31 Weeks - Naval Oranges x 4

Jeff did an Olympic distance triathlon on Sunday in Galveston, TX. He did great, and baby and I had so much fun cheering him on. We learned that Jeff is part fish from this race. He did really awesome in the swim by taking 3rd place in his age group! We hope baby likes doing triathlons too so we can be a family of triathletes one day.

Baby and I are getting B.I.G. He should be around 3.3 pounds (or the weight of 4 naval oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. Getting off the couch is quite a feat these days, and thankfully Jeff has become really good at knowing when to extend a hand to help me up! There are usually a few jokes involved with it though. Sleeping is also becoming a bit more challenging. Between the bathroom breaks and having to switch from side-to-side often, we don't sleep through the night anymore. It's just preparation for when he arrives! 

Last night was especially a sleepless one because the fire alarm went off at 12:30am. We're still getting use to the noises of our new house, and it took a few minutes to determine if it was the security or fire alarm going off. After some investigating we determined it was a false alarm, phew! 

30 Weeks - Butternut Squash

Our little butternut squash is almost 3 lbs now, and he gets the hiccups! About once a day I feel him "hiccup" but they usually don't last long. His movements are more visible from the outside and sometimes it looks like I have an alien inside me trying to escape. We have 10 weeks left until our due date. I have a theory that he'll arrive about one week early, or maybe it's just wishful thinking. 


Jeff and I graduated from "Labor and Delivery" class. We feel much more comfortable with the whole labor part now, just hope we don't throw our learnings out the window when the time comes. Our teacher reminded us that labor is just a short time, and being parents is the rest of your life...a sweet but scary thought!


This past weekend we traveled to Washington, D.C. for the wedding of our friends Tom and Danielle. It was a beautiful wedding, and we really enjoyed the fall weather while seeing the sites.

28 Weeks - Chinese Cabbage

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have now entered the 3rd trimester! Let the final weeks begin! Baby is now around 2.25 lbs and 14.8 inches long. The bigger he gets the harder he kicks, and the stranger the food that my Baby App uses to describe his size...chinese cabbage? In a couple weeks the doctor will do a basic ultrasound to see the position of the baby, but besides that there are no more ultrasounds scheduled. The next time we'll see the baby will be in person! Holding back tears at the thought of that...silly hormones. 


We toured the hospital that we'll be delivering at which was an eye opener. I wouldn't say the delivery room was exactly pretty. I guess it really doesn't matter though because I'm sure the wallpaper will be the last thing on my mind during those hours. Thankfully it does have valet parking so Jeff won't be dropping me off on the sidewalk while he finds parking. Wouldn't that be a sight!


Now that it's starting to get cooler out we decided to get the back porch set up. We already love hanging out back there, and are looking forward to planting some trees, flowers and a garden in our very bare backyard.