wonderful heart of yours, I will feel more confident and suspect I'll feel more excited and giddy.  I wonder about you and how you will change our lives and I giggle when I picture your daddy encountering the wild and crazy things you'll do... :)  Keep growing, little nugget, we can't wait to see all of the hard work you've been doing in there!

My darling nugget, The days pass slowly but time is sailing by; I can't believe we're at 5 weeks today.  We're getting ready to make the announcement to your grandmas & grandpas that you're on your way next summer and think we've found a great way to do it!  Momma loves Todd Parr (children's author & illustrator, you'll know) and found The Grandma Book and The Grandpa Book to share with them!  The inside cover where it says, "This book belongs to..." has "Baby Niermann, Arriving August 2014" written inside.  You'll have books to read at their houses before you're even born.  I apologize in advance for the abundance of books you'll read.  Your momma and daddy are bookworms and I can already envision us reading to you.  You'll be a genius!  ;)  I am so excited to see you next week & to see Grandma & Grandpa Kempowski's reaction when we tell them!  It's been SO hard not to tell them about you yet bu

Dear Nugget, You're nestled into my lining and making yourself comfortable.  Your daddy and I would much appreciate if you stayed with us; we are so eager to meet you and to begin this journey with you.  I still can't believe that our first IVF cycle worked.  I had my first blood test on Thursday and Vernita called to tell me that I am "SO pregnant."  You are the answer to a much repeated, much desired prayer.  I can't feel you yet, but just knowing that you're there and that you're mine makes me so incredibly happy.  We haven't told your grandparents yet; we're waiting for the right time -- and a new picture of you to share!  I have another blood test on Monday and if that's okay, we'll get to see you the following week!  I am on pins and needles (thankfully no more injections) waiting to hear your heart beat.  I just want to know you're safe and happy in your momma.  I'm so eager to see you, hear you, feel you, touch you, all t

Last year was the first year that Porch and I sent out Christmas cards we had made on Snapfish.  They were cute and made me happy.  So it made sense that this year, we'd do the same!  No problem!  I logged in and got to work, found a cute design, etc, etc, etc... and then I had to choose the picture.  And here is where we find the problem.  There are no "good" pictures of Porch & I from this year that I could readily find.  I say readily because I wanted to get this order placed so I could 1. benefit from the 55% off sale and 2. be done with this project because I have about a billion other things going on right now with work, school, and the holidays. Rest assured, I finally found 1 picture that got Porch's approval.  So the cards have been ordered and we're ready to rock!  Now I just need to get over to Costco to purchase 40+ stamps so I can mail these cards out when they arrive! Does your family send out Christmas/holiday cards?  Why or why not? '