Some Updates

No news on baby names yet...but hopefully we will have one soon. We have made some progress in the baby's room though. All the big room stuff is all set up and ready for his arrival!!! Now we are just working on some little things, including something for the windows and some room decorations. So we recently ordered two wall decals from the Etsy website. They arrived this weekend and Dan was itching to put up! It is kinda difficult to tell from the angle of this picture, but they are right above the dresser/changing table on the wall opposite of his crib. We love how they turned out!!!

There is one more wall decal that we would like to get for above the baby's crib, but that one would also have his name on it, so clearly we have to wait until we decide on a final name!!! As far as the sport theme of that decal....if you know my husband, you can pretty much guess what it is!!! I know, I know, I was resistant at first because I have mixed feelings about our baby boy riding dirt bikes (it terrifies me), but the decal is really cute and I finally had to give in!

The little guy also got a new outfit this weekend!!! Can you tell who got this one??? Team Grandpa! We love both of our grandparents-to-be and could not be more blessed by the support that they have given us thus far!! Thank you!

Oh and the little sunglasses were something that I bought on clearance at Target this weekend! I thought that they were adorable. You can't really tell by the picture, but they have little puppy dogs on them. Plus if the little guy is anything like is Mom, he will be blinded by the sunlight. So I figured that they would come in handy when we go for walks with Bailey boy or when we rides on the back of his Dad's road bike. Just kidding on the second part....he won't be getting on that thing for a LONGGGG time if I have any say in the matter!!!! haha.

24 weeks

So we have officially reached the 24 week mark. I can't believe that we only have four more months to go! The first six months have flown by and I am sure these next few months will go even quicker!! We have a very busy month of May and summer ahead of us! All good stuff and fun events that we are really looking forward to, but very busy!!

Well not too much has changed here. My belly keeps growing every week, and the baby is now very active! I love feeling him move around and kick. It reminds me that everything is okay and that he is doing well in there. :) We can't wait to meet him and hold him in our arms....however, I am grateful for every week that I am able to carry him as he grows and develops.

We have also started discussing names more seriously now, but no real decisions at this point. Our original goal was to hopefully narrow it down to two or three of our favorite names and then wait till he is born to make the final decision. However, Dan recently informed me that he wants us to decide ahead of time so that when the baby is born and he holds him for the first time he can call him by his name. If thats what he really wants, that is fine with me as well. I really dont mind either way. So we will certainly keep you all in loop as we make decisions and narrow down our name choices!

So this weekend I drove to West Virginia for my cousin Sara's wedding shower. It was so nice to see my cousins, Aunt, and some old friends. I had a really great time and am looking forward to the big celebration on May 15th (their wedding). I also will get to see my parents and Grandmother, which is always a plus...it will have been almost six months!!! My Aunt Carol even surprised me with a Jim Shore figurine for the baby and the Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul book for me. The baby's gift looks perfect on his dresser!! Our family and friends have been so supportive and excited for Dan and I, which means the world to us and we could not ask for more. We can't wait for them to meet the little guy!!!

So Dan also felt the baby kick and move for the first time this weekend, which was really neat for both of us!! I think from a guy's perspective it makes everything seem a lot more real!! I also catch Dan in the baby's room just looking around sometimes. It is so sweet and I can't wait to see him as a dad...I know he will be amazing!!!

22 weeks

So we are officially 22 weeks, approaching our 23rd week. We had another doctors appointment this week and they said that the ultrasound and blood results looked great! I am also measuring 21cm, which is slightly under what I should have measured at this stage in the process, but the doctors said that it was nothing to be concerned about by any means. Typically they say that you should measure one centimeter for each week you are pregnant. So really I was 1 cm under "typical". My weight gain has also slowed down some, but my overall weight gain for the whole pregnancy is on target, so that's good. Although my weight gain has slowed down some, my stomach has been quickly growing over these past few weeks. We have really noticed a big difference during the last two weeks!

The little guys kicks are also getting much stronger everyday and I can now feel them with my hand. Now we just need to get Dan to be able to feel the baby kick...of course every time Dan tries to feel, the baby stops kicking. haha. So, thus far hings are going very well and we can't wait to met the little guy! Its amazing how much you can love someone that you have never met!

Baby Bedding

So we (well Dan) finished painting the baby's room, as well as putting the crib and dresser together. We are thrilled with how the room is coming together and can't wait to get the glider/rocking chair and the other necessary items for our baby boy. We are also really looking forward to his arrival and showing him his new room this August. I am sure the next four and half months will fly by!!

We also recently received a wonderful gift and surprise from my cousin Shari! She sent us our baby bedding which we love! It is the bedding that her son (David) used when he was an infant and we are so happy to be able to use it as well!! As you can hopefully see from the quilt (again, I am still working on my technical skills), the bedding is sports themed. We are going to use this and then incorporate shades of blue and tan into the baby's room as our color scheme/theme.

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and Easter weekend!! The weather here was beautiful and Dan and I got a lot accomplished on Saturday, including spring cleaning both in and outside! It feels good to get so much done, but phew did it wear me out. I can't do as much as I used to now that I am carrying Baby Cooper around and he is getting bigger.... but I already know that it is worth it and we have not even met him yet!!!

Dan was also busy this weekend getting things ready and put together in the baby's room. He started painting the room a tan/beige color and putting together the crib and dresser.

Sunday we spent the day at Dan's Grandparents house surrounded by good company and food. It was so nice to relax outside and just hang out with everyone. Baby Cooper also got his first Easter gifts, which included an adorable blue blanket (and his first blanket too) from Dan's mom, as well as two Phillies onesies! Dan's grandmother also gave him a cute little blue piggy bank...time to start saving!!! Thank You!