Home Stretch, or So They Say . . .

Here are the pictures of my belly I keep promising. It is definitely bigger. Much bigger.

27 weeks

27 weeks Not my most flattering picture. Thanks, Babe!

28.5 weeks

Days keep going by, melting into weeks as we wait for Darcy to decide to make her appearance. (I can definitely wait a little longer, though. She still has some cookin' to do!) It's amazing to me that so many weeks have gone by already. It's definitely gone faster than I thought it would. I'm sure that the rest of the time is going to drag on now.

Brad worked on Darcy's closet today. I am so blessed to have a handy husband! He outfitted her closet with adjustable shelves that he built himself and a drawer system so that we have plenty of storage. He did such a great job!! Now, it just needs to be painted.

We still have quite a bit to do in Darcy's room. Still have some of my books and things to relocate. But, her furniture is all set up.

13 weeks and counting

So, the countdown has begun. We only have 13 weeks until Darcy is supposed to arrive. She is definitely an active little girl. My belly is starting to visibly move when she gets going! We have also discovered that she really likes hot chocolate . . . That's my girl!

We finally got our furniture ordered. On New Year's Day. Didn't really expect to order it then, but it was an offer we couldn't refuse. And it wasn't the color I thought I wanted, but again - offer I couldn't refuse. Here's what it looks like.

We got the crib and the dresser, but not the armoir. Should be in within a week to 10 days. Very excited to get her room set up. The bedding came in, too. Lady bugs!!

My belly is definitely getting bigger and bigger. I'll have to get another picture posted soon.

Hello 2010

It's hard to believe that 2009 is already ending. It has been quite a year! But, 2010 is promising to bring us lots of excitement - especially in the first half!

We really enjoyed spending a quiet Christmas with our families. Probably the last quiet Christmas for a while . . . We're enjoying the same quiet this New Year's Eve.

Darcy is definitely growing. It seems that every single day, I think my belly is bigger than it was the day before. Strangers now notice that I'm pregnant. We've also entered the period of time where she is most active (which is between 24 and 28 weeks, I think). She is definitely doing flips, kicks, and all kinds of other wiggles. She likes to kick me when I'm getting hungry, and then she settles down a little after I've eaten. Pretty amusing.

We are officially on the downhill slope. Only 14 weeks to go! We ordered Darcy's baby bedding, and it arrived yesterday. I'll try to post pictures soon. We don't have the crib yet, so the nursery pictures will have to wait a little bit. But, the bedding is lady bugs. Really cute!!

Brad borrowed a bassinet and brought that home this week. It made things a little more real for me. You'd think that the expanding abdomen would do that, but apparently I'm still living in a little bit of denial. I know she'll be here soon, but it sinks in a little bit more with each piece of baby gear we bring home.

We'll get another picture posted pretty soon. We are going to take this weekend and relax. Try to stock up on our rest before April gets here! Hello 2010 . . .

Stubborn Little Girl

So, we had another ultrasound today to check on Darcy's growth and for our 3D/4D ultrasound. Growth is fine. She weighs about 1 lb. 10 oz. already. However, as typical for each of our other ultrasounds, she didn't cooperate. She managed to get herself into a very difficult position - breech. Pretty much, it was like someone had dropped her into a barrel butt-first, with her feet in her face. Thankfully, Kim was able to still get some shots of her cute little face. But, we did get lots of shots of her feet.

Here are some of the pictures from today. Let us know who you think she looks like . . .

This is probably my favorite one.

Profile shot

This should give you an idea of her position for the ultrasound. Yes, those are her feet in her face. Apparently, this child is very flexible.

Gymnast Baby

Okay, so it's been a little while since I've posted. The night after my last post, we had a trip to the emergency room. Kidney stones. Oh, the joys of pregnancy . . .

And, things were pretty busy for a while getting that HUGE paper done. But, now that's over, and things at work will be settling down soon, so hopefully we can focus on enjoying this last holiday as just the two of us.

I'm really feeling the baby move now. Brad is too, which is fun for both of us. Sometimes I think she's doing flips! Might have a future as a gymnast . . .

I can't believe that we're only 16 weeks away from our due date. It's really going by fast. Here's a fairly current picture, taken a couple of days ago. The belly is definitely growing!

23.5 weeks

20 Weeks

Things have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. We've been working a lot, and then I've been working on my HUGE paper.

But, we're half way there at 20 weeks! We had a good report from the doctor today. They did another ultrasound today, and Darcy looked great. Brain, heart, kidneys, all that stuff looked good. She was sticking out her tongue and swallowing. So cool to watch!

Anyway, here are some updated pics - belly pictures from earlier this week and pictures from today's ultrasound. Enjoy!

19.5 weeks

Getting rounder!

Mouth open. She wasn't going to cooperate very much to let us get a shot of that perfect little profile.

Precious little feet

Still a little skeletal

I think she may be sticking out her tongue a bit. She was doing that a couple of times during the ultrasound.

Scary face

It's a Girl!

We had our first ultrasound last week. It's truly amazing to see this little life. It is one way where God is still creating!

We found out that we're having a little girl. Very exciting!

Still praying for a healthy baby!

And for the record, I'm pretty amazed at how well our ultrasound tech was able to pick out what these blurry images actually were! Some of them I can definitely see, but others . . . well, it's hard to make out a baby from what I see.

I'm definitely feeling more movement today. She's an active little thing!