First Photo Shoot!

We had Natalie's first photo shoot with the photographer Jen Taylor. She did a great job! Our friends Kelly and Matt used Jen for their daughter Kya's pictures and we always thought they were so cute. Jen came to our house and brought all of her supplies. Natalie slept through the entire three hour shoot (as planned) which I was thrilled about! Jen took several pictures of Natalie with no diaper on and I was again impressed that we had no accidents! The pictures turned out great and there are more to come - this is just a preview!

Natalie Maxine Krusmark

We welcomed our daughter, Natalie Maxine, on March 2nd at 8:16pm. She was exactly 2 weeks early! We are loving every minute with her. Here are some pictures that we've taken so far. I'm sure there will be MANY more to come :).

Here is a link to the website with pictures - check back regularly for updates!

The Baby's Room!

At long last, here is a link to the Baby Room "Reveal"  for those of you that can't see it in person. Enjoy!

37 Weeks

I'm about a week behind (I'll be 38 weeks this Friday) but here are some recent "bump" pictures. If I get really adventurous this week I will post an actual picture of my actual bare bump this week - but don't hold me to it :).

37 Weeks

32 Weeks

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16 Weeks

10 Weeks

Baby Wash

Now that we're rounding third and heading towards home base, I thought it would be good to post some of the pictures from the baby showers that we've had. Or, as our young friend (age 5) Ellery Schoen calls it, a "baby wash". We were fortunate enough to have SIX showers! The first was thrown by my family and unfortunately I don't have any photographic evidence, but it was fun! The second shower was thrown by my E&Y friends. It was a really great time - Megan made the most amazing cake with various layers of purple - just like the baby's room! My photos from this shower are hard copy, and I don't have access to a scanner so you'll just have to imagine how great the shower was!

The next shower was hosted by my Drake friends. It was a co-couples shower with our friends Julie and Brian who are due with their baby a week after us. It was so much fun to get to spend time with our Des Moines friends and they did the most amazing job, as always, throwing the party!

The Krusmark's threw me a shower and again the "purple" theme was on order. We had some amazing cupcakes, some fun games and great times with family! The shower was at our house so it was great to get to show off the baby's room to our family.

Chris' co-workers threw us a shower at our favorite restaurant, Cafe Lurcat. Yum! It was a great night with a lot of great people. Unfortunately, we don't have any photographic evidence of this one either but you'll just have to trust me!

Last, and certainly not least, our good friends Amanda Howard, Ginny Nelson, Amanda Kay, and Jennifer Funderburk threw me a great shower for the friends here in Minneapolis. These ladies also know their way around a great baby shower and this was no exception! There was great food, great friends, and a LOT of great gifts!

Now all we need is the baby! And she is spoiled already....

Baby Room Teaser

A lot of people have been asking about the baby's room. We still have some final touches to finish up, but here is a little teaser of some of the work that we've done to date to tide you over until we can share the final pictures.

Here is Chris putting up the letters that we painted for the room. We got these unfinished from Etsy and then sanded and painted them. We were really happy with how they turned out!

Here are Rudy and Leo....."helping". 

Here is the crib that we purchased (ours is a different color). We also got a dresser and nightstand to match as well as a recliner.

Here is a little thumbnail picture of the crib bumper that we got from Pottery Barn. Impractical? Perhaps. Adorable? Most definitely!



We also got this crib skirt from Pottery Barn. It was a total bear to try to wash and iron...good thing I don't have to do it often! 

32 Weeks!

We can't believe that our little peanut will be here in about 8 weeks....where has the time gone? Here is a little update of the bump pictures so far.

32 Weeks

28 Weeks

24 Weeks

20 Weeks

16 Weeks

10 Weeks