Counting Down

We went to a baby show last weekend and a photographer was there giving free 8x10s. It was worth the trip to the show.
We had another check up yesterday. Baby and Marcy are doing well. Marcy had the gestational diabetes test and all is good. She's gained another 2 lbs, that makes 12 in total so far. Her iron levels are back to normal and the baby's heartbeat was nice and strong. Everything is going very well.

Vacation

We went to the Outer Banks last week for a much needed vacation. The weather was awesome and we had a lot of fun, rest and relaxation. As you can see, Roger had some adventure too. Next time we go I'm trying hang gliding too.

The baby is doing well. The last doctor appointment was on the 10th and everything seems fine. He/she is moving a lot now. Marcy gained another 3 lbs but after vacation it may be more like 13 now - we found a Cold Stone Creamery near by and visited it quite frequently. Next appointment is early November when Marcy will have the Glucose Challenge test to check for gestational diabetes.

The baby's furniture is ready to be picked up and our family room floor has been installed. We need to paint the family room but then we can move stuff out of the baby's room and into the family room. Hope to have the baby's furniture in the room by next weekend.

The Baby's Room

The babies room is coming along. The room is already painted green and last night we ordered the baby's furniture. It's offwhite. The other picture is the bedding that we want. We're almost done registering. Just need to review it and delete some duplicates. We're registered at Babies R Us and JC Pennys. Hopefully we have everything we need and not too much of what we don't need. Only the baby will be able to tell us that.

Who will our baby look like?

Weren't we so cute? Who will our baby look like? Cast your vote in our poll. Marcy was bald until she was almost 2 and when Roger was born he was 10 lbs. Marcy is hoping that the baby is born with hair like Roger but is as small as she was (a little more than 5 lbs).

Baby and Marcy are growing

We had another doctors appointment and everything is going well. The baby is growing as he should and Marcy is growing too. The baby has been moving alot. Marcy feels her move a few times a day. Roger got to feel her a couple of times too. It's so amazing. We started looking at things that the baby will need...boy is that overwhelming. How can there be that many different swings? Will the baby even like the swing? So many questions, so little time.

Alien or Baby?

Or is our baby an alien?

Baby is Growing Fast

Yes, it's been awhile...we know. But this is well worth the wait. This is our baby at 17 weeks 4 days. It was amazing to see how much he's (no we don't know but we don't want keep saying he/she) grown. We could see some of her (see, we really don't know) organs (liver, heart, brain) and most of the bones. We even saw his blood flow - that was cool. Marcy hasn't been able to feel him yet but he is moving quite a bit. Her heartbeat was very strong too.

To see a video of the baby at 8 weeks, click here http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=marcy+%26+roger&hl=en&emb=0# Turn up the volume and you can even hear the heartbeat.

Although the ultrasound technician could tell the sex of the baby, we do not know and we're not going to find out. We know this will bother some people but you'll just have to wait it out. It doesn't matter to us as long as he/she is healthy. Roger thinks its a girl though.

Marcy is feeling pretty good. Luckily the nausea stopped after only a couple of weeks. She's also getting some energy back too. We know that some of you have been dying to see a picture of the her belly but there really isn't much there yet. Just a little bump. As soon as she's showing a little more we'll post some pictures. She's gained 5 lbs so far - right on track per all the books.

We haven't picked a theme for the baby's bedroom but it's already painted green. Soon we'll be able to clear out the room and get it ready for the baby. We also haven't registered yet but guess we'll have to do that pretty soon too. We started looking at names but have only been through the girls names in the book. We have a few on the list but not sure which one it will be yet. We're going on vacation in October and will pass the time flying by reviewing the boys names. So much to do and so little time!!!

Now that Marcy isn't asleep the minute she gets home from work, we promise to post again soon....promise.