"Thor Bjoern" shakes it for the camera!

We had an ice storm today in Iowa - so we have been stuck inside all day! Needless to say, it's been a slow, cozy day. We worked a little more on the baby's room, took a nap, caught up on our favorite shows, and did a whole lot of nothing. (Bonus, we get a 2-hour delayed start for school tomorrow...looking forward to every chance we get to sleep in before baby comes!)  We also spent a lot of time watching my belly trying to get baby to move. We were able to catch our little "Thor Bjoern" in action today...He is definately an active little guy. 

Finished the bumper...
Johan is working on a book shelf (picture to come)

almost 29 weeks!

Work in Progress...

We have been working on setting up the baby's room this past week. (We figured we should go for it now, while I still have energy and can move around fairly easily.)

We felt like we were juggling beds all over the place. We moved the guest bed out of the baby's room into the front room. Took the bed out of the front room and put it in the baby's closet (the closet is a really big walk-in.) Lastly, we moved the crib into place.

This past weekend I worked on sewing curtains for the baby...


Here's a sneak peak

Now, just less than 3 month to go

Happy New Year!

As Johan and I have reflected back over the past year we are so grateful for the experiences and memories we have created!

Some of our 2012 highlights include:
- In March we went on a mission trip to Haiti with our church.
- Johan became the head soccer coach East High, Waterloo, last spring.
- Building our garage.
- Our summer vacation - trips to Columbus Ohio, Italy and Denmark.
- Getting pregnant and finding out it is a boy!
- Feeling and seeing the baby kick/move for the first time!
- Having Johan's family (parents and Aunt and Uncle) visit from Denmark over Thanksgiving.
- Spending Christmas in Texas with Kelly's family.

As we enter 2013 we are excited to uncover all of the suprises and adventures that God has in store for us!

Our team from Haiti!

Putting up the siding on the garage.

We loved the chance to be just the two of us in Italy!

On the Island of Rømø, Denmark - where the Carl family
dates back to the 1600s!

Our beloved little "Thor Bjoern"

Johan's idea to reveal the baby's gender...

25 weeks!

Only 15 more to go and feeling good!

 

Christmas 2012