Wednesday, August 31, 2011

It's a...

I am officially at the halfway mark of this pregnancy!  One of the special parts of reaching 20 weeks, is the chance to look at baby through an ultrasound.  With Joshua, our ultrasound was entirely done in 2D.  This time, we had the ultrasound in 4D.  While it's still a surreal experience to see your baby in 2D, it's even more fun seeing your baby in 4D!  We got to see a more realistic picture of our baby, as well as see each movement that was made...pretty cool!  It looks like we'll have another thumb-sucker, as Baby Dos couldn't get enough of that thumb.  All of Dos' organs and bone structures looked great, and Dos weighed in at 10 ounces.  Based on the measurements, it looks like we're sticking with the due date of January 18th.  Here are some pictures from the ultrasound (you'll see the face on the right-side of the first two pictures):




Okay, so I guess we can stop referring to this little one as Baby Dos because we now know that we are having a................................GIRL!!!  Come January 2012, Lord willing, we will welcome Makayla Joy Grundstrom to the household of crazy : )  I, honestly, had a feeling it was going to be a boy.  Andrew, on the other hand, made it two-for-two in the baby predicting department.  He's like the baby psychic or something. We are thrilled with this latest news, as are the grandparents.

Here is a picture of the 20 week baby bump:



Belly Bump to Date (12, 16, 20 weeks):

                                Click to play this Smilebox collage

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Guest Post

Joshua wanted to get a word in, so here he is with a guest post...

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Hungry, Hungry, Hippo

Joshua LOVES to eat.  We have been transitioning him to "real" food, and he can't get enough.  He is also becoming more independent, and would rather feed himself.  We do have to slow him down a bit as he likes to stuff everything into his mouth all at once.  He reminds me of a squirrel preparing for winter.



Bed Head



Fun in the Sun

Now that the mornings are cooling off a bit, I like to take Joshua to the park to use up some energy.  He has all the open space one could want, fun balls to play with, and yet in the end all he wants is to play with the wheels of the stroller...



 

Meet Geoffrey

Geoffrey is the newest animal to be added to the family.  Geoffrey is a really soft pillow, in the shape of a giraffe. Joshua loves to cuddle with Geoffrey, and often has to have at least one foot touching him when playing with his toys.



Monday, August 15, 2011

W-H-E-E-L

Joshua and I share a love for the TV show, "Wheel of Fortune."  He likes the bright colors and sounds, but Andrew and I also think he has a crush on Vanna White.  If we're watching anything else, he's crawling all over the house, finding various ways to create havoc.  As soon as he hears the intro to "Wheel," he cruises right up to the TV, and is glued to it for the next 30 minutes (minus the boring commercials).  I know I shouldn't let him watch TV, but I rationalize it as him getting his English lesson for the day ; )