IT'S A BOY!!

rich and i are super excited to announce that we are having a little dude!! we kind of already knew it was a boy at the 13 week ultrasound because the sonographer said that based on the "angle", our baby was probably male.  i, however, refused to buy clothes until our 20 week ultrasound. our doctor confirmed everything though when, after looking at our baby for a bit, he said, "baby looks very healthy. the only problem would be if you two had wanted a girl because his winky isn't going away!" ahah! we couldn't be happier! i'm so so so excited and cannot wait for my little man!

the money shot! :o :)

Are you twins?

my little sis, michelle adelle, came to visit! it was a great time. i am so lucky to have such a fun, smart, active, sweet, crazy and beautiful little sister--people asked us if we were twins, and i could not have been more flattered.  i am so sad she is gone. i love you my little adelle bell!

we went to a concert that had..dan+shay, the band perry and blake shelton. it was soooo amazing! baby loved it too! ;)

i'm surrounded by HOTTIES!

lunch date on the 95th floor of the john hancock!

new nephew

our new nephew, hunter wagner, was born on july 6th! he is adorable and we cannot wait to meet him. laura and alex are going to be awesome parents. we are so excited for them! congratulations!

4th of July and Big Balloons

celebrating the 4th of july with my best nurse friend ever, bernadette, and her handsome little man club, and my hubby and our baby in my belly at the festival of balloons was way way too fun! summer should last forever! well...i guess maybe just 22 more weeks--then baby must come!

marcin, hot mama, nicholas, max and michael

michael is soooooo cute!

makes me nauseated just looking at the pic...

Playtime with Kissy!

my adorable little sis, kristy, came to visit me! being that she is now a driving teenager--we felt very honored to have her make time for us! i'm getting horrible and documenting by pics--oh well--it was a blast. we went swimming and tanning at our pool, we went running, biking and shopping downtown, and we also went to a cubs game. also, i made some delicious food for her, and we also got frozen yogurt....a lot! thanks kiss face! love you!

she still eats frozen yogurt like she did when she was 9...way too much candy!

 

mama 101 lessons--PooL style!

my crazy beautiful friend, hanna, her pretty daughters and i, have been soaking in the sun at the pool this summer. hanna is awesome--ever since we met, we have felt like instant friends. she is an incredible mama too, and has been giving me mommy tips. :-)

lacey and aubry

Mission of Mercy

rich and i were able to volunteer for the mission of mercy this year.  mission of mercy is an organization that provides free healthcare to people who are uninsured or unable to afford healthcare. this year, we helped serve 1,925 patients! it was crazy incredible how many people came for treatment--even at 5 am there were huge lines, and some people even slept on the streets so they could be first in line.  i was able to volunteer as a nurse and did vital signs, glycemic levels, medication reconciliations for for the medical triage section, and then rich helped in the fillings section.  rich cannot recall how many fillings he did, but it was a lot. i wish we could've been there even longer.  :) will definitely be participating again!  

gov. quinn showed up! :)