July...

The second weekend of July we went to Grand Haven, Michigan which is a must visit for all you Midwesterners! It's such a cool little beach town. We did lots of boating and went to the beach the last night. We definitely didn't want to come home.

Before I post pics of the weekend in Grand Haven, these are some of my fav's from July!

Eden definitely LOVES her daddy!!

It was also a very exciting month for my favorite sister, Miciah. She passed her state board exams and is officially a R.N. We are so proud of her.  THEN... SHE GOT ENGAGED!! We are so happy for her and can't wait for all the pre-wedding fun!!

Miciah and her Fiance Tim

Fourth of July @ Uncle John's

Grandpa Marty, Ciah, and Tim @ Starved Rock

Eden LOVED the lake!!

Swimming with Daddy!

Passed out after a long day.

Family Photo

Baby News

So, I'm skipping July, August, & September and heading right to October for the latest post... sorry I've been so slack!

Anyway, I went to my midwife today for my 33 week check up and I wasn't expecting what I heard. She kept feeling for the baby's head around my belly button and could not feel it. I had been telling her that I've been experiencing some intense pelvic pressure, but I figured it was a combination of Braxton Hicks, a long day with Eden and doing mommy/wife stuff. 

She decided to do an internal exam and realized the reason she couldn't feel the baby's head was because it was RIGHT THERE... Needless to say my eyes started to well up with tears because I didn't want this poor baby to come so early and because I was a bit in shock.

Charity told me I was 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She said if I were 38 weeks she would have told me I was going to have this baby tonight. 

She sent me to  UIC Medical Center to be assessed and make sure I wasn't in active labor. After a long day, I was sent home with strict orders of bed rest... at least for the next 9-10 days when the lungs would be at a point where they wouldn't need steroids. 

So, please be keeping the baby and me in your prayers. Pray for Eden that she would somehow be understanding and for Jarrett as he assumes Mr. Mom duties along with long days at work :) Poor baby! Any ideas on bed rest fun would be greatly appreciated!!

I will keep you posted. 

Love, 

Erin

June...

Oh June... let me think... well we took Eden to Brookfield Zoo and as you can see she was having a blast... no really... she did have lots of fun seeing all the animals and making all the noises! 

Then my baby brother, Dean, graduated from high school which I cannot believe. He got a scholarship to Western Michigan for soccer. I'm so excited for him! I love my little Dean.

The next weekend we went to St. Louis for a friends wedding and got to see Danielle and Mandi and Eden got to hang out with Mikail (Mandi's head got cut off in the picture... sorry Mandi!!).

We also went to this museum in St. Louis... I'm having pregnancy brain and cannot remember what it's called, but it's really cool has all these tunnels and you can crawl through the ceiling and underground... anyway, Eden was a little too little, but someday it will be a great place to go!

Here is a pic from us from the wedding

And this is just a picture of Eden that I thought was funny!

So there you go. June in a nutshell!! 

Love, 

Erin

May...

Let's see... what did we do in May?

Well, my sister in law graduated from nursing school so we went to Bonne Terre for her graduation and graduation party. My mother in law, who is the greatest mother-in-law ever,  also turned 50 and let me say she's the hottest 50 year old I've ever seen! After all the parties we took our last day to go to a winery called Crown Valley Winery. It was gorgeous and we had a blast wine tasting. Even Eden got her own little vino glass!! She was so excited. 

Grandma Jules got Eden this great t-shirt!! Our little Vino Bambino!

The day after we got home from Missouri Eden was being a little crazy at the kitchen table and slammed her face on the table - hence the HUGE black eye... poor baby.

The 1st official black eye

My baby brother went to his Senior prom. I still can't believe he's going away to college in less than a month. I'm gonna miss that kid. Anyway, here is a pic from prom. He went with his friend Leah. 

4 Months... WHOA... April Update in July

Wow! It's REALLY been a while!! So, since it's been 4 months I will try and catch you up as much as possible a month at a time. Lets go back to March where we left off. We celebrated Easter and found out 2 weeks prior that we were blessed with being pregnant again! 

 Here  we are Easter Sunday

In April we went and saw SWITCHFOOT in concert which is a must if you've never been. We had a blast... well, I had a little more than a blast. Amber, this one's for you... anyway, we went with our friends Lindy and Kyle and the boys didn't want to go down on the floor so we left them behind only to get lost in the moment with Jon Foreman. Well, I must have gotten a little too lost because before I knew it, I was jumping around only to be graced with the presence of a little mishap called "because I'm pregnant I can't jump or else something bad will happen..." And yes it did... I pee-d my pants... Just a little, but needless to say it did happen. Oh well! It was most definitely worth it and it didn't help that Lindy and I were laughing and couldn't stop. Thank you Lord for leading me to the dark jeans I put on that night! 

Also in April, Eden figured out how to get in the pantry and got into a box of crackers and stuffed her cheeks full!

Eden couldn't get enough of her Ugg's this day. When I finally took them off her feet they were a sweaty mess!

 Here I am 9 weeks pregnant. As of tomorrow, I will be 23 weeks and look a little different! I am sporting a bigger belly these days which Eden points out to me daily!

And on this final day in April, Jarrett was having too much fun with Eden's toys and I'm afraid Eden seemed a little too excited with her new boobies!!

The May update is soon to come and I promise to be better in the future!!

Love, 

Erin

Update

So, I realize it's been forever since I updated the blog. I haven't been doing a very good job at this whole thing!! Sorry to those who read this!! We have been pretty busy around the Reardon household. 

We were in Missouri 3 weeks ago for Miciah's graduation from nursing school. Congrats Ciah!! We are so proud of you and had lots of fun... especially meeting Tim! And the most amazing mother-in-law turned 50 so we had a little belated cake party for Jules!! Eden got to see lots of her cousins, aunts, uncles, and her great grandparents... and of course Grandma Jules and Grandpa Marty. 

Last weekend we went to the Wisconsin Dells and got to play at Kalahari Waterpark which Eden loved. I got to relax while Jarrett had her in the pools and on all the water rides!

The weather is finally getting nice so we are spending more time outside. I am officially out of my first trimester - 15 weeks to be exact and I really cannot believe it. I kind of feel like there's a little boy inside, but only time will tell!! 

Jarrett has Monday off for Memorial Day so we are excited for the long weekend. We are planning on going to IKEA and looking for a big girl bed for Eden! 

We love and miss you all. 

P.S. Jarrett got a little funny one day and gave Eden little boobies! Hilarious!

Love, 

Erin

Much Needed Update

Wow!! It's been a while! A lot has been going on around our house! We had our trip to Mexico which was amazing. Eden had a blast and absolutely loved the water. If we were there to stop her she would have walked right into the ocean! She now has cabin fever since it's freezing cold here!

Last week Jarrett's aunt's, cousins, and mom came and stayed with us during their Spring Break and we had so much fun! We spent  day in the city and spent the night at Hotel Burnham which is a must stay for any Chicago visitor. 

Here are some pics.

Enjoy!

Love, 

Erin

P.S. I'm Preggers!!