Well, Dad asked in the comments how this is all feeling now that we are 24 hours out from our ultrasound. I would say that it is just beginning to sink in that I am going to have a son (the word still seems a little odd having been raised with only a sister). I am now catching myself before I add the "or she" to "he or she" since now we know...
Reid and I worked on baby names, narrowing our list tonight. We'll let you know when we make a decision! :)
And I am amazed at how quickly I have gone from thinking that maybe I am feeling the baby move to being certain of the movement. I am now feeling two distinct types of baby. The first is what I would call the "baby constant." This is when, I'm assuming, he is stretching those long legs out like he was in the photo below and I have a sensation along one side or the other that last anywhere from a second to five or six. The second is the "baby sporatic." These are all of the other tiny little movements that are there and then gone almost before I notice them...
And I am definitely feeling a little bit bigger each day! I'll have Reid take a picture tomorrow and I'll do an updated belly post (anybody know how to permanently embed a post along the side so that I could update it periodically and there would always be a link there? Let me know if you know, would ya?).
In other news, I have a lot of grading to do this weekend. I put it off this week but don't think I can any longer. Blick! Grading is by far the worst part of teaching... Also, I travel back to Indy in just two weeks time! Hooray!
Sandy and Oz (Reid's surrogate aunt and uncle) have been so generous with baby gifts already (your thank you card and more is coming!) and today we received a humongous box with our crib, changing table and dresser in it! The box is so big that we can't actually carry it in from the garage... so, we'll be assembling some furniture in the next few days to get the box out of the garage (aka Reid's workshop)... and because I'm impatient now that I have it! It seems a little early to be doing so, but then it will be done, right? :-) Thank you Sandy and Oz!!
Alright, this post has rambled on for long enough. If you followed it, congratulations! It's time for bed...
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6 comments:
No pressure. I like James Christopher. Is it on your list?
Are you going with Reid for a first name, you know, carrying on the family tradition and all?
Is Gregory anywhere NEAR the list?? I still like that name!!
No... we don't think so, no... and no... :)
Congratulations! I may be a little biased here, but boys are wonderful! I wouldn't take anything for having two little boys. They're so sweet and easy to entertain. (Got dirt? Got rocks? You're set!) But there is nothing sweeter than snuggling up with a little fellow. Nothing!
I'm thrilled for you!
Well...yeah for baby furniture! Having a son is great, boys love their mamas!
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