99 Days To Go...

We are actively clearing the way for Madeline's nursery. This past weekend was painting time with Melanie. Melanie and I have decided that we are the best painting team ever. I paint the bottom half (so I can sit) and she does the ladder work. We hammered out the nursery in 2 hours plus a few quick touch ups. Next weekend will be chair rail and border, which I am a little nervous about. I also need to clear out the nuclear fallout shelter I created in the closet. (You think I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not.)

The dogs are very curious about what's going on....

If you think these pictures are blurry, keep in mind that this is how EVERYTHING looks to me all the time.

3rd Ultrasound

Here's another video compilation. This time from the 3rd ultrasound, taken at 24 weeks. Madeline's still face down and camera shy. We'll try again at 28 weeks. Hopefully she'll come out of her shell soon :)

Are you calling me fat?

I have gotten a lot of a demands from my out of town friends for pictures of my baby belly. Here it is in all it's glory at 6 months. For the record, I did a stellar job of not gaining weight for the first 20 some weeks. I'm not sure what happened after that.

I also have experienced heartburn for the first time in my life. It took me 3 days to figure out that's what it was. Heartburn sucks.

After all these months, I (Heather) have finally figured out how to take control of the blog. Perhaps it will be a little more updated from now on. Here is my random thought for the week: I was pregnant all summer long. Knowing I was going to have a February baby made it seem so far away when I was sweating bullets on a daily basis. Now that the 80 degree fall weather is over and it's gotten cold out, I think the whole baby thing is starting to sink in. Our upcoming schedule looks something like: Thanksgiving, Christmas, other people's babies being born, due date! I am being hounded for pictures of my "baby bump" so perhaps I'll get around to posting something soon. We're going to paint the nursery in the next few weeks. Ultrasound on Monday afternoon. Here's to hoping our baby has a head this time!

2nd Ultrasound Video

This is a compilation of the several videos taken during the 2nd ultrasound. She's pretty much standing on her head the whole time, but moving the rest of her body around quite a bit.

It's a girl!!

And her name is Madeline Claire. Today's ultrasound was difficult due to Madeline standing on her head the entire time. We are going back in 4 weeks to do it again, and hopefully get some better views and a body length measurement. Check back Nov. 3rd.

More pictures here...http://picasaweb.google.com/bradwlong/2ndUltrasound#

2nd Ultrasound - half way there!

We're scheduled for the second ultrasound October 6th at 3pm. I'll update the site with new pictures and what His or Her name will be.