Crib Notes

Our crib arrived this week! Since the nursery is still under construction, we are not putting it together just yet. This is what it'll look like when we do get to that point. Did you notice the drawer underneath? Perfect place to store extra sheets! Can't wait to set it all up with our new bedding!

20 Weeks | 5 Months!

We've officially reached the "half-way" point! Five months... time is flying and hopefully the rest of the pregnancy will go by just as quick. I feel like I am starting to show a bit more now and while I can get away with my regular shirts, I am definitely in maternity pants. Baby is starting to kick quite a bit more lately, especially on my rides to work. I think s/he is a fan of music already... or is telling me the radio is way too loud!

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Last night Chris and I finally saw What to Expect When You're Expecting... which was not very good. During the movie, the baby was really kicking and Chris got to feel it for the first time! It was really exciting! I had felt the baby kick for the first time a few weeks ago, at a prenatal yoga class but it was fun for Chris to get to experience it, too. At least something exciting came out of watching that movie!

18 Weeks!

18 Week Ultrasound
August 29, 2012

At 18 weeks we're starting to notice a slight baby bump! We had our last scheduled ultrasound which looked very closely at the baby. It took quite a while because baby was curled up in a ball and difficult to see. But, eventually we saw the ventricles of his/her heart, blood pumping in and out and bones already formed! It was difficult but we did decline to find out the gender of the baby! We will find out soon enough!

Delivering Surprises

We used the element of surprise to notify our parents and families we're pregnant! Chris' dad opened this DVD on Father's Day and we had flowers sent to my mother's work with a note that let her know! Surprises are the best... especially waiting to find out the gender of the baby!

Back to School

We are both officially back to school... Michelle as a teacher, Chris as a student! This is Chris' 5th and LAST year in apprentice school! When the year is over he'll have his license. Just another exciting event ahead!

Under Construction

The nursery was fairly untouched throughout the summer. We finally got to work in the last weeks of August. We Chris demolished an insufficient closet the prior homeowners built into the room. Next, we plan to build a more space efficient, customized system. It’s a mess in there right now, but we'll post updated pictures when it's not so much of an eyesore. We painted the nursery Labor Day weekend. I'm hoping for many things to be finished by November's end: 

• clean the carpet
• build new closet system with built-in changing station 
• get furniture
• decorate!

12 Weeks!

12 Week Belly

At 12 weeks we had our ERA testing. ERA stands for Early Risk Assessment and basically, we had an ultrasound which looked for the baby's 46 chromosomes (23 from mom and 23 from dad) to determine if there are any extra, missing or rearranged which can impact baby's development. We received the results a week later and everything looks great! 

12 Week Ultrasound
July 25, 2012

When we got home we took some photos of my belly our bellies. Chris wanted to pose as well! (He won't like that I'm posting it but... I'm sure it'll make you laugh as hard as I did) My mom bought us the stickers to put on my belly as it grows. They're so cute!