September 20th Update

Ok, so we got the 3D sono gram done this past week and WOW, how amazing this is!

Look at Justin!

It's a little long so enjoy the baby music, but try not to fall asleep.

Here's a cute pic from the session too.

We thought we saw him open his eyes at one point but we couldn't really tell.

Who do you think he looks like? He's got cute lips and a cute little nose.

I don't know but I think he's gonna be cute!!!!!!

This just makes us even more anxious for the big day to arrive, and we still have a ways to go.

Not long though about 10wks, hopefully he wants to come early, that would be fine with me.

It makes the fact that I weigh more or the same as most guys I know and my waist is a 42.5

a little bit more tolerable. I guess there is still more growing to do.

I have my next Dr.visit on Oct 1st where we will do another sono to see how things are technically looking in there, so I'll let you know more then.

Emily, Eric's sister, had her baby this weekend, Laila Faith. On the 18th .She is so precious!

We are so happy that she's here: Uncle Eric and Aunt Jennifer!

(boy I need a make over)

Here are the proud ( and tired) parents> Greg and Emily

September 14th Update

Eric here.

Jennifer asked me to do a post and I thought it sounded like a good idea.

This is my first time and I’m not sure what to say, but let’s find out.

I’ve had fun lately watching Justin getting bigger. I always knew that Jennifer would be one of those women who would be just as beautiful when pregnant as she is when she’s not…and I was right! She thinks she has gained more weight than she’s supposed to, but I don’t think so.

We went to church this recently to see a friend be ordained in the priesthood and while we were there, Jennifer suddenly jumped. I quickly put my hand on her belly and felt Justin wiggling around…more so than I had felt to that point! It was so cool! We think it was his knee and foot that we felt. The pews in our church are pretty uncomfortable, so maybe he was trying to find a better lounging position! I’ve always been told that I was a wiggly baby, and I guess I passed on that trait.

I’m starting to get pretty excited about doing all the “guy” things that Justin and I will get to enjoy. This is opening weekend of football season, and it makes really look forward to sitting in my chair and holding him while we watch the Cowboys together. I’ll have to keep my emotions in check though, so I don’t accidentally drop him when there's an interception! I’m sure he’ll get pretty mad about it, too! I also can’t wait to take him up to Roaring River in Missouri. It’s the perfect place to teach kid’s how to fly fish and it’s also where Paw Paw (Mom’s dad) used to go. I always think about him when I’m there and it’ll be great to pass that connection on to Justin.

I’m also really excited about meeting Laila for the first time…hopefully next week! And, I can’t wait to introduce her and Justin. I’m sure they’ll the best cousins!

We’re pretty well done with his room, except for a few touchups. Jennifer and I have worked together on it quite a bit and we haven’t really argued once! That’s very unusual for us when we’re working on a project together. Usually, we have to take turns working on it so that we can continue to live in the same house. But not this time. I guess it’s because we’re both so excited about the purpose of our work.

I guess that’s about it for now.

Aug. 27th Update

ok. So to update you on the doctor visit, I had a glucose screening to see if my body is metabolizing glucose properly, or whatever it's supposed to be doing, and it is- so everything is good there. I am sure they tested for other stuff but there was nothing negative that they had to tell me about.

With doing another sono, we got to see Justin again! He looks a little different than last time, more fat on so we can see him better, and he's much bigger. His weight is 2 lbs 14 oz. !

We won't talk about my weight, although, with my exercise, I was able to keep it normal this time, I only gained 4lbs.

Anway, He was so cute . We got to see him do a big yawn- it was cool to see! We must have been disturbing his sleep because he had his hand over his face, just like his daddy sleeps. Everything looks fine with him.

Now as for the placenta, it hadn't moved much away from my cervix to be considered even in the "gray area" of being ok for normal delivery. But she still says that if it moves just 3-4 cm, we should be fine, and as my uterus grows, it could grow up and out of harms way.

So it's still up in the air and she'll want to do another sono next time, but I may ask to see if we can wait until the next appt. so we can 1.) save the money 2.) let it move even more if it's going to move. I think it's on 9/24th, then I'll be 31 weeks.

She did put me on some restrictions and to start taking it easy, which I think my body is doing that for me. I am getting tired easier now when I try to do stuff, and just carrying around the weight is a chore. So I guess we'll still have to wait to see how things progress.

I wish I could just know: c-section or not.

Anyway here are some more pics:

08.01.09

(I didn't know Eric was taking this, my hair is pretty.)

My Mom and I are going through some clothes that we got from one of Eric's friends.

They had a boy in the month of October so the sizes and seasons match up pretty cloth to when Justin will need them. They gave us clothes from newborn to 24 months.

We are so grateful to them it will really help out to have a selection of clothes already.

It was fun to wash them and put them in the drawers, which are full now.

08.16-Here we are with Eric's niece and nephew after a weekend at the zoo and swimmin'. They had a blast, we do too and the long nap was great after it was all over. They wore us out! But it was so good to have them here.

The room is pretty much done, we still have some finishing touches: ( I promised much better pics, here are some pretty good ones)

Here I am in Justin's room 08.04.09

Here I am one day after work, 09.04.09. I was kind of dressed up so I had Eric take a decent pic of me for a change.

Next post, I think I will have Eric add something. I think it would be nice to here his perspective.