painting & rogain shot

Just a quick update on us...we started painting the baby room this weekend while we were getting a foot of snow. When I say we, I mean Brett, and he did a fabulous job of painting all the trim, and if you have seen our house, trim was a big thing when it was built (not to mention uneven walls and uneven corners). It really brightened up the room, and our next step will be to paint the walls the blue we have picked out. I cant wait to see what it will look like! He did a really good job and he totally hates to paint. He may have some help this next week with my family coming in for the holidays! Yeah for more painters!
And an update on me...I am getting ready for week 28 with a glucose tolerance test and my second dose of what I call the rogain shot. It is really a rogam or rogram shot that I need because I am Rh- and my lovable sweetie is Rh+, so this means our baby could be either - or +. If he is Rh+, my body will try to hurt him, so I need the shot to protect him and me. So I get to plan on that shot and them taking blood not once, but twice. Lets hope I pass the glucose test the first time!
Happy Holidays!!

under 100 days

So, we are under 100 days until our little man's birthday...which means I can officially start to freak out about what still needs to be done, not to mention that he has to get out of me somehow. Speaking of the little man, he is moving around a ton more now, and I have scared him unintentionally at work this past week. I was making a blood milkshake and the instrument I use was making a very very loud noise that I am used to, but my little guy's ears are new and he was not prepared for the noise that he heard. He was moving around like crazy and when I stopped and said, "Sorry little guy" he seemed to calm down. So that is something new...AND he is starting to breathe this week. He is breathing in amniotic fluid (totally gross) but he is learning how to inhale and exhale, also very exciting. I have my next appointment in 2 weeks and then I think I start going every other week, which means we are getting close folks! Very close! Trimester 3 starts on Wednesday (12/17). Here is a photo of me and the little guy, taken a few weeks ago, but you can see he is starting to clearly define himself. My belly button is starting to strain at staying an innie, Brett and I think it could pop out by Christmas!

Quote of the Week

In one of the many parking lots we visited during shopping this weekend a kid walked out in front of our (moving) car in that way that today's too-cool-for-school teens do.

Me: Ugh...
Sarah: "If our 13 year old son tells me he wants an earring I'm going to slap him in his mouth."

update & Thanksgiving

Our little man and I had our monthly check up this evening. We are measuring exactly where we should be; I am 25 cm big (not inches, thanks Aunt Pippy!) and right on track with my weight. I think it may be starting to catch up with me now...I have not felt any different with carrying the baby or when I move around, but today, I had to slow it down a bit. Our future soccer player was playing with Brett tonight...Brett would poke the belly and the baby would kick or punch back. Super cool to watch...and a little painful :D. All three of us are doing well and excited for Christmas.
Mary, Neal, and Kyle were in for the weekend and the baby palooza started! We had so much fun looking at baby things and we made more than one trip to babies r us. Let's just say that our little man has a fabulous wardrobe started! We had a really great time with the family and they all got to feel the baby kick up a storm one night. Thanksgiving dinner was great as well, the food was all perfect and we ended it all with a nice long nap! Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this year...not to mention, next Thanksgiving, we will have a new little eater at the table! Can't wait!

BOY-OH-BOY...

We're having a BOY, as you may have guessed - although many of you didn't, as nearly 70% of those of you that voted were right there with me and went the other way. Thanks to those who voted.

So, the apple has a stem. We're thrilled beyond words. The little guy weighs in at 1 lb. 2 oz. with a heart rate of 140. We saw the spine right away. Very cool. We eventually saw hands, feet, arms, legs, and all 4 chambers of the heart. All the measurements fell within their appropriate ranges, and he's still on schedule for a mid-March birthday. Sarah is doing such a great job!

We followed up the ultrasound with a trip to the mall to pick out some onesies of the manly variety. The kid already has style. Finally, we celebrated over dinner and had a brainstorming session - boy names only for the first time.

As I type this, he's kicking up a storm. Really, we can see the belly move. Awesome.

playing football

Brett came home from a 3 day trip to Miami tonight. We totally missed him while he was gone, and the kid didn't move a lot while Brett was away...I think he/she knew his daddy was not at home. The kid would move when I talked on the phone with Brett, which is totally cute. Brett brought home a little football from the conference. He put the football on my belly, and no joke, the kid kicked the football three times!! Brett thought it was me breathing, but we could totally see the football and my belly move! It was so cool...we definitely have a kicker on our hands!

Doctor Appointment

We had a regularly scheduled Dr. appointment on Thursday last week. Strangely, these monthly visits have been getting shorter and shorter the bigger Sarah gets. At some point that probably changes, but we spent more time in the parking lot trying to figure out what to eat than we did inside. We remind ourselves that this is probably a good thing. We did get to hear the heartbeat. It has slowed down to 146, which apparently still falls right in the middle of the girl/boy range - so no new insight from me there. You'll have to stay tuned for the update on the ultrasound next week.