Jack's Baptism and random pics

2 weeks ago Jack was Baptized. We chose to have my sister Kjerstin and Troy to be his God parents. My dad gave a very special gift and sang at it. He sang Children Of Our Heavenly Father. It meant so much. The whole fam came back to our house for lunch. It's always great to get both my family and Jereme's together. What a great day. Here are some other random pics of our family. The pic of Jack and I in matching outfits is one of my favorites. It was very random. I didn't plan to match him. We just happen to be wearing very similiar shirts. So I had to get a picture. I'll try to post more recent pics as soon as I can.

New pics

Jonah started preschool last week. He absolutely loves it! I can't believe he's old enough to be going to preschool. There is also a pic of cousins Jonah, Kambel, and Ruthie. For those who have been waiting for recent photos of Jack, here they are. He has been such a good baby and fits right into our family. We couldn't be happier!

Baby Jack is here!

We are super excited to announce the new arrival of Jack Thomas Rauckman. Born Aug. 20 @ 9:31 p.m. 9lbs. 50z. 20 1/2 in. Both mom and baby are doing well. Jack had a difficult time entering the world. 17 hours of labor, 3 hours of pushing. I ended up having an assisted vacuum delivery. Thank God that worked, otherwise the next step would have been a c-section. I guess I really know how to grow my babies big! Anyway, all was worth it and Jack is pefect. Big Brother Jonah loves his new brother. He's always kissing him and saying how cute he is. I can't believe I'm the mother of 2 boys. We are so blessed!

Baby update

Well, tomorrow I will be 38 weeks pregnant. I had a Dr. appt. today. I'm only dialated to 1 1/2 and 50% effaced. The baby is still really up high, I haven't dropped. I have an ultrasound scheduled for next monday. I also scheduled my induction date for Aug. 21st. Hopefully I'll go before that, but at least there is an end in sight. The Dr. thinks the baby is quite large, so pray it's not too enormous for my sake! I'll keep you updated.

Pregnant update

I am now 36 weeks pregnant. 4 weeks to go! The Dr. says I'm measuring 3 weeks bigger. She's suspecting this baby will be bigger than Jonah was. He was 8lbs.2oz. If I don't deliver before I'm 39 weeks, we will do an ultrasound. If the baby is near 9lbs. we will induce labor. So the waiting game is on. I hope I go early. I'm super uncomfortable and tired of being pregnant. I am still working full time at the point. We will see how I'm feeling after this week. So that's my update. I probably won't post anything new until I have the baby, hopefully soon. I'll keep you updated.

Pregnant pics

I hated to post these pics because I think they're hidious. But certain people keep bugging me about wanting to see my pregnant belly. So, here they are.

Jonah's 3rd Birthday

Jonah turned 3 July 17th. We had a family party with his cousin Mathew, who is just 5 days older. We had a blast! 3 years just flew by!

Jereme's Mountain bike race

Jereme was in a mountain bike race last weekend called "The Firecracker". This is the 3rd year he has raced. He placed 3rd in his age division!

4th of July

Fun in the sun

Here are some pics of Jonah. Also pics of cousins Kambel, Sophie, and Corbin.

Beautiful day for a bike ride

Today Jonah, Jereme and I went on a 10 mile bike ride on the Chippewa River Trail. Pretty good for a pregnant lady. The weather is finally getting sunny and warm. It's about time.

Baby Rauckman #2

I've had a lot of people email me or ask me about my pregnancy. So I thought this would give me a good opportunity to update everyone. My due date is August 27. So I'm almost 25 weeks along. We found out a month ago that we're having another boy! I'm feeling really good. I've been so fortunate to have had 2 great pregnancies. I'll let you know more if anything new happens.

Doll and Pet Parade

Jereme took Jonah to the Doll and Pet Parade downtown this weekend. I guess he had a blast, but the clowns he said were "really scary!"

A Day At Lowes Creek Park

Last weekend we went on a walk at Lowes Creek Park. It was a beautiful day and decided to take advantage of it.

Happy Mother's Day!

I just had to get a picture of Jonah and I with the flowers I got for Mother's Day. Jonah had told me the day before that I was getting them. Kids at that age have a hard time keeping a secret. He was just too excited. Hope everybody else had a great Mother's Day!

New pictures

It's only been 6 months since I've added anything to my blog. I guess it's about time I updated you with some new pics. Jonah got a new bike a few weeks ago and absolutely loves riding it. He surprisingly does a really good job on it. We love to go around our block as much as we can. Isn't he so cute with his little helmet?