4 weeks left!

The past few weeks have really flown by, and now we find ourselves 4 weeks away from our due date! Hopefully we will be able to find time between all of the preparations to enjoy the last few weeks as a two-some before number three arrives! We will be getting another ultrasound sometime next week to see how big the baby is so far. My fears will either be confirmed or dissipated, depending on what we find out! Here are some recent pictures both of me and of the nursery.

Baby Shower

Things have been busy around here, and I haven't updated in a while. We have now finished the nursery (for the most part) and as soon as I finish putting away the boxes that are on the floor, I will take some pictures and post them! Last weekend Brian and I went down to Bradenton, where my mom threw us our first baby shower! We were able to visit with lots of friends and family, and celebrate the new life that will be joining us in about 8 short weeks! We were also very thankful for the many things we received in preparation for the new arrival. Here are some of the pictures. There were a lot more of family, but for some reason they didn't copy to my flash drive and I don't have them. I'll have to get them from mom later :o)

Under Construction

This weekend we painted the nursery! I wanted to stripe it, but was worried that it would come out looking like a circus tent. Thankfully it didn't and it came out great! Here are the different stages of painting.

Trip to Washington, DC

For Valentine's Day I took Brian to Washington, DC. I wanted to go while we still lived within driving distance and before the baby comes, so the timing was perfect! Even though it was freezing cold and I thought my legs were going to fall off from walking everywhere, we had a great time and were able to see everything we wanted! I hadn't been to DC since 8th grade, so it was nice to go back as an adult. Here are some pictures of the trip.

Free Ultrasounds are Awesome!

Today I began my modeling career, and was an obstetrical model for students learning how to do sonograms. That meant that we got to see our baby again for free! It was at Baptist, so Brian was able to come downstairs and take some video of everything. I had one ultrasound tech overseeing everything, and then three students all practiced on me. We got to look at our baby for 45 minutes! Here are our three favorite videos from the experience. In the first one you can see the heart beating and the diaphragm jumping because he had the hiccups! The second one is a profile view and he's sucking on his hand, with his foot up by his head. The third one you can see his face and his mouth moving while he again sucks on his fingers. Apparently we will need to invest in several pacifiers!

Kicks and Punches

Our little boy has been doing a lot of moving and kicking lately. It seems that every time I sit down he starts moving. It has been lots of fun watching my stomach bounce, and I find myself just staring at it hoping to catch a glimpse. I think this has been my favorite part of pregnancy so far. I can already tell that feeling him move is something I will really miss once he is born. It is just so amazing to think of the person that God is knitting together inside me, and to imagine how he looks and grows each day. I like trying to figure out where he is and what direction he's facing when I feel his movements.

Time keeps on ticking...

I am so glad that tomorrow is the first day of February, because January has seemed like the longest month of my life! My friend Cherie told me that weeks 20-30 of pregnancy seem to crawl by, and boy was she right! I can't believe that it wasn't even a month ago when we found out we were having a boy. I am getting very impatient to meet the little guy, and there's still a long road ahead of me. I've been trying to focus on enjoying the time Brian and I have left as just the two of us. That helps a little :o) I also recently discovered that my ankles and knees enjoying swelling each day, so I have been spending a lot of time with my feet up when I'm at home. Fun times! These pictures were taken yesterday, when I was 23 1/2 weeks pregnant.