Finally working on the nursery

It is official... we are nesting! With graduate school, work, deer season, the holidays and everything else, we have procrastinated long enough. We got off to a really slow start. My mom came to visit so we went shopping in the morning. Shawn had to go into work for a bit, so he was ready for a nap.
Well, we realized we needed to get on the ball, so we took a trip to Home Depot. We bought all we needed to paint and install a chair rail and crown molding in the nursery. We decided to keep the nursery neutral and traditional. We were so blessed to have Suzy and Richard come on Sunday to help us install all the trim. Luckily for me, Richard and Shawn did all the hard work while Suzy, my mom and I went to Babies R Us and Walmart for some missing items. The nursery is nowhere near being finished, but I foresee us being completely finished by the end of the month. Here are some pictures to preview "our" work so far.

Shawn doesn't like being photographed while he works.
Looking good :o)

Happy New Year!

We started this year off with a BANG....literally! Living in the burbs means we are out of city limits, but have tons of neighbors. Therefore all 100 neighborhoods were popping fireworks all night. Tyson was scared all night.
Shawn had been sick all weekso we stayed home. Luckily he was feeling well enough for a while to grill some dinner.
This was what I toasted to at midnight
Here is a 30 week belly picture....I know, I know....getting big

Went for an ultrasound this morning. We were so excited to get a good face shot of the baby. her didn't cooperate as much as we had hoped, but he sure was moving. One funny thing is that we kept yawning and making a fist with his hands.

He was being difficult! Here he has both hands in front of his face.
Profile picture of the baby Terral, with his face squished against the placenta.
Hands in face
Hands in face again

Here is a decent one. I have 3 more that I need to scan, but here is what I have for now.

New Orelans Trip!

Our trip was a success. We managed to take a quick romantic trip and get some much needed relaxation. The French Quarter was packed with people the whole weekend, which made it harder to do some things, but we still had a good time.



One of our favorite things was sitting by the Mississippi River listening to a musician play some music. It is amazing how therapeutic listening and watching the water can be. One day we'll have to get a beach house or something so we can have these getaways more often.

Not sure if it was all the delicious food, but here is a great belly picture of me at 29 weeks!

Jackson square was beautiful. It really made us feel like we had left the country. New Orleans has so many characteristics of the Spanish and French that we imagined we were in Paris or Mexico City again.

Here we are at dinner


Shawn even got to see some artillery. That made his day!



It was soooo cold!

Luckily I got some chocolat chaud at Cafe du monde to warm me up. Shawn had whiskey.

Then we ventured to Bourbon street. Here is a video of some of the shenanigans we got into. I never thought I'd play with a Zydeco band. Go figure. That is me playing the washboard!



We had a blast on our trip. Only one thing was missing....Tyson. He spent the weekend with his "gammies" aka my mom. I can't wait to see him tomorrow when I go to CSTX. Shawn will be joining us on Christmas Eve!

28 Weeks

Good morning everyone! I took 1/2 a day today and I went to the doctor this morning. Everything is still looking right on track.

No pictures today, but here are the baby updates:

• 1-hour glucose test came back fine
• No anemia
• Baby Terral's heart rate was 135 BPM- which is normal for him
• Dr. Cantu was able to feel him and says he is breech right now. This makes total sense because I feel his little legs kicking in my lower abdomen. She helped me to feel his head kind of under my ribcage.
• Gained another 5 pounds - I thought it would have been more because I have been eating everything!
• Next ultrasound (3D/4D) on Dec. 29
• Childbirth Education classes will probably be in January. I figure the sooner the better. You never know!!

Nursery Update:
All of our furniture and bedding is in. We are hoping to get working on it in January. We wanted it done BY January at first, but with the holidays and hunting season that is not going to happen. We are not doing much, but we want to add a chair rail and repaint the room.

27 Weeks

So....I am 27 weeks, almost in my third trimester, a.k.a 7 months! I feel especially "round" today. So here are a few pics:

"Fa Lalalala Lalalala"

Tis the season to be jolly so it is about time I posted a picture of our lovely tree, and of course my expanding waistline. This week marks the 26 week milestone. I am at the end of my 6th month!! I cannot believe it.

Our son has been really active lately. Shawn can see him squirm in my belly sometimes. I think it is so cool to feel him moving. I get anxious when I am not feeling him, so I look forward to doctors appointments to make sure everything is okay.

I have an appointment in 2 weeks and I have scheduled and extra (a.k.a. insurance doesn't pay) ultrasound for the week after X-mas. I hope we can get a glimpse of his face to see if he favors mommy or daddy. People say the 3/D pictures can look freaky, so we'll see.

School is winding down, kids are busy testing. I swear I don't remember all this stress that kids today are dealing with. I hope you guys are all doing well. Shawn update: he is still working constantly. When he is not working he is talking guns and hunting! He hasn't had much luck this season, but we are hoping that that will change this December. Wish him luck