Update: 3 days until Due date October 23

We are so ready for the baby to get here, feels like its been forever waiting this last month...and I'm not even the one carrying the baby! Kate has been a real trooper, I knew she was amazing but lately she's saint like. She really handles pressure and all this much better than I do...as I'm sure your all surprised to hear. Hopefully any day now we'll be making another post to put the baby's photo.

So, Apparently You Are Having a Turkey!

We had our third trimester ultrasound today!  How exciting!!  It was awesome just to see how much the baby has grown in the last 10 weeks or so.  We were also able to see the baby's mouth moving, the heart beat, stomach working, and just basically moving around!  On the note of major growth...let's put it this way...at this point the baby should be about 3.5 to 3.75 pounds...our beautiful Niemiec-Van Lenten baby is already at a whopping 4.5 pounds!!!!  Did I mention that this was a Niemiec-Van Lenten baby?!!  This led my father (Kate's dad) to the delightful comment that is the title of this post..."So, apparently you are having a turkey!"  Hopefully I can figure out how to get our scanner working so that I can post the latest ultrasound picture so you all can see for yourselves!

7 Months Pregnant and Lots Going On!!!

So, Kate is finally 7 months pregnant!!  It's hard to believe that in only 10 short weeks...hopefully less...we will have our first child!  Pretty exciting, huh?  We know that everyone has been asking for pictures of Kate and her growing belly and she is finally ready to share her baby belly with the world...although semi-reluctantly!  

This weekend alone, we have been working on finishing our upstairs bathroom...now known as either Anne's bathroom or the kids' bathroom...it depends on who is sleeping upstairs at the time!  We have also been decorating the baby's room and finishing up our guest room/Anne's suite.  So far this summer, the whole house has been painted, new carpet has gone in upstairs, new blinds have been put up, and we have done our own bathroom remodel...not for the faint of heart!  Needless to say, we will NOT be remodeling anything ourselves again anytime soon!!!  

We have also been getting Rosey and Oscar ready for the baby.  Oscar couldn't care less but Rosey is a handful!  She has been very curious as to what the new furniture is, what a stroller does, and whether or not she can fit in a baby swing...thanks, Sarah, Patrick, and Dominick!  We are hoping that in the coming weeks that we get Rosey more and more acclimated to the sounds of a baby and that we will be carrying around a little bundle that is NOT a toy for her!   However, we do think that she will be awesome and protective once she has gotten used to having another addition to the family...picture Rosey sleeping right next to the baby's crib!

Welcome!

Greetings from the Van Lenten Family!!  We wanted to start a blog to share with our friends and family the birth of our first child and our growing family.  We hope that you enjoy our postings, pictures, and videos!!!  Check back frequently for updates...especially as it gets closer to the baby's due date and as our family grows!