27 Weeks

We are now officially 90 days away from our due date, and one week away from the 3rd tri-mester. I am not sure why the 90 days was a landmark in my mind, really the 3rd tri-mester is a bigger landmark, but 90 days stuck out to me. Maybe just because it is easier to do the math.

Everything is becoming very much more real to me now. We are feeling Jackson move every day now, which is surreal. He can see light through Emily's stomach. The other day I took a flash light while he was sleeping and shined it right into her stomach, and he moved toward the light, and then I switched sides and he moved that way. I then moved it up and he quit moving, so I yelled at him and grounded him for a week as soon as he is born.

One of our baby updaters said that he is now sucking his thumb and is able to cry now and he will immediately recognize our voices when he is born. Guess I need to stop swearing now.

Emily is feeling 100% better. After she battled the flu, she quit puking, and is back at the gym 5 days a week now. For some reason her stomach keeps growing. :-) She is at the stage that sleeping is getting harder because she is uncomfortable. She always took up 3/4 the bed, and now she claims that Jackson needs more room. I have a feeling it is just a matter of time before I am sleeping in the guest bedroom.

Her side has been hurting and she went to the doctor yesterday and he thinks it might be her gallbladder or just muscle cramps. She will get an ultra-sound next Thursday and we will know more then. Either way there is no danger for her or Jackson, just a pain in her side.

The nursery is painted, but the furniture has yet to arrive, so I will post pictures as soon as it is all put together...I will tell you though: IT ROCKS!

April 27th, 2011 is a date that started so far away, and now is 90 days away....

Keep on keeping on!

23 weeks

We finally have a little baby bump! We are both very happy for Emily to be showing. The first 2o weeks or so, she was just sick and it never showed. Now, there is a visible reason that she throws up all the time.

Actually, pregnancy wise, she is beginning to feel much better. She battled a nasty cough for a about 2 weeks that turned into the flu, but, as always, she fought through it and is feeling much better now.

It is tough on me (granted not as tough as being pregnant: ha) seeing my wife be so sick and there is nothing that I can do to make it better. I have this instinct that when something is wrong, just fix it, but this time, I had to just let it ride.

We went to the doctor again today and everything is looking and sounding wonderful! So, we couldn't be happier. We will go back in one month for another ultra-sound, and then start going every 2 weeks.

The thought of, We are going to be parents, is becoming more and more real every day. Currently I am feeling very excited, but it is a long term excitement. Taking Jackson to Chiefs games, playing soccer with him, etc. So, I am struggling to get my mind wrapped around the first few years, and that is a little scary. Infants scare me. They are very cute, and no doubt Jackson will be the cutest, but they still scare me. So that will take time to adjust that I am not going to hurt, or kill my Son every time I pick him up.

I will have to admit that it is getting very old of having everyone tell us how different our lives are going to be, how much we have to slow down, lack of sleep, blah blah blah. In an attempt to not sound like a know-it-all, because I am not. But, we are pretty well prepared for all that. This was a planned baby, and many conversations went into this process before we decided we were ready. So, we do appreciate all the love and support, but we are full aware of how our lives are going to change. I feel so very blessed to have a Wife who knows kids, with a Masters is Early Childhood Development, it makes me sleep a lot easier that Jackson will have an amazing Mother.

We are a fast pace family with lots of things to do, and Jackson will be a fast passed kid and will be moving and shaking with us (I can almost sense the dirty looks and rolled eyes right now: ha)

The nursery is in motion. The first coat of paint is put down and our speciality painter will be coming in this week, or early next week to put the soccer finishing touches on it.

Our bedding, curtsey of Uncle Andy and Aunt Elise is an all sports theme. We looked for months and can not find a soccer themed baby bedding set. So, we will have this basic design and our artist will be painting soccer stuff on the wall. And then any baby soccer stuff that the make, we will probably own.

Aunt Meg has decided to make us a custom mobile, which is AWESOME. We have not been able to find a soccer mobile that matches the bedding. So, she will be taking a curtain and matching that. It is all the little things that excite me now. I saw a soccer pacifier and I almost cried. ha ha

Alright, that is the update for now. Thanks for all the love and support. Keep on Keeping on!!mrrrrr