There Was A Little Turtle...

Just thought you might like to see the bedding we have picked out for Baby Ryan's room. I love the color combination of the baby blue and chocolate brown, plus the cute design is really fun. We will order the rocking chair in a brown fabric to coordinate with the bedding (plus, brown is so versatile, we will be able to coordinate it with most anything in the future). The furniture is scheduled to be delivered to us on Monday, so we will soon be hard at work getting the room ready (with LOTS of extra time to spare...)

Week #23 Update

Since my belly has outgrown all of my normal clothes, I thought that meant it was time for a new belly picture. I have plenty more room to grow in this dress, which is a good thing...I think I will need all of it! I've been feeling pretty good lately, more tired than normal, but not near as tired as the 1st trimester. Baby Ryan is quite active, probably enjoying those somersaults while he still has a lot of space to move around.

Nursery Update

Our furniture has arrived. What happened to the 10-12 week estimated delivery?? This didn't even take 3 weeks! So we have A LOT of work to do to make room for all this new furniture. Scott is thrilled...

IT'S A BOY!!!!

Big news! We will be having a little boy in May!

We had an ultrasound this morning, which went very well (with the exception of my very full bladder!). In the first view we saw of our little boy, he had a big frown on his face. Scott told the technician that he gets that from his father. LOL! It also looks like our baby will have a 'Geis nose' (sorry little guy!).

Overall everything looked very normal and healthy. He appears to be a big boy already...currently weighing in at an estimated 1 pound 5 ounces. The doctor did say that this is really no indication of how big he will be at birth, but that he is on the bigger side at this stage of development.

I've attached a couple 3D pictures from today's ultrasound:

Baby Ryan's Nursery

Big day today! We bought the furniture for the nursery! Well, most of the furniture. We have ordered the crib, the dresser & hutch and a nightstand. We still have to buy the rocking chair; we have the chair picked out, we just need to make a decision on the fabric. The furniture delivery can take up to 12 weeks, so we wanted to get it ordered early just in case there are any delays. Since the chair can be delivered in 4-8 weeks, we still have some time to make our final decision on fabric.

Here's what the crib looks like (but this is not the color/finish we picked out):

And here's the color that we picked:

The other big news is that today marks the halfway point in our pregnancy! Yea! Just 4 1/2 months to go...

Week 19 Update

I'm feeling really brave today, not just because of the picture I am about to post, but because I actually have intentions of wearing this dress OUT OF THE HOUSE! Tomorrow night is Eve of the Eve (the JLM gala that I have been working on all year) and while I would be much more comfortable in my PJ's, I don't think the guests would understand. I'm not quite ready for maternity clothes (but clearly getting really close!) and this dress is probably my best option for the party. I decided to try it on this morning, just to be sure it still fits. Once I got over the shock, I decided it would make a good picture for those of you who have been requesting a new picture of my belly. Enjoy...

We have also started to feel the baby's movements. I had been feeling something for the last few weeks that I assumed was the baby but wasn't quite sure. Then early last week I was laying on the couch with my hand on my belly and I felt a kick. Scott was even able to feel one just a couple days later!

Week 17 Update

I had a doctor appointment today. All is good, baby's heartbeat is strong at 150 bpm. Overall it was a quick and uneventful appointment. We did get to schedule the 20 week ultrasound appointment. For convenience, they wanted to combine it with my next appointment in 4 weeks. So that basically makes it a 22-week ultrasound....ugh! But anyways, we will learn the gender in just 4 short weeks :-)

Obviously not pregnancy related...Tiger had a doctor appointment today too! We took him in for a new kitten check-up, just to be sure he was healthy and everything was ok. Fortunately, Tiger got a clean bill of health! He did very well at the appointment, unlike someone else I know (Maggie hates the vet). And once we got home, we started the introduction between Maggie and Tiger, with Tiger still in the travel carrier. Maggie hissed a couple times and then retreated to a safe spot to observe him. I think it will take awhile, but it appears she's not too upset about the intruder in her home...