Prestons Room

Last Saturday we were able to start working on Preston's room.  It was a great day for me.  I had been waiting for a while to get the room ready for the little monkey.  The room is still work in progress and even though it didn't really make sense, because we're trying to paint and do all that good stuff, I requested that my Brother and Brock put up the crib.  I almost cried I was so happy to see that our baby has a place to sleep! 

We not only worked on Preston's room but have been working on the rest of the house as well, so our house has been a work in progress for a while ( bathroom upstairs totally re-done, crown molding, wood floors downstairs, painting almost every room in the house ).  We love the new stuff, it's practically a new house.  We do have an end in site, just in time to get everything ready for Christmas :)

Just the beginning ... But the crib is up!

The Watermelon Seed

Brock and I were lucky enough to have Thanksgiving with my parents and my oldest sister Heather and her family in Texas.  It's been a bit of a tradition that we spend Thanksgiving at the "White's" house.  Heather and her hubby have 4 kids, 3 boys and 1 girl.  We had a great time with everyone, as always. 

When I showed up with my bulging belly the kids were funny about what they said to me and how they looked at me as I walked around.  The best comment came from my 6yr old niece, Breanna.  She waited until everybody was out of the room, came over to me and sat on my lap for a snuggle and said "Aunt Haylee did you swallow a watermelon seed and that's why your stomach is so big?"  It took everything I had not to laugh at this seriously, serious question.  I told her that my stomach is big because baby Preston is growing in there.  She scrunched up her face in confusion and said "Ohhhh, so there's a baby and a watermelon growing in your stomach?"  I told her there was just a baby, and right then Preston started to wiggle, so I took her hand and put it on my stomach and she was able to feel him move around.  Her eyes lit up and she understood.  Gotta love it!

Today (12/1) I had my 32 week check up and all is going well.  Preston is still measuring about 1 cm big and moving around like a money.  Both of us are health and everything is moving along as it should. 

Christmas Came Early This Year

Last Friday night ( Nov 12th) a couple of the people that I love put together a baby shower for Preston (for those of you who don't know, that's what we're naming the little monkey) and me at my Mom's house.  It was a great reminder of a couple things: 

• My friends and family are so kind and seriously talented (We barely got everything into the Jeep to make it home).
• Baby clothes are so unbelievably cute and soft (I was totally one of "those" people ohhing and ahhing over onsies and super cute outfits).  
• My son will be better dressed than both of his parents put together.
• The only things that are better than baby clothes are soft, cuddly, baby blankets (there were a couple that I entertained the thought of "breaking them in" for Preston because they're so soft I wanted to sleep with them).

It was so great to be literally surrounded by people that I love and be able to feel their excitement and love for Brock, the little monkey, and me. 

I wanted to show a picture of the goodies however, I thought it would be best to take a picture of them when we get them in the nursery, instead of bulging underneath our staircase which is where all things baby reside at the moment until the nursery can be finished. 

Pillows

I used to make fun of my Dad for the number of pillows that he slept with. One to two pillows for his head, one pillow for his legs, one pillow to snuggle with, and one to elevate his feet. He had it down to a science. There was a time when he took a pillow and using an electronic knife, cut a pillow to insert another pillow inside. When we traveled as a family we, the kids, had to hold all the pillows on our laps because there was limited room and no way he would go anywhere without his pillows.

The confession is that on our bed we have 6 pillows. I would love to say that the pillows are split 50/50 between Brock and me ... but no. I use the body pillow, two pillows to keep my feet elevated, and then one pillow to actually rest my head on. It takes a good 2 minutes of me rolling around and moving pillows while Brock lays there with his one pillow waiting for me to stop moving so he can actually go to sleep.

The pillows take up half the bed ...

Last week I was traveling to the booming metropolis of Lincoln, Nebraska for work. As soon as I got to my room and saw there were only two pillows on the bed. In a moment of slight panic I called the front desk for more pillows. Housekeeping came up with one extra pillow and while taking the pillow I asked for more pillows. The lady smiled and said "sure" only to return with only one more pillow. I started laughing at my own ridiculousness and asked for one more pillow, she didn't think it was funny and didn't return. Wasn't my best night of sleep.  I had no idea how important pillows would become to me.

Quick update on the baby boy ... went to the doctor yesterday (Monday Nov 1st) and he's growing big, over 1 cm bigger than most babies at 28 weeks. I'm so glad that he's growing big and strong. Every time I go into the doctor I get to hear his heartbeat ... I love hearing his heart beat.

As requested ... 28 weeks and growing

The Beginning

This being the first post isn't technically "The Beginning", but I thought with all of our friends and family so spread out, this would be the easiest way to keep everyone included as our family grows. 

As of today, I am 27 weeks pregnant, with an anticipated due date of Jan 25th.  Doctor says he's healthy and growing big.  The ultra sound tech called him a "wiggle worm", he stopped moving long enough for us to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's a "he".  We couldn't be more excited for this little boy to join our family.  It was a hard road getting pregnant but well worth the bumps. 

We have started to "acquire" the necessities of early parenthood, namely the crib, glider, and jogging stroller.  It was great trying out all the different gliders and relax for a couple mins in each.  It was fun to see Brock test the jogging strollers around the store.  He's so excited to take the little guy out for a jog in the "Bob" jogging stroller.   The nursery is coming along ... and I"m sure will be the subject of blogs to come.

I"m still traveling quite a bit for work, just trying to get it in as much as I can before I'll be requested by the flight attendants to purchase a second seat because my belly extends to the seat in front of me.  Last week it was official that I can no longer put my backpack on the floor in front of me.  As I attempted to reach down and pick it up I found myself having to lay down across all the seats with my legs dangling out in the aisle, kicking innocent passengers. 

Let the fun continue ...