32 weeks

Here is my 32 week (plus 2 days) photo, courtesy of Meggo. :) I think the picture speaks for itself. I have four more weeks until I'm off work, and I am definitely counting down the days! Meg is here visiting for the week, since she is off for "mid-winter break." She is helping us to get some final things ready for the baby and the baby's room. Today we stomped around Ikea looking for some furniture, and yesterday we tackled the galleria. Now, it is a matter of getting things washed and organized! The baby shower is next weekend! :)

Week 30!

Here is a picture for 30 weeks (not my favorite picture - I think the shirt is not so flattering), taken a few days ago. I feel like the belly has already grown since we even took this picture! The comments I've been getting now are along of the lines of, "Wow, you are really pregnant now!" Yes I am! My feet are swelling almost every day and I'm finding it much harder to get through the work day. Some of my maternity shirts are not long enough anymore to cover the entire belly, so I guess I'll have to do a little shopping to get me through to the end! Per our 30 week appointment, all is well. :) The baby is kicking all the time and Matt was very excited to feel a few kicks when he was here. The baby is already head down, and should stay that way! Jasen and I are getting so excited to meet this little one!

THAT'S Packer football, baby!

It was a very exciting Superbowl for our family! As most of you know, Jasen is quite the fanatic. What some of you may not know, is that there is a group of packer fans in our area that get together for EVERY packer game, and we all take turns hosting! Now, these are hard core fans...full attire and everything. Even most of the dogs come in jerseys. Most everyone was born in Wisconsin, or their family was born in Wisconsin. Jay was born in Milwaukee. I am a Green bay packers hostage. :)

The party for the Superbowl consisted of about 40 or 50 people, some of which were friends and family of packer fans! It was an intense game, but they pulled out a win and everyone went crazy!

Here is a clip from the party that I really love.....I managed to catch the last play of the game on video (well, not the actual game, but the spectators). You'll see everyone get excited when Green bay holds the Steelers  to 4th down, and assumes the win!


Here are some cool things I've learned about this football team over the last several weeks. It is actually a very historical team, which I think is neat. :)

1. The Superbowl trophy, named the Lombardi Trophy, is actually named after Vince Lombardi who was a coach for the Green bay Packers. So, this is why you might have seen fans holding signs that said "Bringing it back home!" ....
2. Green bay is the smallest NFL city....maybe the size of Glenarm, plus a few ;)
3. Green bay has won the most NFL Championships, which it is why it is nicknamed Titletown, USA.
4. Green bay spends very little money on free agents, and instead builds their team through the draft. Because of this, they are the second youngest team in the NFL (meaning youngest players).
5. They are the only NFL team still owned by shareholders....in fact, we have several shareholders in our packer group! :0

It was a really fun day, and Jay couldn't be happier! With a baby on the way and a Superbowl win, this is a great year in the Trutter-Smith household! As Jasen's identical cousin, Jeff, would say, "THAT'S Packer football, baby!!!!!"

Pics from a while back...

So, Mom just sent me a disc that includes some pictures from Christmas and her Thanksgiving trip out here. I just wanted to post these because I think they are really good, and I didn't really have many pictures on my camera to post from that trip!

Illinois baby shower

While I was back at my parent's for Christmas, my Mom and sisters threw me a wonderful baby shower! We had a really great turnout and it meant so much to me to have so many friends and family in attendance. :) Everyone brought one or more of their favorite children's book, so we have a nice little library started for baby. Grandma Trutter gave the baby one of the soft touch children's books that I played with at her house as a child, and she gave us two little ceramic shoes, one pink and one blue, that she received when she had her boys. Another really interesting book was one given to us from my Aunt Becky, which was a book from 1906 titled "How to bring up a baby." It is quite interesting! :) And, the baby has his/her first sports attire...a St. Louis Cardinal shirt from Milli and Dave, of course! It should fit just right for the upcoming season. It was a really great party and many many thanks to Mom, Meg, and Lindz for all of their hard work! (And to Grandma T, and Tom and Becky for helping to host!)

Shari and Meg are throwing me a California baby shower on the 26th....can't wait! :)