Our appointment with the doc was a few days after her actual birthday, so here are her stats: Weight – 8lbs 3 oz (14%)Height – 21.5 inches (60%)Head – 14.8 inches (70%) She’s tiny, ya’ll! In fact, we need to try and get her gaining more and faster than her current rate. I think we…

  Slow blog month, but it’s because this month has felt like the shortest month with the longest days.  That’s not a complaint! We have so much to be happy about! Let me just tell you what a super star baby Vivian is! I’m not quite sure if it’s because she’s the third and she…

Two stories framed! I realize it’s been almost two months since our previous house update, but their hasn’t been much to say. But, now there is!  It was a slow start. We just watched a dirt pile each week, then one day it was staked and we blinked and it was framed. Recall that we…

No, Oscar is not the new Robin or Chewbacca or Tonto.  He finally gets his chance to play a sport of his own: Soccer! His adorable little team is the Sidekicks.  Oscar must feel like he’s been playing soccer, baseball and every other sport since the day he was born. He intently watched Walt until…

The 17-month pregnancy is over! We are so very proud to announce the arrival of Miss Vivian Elise Bruns.  Before I write about it, let’s ooh and ahh over her: Vivian EliseBorn: August 23, 2016 at 12:55 p.m.Weight: 7 lbs 10 ozHeight: 20″ I think I’ve been ready for Vivian’s arrival since the moment we…

It’s the day we all have been waiting for! No, not the birth of our third baby — Walt’s first day of Kindergarten.  What an emotional month August is shaping up to be.  We took Walt out of his pre-K starting on August first to try and break up the summer a bit for him….

How far along: 36 WeeksTotal weight gain: 33-ish pounds? I kind of stopped paying attention. Maternity clothes: See above pic for my uniform. A maxi dress. Not always flattering, but definitely comfy and cool.Sleep:  I hate to even admit this, but it’s still ok.  It’s rare I go the entire night without waking up, but I think I’m…

I obviously have a lot of catch up on regarding this topic. We have been hesitant to announce this news mostly because it’s terrifying! I think we expected at every juncture that something was going to fall apart and this new house of ours would just be a dream, not a reality. Our hesitation is…

My friends are awesome. I know I gush about this amazing set of girlfriends that I have, but seriously…they are the best.  This being our 3rd baby, I definitely didn’t expect any celebration (and we certainly don’t *need* anything…except girl clothes!…but, they were insistent on celebrating our upcoming baby girl. I’m finally starting to see…