Nursery

We have been spending alot of our free time getting the nursery ready in case the baby comes early. You don't realize all the little things that need to get done before the baby comes. We are glad that we have my mom to help. We have been getting all the clothes, blankets, and bedding washed. We have also been stocking up on diapers and wipes. The room is almost finished. The last thing I want to do is paint something on the wall behind the crib. Hopefully I will get that done next weekend.

Baby Shower

We had such a great time at our baby shower. It was great to be surrounded by family and friends. We got a ton of goodies for Jackson! We are so thankful to everyone. We are starting to get pretty anxious now that we only have 5 weeks left.

32 Weeks (8 weeks to go)

We can't believe that we only have 8 more weeks until we get to meet our baby. We are so excited. We have been taking our childbirth prep classes, and we have learned a lot! Some of the info has definitely made me more nervous about the delivery, but I am glad we know what to expect.

Belly at 26 Weeks

It seems like my belly popped out overnight. One day I could button my jeans and the next I was in maternity jeans.

Babymoon in Seattle

My parents were nice enough to let us use a credit for Alaska airlines that was going to expire. So Jake and I decided to use this opportunity to go somewhere that we have never gone before...Seattle. We spent the weekend there and had a great time. We were really lucky with the weather, and we only got a little rain and a little snow. We did a ton of walking and eating :) Seattle has so many awesome restaurants that were in walking distance from our hotel. We took the underground tour and learned a lot about the history of Seattle. I would suggest this tour to anyone. It was really interesting and the tour guide was hilarious. It was really nice to get away, beause who knows when we are going to be able to get another weekend alone after the baby comes.

Jackson Robert Handy

So we decided on a name for our little guy. Jackson Robert Handy. More to come :)

It's a BOY!!!!

We had our 19 week doctor's appointment on Monday 2/2/09. We had our first ultrasound and we found out that we are having a boy! We are both so excited. I have to admit I was really surprised. This whole time I was convinced that it was going to be a girl. But I could not be happier! The ultrasound was amazing. Jake and I got to watch the baby move around for about a half an hour. We saw him open and close his mouth and eyelids. We even watched as he kicked me right in the bladder :) While we watched, the tech was measuring the babies bones and organs to make sure that everything looked good. The doctor said that he is coming along great, and that he is perfectly healthy. Now we just have to give this little boy a name. Hopefully we will decide soon. We have narrowed it down to a couple of choices so it shouldn't be long. It is hard to tell what this picture is so I will explain a little. It is a picture of his profile. You can see his head to the left and up above that is his hand. Down to the right is his little foot kicking away.