Pics of Baby Boy Janssen

These pics are exactly a month ago now - but i wanted to post them anyways. He is probably two pounds by now and in the pics the ultrasound lady said he was 1 lb 1 oz. So he has doubled since these! Maybe he just looks cute to me because he is ours!

We are heading out to Kansas City now for V-Day Weekend! Yeah! Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Team Blue~

I am always behind in my posts (if i post at all :) )
We found out last month that we are having a BOY! The ultrasound experience was awesome! The 3D pictures are so real! I just wanted to squeeze the little guy! He was sleeping and wouldn't move much. Everything looked great which put me at ease. James is obviously ECSTATIC that its a boy. Our good friends are due to have a baby boy 10 days later so he'll already have a best friend.
I'm getting larger by the day but only 3 1/2 months til D-Day! Hopefully it flies by.

Negative Degree Weather, Travels, and a Turnip

i'm not much for taking pictures but we got invited to a picture party last weekend and we got this picture... She did ALL cheesy poses - not really my style. I think both of us thought most of the pictures reminded us that we need to go on a diet...!

Nebraska weather has been CRAZY this week. This is DAY 3 that the school systems have been shut down from the downpour of snow and blizzard conditions. James' work was shut down for 1 1/2 days but of course - no break for state workers. I still was supposed to be at work!
I heard today that it is supposed to be negative 25 with the windchill factor (still in the negatives without the windchill). I cannot help but think my car is broken when i get in and the outside temp registers on the screen as being in the negatives. Gotta love Nebraska. Our neighbors remind my why this is even a good place to live. On Sunday after a big snow storm one neighbor was out snowblowing our driveway. Then on Tuesday after more snow, the across street neighbor was doing our drive again. Then yesterday, a 3rd neighbor was caught cleaning up more snow. Where else do you find that!??

We haven't gone anywhere exotic lately but in Nov we made a quick trip to AZ and then a trip to my parents in Hanford, CA and down to Los Angeles. Next weekend i head to Denver for a long weekend and then in Jan i am visiting my sisters in Boise. We haven't been able to see everyone we wanted but it was fun to see a few good friends. And James had never been to Hanford, CA and the Smith house. Adventures. For those who don't know about Hanford or the Smith house, there are stories. He is now finally gone thru the final initiation to being a son-in-law. My brother in laws will tell you it gives a little perspective on our family.
And on to the turnip - well, for those we haven't told (which is probably a lot of you). I am prego! And according to all of the blogs which compare the growing fetus to the size of a fruit or vegetable - the fetus is now the size of a turnip. Surely they could come up with a better fruit or vegetable than that... But thats the comparison. I am 17 weeks and i am at the stage where i am just starting to look fat rather than looking prego yet. My pants are all tight but they still mostly fit.
i know many women who LOVE being pregnant - i am not one of those.. I will never embrace getting fatter, my chest was already two sizes too large and now i've added another size on to that (and more to come i hear), the morning(afternoon & evening sickness) was almost unbearable, and i had a severe bout of backpain for a couple weeks that is apparently caused by a combination of the hormone relaxin affecting my pelvis/lower back and my stair climber workout. But i have to believe that the worst is over. :) I feel better than i have in a few months now. We are going to find out what we are having - kinda later than most people do - not til i'm 22 weeks along - so in about a month. James keeps asking what i think it is. What my "gut" thinks it is. I truly honestly have no idea. And i don't care much either way. The only thing pulling me towards a girl is they have cuter clothes to dress them in. James is praying for a boy. We'll keep you posted..

Florida Vacation!

We went to Florida last week and had a BLAST! We flew in to Tampa to see family on James' side. They live right on the canals of Tampa bay. Literally. It reminded me of Naples in Long Beach area. It was beautiful. They had wave runners and a nice boat so we did some playing!

this is their backyard:

This is us at the Tampa Bay Rays game:

After a couple of days in Tampa we drove over to Jacksonville Beach on the Atlantic coast side where the same family we visited, have condo right on the beach. It was perfect! But i ran out of battery on my camera and failed to pack the charger so you'll have to take my word for it.

Pics of the House

Here are some random pics of our house.. Hopefully as we update some things and make some changes we'll be able to post "after" pics. Let us know if you have any ideas for improvements. We love suggestions!

master bath:
master bedroom:

living room:

dining room:

family room:

A New House!

This is the front of our house - its not super beautiful but the inside has lots of potential!

This is our backyard - it has a woodsy feel. Its kinda small but on the other side of this fence is a huge commons area with trees and lots of grass. And just down the path are tennis courts, basketball courts, and 2 playgrounds as part of our HOA.

We are set to close on our home on May 29th! We'll be first time homeowners! We are super excited! We had to do some compromising - my top priority was to be near a trail - there are a lot of trails here in Lincoln. And James wanted a bit of a fixer-upper. So it has both. Everyone is invited!! There is plenty of room!

The whole purchasing process has been an adventure. James is competitive and was upset to hear that my credit score was higher than his by 2 points! Its been eating at him.

I have also been working at my new job for a couple of weeks now. Its with the Sate of Nebraska as an Administrator over "Financial Responsibility." Basically I oversee some of the collections process for the Department of Health & Human Services. Its off to a slow start but its getting better.

We can't wait to have visitors so everyone has an open invite.

The Mustache Bash

We got to attend a great birthday party of James' sisters' friends who we have gotten to know.. Everyone was required to sport a mustache of some sort. It was awesome! Handlebar, Charlie Chaplin, they were all there..... It was a great theme for a party. Here we are..very realistic, don't you think...?