About time!!

Well, after multiple requests from others...here is a picture of the daddy-to-be. And yes this was taken in Arizona!!! He went hiking up north last weekend with a couple guys from work.

Baby shower!!

Well another ultrasound has come and gone. Our boy is still looking perfectly healthy and at his 34 week ultrasound they were approximating his weight as being 6lbs 3oz. He is definitely not going to be a small baby :)

Some friends here in AZ also gave me a baby shower since the last posting. I put up a few pictures for those of you back in Canada that were too far to make it. The timing for it was perfect though as Mom was still here and could come!

the shirt below says 'future mr. right'

the next 3 pictures are from the game "guess what chocolate bar is melted in that diaper..."

I know I've been slow at updating since our last ultrasound but better late than never!! They are leaving our due date as is. Our boy is still measuring large, but only by a couple weeks. In fact, it is only his head that is still measuring in the 99.8% percentile. So they do want another ultrasound in another couple of weeks, just to watch his head growth. However, for those of you that know my history, I have been repeatedly told he does not have hydrocephalus as his ventricles are appearing perfectly normal in the ultrasound. He just has a charlie brown head (another quote from our ultrasound technician!). We did get some better pictures of him during this last ultrasound and this time I really can tell it's his face!! The top picture is the side profile with his hand reaching up, and the bottom he is looking right at us. This ultrasound was done at week 30 and they were putting his weight at 3lbs-15oz.

Our boy is growing!!

Well we went for another ultrasound today, and although I am only at 27.5 weeks...our big boy is measuring at 31 weeks and is in the 99th percentile! I'm definitely thinking a future volleyball star :) Due to how far ahead he is measuring, the doctor considered changing my due date from Jan 25th until Jan 3rd. However, for now they are going to leave it and they want me back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound to check how he is growing. Overall he is doing GREAT though!! His chest was moving up & down showing his breathing (which they said is rare to see at 27.5 weeks) and everything looked normal, just big :) Sam is hoping for a December baby so we can get the tax credit this year but I am wanting him to stay far away from Christmas!!

He didn't want to turn to face the ultrasound at all today, so I have a hard time telling anything from the pictures. However, to the right is a picture of his face and I let sam describe it: Some people will see a face, others will see a sailboat, and still others will see Jimmy Carter riding a horse.

Third trimester

Well I have been harassed with emails asking for pictures of my growing belly so here it is as we enter the 3rd trimester. I'm now at 26 weeks and still doing just fine. Sam finally felt the baby moving this past week. "Special Agent", "Nabisco Cocacola", or "Poseidon Spatula" (some of Sams names for our baby), seems to get very active after dinner time and kick/elbow hard at the left side of my belly.

Can't forget about our 1st baby....

I didn't want Maully feeling left out.

It's a BOY!!!

We have made it to the half way mark (20 weeks) and today's ultrasound showed...it is DEFINITELY a boy. And a BIG boy at that. He is measuring at 21.5 weeks and as the technician called him "chunky" . We're happy to say all his body parts are there, and as they should be. The top picture is the side profile shot of him. You can see his head, looks like he's blowing bubbles out of his mouth, and his little arm is sticking up beside his head, looking like it's punching upwards towards the bubbles. For a little scarier shot..the bottom picture is his face straight on where you can see his eyes and a little of his nose, mouth & chin.