It's A...

I feel like I should start with a disclaimer. I know it's been more than half a year since my last blog post (oops!), but you should know that future posts may not be very soon forthcoming. And this is why. :)

Yup. There's gonna be a new Little Bobber in town this year! :D We're super excited and happy! And since it's been a small eternity since my last update on this blog, I'll go ahead and get all the usual question out of the way now:

OMG I had no idea you were pregnant!?
I know, I know. It's not a secret, it's just taken me a small forever to actually take these pictures and write this post. Sorry!

How far along are you?
I'm at almost 30 weeks as of this writing! Basically I found out I was pregnant days after my last post in September, and promptly had absolutely zero energy for anything beyond moving my body from the bed to the couch during daylight hours. Hence the long hiatus on the blog.

So when are you due?
...which means that Baby #2 is due at the end of May.

How are you feeling?
Pregnancy this time around has been okay, thanks for asking! ;) I doubt any pregnancy could be as ideal as my first, and I was prepared for worse. No real nausea, just intense fatigue for the first 8-10 weeks with some queasiness any time I got hungry. Which was all the time, because I was simply too tired to make food beyond cheese and crackers, or whatever my toddler was having for lunch.

Where's the bump?!!
No, I don't have any bump photos to post (yet), mainly because of the above-mentioned astonishing amount of fatigue with this pregnancy and because we've been busier with travel, family, and church life involvements than any other time that I can remember since being married. Oh, and don't forget we have a toddler. ;) I'm hoping we'll get to take a family portrait as a family of 3 before we become a family of 4, but I'm already resigned that it simply may not happen. And I'm okay with that. :)

Do you have a name picked out?
Yes, we have already chosen a name. No, we're not telling people except immediate family until the baby is born. (Because once it's on the birth certificate, changing our mind will be a prohibitive hassle. Until then, you know, just in case...)

And finally, the big one...the one you clicked on this post for...the one you skipped to the bottom just to find out...

JUST TELL ME BOY OR GIRL ALREADY!!!

Okay, okay! ;)

IT'S A...

BOY!!! :D

And we couldn't be happier. ;)

We didn't find out the gender until I was more than 20 weeks, due to holiday travel and how my appointments fell, so we had a lot of friends and family weigh in on whether they thought it would be a boy or a girl this time around. The overwhelming majority was pulling for Team Pink, since we already have Ax the Great. But don't worry fans! We've always wanted to have at least 3 kids, so there's still lots of hope for a Baby Girl Morgan in the future (Lord willing). :)

But for now at least, we are beyond thrilled at the prospect of Ax the Great having a little brother to play with, and having another rambunctious, mischievous, precious Little Bobber to love. Thank You, Lord!

Shoutout to the delightful shop that makes these adorable confetti pops in my very own hometown!

Hooray!

I hope it won't be another 7 months until I post again, but we've already committed to 2 major trips this year in addition to welcoming the newest Morgan to the family. In other words, I can't make any promises! Except...I promise to inundate social media with photos as soon as our new little guy is here. Follow or unfollow accordingly. ;) You have been warned.

With Love and Sparkly Blue Confetti,

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Kissing In A Tree

Well, you know what happens when you kiss in a tree.

This!

Yep, that's right, there's gonna be a little MORE-gan this year! ;) Baby Boy Morgan, coming May 2014.

We can't wait. :)

Thanksgiving!

The Lorenzen family annual Thanksgiving is serious business: 6 siblings and their spouses, 15+ grandkids, over a dozen great-grandkids, and one very happy Great-Oma, gathered under one roof for a whole day of food, family, and relaxing fun. Here's a snapshot of our day. (Please ignore the fact that I don't know how to use my big girl camera very well and am still learning how to edit photos. I haven't had much time to practice lately. Thank you and have a nice day.) ;)

Breakfast is at 9:30 a.m. every year. Uncle Ralf and Aunt Mindy do the scramble: eggs, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, peppers, olives. We stuff it in tortillas and top with salsa, cheese, and sour cream to make breakfast tacos. Aunt Traute brings peeled ruby red grapefruit wedges that are so luscious, I can't even begin to describe them. My contribution was cinnamon rolls. Listen y'all: Pioneer Woman will never let you down.

It was all so good that I couldn't take many pictures. There was too much eating to do (and this was only breakfast!).

The breakfast chefs

The cinnamon rolls. I added pecans, but they are to-die-for plain as well.

After breakfast people take naps.

<3

Or play games.

Or visit.

Snacks abound.

Featuring fresh veggies, Aunt Traute's Ruby Red ambrosia,
and Jenna's addictive cranberry salsa on cream cheese

Speaking of addictive...

In the afternoon we cook together.

Best. Gravy. EVER.

Uncle Dave carves the turkey every year.

And he does such a beautiful job

Dinner is at 4(ish).

And then we all just hang out until we have to say good-bye, until next year.

Can't wait for the next one! :)