Almost 28 weeks belly!

I will put up a new picture soon, but I know some of you really want to see this belly of mine. With David not here, I either have to have my mom take the picture or take it myself.. this time I took it, hence why I am wearing my pajamas! Pretty much any time that I am not going somewhere, I am in pajamas, so get used to it (they're so much more comfortable).

27 weeks 5 days

Nursery Progress and Such!

For those who don't know, it has been decided that I will remain in the states and give birth to our baby here. David is currently still in Finland (which has been extremely hard for us) and will be coming back to the states near the end of November or very early December. David's employer, Remedy Entertainment, has been extremely supportive of us and our decisions and I thank them so much for that. After the baby is born, David and I will decide where we want to go from there. While in the states, we will be staying at my parent's house where they have so graciously agreed to let us set up a nursery. It's kind of cool because our little boy's nursery will be in the same room that I lived in for most of my life.

As far as the nursery goes, the paint color has been picked and even if you know David and I well at all, you know that especially after finding out  that we're having a boy some "geekiness" will be involved. Like I said before, the nursery is a surprise that David will see when he gets back to the states, so no real details on that. If you need to know for some reason, feel free to email or facebook me. The crib came in this week and will be put together once the room is painted. My mom and I have some craft projects planned for the nursery as well, which are going to be fun to do together!

Also, for those that don't know, a baby shower is being planned for November 5th - keep an eye on your mailbox as invites will be mailed out soon hopefully.  I know some of you have been asking about our baby registry, so here's the scoop... The registry is pretty much complete, though as I'm sure most of you know, it's hard to stop looking so a new item or two may be added every now and then. The only registry is on Amazon.com, but if you look next to any item, there should be a link that says "Buying this gift elsewhere?". If you click that link, then you'll just enter your email, click a link in an email that Amazon will send you and then the item will be marked as purchased. This feature allows you to purchase the item elsewhere if it is more convenient, cheaper, etc. for you. As far as clothes go, anything 3 months or above will be great - we have quite a bit of newborn items already (we couldn't help ourselves). Here's a direct link to our registry, but you can find it by typing either of our names in as well (David Rhodes or Angela Rhodes).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/baby/2YVCPLR4ZNALL

I think that's about it.. I don't think my mom will let me go much longer without taking a belly photo, so you can bet that one will be up soon!

26.5 weeks and finally getting the nursery started

Since finding out that we are having a boy, I have been hard at work trying to plan the nursery and get a baby registry going. The registry is pretty much complete and I have a fairly clear plan on what I'd like the nursery to look like. David wants the nursery to be a surprise, so I can't say too much about the details, but the color scheme is going to be light blue and chocolate brown! This week we picked up a changing table (espresso/cherry colored) and got the crib ordered (should be here in the next couple of weeks). Although I never thought I would like a crib like this one, I loved it the moment I saw it in person - here's a picture of it:

Our little boy's crib

 It has been really cool this past week knowing what I am feeling as far as kicks, punches, etc. go. Thanks to the ultrasound I know that the baby's head is down which makes it much easier to figure out whether I'm getting hit by his little feet or fists. I'm starting to get kicked more and more in the back and ribs which doesn't feel so great and leaves my back hurting.. and I'm sure it will only get worse. It will all be well worth it when the little guy gets here though! It's hard to believe that I'm almost in the third trimester, but three months still seems like such a long time to wait for our little boy to arrive! Lately I feel like my belly grows every day which, though I'm sure it technically is, isn't growing by a noticeable amount every day. I'll get a picture up soon since it has been over two weeks!

In another week and a half or so, I will be heading back to the doctor for a routine appointment as well as my glucola test (ugh). I look forward to hearing the little guy's heartbeat! After this appointment, I will be going every two weeks for a checkup.. crazy stuff!

It's a BOY!

Well I'm sure most all of you already know thanks to facebook, but we found out today that we're having a baby boy! It was very exciting to see the baby again, especially now that he actually looks like a baby. He is currently head down and at least at the appointment, his legs were crossed as if he were trying to hide his little package though they were apparently able to get enough of a view to be able to tell that he is, indeed, a he. The doctor and ultrasound tech said that everything was looking good and that according to the measurements taken today they'd estimate 12/24 as the due date and that he's weighing about 1 pound 12 ounces.

Now we're going to start on the "nursery" and start picking up more things for our little boy as well as start discussing names! Feel free to leave your suggestions for names..

Well, not much more as far as news goes, but here are some ultrasound pictures (which are also on Facebook).

Hand up on the forehead

Profile shot

Front view of the face

That's his little fist punching me

Thumb-sucking

Fist by the mouth

His little leg on top with the foot on the left

24 weeks!

This past week has been a very eventful week! We ordered the first thing for the nursery, got some baby clothes, bought a very nice Pack N Play which will be our bassinet for the first several months, and I even had a doctor's appointment.

It's kind of funny, it was my birthday last week, but basically all of the gifts I received had something to do with baby. I'm already beginning to see how the little one will become the ruler of our worlds :). Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all about getting baby things as gifts seeing as they are what I asked for - even used the gift card that I got for an adorable swing for the nursery! I'm definitely excited to do even more with the nursery space!

The doctor's appointment went well. I was told that I shouldn't have any problems with a normal delivery despite my size which is always nice to hear. My fundal height is right on par with my due date and baby's heart sounded nice and strong, beating at a nice 160bpm (still possibly indicating girl). Although I had some issues in the beginning with eating and my weight dropped about 3-4 pounds, that's certainly not the case anymore - the doctor was very satisfied with my weight gain. We're working on the whole sonogram situation and should have that all settled soon I hope!!

On another note, according to the books that I've been reading, baby would have about a 50% chance of survival if he or she were to be born now. Considering I'm still in the second trimester and have almost 4 months to go, that is absolutely amazing to me!

It's been a couple weeks, so here is the belly photo!

24 Weeks