Doctor's Appointment

We went to the Doctor's office today and heard the heartbeat again, it was 152. The Nurse scheduled our ultrasound for two weeks from today. We are both excited for this appointment to hopefully find out the answer to whether we are having a boy or a girl. Robin is fairly neutral about wanting a boy or a girl. I am not as neutral as I know I want a boy, I would like the balance of power to shift towards the male side. I really feel that we will have a girl, partly because that is what all of our friends keep telling us. I know that whatever happens I will ultimately be happy with either a boy or a girl (at least that is what I am telling myself).

Papa-in-training tries babysitting

I was excited about the opportunity to be the babysitter for Jesse's son Elliot for an evening. It started out great as we played in the front room, but the evening got a little bumpy quickly after that when we tried to eat dinner. Elliot appeared pretty happy until we sat at the table to eat. At that point he realized it was just him and I and he began crying. I could not get him to eat and struggled to find ways to get him to stop crying. I called Jesse and she said to go outside. As soon as I put his sandals and hat on he was happy, we walked down to the park. Elliot walked practically the whole way by himself. He enjoyed playing at the park for about an hour and then we walked back. He decided he would have some milk, but that was all I could get him to eat. I decided to try and get Elliot ready for bed, he was not particularly interested in having me do that either. After getting ready for bed he and I read some books on the couch and he went to bed. Elliot was definitely happier when he woke up to find his mom there. I got a good lesson in parenting and the question is.... what have I gotten myself into to?

Week 17 Picture

Here is a Week 17 picture of Robin.

Gifts

Thank you to all of our friends and family for the wonderful gifts for the baby. Here is what we have received thus far.

Week 16 Picture

Robin is starting to look pregnant in this week 16 picture, but some of it can be attributed to the shirt.

Week 15 Picture

This is a photo of Robin at 15 weeks, looks a lot like last weeks photo. We have cleared out the room that is soon to be the nursery and are excited to start putting some of the baby clothes in the closet. The room was a dark purple and has been primed over so we can paint it a little lighter color. Jeff is looking forward to getting the painting done before football season begins.