Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting!

Wow, I am cheesy-lame guy. Admit it, you knew I was Captain Corny, but that's just a new level. Anyway, Happy belated Easter. And as you might have guessed, I have finally felt Baby L kick. Honestly though, if you did guess that you're either 1) extremely gifted or 2) extremely bored. It was such a weird, fantastical feeling that I didn't expect to have. In the 20ish weeks leading to me feeling a kick, I have stayed away from all other baby kicks (and quite well thank you), for the simple reason that I want to make sure to have no expectations with Baby L. To the point: I felt what I thought was a little hiccup by Nicole, but I had a fleeting suspicion. As quickly as I thought it was a hiccup by Nicole, she looked at me and asked if I felt it. Heck yea I did. On my right palm, near the pinky-side of my wrist, at 10:40ish on a Saturday night. That's just something I need to write so I don't forget (I feel that Nicole will have a test for me on this).

As if that wasn't good enough, Nicole woke me from my Post-Easter-Lunch Nap (yes, it's a real thing; and for a quick digression: I use parenthesis way too often) to have me come back to the table and feel another kick. It's such a magnificent feeling - like I did something right in the last bit of "baking time." Of course, I haven't done anything but support my wife, but that counts I think.

Oh well, it was great. And as much as I wanted to have a picture of Nicole in a Ninja outfit to go with the title of my post, I will let you enjoy her Easter Sunday dress. 10 bonus points if you can find the hidden basketball :)


~Rob

my baby daddy

so i just watched yet another episode of a baby story...it was a tearjerker as usual. the mother to be talked about how as a little girl you dream about the man you will marry who will become the father of your children and how now that moment is here for her. it made me cry because i know exactly what she means. i feel so blessed to have found the perfect husband for me and a man i know will be a great dad! why do i know he will be a great dad? good question...while i've never seen him change a diaper or burp a baby, i've seen firsthand how he cares for things that are important to him, whether it be a pregnant wife, a sick dog, his tulips (don't make fun) and sadly, his golf clubs. ;) i have no doubt in my mind how much he will love and care for our baby girl. it makes my heart smile to picture him holding her. i couldn't be happier with where we are in life right now and i know he feels the same way. it feels good to be bringing a baby into this world with the love of my life and i just want everyone i know to know it :)

Meet the newest member of the Lindquist fam...

No, not baby G lindquist...Ted. E. Bear (original, I know). Rob "won" Ted. E. at the TJ auction on Saturday. He came with two zoo passes, but needless to say won't be accompanying us to the zoo. Here, Ted. E. is chillaxin in my new rocker in the ever-so-crowded nursery. I say my rocker because Rob won't be the one using it at 2,3,4 a.m. Ayiyi, just thinking about seeing those hours on the clock makes me nervous, but at the same time, I'm so ready for Little Miss Lindquist to make her appearance. I wish I could enjoy pregnancy more, but for me it is just too worrisome and stressful. I hope the next 12 weeks fly by. I'm sure in hindsight they will, but for right now, time seems to be at a standstill! Also pictured are the new wall hangings we purchased from Wadding Creations I realize there's an overabundance of Iowa State gear in the baby room right now, but it will remain that way until we sell the futon at our garage sale on April 24 (mark your calendars...everything must go :) We have to keep a little bit of ISU gear in the room as we wouldn't have met, married or be creating a life together if it weren't for that school. Kinda holds a special place in our hearts, right next to baby G!