Week 20 - the Halfway Mark!

Week 20 is the midpoint of the 9 months and we officially passed it this week!! I think to mark the special occasion I received my first couple pregnancy inquires. It's a little funny to have people ask you if you're pregnant while trying to shield their question just in case you're not. It's a little hard to see how obvious it is now...but in person the little guy is making his presence known. :)

Jon just got back from a great trip to Trinidad. I'll have to post a picture of the outfit he bought down there...our first baby clothes!!!

... and growing...

The books say the boy is about the length of an 'heirloom tomato' (as opposed to an empire tomato, which I think sounds cooler) - that's head to rump.  All of you who know me know my intense love for all things veggie... so I may have gotten this picture wrong... but here we go anyways...

That looks pretty big to me... especially considering he's supposed to be the length of a banana next week.  But you be the judge.  He certainly didn't look so bulbous in the ultrasound photos.

To be honest, this picture doesn't make me want to eat tomatoes any more than before... and probably less.

Anyways... I can't wait until I can feel my first kick.  I'm going to go pick out hockey skates for him next week ;)

love to you all!

Week 19

Yes - it is almost week 20. But here is the week 19 picture. We were helping our friends Mark and Marcia move to their new appartment on Sunday so we didn't have time to get a picture. Marcia is pregnant with their first child and her due date was the date of the move! Thankfully the baby decided to wait until they got fully settled in. He's still not here...but any day!!

We took this picture early Monday morning. Apparently the flash wasn't working so well - you can tell the picture is dark. We're playing around with getting a brighter shot right now but trust me, there isn't too much to see yet. Hopefully with fall right around the corner we will have a more conducive environment for podulation pictures.

The baby is moving around more and more. He hasn't done any strong kicking yet - still just rolling around and twisting, but I can see a little growth every day so I'm sure strong kicks are just around the corner!

Latest Baby Pics!

Hey everyone,

As promised, here are the latest pictures of the baby from our recent ultrasound.

This first one is a shot of the baby's arm covering its head...

This one is another shot of the head, arms and hands...

And here is a shot of the feet...

And finally, proof positive that it's a little boy!

(this one may take some explaining but suffice it to say, the proof is there)

What a great birthday present for me... Em is wonderful for setting it up that way.

Love you all!

Apologies...

Sorry guys... we didn't get around to posting the new baby pics last night.  We'll post them for sure tonight!

... and growing...

This week the baby is about the length of a bell pepper...

... we still don't know if it's a little boy bell pepper or a little girl bell pepper, but we're excited either way.  

Just hope it's not green ;)

Westmoreland State Park

Last Tuesday I drove about 1.5 hours south of DC to vacation with my brother Dan and his wife Trish and daughter Ava at Westmoreland State Park. It's a place that Dan visited multiple times growing up - and I went once on a family camping vacation. They had rented a 'rustic' cabin as a "tester" for real camping. Westmoreland's main draw is Fossil Beach. It's a short section of beach with limestone cliffs on either site. The sand is course - but with a little sifting you can usually find sharks' teeth. The park also has a few hiking trails, a big pool, and a fishing pier.

Here are a few pictures of adorable Ava.

Ava and Dan 'swimming' in the river. She's fearless. Mostly though, she liked eating sand and shells. And finding trash on the beach and carrying it around.

Ava and Trish. Ava just turned one on August 17th.

Playing in the cabin. Yes - it was a real log cabin. With spiders.

It rained a lot of the week but on the last day we were there the rain was scattered so we ran down to the pool. For a swim. It was cooooolllddd but Ava didn't care.

Jon came down by train on Friday. It was a long week and he had just flown in from Florida late Thursday evening - so this was one of his well deserved naps that day.

Here's a video of Jon awake and practicing for the 2012 Olympic diving team. His fan club is HUGE - so just remember to keep your comments short to let others tell him how awesome he is. (Jon will happily note that I didn't post the underwater video example of the dangers of loose diving shorts.)

And here is an example of my brother Dan's skill diving. Not too bad! :)

It was fun to spend a few days with family. :)