Wednesday, August 27, 2008

21 Weeks



I am 21 weeks today. According to the text book, Graham weighs about 12 ounces and is 10.5 inches from head to heel. My belly is continuing to grow. I am now having strangers asking me when I am due and feeling my stomach. I can feel Graham kick and move daily. Dustin has not been able to feel him on the outside of my stomach, but hopefully he will in the next 3 weeks. Still no complaints or problems with the pregnancy. I am tired when I get home from work, but I have always enjoyed a good nap! My bellybutton is also starting to become more flat.

Welcome to the world baby girl!



Meg had her baby on Tuesday, 8/26. Brooke is absolutely adorable. She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces. Dustin and I went to see baby and mommy at the hospital today. Both are doing well. Look how good Dustin looks with a newborn in his hands! Congratulations Grant and Meg.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Making Progress

Dustin and I have been very productive this weekend! We have decided on a daycare, picked out bedding and furniture, and finished registering. Whew! We toured Sonshine Learning Center, www.slcgreenville.com, and were both very impressed. It is associated with First Church of Nazarene, Greenville. They have a 1:5 teacher to infant ratio, sterilize the toys daily, each infant is assigned to a specific crib, shoes must be taken off before entering the room to cut down on outside germs, and bottles are warmed with a crockpot instead of a microwave. They have an opening starting in March, which works out perfect for when Graham will need to start. Graham's crib and dresser/changing table are made by Stanley. They are part of the young American baby collection, my haven is the name. Both pieces will be a dark brown color, coffee is the official name. Thank you Mimi (Dustin's mom) for all of your help with the furniture! The nursery is going to be painted tan and the colors are going to be more primary than pastel. As for the bedding, the bumper is going to be a sage green and the sheets will contain the colors green, brown, blue, orange, red, or yellow. Thank you to my Mom for helping me make a final decision! Dustin and I started the registering process, at Babies R Us, last weekend. We finally finished our registry yesterday, or at least I think we are done! I will upload pictures as soon as I have some to show everyone all of Graham's fun stuff.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Half Way There





Today is the magical half way point in the pregnancy. We had an ultrasound done today and Graham is looking perfect! As if we had any doubts! We were able to see all the important things: he is definitely a boy, there are 3 vessels to his cord, his heart has all 4 chambers with good blood flow, his bladder and kidneys are functioning well (he went to the bathroom during the ultrasound!), his stomach/brain/spine all appear to be appropriate for his age. He is still measuring big. I am growing more worried each ultrasound that he is going to take after Dustin who was 10 pounds 3 ounces at birth! Dustin is happy with these large measurements because Graham is more likely to come in 2008, and therefore bring a tax deduction! I have included pictures from the ultrasound. The first one is a profile picture with him waving. The second is a profile shot, arm still in the air. The ultrasound tech said he was blowing a kiss...Dustin said he was picking his nose! The third picture is of his foot. And the last picture is a bottom shot that proves he is still a boy. No belly pics this week. Stay tuned in days to come.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Up and Blogging



Well I have decided that I am going to try this blogging thing. As you call see from the title of the blog we are having a boy and his name is going to be Graham Heyward Green. Graham is a name that we liked and Heyward was the middle name of Dustin's Dad. So far Graham and I are doing great. I am 19 weeks along and have felt wonderful. I have started to show this week, as you can tell from my belly shot! Dustin and I are planning to go register at Babies R Us today. We have been researching daycare possibilities and started to plan the nursery. Is it too early for me to be nesting!?!