happy thanksgiving

Meet my new niece! Laura Joy Shrontz

My new niece!

LAURA JOY SHRONTZ

Born November 21, 2010

7lbs 3oz

19.5 in

Congratulations Steve and Amber!

36 weeks 1 day

 

 



Had the 4th ultrasound today. The baby is still breech and is measuring at 37 weeks 6 days and 7.5 lbs. We'll have to see what the doctor says on Monday! Oh and the baby has hair!

35 weeks 2 days

 

We are still growing a kid up here in the UP. The baby is currently stuck in the position of transverse breech. (see above picture) We are just waiting to see what that means for getting the kid out. I'll make sure I update if I find out anything else!

the bird mobile is up!

Last night while Jason was at darts I put up the crib for the sole purpose of being able to put up my mobile.

I LOVE my mobile. I got the idea from this website. They even have a free pattern for the birds.  I hand sewed and stuffed the birds and left the logistics of hanging the birds on stick up to my dad.

He didn't find just any ole sticks though. He went and cut sticks off of an over 200 year old beach tree that sits on our property.

And the crib, I LOVE the crib too. We don't really have room for a full size crib, so until we need to get a real crib, we are using the crib that my Grandpa TerBeek and his sister used. My dad fixed it up and is letting us borrow it.

Wow!  Is this kid going to be loved or what?

A weekend in Grand Rapids

Well, after making the 7 hour road trip to Grand Rapids and back, I am very thankful that I will not be driving any further than 10 minutes until after the baby is born. Wow!  Was that a LONG trip or what!

The reason we went home was because our families blessed us with two baby showers. It was such a blessing to see family and to be reminded yet again just how blessed we are.

 

In other related baby news...we had an ultrasound on Monday and it appears as if the baby is measuring slightly big...like TWO WEEKS big!  The ultrasound tech estimated the weight to be around 6lbs already. Oh boy!  We have 6 weeks left, and next Tuesday I'll see what my doctor says.

My mother in law threw my first shower on Saturday,and here are some pictures from that.

 

When you have a ginormous belly it tends to be a magnet for all sorts of things, so right before the shower I had to spot clean a couple of spots. (Can you see the ball I'm carrying in there?)

Prefold diapers  and diaper covers from my mom!

My niece Ava and her new little cousin Gabrielle (Jacob and Linda's new little beautiful one!)

Another of my nieces Sophie, playing with all of the ribbons!

 

This is from my shower on Sunday that my mom threw for me after family pictures and a great family lunch!

Emily and Ava in their Halloween costumes.

Ringing the door bell!

Debby, Denny, Steve and Jason took the girls trick or treating, while the two pregnant ladies got to hang out at the house!

Sophie was  a bee for Halloween!

 

I had to get a picture of this.

This is a one and a lifetime thing.

We are two weeks apart in our pregnancies, and we are both ready to see the little buggers!

And finally a picture of Sophie and me playing!