Summer Update

So, a lot has happened since the last update. We found out our little surprise is a HE and we are naming him Jonas Eugene Judkins. Jonas, is in fact, from first track of the first album of the band Weezer in the self-titled album that was released in 1994. It was most definitely Jordan's idea but I love the name and I love the album so what more could you ask for I suppose. Eugene was Jordan's maternal grandfather's middle name, and since Jordan has such a deep love and respect for his grandfather it seemed like the best choice for our little guy.

My second and thrid trimesters have flown by - it has of course been summer so we have been SO incredibly busy. My mom and dad have been visiting a lot and it has been super helpful for me. I have felt so much emotional support from them, it has helped me prepare for our upcoming journey into parenthood. When we found out we were expecting one of the main concerns was our apartment in the Capitol Hill area of Denver. For a young couple, this apartment is perfect - but for a small family... not so much. Thankfully when Jordan talked to our landlord he decided to let us out of our year lease and we found a town home much closer to my work and in more of a family-friendly area that we could move into in August. We moved in just four weeks ago and have been trying to get unpack and ready, but as I said it is summer. Before we moved we took a long 12-hour trip to Idaho and visited the Banta families. My mom planned an awesome shower with my aunts, grandparents, cousins, and even my sister-in-law Brooke came with her boys (they had just moved back from Texas)! It was so amamzing to be together with the so many Banta's again, it has been so long. And when we got back, we moved that next week to our new place! So the weekend after we moved in Jordan's mom and brother visited and I was surprised with another baby shower by a friend. So, needless to say the weekend was filled with lots of fun and not very much unpacking :) but it was so great to see Jason and Ruth that it didn't matter to Jordan and I. It is so amazing how blessed Jordan and I are. We have such amazing family and friends, it is honestly overwhelming. And to end the summer right, just last weekend we traveled to Star Valley for one of my very best friend's wedding. Trish Ludwig and Jesse Kingdon have officially sealed the deal on August 27th! I was a bridesmaid and honestly looked ridiculously pregnant, especially because the other girls are all petite little bean poles, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. We danced and had such an awesome time. I really enjoyed the chance for Jordan to spend a little more time in my home town, mainly because I know we won't be going back there often. Then Labor Day weekend, my parents came up and helped us get the nursery ready. We sanded and painted some only furniture give to us by a friend for Jonas' room and for some other parts of the house. It is all coming together and starting to feel like home - and I love it! This weekend Jordan and I are planning on cleaning like crazy because we are down to the final count!

We found out at 20 weeks that I needed to take Lovenox shots for a blood-clotting disorder that I have in order to keep our little guy safe. For those of you who don't know - I am deathly afraid of needles so our first round of shots was quite the ordeal but now it is part of the daily routine, but a part of the routine I cannot wait to leave behind in a month and an half. But other than that bump, I have had a great pregnancy. The second trimester I felt pretty much back to my old self (with an ever growing belly) and the third trimester has been the same. It has been in the last few weeks that I have felt ready to be done. I don't want to be pregnant anymore. But, we only have one more week! Because of the clotting disorder my doctor is inducing me at 39 weeks. So as long as nothing happens between then and now, we are going in on the evening of September 18th and our boy should be with us on the 19th. Hooray!

I have been thinking about how time has flown. I just had my 6 month review at my job with the Douglas County Libraries and it went wonderfully. I love my job and my co-workers. I am going to miss seeing a room full of awesome, funny, talented women everyday while I am leave. So many awesome things have happened this summer, and I have loved it all. It seems like a distant foggy memory that I was sad or upset about having a baby, because now I am just SO excited. I am still nervous as can be, but I cannot wait for our Jonas to get here!