April, what a great month!

I'm just passed 6 and 1/2 months. I'll be 27 weeks this Thursday. Here's a quick baby update... Bambino can now hear, and reacts to sounds and light. He/she weighs almost 2 lbs. and his/her eyes have almost fully formed. The brain is very active and he/she is approximately 14 and 1/2 in. long.

Odds are not in my favor for a girl. The last five girls at work have all had, or are having girls! And my cousin Drea is having a girl too! Deep down, "I guess" it doesn't matter. Last Thursday, I took my gestational diabetes test and it went well. No diabetes for me! We also had another ultrasound. Last month, the ultrasound doctor asked us to come back in six weeks so that he could take a closer look at the chambers of the heart. It's amazing what they can see from that ultrasound! This time around, we brought Dad with us. We told him to look away, but he didn't. It's OK though because I don't think he knew what he was looking at anyway. The baby kicked so much, we couldn't get any pictures of the feet. But we did get a profile. And since I told Mom she couldn't put any more uterus pictures on facebook, here's one on my blog just for her. So, enjoy Mom!!



We've been celebrating birthdays like crazy this month. First, we had mom's birthday. Then, we surprised Jeremy with a fiesta. And for my birthday, we had a BBQ at mom's. Carol and Debbie took us to Impastato's, then Mom took us to Galatoire's. I can't wait to get on the scale next month! **Sarcasm** Anyway, it's been a fun and relaxing month with family and friends. Here are some pictures from the fiesta, along with one from our dinner at Galatoire's. The months are just flying by...

Big... and getting bigger!

Here's a photo of me from less than a week ago, at exactly six months. I'll be at 25 weeks this Thursday. And I can't imagine getting any bigger than I already am! Jeremy and I went "baby registering" and I have to say that it was not nearly as fun as registering for the wedding! We have absolutely no idea what we're doing and the trip to BabiesRUs consisted of Jeremy scanning whatever he thought looked like fun, including one of those cups that stops boys from peeing all over the place. It said "Tinkle, Tinkle Little Star"... How appropriate. Oh, and it's official. I am now waddling. I can't believe I have three more months of this!

We're slowly starting to prepare the nursery, and we are very excited for the furniture to come in. Bambino is about 1.25 lbs. and can now touch his/her feet and make a fist. I can't wait to see what he/she will look like! Unfortunately, whether he/she takes after Mom or Dad, I think our little bambino is doomed to have a really big butt!

Welcome to our blog!

Hello family and friends! I stole Kathryn and Martin's idea and thought it would be fun to start a blog. With so much going on over the next year, Jeremy and I will have plenty we want to share with you. And instead of posting ALL of my thoughts, comments, pictures and even videos on facebook, I figured a blog might be a better way to go. That way, if I ever give "too much information" I'll feel good knowing you went in search of it all on your own, and that it wasn't given on my facebook news feed! So I'm giving you fair warning now that sometimes, it might be a little cheesy, especially when I'm on maternity leave and all I'll want to do is take pictures of the bambino over and over and over again!

So I'm six months pregnant today and as you all know, it's been a pretty easy-going pregnancy. We visited the doctor this week and all is well. Bambino has been kicking a lot more. For some reason, he/she stops kicking every time I get Jeremy to put his hand on my belly. I guess bambino finds Daddy's touch very calming, which is a good thing, especially since he'll probably end up being the "patient one.''

We ordered the crib and dresser yesterday and they should arrive in 2-3 weeks. We're so excited! Bedding is picked out too. We'll probably need some help moving furniture to the attic in the next few weeks, so Grandpas, you're on deck! Here's a sneak preview of the crib we selected, along witht the 5-drawer dresser. We still need to find a changing table, but there's plenty of time for that. I can't wait to get everything set up for little bambino!

Thanks to babycenter.com, I know that bambino is just over a pound and almost a foot long. (Let's not talk about how many lbs. I've actually put on, LOL!) Tastebuds and lungs growing strong. Skin is still translucent. But bambino can definitely hear and see light. Bambino will already be used to Callie's barking when he/she arrives.

Well, I hope you all enjoy this blog. And if you don't, the good thing is that you don't have to read it! No quizzes, I promise. Thanks for being such an important part of our lives. We can't wait to share bambino with all of you!!