1st Baby Shower

My best friend Brooke, my sister-in-law Rachael and my aunt Cindy hosted an amazing baby shower in honor of the little one.

SOME OF THE AWESOME DECORATIONS MADE BY RACHAEL

GAMES WERE PLAYED!

That is supposedly how big around I am.

Some knitted friends that my mom made. 

Baby A was spoiled by gifts.  Things are coming together for him. :)

2 of my wonderful co-hosts (Brooke & Rachael)

The "Grandma's"

28 weeks + 2 days.

Sorry this blog post is a bit late. School life has been crazy and as many know of you know, there has been drama surrounding the state of WI, and that has kept my brain away from posting as well as the snow storm that has hit here this weekend.  Today ends my unplanned 4 day weekend, and now it is 3 days at school before conferences.  YIKES!  Lots of work ahead of me in the next 2 weeks before Spring Break!  YEAH!  But here is a look at how things are going on the pregnancy front.

How far Along: 28 weeks

Size of baby: Baby A is about 2 1/2 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have gained about 9 pounds (real numbers to come tomorrow after our appointment)

Maternity Clothes: A combination of maternity and non-maternity clothes--the regular clothes are getting a bit tight.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Lots of movement, especially in the evenings.

Sleep: Still going strong, except I have been getting up more frequently and can't sleep in anymore.

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: Not much lately.

Symptoms: it is getting harder to do things by my feet (pick things up, put socks on, etc.)

Best Moment of the last couple weeks: Feeling movement more often

Here is a picture of the "theme" that we are going for in the nursery.  I am including numbers and letters with these  primary color themes and some jungle animals.  This is the rug:

Tomorrow we have another appointment, which will be the last of the monthly appointments, and now we will start going about every 2 weeks.  Just a sign that the time that our baby boy will be here with us.  We are excited to meet him!

26 weeks!

It has been busy around here.  This weekend Kyle has helped me to finish cleaning out the nursery and then he preceded to paint the walls and shampoo the carpet.

Before this weekend (although this is quite a ways further than what it was at Christmas):

What it looks like today with painted walls and clean carpet:

And me at 26 weeks:

How far Along: 26 weeks

Size of baby: Baby A is 14 1/2 inches and about 2 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have gained about 9 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: A combination of maternity and non-maternity clothes

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Lots of movement...many have felt him already.

Sleep: Still going strong, except I have been getting up more frequently.

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: Ketchup and milk

Symptoms: it is getting harder to do things by my feet (pick things up, put socks on, etc.)

Best Moment of the last couple weeks: seeing our baby again and feeling the hiccups (it was a surreal feeling)

We also went to the doctor this week to have a re-check on the placenta and got to see our buddy again.  He was a yawning boy at the time, with lots of mouth movement, but we were able to semi-get some pictures of his face and also double check that he is a boy.  That seems to be a definite--Kyle says he is proud!  So here are some pictures of his sweet little face (and his arm): 

More Xmas Photos!

Here are some more Christmas photos:

Baby A definitely got to celebrate Christmas too! 

The whole family.  Buddy was tired of pictures by this point. :)

Some of my awesome sisters! 

23 weeks!

Things are moving along quickly.  His room is in process and showers are starting to be planned.  Sooner than later, he will be here!--And we are excited!!  Here is a look at how things are going.

How far Along: 23 weeks

Size of baby: Baby A is 11 inches

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gain 4 according to my home scale.  We will see what the doc says.

Maternity Clothes: A combination of maternity and non-maternity clothes

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Especially in the evening hours--Kyle thinks he has felt him a couple times now!

Sleep: I like sleep, I am making adjustments to get it. :)

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: Dill pickles 

Symptoms: just the crazy feeling of your insides moving

Best Moment of the last couple weeks: having Kyle feel him move.

A New Year!

Sorry everyone about my lack of postings.  Part of my new year's resolution is to be better about communication  (i.e. phone calls, texting, blogging).  So we will see how it goes.  Time just started to fly away from me as I got closer to the holiday season.  The combination of an incredible need for sleep and many holiday craft projects piling up made for the computer and blogging, let alone texting, tasks that were put way down on the to-do list.  So now is time for a new start!

2011 will be bringing changes around the Anfinson household, as I am sure with many other families.  The calendar is already starting to fill up with weddings and family coming to town.  Changes have already started around our house.  After Christmas the first task was to take down the decorations, and then start the purging process.  Kyle keeps picking on me for "nesting", but there needs to be somewhere for the kid right!?!?  The office/guest bedroom will be the nursery, but first it needs to be undone from 2+ years of collecting things.  I started with the filing cabinets and have gotten rid of a ton of "stuff" already.  The garbage man will be getting quite a bit of business from our house in the next couple of weeks.  But through that process we have already moved the desk to the living room and moved some non-needed furniture to the basement.  I feel better (and lighter) already, even though there is still some work to do.  It is amazing what you can collect in one room that is a catch-all room and held a business for a while too.

Well on to baby news.  Right before Christmas we found out it is a boy!  We are pumped about that, but either way would have been great news to us.  We didn't have a preference either way.  All seems to be healthy and measuring appropriately.  Only time will tell, but the ultrasound did make it all more real (especially to Kyle).  Now we just need Kyle to feel him move!

So here is a highlight update:

How far Along: 21 weeks and 1 day

Size of baby: Baby A is the length of a carrot (10.5 inches approx.)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 2 lb.

Maternity Clothes: A combination of maternity and non-maternity clothes

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Especially in the evening hours.

Sleep: This is getting harder, but still I sleep pretty well between a couple of bathroom trips and many pillows.

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: Dill pickles

Symptoms: just the crazy feeling of your insides moving

Best Moment of the last couple weeks: finding out it was a boy, seeing ultrasound pics of him, the list could go on and on :)

And in closing, I will leave you with some Christmas photos.  I will have more, but these are a sampling from my camera.

It's A...

BOY!

We wanted to share the news.  Some updated belly pictures and ultrasounds pics to be coming soon.