World's Most Comfortable Maternity Jeans

Finally! Since Friday, (13 days until Joel's due date) I finally have a pair of pants I love! And Lord willing, we'll be having other children, so we don't mind having bought these for the last few days. Since I'm carrying so low, all of my other pants roll down and press on my bladder even more than Joel is doing from the inside. I loved them so much I wore them out of the store. Besides comfort, the great thing about the super belly band is that it's "nude" and people don't notice I'm pregnant... John says... no, that it doesn't show under my tops. It definitely shows that I'm pregnant... tonight the clerk at Wal-Mart asked if I "got twins in there?"

Joel's First Portrait

Joel Glenn Germeroth

We've decided. That's our boy's name!

Germeroth Camping: June 20-23

Both the Germeroth's and the Bridges' took family camping vacations. My family (Bridges) would go to various State parks around SC and NC and we always slept in tents near our car, or at least within walking distance. We didn't always stay where bathrooms/outhouses were and if we did, we didn't use them because I remember how "cool" it was to dig a hole in the ground like our cats at home. Then I went to Girl Scouts and went backpack camping and carried on that desired style of camping into college. John, as I understand it, grew up camping in tents near a car as well, but also had a pop-up camper. Now that was ultimate camping luxury in my child's eye. (emphasis on "camping" as an adjective there; my idea of luxury was always changing) Although it sounds like John and I had similar family camping experiences, it was actually quite different: Germeroth camping was strictly organized and Bridges camping was more, um, hodge-podge...comparatively, anyway. All Germeroth camping equipment was neatly folded, strung together and tied the same way when unpacked from Rubbermaid storage bins. All Bridges equipment was packed in a cardboard box from a section (or two) of the garage and unpacked at the campsite as necessary. So when we picked up the mini-van we also stopped by the Germeroth's storage unit and gathered equipment... all neatly packed and ready to go!
John chose to cook 90% of our meals... he is so good to me!
We spent each day reading, cooking, talking and relaxing. It truly was a vacation. And the weather was absolutely perfect... I got chilly at night and John was just fine!

expanding in every way

Don't be jealous... this is the new Germeroth ride! Auf Wiedersehen to the Volkswagen Bug... the bucket seats just weren't going to allow easy baby seat transfers. After having graciously been given the title of the Bug from my parents, Chad and Lisa Parker (John's sister) bought a flashy new Suburban and offered us the title to this amazing mini-van! I had imagined John taking over the Bug and me driving the Nissan Altima, but, really, what's a mom without a mini-van? SO... here you have it. Since June 19th we have driven the big eggplant. (So in this photo I was 24 weeks pregnant) We are quite grateful for all of the generosity from our families.

Here he grows!!!

It amazes me and I just stare at my belly to watch him squirm. Most of the time he sits and pushes on my bladder or curls up into a ball on either side. This photo was taken at the same time as the July 9th photo below, I just look bigger because of my posture. We still don't have a name for him yet...

Baby G Gestational Growth Chart

Loren and Baby's Growth

We've been meaning to show these gestational growth pictures all along, but I think now is a good point to collaborate them. And yes, that is my belly button poking out! This is my first post... It used to be all underlined until my darling husband fixed it.

Boy!... What a surprise!

Well there you have it.... Or him... Loren and I just had our second trimester ultrasound this past Thursday. The idea for the card comes from friends of ours at Church Creek. I'll explain. When we went to our ultrasound visit we gave our sonographer the card, requested that she not tell us the sex of our baby, to check the corresponding box on the card and to seal the envelope. Friday night, Loren and I then went out to a nice dinner at Mistral (French food, mmmm). After dinner, we opened the card together over dessert. So there you have it. We are very excited indeed. The name of Germeroth will live on. Our first born son and heir to the Germeroth throne. Love to all and thank you for your prayers.

Germeroth Family Portrait #1

Our first family portrait!

Germeroth Trek: The Next Generation

Well, if you haven't heard yet, Loren and I are expecting. Expecting what you might ask? Well, we're not expecting a raise from work because I pay $100 a day to work. Maybe a new car? Nope. Maybe a visit from the President of the United States? Nope. We're expecting a BABY! Our due date is 10.10.2007. We don't know if Baby G is a boy or a girl. These images are from our first ultrasound at 9 weeks. We are exactly 13 weeks today. We'll have a second scan in about 8 weeks. The first image is a profile shot and the second is the little peanut is looking forward. Everything is normal so far. Please feel free to offer suggestions for names, especially boys.

The Germeroths

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