26 Weeks

26 Weeks

A wedding we attended August 18th

The wedding weekend festivities

Well we had another ultrasound today and all is well according to the doctor. She is approximately 2 lbs. 3 oz. and 13 inches long (he said she is a little on the larger side, great!!) Everything is going pretty well except the usual heartburn and swollen ankles. We are getting her room all ready and interviewing Pediatricians to find the one that works best for our family. I actually scheduled an interview with a doctor that was recommended by my OB and it turns out he used to be my pediatrician! Anyways, we are anxiously awaiting her debut and I will do my best to keep everyone updated. Love to all!

Baby Bump

Well alot of you have been asking for pictures of the baby bump, so here are a few pictures of recent events and some belly pictures as well.

18 week belly

4th of July weekend in San Diego

22 week belly

A wedding we attended August 2nd

Hope you enjoy the pictures and the next ultrasound will be August 27th so I will update then.

19 weeks

For some people there is Christmas for others Hanukkah or even Festivus and that crazy pole, for us, this year, there was today. Today we found out what our baby is, yes it is a baby and it is human despite its parents. Needless to say, Marissa had her fingers crossed for a little girl, me I was indifferent. Well our little one quite recently started moving around a whole lot. The first flip or kick apparently only felt like little butterfly flutters, but the movements have gotten stronger and I was able to feel it from the outside for the first time last night. It was probably the coolest, strangest thing that I have ever experienced. Marissa says that she concurs with my opinion. So at the doctor's today the baby decided it wanted to be difficult, it is its mother's child, and stay as curled up as any person could possibly be, we are talking one of those contortionists who fit in a box type twisted. There were feet above the head and hands below the butt it was quite the sight. So the poor ultrasound tech was having to try every trick in the book to get the necessary screen shots to see that the baby is developing well and everything is looking normal. It took some time, pressure and coaxing but she got all the shots she needed. The baby, according to what could be seen, is developing normally and looks healthy, the abnormalities will occur later in life after its parents traumatize it trying to raise it. We saw two hands, two feet, ten fingers and toes, as well as a cute button nose. And of course the reason you have all read this far is to find out the sex, the doctor says it is a baby girl. Our little bean now officially has a name it is no longer he/she it is Kylie, middle name is under negotiation, but we are leaning towards Leigh. Any objections or praise for the name will be appreciated.

13 1/2 weeks

Well now our little bean is about the size of a peach! Things are going great, I am feeling pretty good and am getting anxious to find out if it is a boy or girl! The doctor said everything looks really good and during the ultrasound he/she was moving around so much that it was hard to get a clear picture. Feet up in the air, arms moving everywhere, doing flips and the jaw moving up and down, it was the coolest thing I have ever seen. He measured the femur while the legs were up in the air and was 1/2 inch long! Anyways enough rambling until the next ultrasound. More updates soon!

If you are like me and look at an ultrasound like it is one of those hidden object pictures (they always made me feel like the fat dude in Mallrats) the baby is located between two small white markers towards the bottom of the picture. The big round bulb that is above or around the white dot is not the kids head, I thought it was at first and really felt bad for Marissa. So the little fuzzy greyness between the two white markers is our kid.

Now that the directions are out of the way and you know what you are looking at we can get on to the commentary. I am going to be a Dad, still not quite used to saying that but I am. The paternity test results should be back in about a week or so, joking Marissa. The kid can look like her as long as it gets my witty sense of humor. But seriously I am excited, and now I just need to come up with an excuse to not change a diaper ever, if anyone has good ideas or excuses please let me know, I won't tell Marissa you told me.

I will do my best to control the mothers urge to post every ultrasound and movement of the kid, but I fear that might be impossible. So please bear with us in our over exuberance, and smile and nod even if you are sick of hearing it. Thanks.

Our little bean

Well, if you can't tell by the picture, we are pregnant!! We had our first doctor's appointment yesterday and all is well so far. I am 8 weeks and 3 days today and our little bean (it is the size of a kidney bean) is due on December 2nd. Now for those of you who don't know that is my birthday!! I just hope that he or she looks like me and not Chris :)! (just kidding honey) We are very excited and looking forward to the new addition to the family. We will keep you posted and update the website with more pictures as they come along.