Spoke to soon

Well today was the 35 week Ultrasound. Everything looked great. Our little guy is estimated to weigh 6lbs 13oz as of today. He already weighs more than I did at birth. He is weighing and measuring 2 weeks early. We had some more 3D pictures taken, which we will post at the end of this blog.

Here's where it gets interesting. I guess I spoke too soon.....earlier this week I was telling a co-worker how easy this pregnancy has been. And that I have had no issues and no problems. Today, Brad and I found ourselves in the hospital after our visit with the doctor. The doctor was concerned about my high blood pressure. She wanted me to go directly to the hospital to have blood work done as well as 1 1/2 hours worth of monitoring. My doctor decided this after checking my blood pressure, noticing my swelling, and my sudden amount of weight gain within 1 weeks time. All of this led the doctor to believe I may have Preeclampsia. She has also confined me to bed rest...per doctors orders! In the end, the blood work came out fine, and my blood pressure steadily dropped. Momma, baby, and daddy are fine! The doctor and nurses at the hospital are not concerned at this point and we are now playing the waiting game. There is the possibility we will get to meet our little guy a little sooner than we thought, but who knows.

Here are a few of the pictures:

Future Momma!!

For those that have asked, here are a few pics of Shasta and her belly!

If you click HERE, you will see a few from our photo session this past weekend. These were taken by our friend Sarah Shalley.


5 Months


6 Months


6.5 Months

3D Ultrasound Pictures

Here are a couple of pictures from that ultrasound!

Diapers & Wipes Party

Last weekend while Shasta was busy having her baby shower, my brother decided to throw me a guys shower. Its called a Daiper & Wipes party, but its just another reason for all the guys to get together and drink a few beers. The only thing was that everyone had to bring either diapers or wipes or both. Needless to say we got a ton! My dad was nice enough to provide us with pork steak on the bar-b-que. I beleive we ended up with roughly 1000 diapers and 1000 wipes. Hopefully, these will last us for a little while. Here a couple pictures of the goods:

Can’t wait to meet the little guy who has been kicking me

I remember the first time I felt that little flutter, it was my son kicking and I was able to feel it for the first time. Now, that little boy is really starting to kick and maybe even punch. I am constantly amazed by how much he is moving and that I can feel all of it. These days my entire belly moves when he kicks, which I just love. I also love to see Brad’s face when he sees my belly move like a bowl of jello. Sometimes when he kicks it looks like a ripple through water.

He is starting to kick a lot in the morning and then right before I go to bed. We seem to have the same sleep/awake pattern, which I hope is an indication of what I can expect when he is born…..but I won’t count on that!

I Passed!

Last week I had to take a glucose test, which I thought was just another opportunity for them to take even MORE blood. So I strolled into the Lab Corp office thinking I was just there for a quickie. I was called to the back and handed a cute little bottle filled with red liquid. Then I was told I had five minutes to drink it and then I would have to wait an hour before they could draw blood. OMG, why didn’t any one tell me that would be the sweetest drink I would ever have. Now, I love sweets and especially love candy, but that drink was ridiculously sweet. Anyways, I passed my glucose test, which means I am not at risk for gestational diabetes. Woo Hoo!!

A Place to Call His Own....

As of this post, his room is now pretty much complete. This past weekend, we finalized the room color, bought the paint and painted his room. Of course, with Shasta being preggers, I was left painting alone. At least she put all the outlet covers back on once I was finished. Along with the painting, I changed the blinds and ceiling fan. I started at 9:00 and was totally finished by 6:00 that evening. Gotta say, it was a pretty fun Sunday.

On a side note....the color we ended up choosing was actually one of our least favorites in the beginning(for those following along it was the middle row left).


First I taped....


Then I rolled...


Next is trimming in....


TAA - DAA!!


The only thing left is the final touches.