The Nursery

The nursery is coming along. Here are a few pics to show the progress...

Ultrasound!

Here are the pics from this morning's ultrasound...which was ultracool! The kid was mostly in a position with its knees against the forehead. We joked that it was a yoga position of some sort, just like its momma.

The first image is of the kids face. R thinks it looks like me. What do you think?The next is a split-screen of the feet. One can see each foot pretty clearly on each side.
The third is an image of the kid with its hand to its mouth.Hopefully the next set of images will be little clearer and in full color. Expect those pictures around early September.

Offspring Update

We have a visit with the ultrasound machine Monday morning. So, there will probably be pictures of the fetus on this blog very shortly. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, we are now officially registered at Target and Babies-R-Us. It's mostly necessities, but it's a start. We also have an idea for the nursery (which Mom will be helping out with soon). It's taken from ReadyMade magazine and pictured below. (That's not our kid or our room.)

Fetus Update

We are now registered at Target, but many of the basics have not been added. The crib and glider/rocker have been spoken for. I will post a picture of what we plan to do with the nursery in the near future.

R and I visited the doctor yesterday. The heart's still beating. The doctor had me feel R's uterus. It's the size of a cantalope. Hard to imagine.

I'll try to update more often. We have the first ultrasound in two weeks.

Xmas 2007 in Pictures

As we began our 8-hour trek across America's heartland, R and I witnessed several reminders as to the reason for the season. This giant cross is located just outside of Effingham, Illinois, home of a unique coffee shop called Starbucks.

Eventually, we arrived in West Liberty to hang out with Mom and Dad. Bea terrorized Bodhi, but we had an enjoyable evening and lazy morning.

Soon, we were off again to Toledo to visit Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Tim. While there, Mom decided to give Aunt Pam a ring.

(Aunt Pam, here are the photos of everyone talking to you on the phone...so that you don't forget what we look like.)




Nate, Kate, and I even paused long enough for a holiday photo...
Later that evening, R and I drove up to Ortonville, MI where her family's lake house is located. Along with R's brother, sister-in-law, mother, niece, and nephew, we enjoyed a hearty Christmas Eve dinner of Polish deliciousness...and vodka.



























It was fun to experience Christmas morning with kids again as our niece and nephew opened up many fun gifts. I too got into the spirit of the morning and baked a brioche that tasted fine (despite a lack of vanilla) but did not look much like Santa Clause.


















That's all for now.

Snow in Misery

Here's the view out the back door...

Christmas Wreath

A warm "thank-you" goes out to Grandma and Grandpa for the nice wreath they sent us this week. Since we had planned not to spend the holidays in Misery (aka Missouri), we had not done any decorating. This fragrant gift at least gives our house a sense of festivity.

The Chair Mom Bought Us

Here are some pics of the chair Mom bought us over Thanksgiving weekend. It's located in our basement, just outside of my office/guest room.