Surprise!

The fine folks at my (Lee's) office threw a surprise baby shower for us...shout out to Jennie and Michele, the party planning queens!  They did an awesome job and we are hugely blessed by my coworkers' generosity--we were blown away by the awesome stuff they gave us.  The important piece was the car seat and base, which means that even though we will be technically homeless in a matter of days, even if baby boy decides to come early, we're ready!  Stacey's mom was even down for a fun-filled Southern vacation filled with packing up our house!

Here are some pics from our fun party...

Progress

I am now 27 weeks pregnant. That means I am starting the third trimester. I feel like I am making progress. Speaking of progress, here is the 27 week belly!

21 Weeks

27 Weeks

nesting??

So, when you are nearing the end of your pregnancy you are supposed to start nesting...you know cleaning out closets and setting up a nursery. Well, for me THIS makes it hard!

Yes, we are moving just a couple months before the baby is due! The most exciting part though is that we don't really know where we are moving so we won't be able to move directly from one house to the next. I decided early on that a bassinet was all I needed for the baby to sleep in for the first several months so I don't need a nursery all painted and ready. My life can be in chaos...it's ok. I was telling my mom all this and found out it is in my genes. Apparently when my mom was pregnant with me my parents sold their house and lived with my dad's mom for a while before they moved into their house. I assured my mom that she really didn't need to start a tradition like that for me but apparently the legacy lives on!

I have been finding little corners amidst the growing piles of boxes to do my own little bit of nesting. This is the awesome changing table I found this weekend and my wonderful husband fixed up to make it like new!

newer baby pics

The daddy has posted pictures from our latest ultrasound (four weeks ago but better late than never I guess). Included is our proof of baby boyhood!

Check them out!

He Moves Me

A quick word from the daddy...
I felt the baby move!
Stacey has been feeling some little flutters inside for a few weeks now, but I finally got to feel the baby boy bumping around from the outside!  It was very slight and sweet, but it was like we were communicating for the first time.  Morse code at such a young age?  He's brilliant already!  Must've gotten that from his mommy.

21 weeks

Yes, I am a little over 21 weeks pregnant but I have an updated belly picture that is 21 weeks.

21 weeks

If you missed the other belly pictures or would like to go back and compare you can find them here.

It depends on your perspective...

We had kind of a small scare yesterday which gave us an unscheduled trip to visit the doctor. Everything is fine and the doctor just said to kind of take it easy for the next week or so but it's all good. The thing that made me laugh was that in order to help ease my mind, I'm sure, they used the doppler to listen to the baby. The heartbeat was good but she also said "oh this little boy is VERY active!" Now I'm sure to some people this is great news but I am a teacher...all I think is OH NO! not active. It all depends on your perspective!!