No picture this week--we have been so busy. But we are so happy that there are now less than 100 days to go until my due date! Our little guy has been so active lately. Although sometimes he keeps me awake when I should be sleeping, I wouldn't trade it for anything. It is so peaceful in the middle of the night just putting my hand on my belly to feel him. With all the noise and commotion I encounter during the day with my students, the quiet middle of the night is becoming my favorite time of day!
We have another busy week planned. Our bedroom carpet will finally be installed on Wednesday morning. Our furniture has come in, so we will go pick it up Wednesday night and hopefully get it in the room! I will post pictures as soon as we get it all set up. Only 3 months to go!
One last bit of news--we have finally settled on a name. Our son will be named Grant. We have practiced calling him so many different names over the last few months, and we always come back to that one. It meets all the criteria we had for picking a name, and we just love it. We are still debating middle names, and have a few ideas, but we aren't sure yet. We bought some letters to put his name over his crib, so I guess there is no turning back now! I can't imagine that we will change our minds, but you never know!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
25 Weeks
We just got back from spending the day at Good Samaritan Hospital for our all-day childbirth class. It was fun to be around a whole room full of pregnant women and get to learn more about the whole process. Luckily, Doug didn't pass out or get queasy at any of the videos or demonstrations. It was very informative, and we also got a tour of the hospital. Since we were just there last Saturday, though, for the birth of our nephew, that wasn't as new for us, but still fun nonetheless. The whole day just made things so real for us, and we are even more excited now for the birth! We are taking a few other classes in the next few weeks as well--one for breastfeeding and one on infant care and safety. I will report on those later!
The picture below really makes me look like I am popping out--which I am, but I think the shirt also has something to do with the way I look. It is thick and has a line of buttons popping out in the front, so it's a little deceiving. I love seeing and feeling my growing belly, and we are both still enjoying feeling the little guy move all the time. It never gets old!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Our New Nephew!
We have some exciting news to share! Doug's sister Kristen went into labor yesterday morning--11 days early, so quite a shock to us. She had a long day without much progression, so the doctor decided a c-section was best. This happened right after midnight, making him a Valentine's Day baby! Timothy Thomas Beardslee was born at 12:29 am. He weighs 8 lbs, 12 oz. He is 22 in. long. He is just perfect, and Kristen is doing great as well! We are so excited to have a nephew and a little buddy for our son. We hope they will be very close! We enjoyed spending time at Good Samaritan Hospital, where we will also be delivering. It just made us so excited for what's to come in just a few months!
Friday, February 12, 2010
24 Weeks
Well, we've had another busy week. We've been out of the house all week staying with my parents while our floors are being refinished. The old carpet has been pulled up in the living room, dining room, and hallway, and the hardwood floors underneath were sanded down and stained. They had to come back 3 days in a row for another coat of polyurethane each day, so we couldn't walk on it, and they just finished the last coat this morning. We will be free to go back to the house tomorrow since it will all be dry by then. I did check with the doctor to make sure I can go back this soon as well--we were worried about the fumes, but he assured us it will be fine. So we will spend the rest of the weekend moving our stuff back in its place. Next, the flooring company will return in the next few weeks to take the carpet out of the bedrooms and install new carpet. Then we will finally be ready to get the nursery set up!
That brings us to the next step in the process. We went to Babies R Us tonight to order our furniture that we had picked out weeks ago. We didn't want to order it too soon before the flooring was finished since it will only be 7-14 days for it to come in. So now it will be perfect timing for us to pick it up as the carpet is being finished! I have attached a picture of the furniture below. It of course looks way better in person--the picture doesn't do it justice, and the picture shows a different bedding with it. We also bought a very comfortable glider/ottoman that we were able to bring right home from the store with us tonight since they had a few already in stock, so I'm sure I will start using that immediately as soon as we can put it together. It is so comfortable! We got the mattress and changing pad as well. Luckily, we had plenty of coupons, and the salespeople helped us figure out how to use them in the right transactions to get the most money off of everything. We ended up spending less than we thought!
We also went to the doctor today for our 24-week visit. It was just a typical visit this time with a belly check and a chance to hear the heartbeat again. Once again, everything was great! We just can't get enough of hearing that amazing little heartbeat! My weight gain and blood pressure are normal. My belly growth was at 24 cm, and it is supposed to grow about a cm for every week, so we are right on target since I am 24 weeks. We will go again in 4 weeks, and this is the visit where I have to do the glucose test, so I better watch my diet. In the meantime, we are enjoying feeling our son move around so much--he has developed quite a routine. He is most active at night as I am trying to fall asleep, or in the morning before I get out of bed. I'm sure he is just preparing us for when he is really here!
That brings us to the next step in the process. We went to Babies R Us tonight to order our furniture that we had picked out weeks ago. We didn't want to order it too soon before the flooring was finished since it will only be 7-14 days for it to come in. So now it will be perfect timing for us to pick it up as the carpet is being finished! I have attached a picture of the furniture below. It of course looks way better in person--the picture doesn't do it justice, and the picture shows a different bedding with it. We also bought a very comfortable glider/ottoman that we were able to bring right home from the store with us tonight since they had a few already in stock, so I'm sure I will start using that immediately as soon as we can put it together. It is so comfortable! We got the mattress and changing pad as well. Luckily, we had plenty of coupons, and the salespeople helped us figure out how to use them in the right transactions to get the most money off of everything. We ended up spending less than we thought!
We also went to the doctor today for our 24-week visit. It was just a typical visit this time with a belly check and a chance to hear the heartbeat again. Once again, everything was great! We just can't get enough of hearing that amazing little heartbeat! My weight gain and blood pressure are normal. My belly growth was at 24 cm, and it is supposed to grow about a cm for every week, so we are right on target since I am 24 weeks. We will go again in 4 weeks, and this is the visit where I have to do the glucose test, so I better watch my diet. In the meantime, we are enjoying feeling our son move around so much--he has developed quite a routine. He is most active at night as I am trying to fall asleep, or in the morning before I get out of bed. I'm sure he is just preparing us for when he is really here!
Friday, February 5, 2010
I felt that one!
Now THAT was cool! Last night, Julie felt the little guy moving around during his evening workout, so I put my hand on her stomach to see if I could feel anything. After a few frustrating minutes, BOOM! He did a big roundhouse kick right underneath my palm. It was so exciting! Only 4 months to go, and we can't wait to meet him!
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