Happy Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween. Alyssa dressed up as a pregnant cowgirl, Sparky as a future wrangler (complete with cowboy hat and bandana) and I dressed up as a crazy McCain supporter (you know, then one who that faked an attack by a 6'4" back man and carved a backwards "B" in her face).

I'm a PC

Following in his father's footsteps, I know that young Sparky will be a Microsoft guy. I made these onesies using a cool and easy to use silk screening process called StencilPro.

View from the Baby's Room

With about seven weeks until the baby is due, we're pretty much done with the baby's room. There's no crib yet, but he will be sleeping in a co-sleeper while Alyssa is nursing.

Here are a few pics (click to enlarge):

 

Sparky's room has 3 frosted windows that look out onto an open stairwell. They bring in a lot of natural light. They have huge sills on which I've placed my Tonka toys that I had when I was a kid. My research shows that they are from the mid 1960's.

 

 

 

Alyssa made these great elephant curtains for young Sparky's room. The elephant and the clouds are made from felt and are sewn on appliqués.

Big Belly Tuesday – Week 32

It's week 32 and the belly is getting bigger than ever! Little Sparky is moving around more and more with Alien-like acrobatics.

Your baby at 32 weeks:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Big Belly Tuesday – Weeks 30 and 31

We're a little late with last week's belly shot,so this week we're posting weeks 30 and 31 together. The side by side format is kinda nice, actually.

Baby party

So, we had a fabulous baby party on Saturday, October 11. My sisters and mother arrived Friday and started preparing for a wonderful evening with amazing food. My mom and my niece, Audra, decorated the house with train themed decorations and some home made 'paper babies', kind of like paper dolls. We were thrilled that so many friends could come. And we couldn't be more grateful for all of the gifts, from the practical to the decadent. Evan, Donavon's son, made it out for the weekend from Chicago. Since we took no pictures except for this one from him, you'll have to be satisfied with admiring the DJ setup he and Donavon devised. It was pretty awesome. And yes, we are desperately soliciting photos from anyone who took them! I will amend this post as they come in.

Overall it was a special night as part of a very special weekend with family. It left me very excited for them all to be back for Christmas!

30 week heart beat video

It's been a while since we had some good old fashioned video footage of the belly and heart beat. At the 30 week checkup, we captured some. His heartbeat is SO strong and loud now. Not that I have heard it with a stethoscope yet...but I keep trying.