Just a quick update on what is going on with baby Isaac. The plan as of now is that hopefully this weekend we will have our little guy. This Thursday I will go in the morning for an appointment where they will do an amnio test. This test will determine whether or not the his lungs are developed enough. When they did this with Natali her lungs were just fine so we are hoping for the same with Isaac. Then the doctor will decide if he wants to admit me to the hospital Thursday night or Friday morning to induce labor. So hopefully we will have some big news either Friday or Saturday about the arrival of the newest member of our family. All I have to say is I am ready!!! I don't remember being this big and uncomfortable with Natali, but Ben keeps reminding me that I was. I keep telling Ben that is must be part of the plan to make the moms so miserable at the end, because at this point I would do just about anything to have this baby and willingly welcome the sleepless nights to come (I sure am not sleeping well right now anyway). Just thought I would give an update. Hopefully the next post is all about Isaac and we will finally have found out the big question...What color hair does he have?
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
A Visit from Grandma & Grandpa
Mom and Dad Fluhman came out last Saturday to visit us in Iowa! We had SO much fun. Dad's dream is to be on a working farm surrounded by cattle and corn, so Iowa was a perfect vacation. We had 6 full days of shopping, playing, and lots of eating. I think we are all going to have to go through detox for a week or two. Natali loved having Grandma & Grandpa here. Every morning she woke up and asked for them and loved all the attention. She was spoiled by her grandparents and loved all the action of the week. The girl likes to be on the go. We took Mom & Dad to some of our Des Moines favorites. We went to Valley Junction for antique shopping and then later in the week for the Farmer's Market. We drove up to Ames and gave them the Hickory Park experience (great BBQ). We went to several malls to stay cool in the air conditioning and had some Bauder's ice cream. Like I said earlier...lot's of eating. It was quite the adjustment from the dry Utah heat to our Midwest humidity. We took it nice and easy most days. Plus the fact that I am about a week away from having the baby ( I am moving rather slowly and gingerly). We gave them the tour of Ben's school and we even got to drive them buy our cute little house in Valley Junction that we will be moving into at the end of September (still renting...but at least it is a house!). It was such a treat to have them here with us, especially for how long they were able to stay. We loved every minute!!!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
4th of July
For the 4th of July we went over in the morning to the Centerville parade. Thanks to Liz and Stephan we had front row seats. They had to go over the night before and rope off a section for all of us (and defend it!). Natali enjoyed it for the most part. The fire trucks with their sirens going scared her. She was more excited to see them leave. She started waving and saying, "see ya later fire trucks, see ya later." There was a float with Disney Princesses on it and Natali thought that was pretty cool. She went to bed around 7:30 that night, so again another 4th passed without Natali seeing any fireworks...it's probably better that way!
Mom and Natali watching the parade (and trying to stay cool)
Oliver and Natali (they are 2 1/2 months apart)
Playing with Cousins
Natali loved playing with all her cousins. When we first got into Utah most of the family was at Ben's parents house. All the cousins just swarmed Natali and followed her where ever she went. At one point they went upstairs into the playroom and when they were coming back down I went over to make sure she was okay coming down the stairs. I think each cousin was holding onto her somewhere, she loved the attention. Since we have been back in Iowa she goes through a grocery list of names to see if any cousins, aunts, uncles, or grandparents are coming over to play.
John playing some songs for Natali
Coloring at Grandma's
Jack, Mary, & Natali up in the playroom
Playing Outside
Natali loved playing outside at Grandma & Grandpa's. Grandpa had a great garden that Natali enjoyed walking around and expecting. They also had a sandbox, trampoline, and a giant swing set. Everyday we went out and played for hours, especially when cousins were over. No wonder she slept so good at night and for so long!
She perfected climbing this ramp!
Getting ready to go outside
Grace & Natali on the swing
Grandma out with the kids
Four Generations of Fluhmans
We went up and visited with Great Grandma Fluhman on evening. It was so good to see her. We had to take some photos to capture the moment. Here are four generations of Fluhmans: Natali, Ben, Grandpa, and Great Grandma. 
Natali loved Grandma's house with all her little knick knacks...a little too much. We had to keep a pretty tight leash on her, and had to cut our visit short in order to preserve all of Grandma's things. Especially the jigsaw puzzle in work.
Temple Square
While out in Utah we took the opportunity to go walk around Temple Square one afternoon. Natali loved all the flowers and water. She did surprisingly well at only smelling the flowers and not trying to pick them. She kept pointing up at the temple and saying "temple"! It was pretty cute. 
