baby showers

Our sweet friends, Chad and Yadira, threw us an amazing co-ed baby shower today! We had such a good time....with all our friends and got more adorable baby stuff than we could have imagined. (Pops even came....this was his first baby shower. And, he was such a good sport...even played the bottle drinking game with the men!) The women played a Wright and Left game...mom won that one! And, we all played a game where you had to eat baby food...the fastest couple to finish the jar won (Chris gagged on the baby food sweet potatoes after the third bite). I apologize now for all the pictures, but I didn't want to leave anything out.

more improvements....and hiccups

I haven't been feeling the baby quite as much, which worried me a little bit. But, last night was a whole nother story! It was almost like the baby knew I was worried and was just moving a whole bunch to say "Mommy, I'm ok in here!" Then, while Chris was in the shower, the baby started hiccuping! It was hilarious!!

And, finally....the crib is up and ready! Putting the crib together was the easy part. The hardest part was figuring out how to attach the crib bumper. These things don't come with manuals, ya know! We were cracking up because we couldn't figure out something as simple as a crib bumper....and that's just the beginning!

Aunt DJ, Jim, Danny, Josh and Jenny gave us the baby swing. We got that put together and up in the family room. It's adorable...plays 10 different songs and has 6 speeds. We turned it on, so Kelsey could start getting used to it....and we've figured out that we probably won't be watching TV without a lot of distractions anymore, huh?

it's getting there

Well, this weekend, we made significant progress on the nursery (we, being Chris). We've got the paint finished, chair rail done, blinds and valances up. All that's left is the crib and little knick knack stuff (and that's the part I can't wait for). We absolutely love it! Take a look at the pictures below. (The picture that looks like a big teddy bear....is actually me. That's what I looked like while Chris was working on the nursery.)

30 week update

10 weeks to go!! Nothing major to report. We had our 30 week check-up today and started our rotations. So, today we met with Dr. Mammel. Everything checked out good, still! They didn't tell us the baby's heartbeat, but were able to listen and tell us everything was good. Blood pressure was good....everything looked right on target. Dr. Mammel measured the baby and said that that the baby is measuring right on target. YAY!

Now the bad news....we also found out that my glucose test came back a little bit high. So, October 6th, I go back for a three hour test checking for gestational diabetes.

And, just a side note....I don't know if anyone has ever had a belly button explode...but I think I may be the first. I think any day now, it's either going to become an outtie...or, it's just going to pop! I was warned about a lot of things during pregnancy, but the uncomfortableness of the belly button was not one of them!

our first shower

We had our first baby shower on Tuesday. YAY!!! The staff of R. Bruce Wagner threw me (and two other pregnant women) a "Triple Shower". The other two girls are due before me, so I'm the last one of the group. One of the girls is having a girl, one is having a boy...and of course, we're having....a baby! It was incredibly thoughtful of everyone. Mom, Chris and Har all came. We received many nice gifts and gift cards to Babies 'R Us and Target...which will all come in so handy!

what a sight

We had our seven month check-up Thursday and everything is still going great! (Brace yourselves....there's seven month pictures below.) I took the gestational diabetes test, and Dr. Garas said he would call if anything were wrong...but he didn't expect any problems. The baby's heartbeat was right on target. We go back in two weeks, but now we start seeing all the doctors. We're excited...because we want to meet them all, but we really love Dr. Garas and hate to not see him. We see Dr. Mammel next on the 20th.

We also had our third childbirth class and took a tour of the maternity ward at the hospital. How cute! We can't wait to be there...but, we can't wait to be home, after being there.

And, the coolest thing....the baby now responds to light. So, Chris held a flashlight up to my stomach and, from the outside, you could see the baby move (not a kick, but like a roll over). It was so strange! And, finally....both of our moms have been able to feel the baby kick. I've been reading "Goodnight Moon" and "Runaway Bunny" to the baby at night, but last night, Chris put his lips on my belly and started talking. When he stopped, you could see the baby move again. It really is an incredible experience!