Monday, November 30, 2009

23 weeks

This week starts the 23rd week. I swear I wake up every day and am bigger than the day before. In the next month, Ryder is supposed to double his weight....thank God I won't (hopefully...haha).

When Joe was reading me the weekly pregnancy book chapter, we read that IF he was born this week, he could survive outside of the womb! Of course, there would be problems, but he would survive nonetheless, which makes us feel better now.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Baby Furniture

So we got the crib and dresser delivered today. And also our rocking chair was picked up by a "local" Mayer guy who restores furniture and he's re-finishing the rocker to match the color of the new furniture below. We're pretty excited! Align Left
The sleigh crib!
(and the delivery guys set it up for us so Joe and I got to bypass all the hassle)
The cute Ryder blanket over the side of the crib


The dresser
(it looks a LOT lighter than the crib in this picture...must be the lighting because it actually looks like the same color as the crib above)

A couple of the cute clothes we have so far
(how could you not LOVE the overalls??)


This is the cute little table Great Grandma Bartlett set up for Ryder at Thanksgiving. She even had a little name card for him :)


Monday, November 23, 2009

22 weeks/ 5 1/2 months

In a couple days I will be officially at the 5 and 1/2 months mark. Joe and I were reading in our books that this week Ryder has finally hit one pound and is about 8-9 inches long!

I also got a call this AM and the crib and dresser will be delivered Wednesday morning. I can't wait to put the crib together and see what it looks like in person finally! Joe said he would put it together, but I informed him that even though he normally doesn't read directions and bulldozes his way through putting things together, this time we had to follow directions because the safety of little Ryder depended on it... He then asked me if I would just read it and make sure he was putting it together right. (why is it that boys just can't read/follow someone else's directions?!? haha) But once it's up and together, I will post some pictures of the finished product for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Belly Bump pics!

16 weeks/ 4 months and barely showing
20 weeks/5 months and starting to get a bit of a bump



Joe felt Ryder for the first time :)


While at the movie "The Blind Side" tonight (the one with Sandra Bullock...good movie!!), Ryder was moving like crazy but usually if you press your hand against my belly he will stop moving. But I quick put Joe's hand on my belly and he got to feel Ryder give me a little kick for the first time! It was very exciting for both of us. Exciting for me because I finally get to share that with him and exciting for him because he finally gets to be part of the action :)


Today I also finished up most of the baby registry. We are registered at Babies R Us. I really think you could wander around that warehouse of a place forever and never get out of there! Too many cute things...


Yesterday we moved all the rooms upstairs around to get the nursery ready. We worked for about 4 hours moving, cleaning, etc. It was a LOT of work, but it's done now and we're ready for the furniture to arrive and for the girls to come down and do the nursery. Yes, yes we are prepared slightly in advance. Would you expect anything less from me??




Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The bedding set is here!!!!!!

The bedding arrived today!!! The crib and dresser are on the way....I was so excited I almost peed my pants :)

I also talked to Jenna's sister, Megan tonight. Megan and Jenna's other sister, Nikki, are coming down to paint and decorate the nursery the Wednesday after Xmas. I'll post pictures later.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Some ultrasound pictures

Side picture of Ryder with his hand by his face.A picture from below that shows his manhood. AKA: "the turtle"

A full body side shot. They said he has really long legs. You know that's not from mommy...

And my favorite pic of them all: the 3D pic of Ryder!






21 weeks and counting

This is my first attempt at a blog. I thought it would be nice so family and friends can see pictures/hear new updates easily.

Joe and I had a really fun week last week. We found out we are having a little baby boy! We decided on the name Ryder. As for a middle name, MY choice would be Francis. It's Joe's middle name, my dad's middle name, my grandpa's first name and his grandpa's name. So since it's coming down both sides of the family, that's the name. Joe says it's sissy and the middle name should be james instead...I like it. But it's not in the family! Who will win?? hehe.

I'm very excited as this week I'm finally starting to "pop". I had someone ask me how far along I was at Lifetime Fitness last night. That was the first time someone I didn't know mentioned me being pregnant. Which means I must be actually starting to look like I dont just have a beer gut anymore!! I have one pair of jeans that I can wear still and anytime I sit down I have to unbutton my pants. I refuse to buy a pair of maternity jeans yet. I'm holding off as long as possible!!

We also ordered bedding, a crib, and a dresser. That should be here in 2-3 weeks and I'll post pictures when I get it set up. Jenna's sisters (Megan and Nikki) are going to come down and paint the nursery and decorate it for us....because if you know me at all you know that I a)have no decorating sense and b)have zero patience for painting and all that it entails. So I can't wait to have them down. They should be doing the nursery end of Dec/first week in January.

Interesting fact from the baby book for the week: This week Ryder's tastebuds are working and the baby can taste the foods I eat. I think his favorite two foods will be pizza and hashbrowns....