24 Weeks- Baby got a Registry!

24 weeks! If you could see inside my belly you would see a very squirmy little girl! We took the picture outside in the record breaking Dallas summer heat.  Today it is a cool 102! Tomorrow it should heat up to 108!

We are going to be super busy these next two weekends.  We are going to Kansas City and then to Chicago.  Our last trips before baby girl arrives.  So we went to go register this weekend.  We ended up going to Babies R Us and Target.  We really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into! We were told to bring someone with us that has a baby, but we thought we could handle it ourselves.  In the long run I think we got all of the basics down.  They hardest thing to figure out was what type of bottles to get.  I think we came up with the perfect plan.  We will have to wait and see.  It was really fun getting to use the gun to zap everything.  Justin and I weren't able to do our wedding registry together since he was in Dallas and I was in KC, so I did everything online.  It was fun getting to do this together.  I think I am most excited for our diaper bag.  It is pretty much awesome and it doesn't look like a diaper bag!  So that is it from here.  Like I said, Friday after work we are driving up to KC for a joint 30th birthday party (Justin's b-day is in September and mine is in October).  It will be a quick trip and we will drive home on Monday.  Then we leave next Friday for Chicago to visit our family!  Our last plane ride without a baby! We better enjoy it!

One more thing. I had my glucose testing done and it looked great.  They were checking for gestational diabetes.  I had to be below 130 and I was at 85. I guess that means I can load up on sweets!  That is about it for now!

23 Weeks- Baby Class

23 weeks along and feeling good still!

Justin is beginning to build the baby's new dresser/changing table.

Construction is in process. No hard hats needing here!

You can now tell what it is!

Baby's room is slowly coming together! New dresser/changing table in place. We got a new duvet cover for the bed, but according to Justin it looks like a "cloud" and I do agree so we will have to do something about that. Curtains are up too!

 This week was our all day course at the hospital learning about labor and delivery and getting prepared.  After the class I am even more scared than I was before to go into labor! That is some scary stuff!  I am sure though that once I am 40 weeks pregnant and miserable because I can't move I will be willing to do anything to get her out of me!  After going, I am thinking I am going to try to go as long as I can without an epidural.  It sounds like without it I will be able listen to my body more and know when to push and labor might go a bit quicker.  We will just have to see when we get there!  I also learned that they can deliver babies while the mom is on her knees! Craziness!

We also put the dresser/changing table together and I think it looks lovely!  The room still has quite a bit to go before we are done, but it is coming together nicely.  We have our 24 week appointment on Thursday and we do they glucose test to check for gestational diabetes, so hopefully all goes well! 

22 Weeks- Baby's Room is Starting to Come Togther

22 weeks! We are more than half way there! Baby girl is definitely getting more wiggly as each week passes by!

Grandpa sent Baby Girl a nice rocking chair that I am sure will be put to very good use!

Justin drew and colored these picture for the baby! I think he did an amazing job and I am so proud of him for all his hard work.  We bought some frames and now they are artwork for the baby's room! All the animals are Australian animals, a wombat, possums, and sea turtles.  We need to teach the baby about Australia!

This week we decided to start working on the baby's room. We made the trip to Ikea to buy some furniture. We found out that cribs won't be sold there until October because of safety standards.  I guess each year they make sure all the cribs are up to the right safety standards. We were a bit bummed because we were excited to get a crib! We did find a dresser/changing table and when we went to go pick it up it was out of stock! But no worries, because we found plenty of other things and Justin got to eat Swedish meatballs which is his favourite when we are there. We will just go back in a few months to get everything else. 

One exciting thing that happened this week was that baby girl moved and Justin was able to feel her when he touched my stomach.  He was really excited! I was happy he finally got to feel her moving around.  She is growing strong and is continuing to move around quite a bit.  Work is slowing getting a bit more tiring.  I just can't move around like I used too.  Transfers with patients are a bit harder, getting on and off the mats is challenging, and getting up off the floor after helping with shoes/socks is becoming a chore.  I have a feeling in a few months I will be needing to take the easier patients! Or I might end up needing a therapist!  That is about it from here.  Next Saturday is our all day class at the hospital!

21 Weeks- Baby Girl got a New Ride!

21 weeks is here! Baby Girl Claybrook now has a new car seat and stroller! Here I am posing with the new baby ride!  This is what took 5 hours of research last week to buy.

We have made it to 21 weeks, now officially less than half way to go. Craziness!  Our excitement for this week is the car seat and stroller.  The first night we practiced pushing it around the house taking it in and out of the car.  I am glad we are practicing because it is much harder than it looks! There are buttons and latches and pulls everywhere!  Justin had to help me like five times before I could figure out how to take the car seat out of the base for the car.  Let's hope all of the other baby things are a bit easier to understand!

We signed up for an all day class at the hospital in two weeks.  This is the one to teach you all the basics and we get a tour of the rooms and where I will be delivering.  I am pretty excited.  It will make everything seem more real.  Each day it does seem more real, especially as I look down and my belly is growing!

One other exciting thing is I am beginning to feel the baby moving around in my stomach.  No kicking yet, but just wiggling around.  It is crazy!  She is making herself known!  Justin is just waiting for that first kick!  That is about it from here! Oh, we should break the heat wave record set in 1980 this week of 42 days straight over 100 degrees.  That should be exciting! Not really.

20 weeks- It's a girl!!I

Here she is! Little Baby Girl Claybrook!  All of the sonogram pictures were really, really dark.  This is the only one you can really tell anything.  It is her profile.  Does she have a Puetz nose or a Claybrook nose? We will find out in December!

It's a girl!  Justin was really sweet and brought home balloons and such to celebrate our little girl!

 

 

What an exciting week at the Claybrook household! So it is official, we will be having a little girl!  We thought that there would be more build-up to finding out the sex while we were at the doctor, but the sonographer pretty much said, "Okay, these three lines mean you are having a girl."  No build up or anything, but it was still really exciting.  I was a bit shocked which leads me to believe I thought I had a little boy inside of me.  But Justin and I couldn't be more excited! I already know that this little girl will have Justin wrapped around her little fingers.  He is going to be an amazing dad to a girl. 

This weekend we started thinking about what we need for this baby when she arrives, and let me tell you, it is overwhelming!!  We went to Babies R Us to start to figure out the basics.  Wow, there is so much to choose from.  It took us 5 hours of store shopping, online shopping, and reading books before we decided which infant car seat and stroller to buy.  We think we got the best for our baby!

Just to let everyone know we are keeping the baby's name a secret.  We still want there to be a surprise when she comes.  I will say it is not trendy or going to be spelled funny.   So fun times ahead of us in the Claybrook household!

19 Weeks-Dealing with the Dallas heat.....20+ days over 100 degrees!

19 Weeks and trying to survive the heat! This week the picture is in the fancy room!

We have almost made it to the half way mark! It is crazy how fast things are coming along!  I am feeling great! The only stinky this is this Dallas heat!  We are on our way to one of the hottest summers on record.   This week was pretty relaxed and nothing too exciting.  Thursday is the big day though when we find out the sex of the baby. We really don't care at all, but it will be nice to know so we can start planning things!  Pretty short and sweet this week!

18 Weeks- Back to Kansas City!

18 weeks pregnant and in Kansas City! We took this in front of the new LiveStrong Complex in Kansas City where the soccer team plays. 

Justin and I headed to Kansas City for the weekend.  We headed back to see our friends and family.  It was a quick trip, but we still had a good time.  We hadn't been back to KC since December so it was nice to be back for a bit.  I am a very proud Kansan so any time I can go back I am a happy camper!

Nothing too exciting this week in terms of the pregnancy.  I feel lucky that I have had such an easy pregnancy so far.  I am beginning to show and people are starting to notice.  I have had about two people touch my stomach which is kind odd.  This week we start a 4 week parenting class through our church so we are excited about that.  Next Thursday we get to have another sonogram and find out if we have a boy or girl!