The countdown begins

Well we just finished week 26 on Tuesday and are in week 27. We finally broke into the double digits and as I write this blog we officially have 95 days until our official due date! Now we could go past that but we could also deliver before that too!!!!

This week was more of the same. Lots of Jackson bouncing around in Kelly's tummy. The books all say he can hear now. So I try to talk to him more and see if I can get a reaction. I have been dreaming about my little boy a lot lately. It makes my heart swell everytime I imagine all the wonderful memories we will make!

Kelly went to an appointment on wed. She had her blood drawn to test for gestational diabetes and she will hear back in a few days on the results. It was the first appointment that I missed and was sad I didn't get to hear Jacksons heartbeat this month!

Here is a picture of Kelly's belly at the end of week 26.

Until next week.....

Sean

Oh boy where did 3 weeks go????

I know I know. THREE WEEKS

How does it fly by? Honestly Kelly and I have been going non stop and just been too tired and lazy to keep up. We vow to be better from now on.

I will try to summarize and bring up the important parts of the last 3 weeks as best I can.

In week 23 Kelly's belly button finally popped outwards and I got to feel Jackson kicking away inside mommy's belly. So neat knowing he is dancing around in there.

This was the last week of the honeymoon for Kelly so to speak. the second trimester was wonderful she had energy, felt good, and had been super happy all the time.

This was her end of week 23 Belly.

In week 24 we were so blessed to get so many baby outfits and odd and ends from both Kelly and I's mothers. This baby is gonna be spoiled by two wonderful grandmas!

In week 24 Kelly became ravenously hungry again. It was like flashbacks to 15 weeks pregnant when she had to eat literally every 2 hours. Regardless, she still has kept a lovely figure and is all belly and glowing!

We got more clothes sent to us by family and our dear friend Ashley. I knew nothing would fit in Kelly's closet so I hung the baby stuff in mine. it was so surreal to see this tiny lilttle shirts next to mine, and to think " oh my God, my son is going to be here soon!" I think is tickled Kelly as well so she took a picture of it.

A cool thing happened to Kelly this week. She was in the bathtub and Jackson let out a big kick and it sent ripples across the water!!!

Here is the end of week 24 belly shot and a picture with Kelly's face showing how gorgeous she is!

Week 25 came and went fast as well. Kelly is starting to waddle even more, and that belly button just keeps pushing out. When Jackson kicks Kelly will lay on her back and we can watch her skin and actually see where he kicks. That is the neatest feeling in the world. I can't wait until we can make out feet and such. How fun! Kelly has been tired again and even felt a bit of morning sickness, they say the 3rd trimester is a lot like the first and we can see why now. Technically we aren't in it until week 27, but I guess it came early. I am trying to just be comforting to her and remind her that it's not good for her nor the baby to stress. I really love this woman and admire her for working full time through her pregnancy. Which includes getting up at 5 AM every morning and getting home near 7 pm. She is my super sexy hero!

My little brother came up for a visit and brought us a bassinett from my mothers house. It is really nice and we are lucky we get to borrow it. Since diapers are so spendy anything we can borrow or have has been such a blessing!

Jackson kicks are now getting higher and Kelly's belly is expanding rapidly again so we know the little booger is really growing! I was just thinking WOW he is going to be here in 12 or so weeks! Not long at all! Well for the father anyway, I am not carrying him around, Kelly might feel differently =).

We finally registered on http://www.babiesrus.com/ and actually got our first gift, a baby bjorn carrier from Kelly's coworkers Scott and Jessica. That was so kind of them and we hear they are expecting a little boy not too long after ours is due.

Here is the end of week 25 belly shot, we tried to have more fun this time, we compared Belly's in one picture and took one of the belly head on! Hope you enjoy...

Ok that's it for now. I WILL stay up to date as best as possible from now on.

We are now in week 26 and Kelly will have the glucose test on the 25th.

Look for a new picture on tues. The countdown will begin soon! We are almost down to double digits for the days left!

until next time

Sean- who loves the way his little boy kicks!

Late again it was a busy week SORRY!

Oh boy much to write if I can only remember it all. We had a two time olympian at our barn this weekend for a clinic so I was all caught up in that.

Here is the week 22 recap.

We went back for a prenatal visit on the 28th. It was the first time we have ever had to wait for 15 mins in the waiting room and then have Kelly get weighed. She has only gained 12 lbs so far and looks so fit and thin everywhere else although she doesn't think so.

My mom can't believe how small both Kelly and Jenny are at almost 6months pregnant, but they are both very tall and thin women.

We then waited another 35 mins in the room and I joked to Kelly " He probably had to go deliver a baby" Sure enough the nurse pops in to say he will be a little late one of his patients is in labor!

Finally he came in and it kills us because Kelly takes time off work and we drive all the way there wait 45 mins and the appointment is literally 7 minutes long. He told us the ultrasound review was perfect and things looked good

Jackson measures one week ahead of our due date but as long as it is under 2 weeks they keep the original due date.

He listened to the heartbeat and Jackson must have been sleeping because it was the first time he has ever been nelow 150 bpm.

He then measured Kelly's uterus and she is about 23 cm from pubic bone to top of the uterus. Right on schedule!

At our next visit in a month Kelly gets to drink the glucacola and be tested for gestational diabetes, the drink does not sound very appealing.

At the end of the visit we got to book all of our future appointments and it looks like we will be there a lot towards the end.

Jackson has really started to go wild lately, jumping kicking and playing especially around dinner time and whenever Kelly wants to go to bed.

I have got to feel a few tiny kicks here and there. So exciting!

People keep asking us if we are buying baby things, well not too much yet. I bought 2 nuka baby binkies tonight just because. It was so weird to see them in my pile of things at the grocery store.

I am gonna be a daddy! was all that kept going through my mind as the cashier checked me out.

here is the week 22 Belly shot from last tues. I will give you a week 23 photo tomorrow.