30 Weeks - Sprout is as big as a Basketball

So we have officially surpassed fruit sizes.  Not that I wouldn't know considering I have that basketball inside my belleh rolling around about 18 hrs each day!

Sprout is officially quite active and, from what I can tell, happy and willful.  Sprout does let me know when I am at an angle that they do not like and definitely gives me quite the little push into getting myself up when they are hungry and have had enough of my lolly-gagging.  It is quite adorable and we are very excited to meet this little person with the amazing personality.

We had our first Thanksgiving with Sprout in the belleh.  Dave's turkey masterpiece actually had me wanting to try a bite (I HATE fowl normally, in case you didn't know) - and it was amazing.  We also had homemade mushroom tarragon gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole and cranberry sauce - we also had store bought pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie and brownies.  The morning and afternoon was filled with the smells of cooking and the afternoon was filled with the sounds of our lovely boys.  We are also watching our friend Kim and Matt's beagle Carlin ... so it was also filled with extra dog barks and licks.  I can't imagine a better small intimate Thanksgiving dinner.  Typically we have a much larger Thanksgiving with Shaena and her family but this year it was good to have it small as one never knows when pregnant ladies need to lay their heads down for a nap.  :)

I am so thankful for everything that my life is ... I know that sounds so cliche and pollyanna-ish, but I am.  There is nothing I would change.

Dave put together the rocking chair that we ordered and it is really cute!  It will be very comfy for the late night feedings!  We are going to put up the owl/tree wall decal that we bought on etsy this weekend too.  I will put up pictures of both as soon as its done. (EDIT - DONE ... bad camera phone pic sorry!)

Just found out that BOTH Grandma AND Grandpa will be coming for the baby shower!  We are so excited to have them out for the weekend!  Hopefully I won't be too terribly big to take them around our neighborhood.

This weekend will be fairly low key, errands and such with the boys.  We will make sure that we take 30 week pics this weekend.

For now, I still have a bit of the turkey coma inducing stuff in me so I must log off.

Love to you all,
Sandra & Dave

Sprout is as big as some kind of autumn squash.

Hello all,

Dad here. So as expected Sprout continues to grow unabated, reaching what we believe is around 2.5-3 pounds and 15 or so inches in length. Last week's ultrasound put the little one at slightly larger than expected, but who really knows. All Sandra and I know is, the belly continues to grow. :)

Speaking of ultrasound, we got to view Sprout in 3d and 4d last week. It was pretty darned incredible to say the least. Even though Sprout was rather uncooperative by attempting to hide the face, we got a pretty good look and needless to say, Sprout is super cute. We got to see little hands, little feet, eyes open and close, mouth open and close, and due to some very clever maneuvering by the ultrasound tech, we did not find out the baby's gender. :)

Sandra seems well, most of the back pain episodes that go from nothing to intense have normalized into a dull constant sensation. Of course, you'd never know it...I only find out when she needs help putting on shoes. Other than that, all is exceptionally well.

Also, last week we got to visit our niece Ashley at her pre-school for special persons day. Sandra got a custom made bracelet and I used up most of the paint on my hand print, and Ashley was all smiles as we hung out in her classroom. It was great.

This week of course we'll be inhaling as much turkey as possible. I am attempting a beer and malt brine with a malt barley glazed bird. If it fails, we have several cans or Skyline Chili as backup. I can't decide if I should succeed or not. Anyhow, happy Thanksgiving to all as we make our way through week 29.

28 Weeks - Sprout still as big as an Eggplant but weighs as much as a head of Cauliflower!

Hmm, I don't like either of those veggies.  But Sprout is getting so big!  The books all say that Sprout can be somewhere around 2lbs - 2 1/2 lbs at this point - holy smokes!

We officially hit the 3rd trimester today.  3 more months til the bebe is officially here! 

We have been fairly active these last couple of weeks just with regular life things.  Birthing classes are going along well and we have had our friends Tory and Jeremy over for dinner so we are still keeping a somewhat normal adult life so far!

I have cleaned up our registry on Amazon so its almost ready!  I think we plan on having the bebe shower the middle of January ... which is fairly close to the due date but honestly, with the holidays coming up, it really seemed the only time we could!  We are planning on having a co-ed party at our friend Kim & Matt's home in San Pedro - we are super excited to be having it and are incredibly lucky to have such great friends who will be hosting it (Kim, Shaena, Kim and Sharon).  The other exciting part of it is that we believe that Grandma will be coming from Ohio for the shower!  YAY!

Sawyers bday is today (the big 18!!) so we will be going to his bday dinner tonight.  Sawyer is still reading up on all of the things that happen week to week for Sprout. 

Dakota has been able to feel the bebe boxing going on in there and has finally been able to read his book to Sprout. 

Parker was able to feel a small kick the last time he was over and we are hoping that he will be able to feel the more vigorous ones that we have been having lately!

Sprout really loves the sound of all of the boys voices!

Dave continues to be amazing.  His continuous talking, reading and playing music for Sprout has been fantastic and always seems to get an excited thrashing about session after he stops.

Speaking of thrashing about sessions; we officially know that Sprout wakes at about 6am, goes back to sleep about 1/2 hr later then is awake by 9am every morning.  It's really fun to know that the schedule may be the same once we deliver!

We had our glucose test (well two of them) last week and it seems that everything looks a-ok so far.  The drs appt went well ... measuring according to gestation and such.  We will be going back next week for our 3D ultrasound as well as having another normal ultrasound on December 7th (our next appointment).  After this next appointment it is more than likely that we will be going back every 2 weeks til the last month when it is weekly.  whew!  Back has been off and on painful as has the acid reflux that has come on strong all of a sudden.  My appetite is ok but lately other than burgers, nothing sounds good.  I am sure this is a temporary state and will continue to eat whatever gives me the least heartburn!  Other than those 2 things I continue to feel amazing!

Well, that is about it for this week.  My brother, sister in law and Ashley will be coming over this weekend to hang out. I believe they are bringing the bebe furniture that Ashley used so that's exciting!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Week 27 pics

Week 28 pics

xo
Sandra & David

26 Weeks - Baby is as long as a bunch of Celery

Yup ... my promises amounted to NOTHING!  Oh well, this weekend was a bit crazy so I will just use that as the excuse!

So we have yet to take an official 25 or 26 week photo ... yeah I know.  Sprout has been a busy little baby in there, crazily kicking and punching at regular intervals.  Sprout is now so big that it's a lot of actual moving the entire belleh ... we can definitely feel exactly where Sprout is!

My back isn't really getting any better as time progresses but I imagine that it really won't considering that I am just going to be getting bigger from now on!

We went to our first party this weekend at Sharon and Dan's house for Halloween.  It was fun to see everyone before I decide that I won't be going out for a while!  We decided just to use Shaena's costume instead of going out and trying to put something together - so we were a pregnant nun and a priest (sorry if that offends anyone out there).  Actually I think I looked more like boa constrictor that ate a couple of pigs but Dave disagrees!  :)

I will upload a picture from the boys as soon as I have them ready.  We also got to see my brother, Karin and Neo on Halloween.  She looked ADORABLE (she was the Mad Hatter) and was so excited to see the boys, the Sprout and her beloved Unca Dave.

I had my glucose test today to get us ready for our next appointment on the 9th.  Sprout had a grand ole time with the syrup and I did NOT puke -win/win!

Other than that the weeks are just FLYING by!  Sprout will be here before we know it!  Dave got to be the guinea pig during our class last Tuesday to try on the Moby Wrap ... he really is the best guy.  He said some funny things before but his "OH this is just like my ninja costume" line, cracked everyone up!

We should hopefully have a good photo of the 26 week belleh to post this week.

love to you all!
Dave and Sandra