Sneak peek...

Where our little Miss "M" will snooze away...

Sasha loves to lay in her sister's room already...

The stockings that I handmade for Travis and I this year!  Grandma Kathy made Sasha her stocking last year for Christmas.  They are too cute!!

OUR TREE!!!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is here!  Can you believe it?!  For those of you that know Travis and me, you probably know that Christmas is our FAVORITE time of year by far!  It's not just about the gifts....it's about the decorations, THE TREE, the lights, family, friends, and traditions!  Many of our traditions are falling apart this year, as my sister and her family are living in Florida, so we are without them this holiday season.  And we usually always make a trip up north to the Severson home for Christmas, which we won't be doing this year due to the fact that I'm too pregnant to be 4 hours away from our hospital.  So, this year will be a bit different.  Travis and I will celebrate at home, with our favorite little pup, Miss Sasha!  We'll make a trip to Faribault later tonight and spend a few days with my mom and Scott.  We might even make an appearance at my Grandma's get-together, which our travel plans have taken us away from for the last 6 years or so.  All in all, Christmas will be different, but still a WONDERFUL time of year.

Updates from the week...my doctor appointment on Tuesday went well.  Baby girl Severson is still breech and the doctor said she is VERY comfortable there.  She likely won't make the flip and so we are full-steam ahead to the C-section date of January 11th.  So weird to think that we know our daughter will be born on 01-11-2010!!!!  I asked Travis the other night if he could believe that we will have our baby living in our home with us in less than 20 days and he said, "I'm ready for her honey!"  Brought a tear to my eye!  He will be such a great daddy and I'm so excited to see how he interacts with her when they first meet...I feel like I already know her and am madly in love with this little creature that keeps me up all night!  We'll have another doctor appointment in 1 week and I'll post more updates at that point.


Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy 2010!  Travis and I are so fortunate to have such great family and friends.  We've been blessed with a very healthy pregnancy thus far and feel like the upcoming birth of our little girl is the best "belated" Christmas gift we could have ever asked for!!!  We can't wait for you all to meet her in the New Year!!!

Lots of love-
Travis, Stevie, Sasha and baby Severson

Mexico memories!!!!

 

 

 

 

 A few pics of what Trav and I were up to at this time last year!  We just celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary!  So happy!!  And we're planning a trip back to the same resort in December of 2010...we just keep day-dreaming about all the fun we had!

Happy December!!

I've been told that I'm terrible at keeping this blog up-to-date...and yes, that is true!  Our computer has been on the fritz and we've been so consumed by house projects that it has been the last thing on our list of "things to fix" before the baby comes!!  Soon...I'm hoping we'll have the new computer set-up so that I can upload all of the pictures we've taken over the last few months, including pictures of my ever-expanding belly!!

I'm now (almost) 37 weeks pregnant!  Whew!  The last 7 weeks have, for the most part, flown by.  Physically, I'm EXHAUSTED!  Travis has been a big help and has been working non-stop on getting the house ready for the arrival of baby Severson!  He's "nesting" more than I am, I swear!  Last week we had a bit of a scare.  I was told to report to Southdale Hospital Labor and Delivery triage because they thought I might be leaking amniotic fluid.  Tests came back negative and so I was sent home, but had another doctor appointment the next day.  At that doctor appointment, we discovered via ultrasound that our little girl is in a very tight Frank Breech position, meaning her feet and hands are up by her head and her head is not down.  They also noticed that her little butt is beginning to "engage" or settle in my pelvis.  This gives her only a small chance of flipping prior to my due date.  She has not flipped thus far, and Travis and I decided against the external version procedure in which the doctor would manually try to turn her by manipulating the baby into position from the outside of my belly.  The procedure has some risks involved, and we just felt we'd rather not mess with nature.  So, we're hoping she decides to turn, but if she doesn't, we have a C-section scheduled for Monday, January 11th!!  I'm not heartbroken over having to possibly have a C-section...just thinking that we need to do what is best and safest for the baby!  In all other aspects, the pregnancy is normal and Baby Girl Severson seems to be growing and developing right on track.  She's weighing in at around 6lbs...and they anticipate that she'll be between 7.5 and 8lbs at birth!  Healthy little lady!


This week will mark our LAST busy week until our baby is born.  We've had an ongoing list of house projects underway since October.  We painted the exterior of our house, re-roofed the house and garage, converted one of our spare bedrooms into the nursery, put together a guest bedroom, painted and totally re-organized our own bedroom, and Travis gutted the bathroom on our main floor.  It's been overwhelming to say the least.  Last night I finished hanging the last of the baby clothes and organizing all of her little things in the dressers.  We're ready for her arrival now!!  Travis thinks she has way too many clothes, but what does he know?!  Girls can never have too many outfits!


This weekend, we'll host the Severson family for Christmas at our house.  We won't be making our annual trip up to Wood Lake...so sad, but our doctor thinks it's best to stay close to home since I'll be within 2 weeks of my due date.  So, this Saturday we'll have Tom, Kathy, Brenna, John, and Jesse over to our house for appetizers and a little holiday celebration!  Christmas just seems "different" this year, but I know that we have our minds on so many other things that it has been hard to focus on the holidays!  This will be the first Christmas in my ENTIRE life that I've been without my sister......this is her first winter living in Florida with the Kubes family, so I'll be missing her and Andy and all the kiddos!  Christmas won't be the same without them!


Next week, we have a doctor appoint on Tuesday and then we'll settle in for a relaxing Christmas week.  We'll spend Christmas Eve at home, just Trav, Sasha, and I.  On Christmas Day, we'll travel to Faribault to spend the holidays with my mom & Scott.  And then, whew, we can RELAX until this baby comes!  11 more days of work for me and then I'm off for 10-12 weeks!!  I'm sooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!


No pictures to post this time (that darn broken computer), but I'll get some new ones up soon!  Happy Holidays to all of you and Best Wishes for a wonderful 2010!!!!!!!!!


Much love,
Stevie and Travis (and Sasha too)!

Baby Girl Severson's 1st Gift from Daddy!!

Now she has a mini Sasha puppy for her crib...from her Daddy!!

Catching Up...

Ok, so I swear I am going to get better at keeping this up to date.  Our computer at home has been on the fritz...another thing on our to-do list, but there are so many other things to accomplish that fixing it has got pushed to the back-burner!  I can't believe summer is over...and fall has pretty much passed us by, and now WINTER is almost here!  Yikes!  Never thought we would see snow in October, but I've learned to expect anything and everything!

We made it up to the cabin in September one last time.  Brrr...cold weather!  I was also able to escape to Tom and Kathy's for a 4 day weekend break in early October.  Travis stayed behind to begin our bathroom remodel, which is officially underway and nearly complete!  I'll post before and after pics when he finishes!  We had the exterior of our house re-painted and we had the house re-roofed...both of which are complete and there are some pics below of the house (before the roof).  Looks totally different than before!

Heidi (Stevie's sister) and family are off to Florida!  They are re-locating to Anna Maria Island...working at a restaurant that is right on the beach!  I've seen pictures and it's beautiful!  We're wishing them the best of luck in their new home, but am sad to see my sister leave (boo) and the kiddos too!  I will miss them all so much!!  I'll post pictures of our final weekend with the Kubes' and the family packing day, happening tomorrow!

Bun in the Oven, er Basketball in my Belly (27 Weeks)!!

This pregnancy is flying by!  I just had my 27 week doctor appointment.  Officially 13 weeks to go.  I'll actually be 28 weeks on Monday and so begins my 3rd trimester!  I've been feeling great and according to the doctor, everything is looking good.  Our 3d/4d ultrasound results and report came back and baby girl Severson looks wonderful!  The Quad Screen results are in and it was completely normal, which is great news!  All in all, a great appointment!  I'm measuring right on target with my due date, January 10th.  And this little girl is a mover!  We were able to pick up her heartbeat right away, but she kept flipping from one side of my tummy to the other.  The doctor said, "Wow, she is on the move!"  Such a reassuring feeling :)

Here are a few pics of the most recent belly photo shoot, courtesy of my very own professional photographer...the hubby!!  Woohoo!