We're in the last trimester

Last week marked the conclusion of Crystal's second trimester and the start of the third. The blog countdown says we only have 81 days left! It's hard to believe in less than three months we're going to have a third person in this family.

Crystal's sister, Kim, came over a couple weeks ago and painted a mural on the nursery wall. We're very happy with it.

Things are coming together nicely.

Pictures of the Crib, Bassinet and Dresser

While I was out of town over the weekend, Kevin put together the crib and the bassinet. The bassinet will be moved to our bedroom at some point and in its place will be the green glider chair.

See the green paint in the closet? We'll paint the "Birds on a Telephone Wire" mural in there.

In the crib (hard to see) is the print we still need to frame and hang under the light sconce.



The sheepskin rug is from Prescott. Ginger and Bailey would like it to be their new dog bed as you can see from Ginger's picture.


Kevin repainted the dresser with another coat of white- it looks great if I do say so myself. The 5 stretched canvases resting on top of the dresser will be another project for another weekend.



Well... there's a lot to do still, but we're getting there!

This Mama Voted

Taken on the morning of election day.
24.5 weeks pregnant!

Don’t forget to vote (with your guess of the baby’s gender)

Don’t miss the new poll at the top of the page. I placed the first vote, putting me on record of guessing the baby is a girl.

Update: It looks like the poll only allows one vote per computer. If a household wants to place multiple votes, the votes have to be cast from different computers.

More Baby Pics

We had another ultrasound this week. The doctor wanted a second look to get a better view of the baby’s heart and kidneys. The doctor says everything looks great. Baby Green had a heart rate of 162 and is now an estimated 1 lb., 11 oz. The baby is now in the 88th percentile for size, up from the 47th percentile 3 weeks ago.

We asked if the rapid growth was anything to worry about. The doctor didn't think there were any problems and reassured us that Crystal wouldn't be giving birth to a 12 pound baby. The doctor did say fast growth was sometimes an indicator of diabetes, though Crystal’s tests have consistently ruled out diabetes as an issue. We'll continue to monitor the baby's growth rate but the doctor noted ultrasound measurements are less accurate the further into the pregnancy we get.

Here is the latest ultrasound picture. It’s a decent view of the baby’s face and little hand. Again, I uploaded two images for the same picture to help you figure out what you’re looking at.

We’re still excited and a few short weeks away from the last trimester. Yikes it’s going fast!