29 Weeks

We are getting closer and closer to being ready for the arrival of this little girl. Thanks to a wonderful baby shower given by Allison's friends and many generous gifts, we have just about everything we need (we think!) to take care of her. Of course, we don't want Ford to feel left out of this process, so we let him take a spin in the new stroller....

In other news, the nursery is just about finished. The walls are painted, the crib is put together, and the closet is full of baby clothes. All we have left is to pick out some decorations for the walls.

We have our final "prepared childbirth" class on Tuesday night. The nurse who is leading the class has been quite funny and has dispensed important non-medical advice such as her recommendation that dads not bring Popeye's to the hospital while the moms are in labor, unless they want to be yelled at. John has assured me that he will wait to bring the Popeye's until after the baby is born.

27 Weeks

A lot has happened in the past few weeks....John got to feel the baby kick for the first time, the nursery was painted, and we had two ultrasounds. The first ultrasound was on March 7 with the perinatologist. The perinatologist, or maternal fetal medicine specialist, confirmed that our baby girl's growth is on target overall. He took measurements of her arms, legs, waist, and head, but failed to acknowledge that she is the most beautiful and perfect baby that he has ever seen...an inadvertent oversight, I am sure.

The second ultrasound was on March 14 at a local 3D/4D ultrasound center. Allison's mom came in town for this ultrasound and we all enjoyed watching the baby move around, yawn, stick out her tongue, and suck her thumb. Even though the baby managed to keep her hands in front of her face for pretty much the whole ultrasound, she forgot to keep her legs crossed, so we were able to confirm that she is indeed, a girl.