Baby at 28 weeks

Here are the latest baby pictures. I was at the doctor on Wednesday and they sent me home with about 8 ultrasound pictures. I must have scanned the top one in crooked...not sure how else it would have gotten like that...anyways...the first two are 3D pictures and the last one was normal. You can see the face and left hand in the top one, more of just the face in the second one and a profile of the head and arm in the last one. The doctor said everything was looking good. Baby shifted its position from sideways to head down. I'm not sure if it's going ot stay that way for the next 3 months but the doctor said it was ok that baby was that way for now. The heartbeat this time was 148. A little higher than last time but baby was very active during the check up. The doctor asked me if baby was moving and lot and laughed at me when i answered 'constantly' with a smile! He said baby is growing just as it should. I go back in March for my last 4 week checkup then i'll start going every 2 weeks for a while and then once a week. Only 12 weeks left!!!

We're really getting excited for baby to get here. We got the dresser moved into the baby room and it's already full of cute, tiny clothes!!! I know that's not a shock to most of you...it's so hard to go to the store and not pick out a couple things from the baby department! The diaper supply is already looking pretty good (for now anyways!!!) I was at Sam's the other day and bought a huge box of wipes...more for Chris than baby!!! Now all i need to find for him are rubber gloves! I think he's nervous to change diapers but he'll get the hang of it...he about died when i told him that on a good day baby will probably have 8-10 dirty diapers...he'll get lots of practice!!!

Ok, i'm going to quite there. I'll keep you posted on any new updates!!!

Baby at 24 weeks

I was back to the doctor today for my 24 week check up and another ultra sound. The baby was a lot more cooperative today. It was moving around while they were doing the ultra sound! We were able to get a couple profile pictures and see the heart...it was working hard!!! The profile pictures show the cute little face and the hand up by the forehead. If I didn't know any better I'd think the baby was making a funny face at us!!! The baby even kicked the doctor when she tried to listen to the heart beat! It is so much fun to feel the baby moving. Chris got to feel it the other night for the first time and I think it creeped him out a little bit! He put his head on my tummy to see if he could hear the baby move and it kicked him in the head!!! I laughed...just a little bit! So, anyways- enjoy the latest pictures!!!

The dark mark in the chest is actually the heart.

First pictures

We were in for our first ultrasound on Christmas Eve. It was pretty exciting, although the baby didn't think so! We were in the ultrasound room for a good 45 minutes and the baby mooned us the entire time!!! No question that it takes after its father! The ultrasound tech tried her hardest to get the baby to rollover but it just wasn't going to cooperate! I guess they can be just as stubborn inside as they are outside!!! I go back in on Jan. 19th and they want to try it again and see if the baby is facing the right way! The first picture is of the skull (kind of creepy looking) and the second had a cute little foot sticking out!

Igloo making, garage fun, and bald heads...

Happy New Year!

Ours was pretty low key. The boys (Chris, Boob and Adam) worked hard on their igloo...Isaac and Ashlee came out to supervise...Isaac thought it should have been bigger!!! Hunter even made is way inside! I decided it probably wasn't a good idea for me to try to crawl in on my stomach...so I stayed safely (albeit cold) outside the door and took pictures!!!

The Incredible Haulk...I mean Isaac...

Isaac couldn't believe they did all the digging with this tiny shovel!Make some room for Hunter...
Bubba heading in...
Ashlee wasn't so sure but wanted to check it out...

When we were successfully frozen we moved into the garage for bean bags, darts, and chex mix...Bubba had fun putting the chex mix on his fingers and making them come to life.

I'm not sure where the next pictures came from...apparently the boys were comparing the baldness(??) of their heads...need i say more!

Boob....

Chris....
Adam...
If you ask me, Adam's head is probably the warmest!!!

Thanks for the fun night!
Have a save and happy 2009!!!

We had a great night with friends. What better way to ring in the new year! Happy 2009!

Think BEACHY thoughts...

Wouldn't it be nice to be here... Instead of here...

Snowed in and catching up!

Ok, so in spending my entire...well almost entire...day on the internet i realized that i haven't done anything on the blog since Halloween!!! Sorry. But, what better day than a snow day to catch up. Things have been pretty crazy. The house is finally looking like a home. I've got pictures up on the walls, decorations on the shelves, and a Christmas tree up. I couldn't believe how much the house changed after we got some decorations up on the walls. It really looks great. I've gotten almost all the boxes unpacked. There is just a small stack of boxes left in the garage. Mostly i don't know what to do with the stuff inside the boxes so they're just living in the garage until i have to move them again!!!

I've been coaching the dance team in Barnesville and we had our first competition yesterday in Fergus Falls. It went really well for our first performance. We have a lot to work on but we learned a lot in the process. I have seven girls on the team and they are all wonderful. They are very dedicated to the team and to having a great season. Our next performance is on Friday at a dual in Pelican then we go to Alexandria,Hawley, and Pelican in January for competitions. Hopefully things will continue to improve and we'll be able to finish our year on a high note.

Beyond that, i've been staying busy at school...Kindergarteners never cease to amaze me with thier stories, creativity and craziness! They come up with the best comments when you least expect it!!!

Chris has been busy working in Iowa. When he's home he's been busy catching up around the house.

Things with the baby have been good. We go back for an appointment on Christams Eve Day. I am scheduled for my first ultrasound that morning. They said we will leave with a picture of our baby...i'm so excited! What a Christmas gift!!! We're not going to find out the sex of the baby but the name option list is getting pretty long!!! There are so many unique choices! We just can't decide yet! It's ok, we still have time! It's been so much fun looking at baby things. I was at Target last weekend finishing my Christams shopping and i had to breakdown and buy some baby clothes! They had two little onsies that i just couldn't resist! They are so tiny! Anyway, i've been getting my energy back...lately i've been able to make it until almost 9:00 before i'm ready to go to bed...a big change from 7:30 a couple months ago!!!

Ok, i think i'll stop there for now. I'll try to get more pictures of the house up as things continue to change!
Happy Snow Day!

Pumpkin Carving 2008

We had a great time carving pumpkins on Sunday. We were so glad everyone could make it! Grams, Mary, Denise, Alan, Brian, Isaac, Ashlee, Arlis, Rodney, Ronda, Tami, JJ, Sue, Katie, Tyrell, Joe, Amy, Todd, Megan, Taylor, Debbie, Peter, and Max! We carved the pumpkins from our garden...it was so much fun that we'll definitly plant more for next year! Thanks for the great entertainment, food and fun! Happy Halloween Everyone!