A Garden Kind of a Weekend!

Matt and I visited the Chicago Botanical Gardens last Saturday with Jean and Darrell!  We were all very thankful for the early start because by noon the gardens were packed.  The Chicago Botanical Gardens are a little piece of serenity just 20 minutes away from the city and I'm excited to share some pictures with you.   A big thanks to Jean and Darrell for picking such a wonderful place to spend a Saturday morning. 

We spent the remainder of the weekend getting all our ducks in a row; checking out gliders for the baby's room, shopping for the mom to be (I needed to add some maternity gear into my wardrobe) & of course cleaning and preparing the condo for its listing debut.  Our weekends have been filled with more work then play these days but we are hoping things slow up going forward and we can relax a bit and enjoy this wonderful Chicago weather!

6 Month Bump

It is hard to believe that we are at the sixth month point!  I'm still feeling great which is a bonus because Matt & I have been busy.  This past weekend we staged the first floor our condo and de-cluttered in efforts to get the house ready to list.  A big thanks to my parents for all their help (we needed it)! We just have to focus on the bottom floor so we can get some pictures taken and get the process in motion. No word on our potential home in the burbs but we might have some new news by the end of the week.

Matt & Dad spent Father's Day golfing and watching golf on TV (Matt's dream day for sure).  Mom and I hit up Buy Buy Baby for the third time to try and finish up Baby Murray's Registry.  It is kinda remarkable how many things the little guy is going to need and it is a bit overwhelming trying to predict what we will need for his arrival.  Luckily, we made progress....

I've been feeling the baby more and more and love every time I feel a little kick or movement from him!  I've been trying my best to get workouts in here and there and have found that walking is an activity I enjoy these days.  Going forward this mama to be is getting pedicures; painting my toenails isn't as easy as it used to be. I'm sure as the months progress I will run across other tasks that are more difficult to do.  I'm not craving any foods but I am finding that I have been eating more meat then usual (pasta just isn't as appealing) and will jump at the chance to eat frozen yogurt.

Galesburg: Erica & Jason's Wedding 

A Walk in the Park...

It was a beautiful weekend in Chicago and Matt and I took full advantage of that on Saturday!  We hit up the Green City Market and picked up some fresh cilantro (which was pretty fabulous in the black bean & corn salsa we made Sunday night);  then we headed north to the Lincoln Park Zoo!  Many of the animals were out and about enjoying the day as well as many families (we can't wait to take our little guy to the zoo next summer).  We also did the Nature Walk which is part of the zoo as well; all the walking had made us hungry and wanting a rest which lead us to our next stop.. Dunnley's for apps and "drinks" (my go to drink these days are virgin bloody Mary's).  Even though we had tons to accomplish Matt & I put all of that aside and thoroughly enjoyed our walk in the park and a beautiful day in the city!

  

House News: Matt has been working hard on our condo; we thought we were going to put it on the market last week but it appears that every accomplished project leads to more work.  We have new tile in the downstairs bathroom and Matt is in the process of painting the baseboards and the bathroom door.  We have another flooring guy coming out this week to do some more finishing touches.....  I guess we aren't in a huge hurry since we have no new news on the house we put an offer on last month.  I still have a good feeling about it but as we approach my due date I get more concerned about where were are going to be living.

Baby News:  I'm 23 weeks and the little one has been moving around more (or at least I can feel him more) which is so exciting!  Matt even got to feel him the other night; just 121 days till we get to hold the little man.

Aunt Mia was in Lawrence and picked up Baby Boy Murray's March Madness 2013 outfit!  I can't wait to deck him out in Jayhawk Gear.