31 Weeks - July 25th!

We forgot to actually take pictures on July 25th but here is one from July 28th for my 31 week picture.

Growth Scan - July 23rd

We had our growth scan on July 23rd. I was just shy of 31 weeks and they were estimating that Hunter is about 2 weeks ahead and weighing 4 lbs, 4 ounces. This would be the 72nd percentile. When Dr. Pohl took my belly measurement it was at 35. He decided we will do another growth scan in 3 to 4 weeks and said he plans to induce between 37 and 38 1/2 weeks.

Jennifer & Miss Ellie Baby Shower

Jennifer and Miss Ellie threw me a wonderful baby shower on July 20th for our Oak Hill friends, the McTier family and my other friends!

Jennifer & Miss Ellie Baby Shower

Grandma Crissman Baby Shower - July 19th

Nancy threw us a baby shower and invited all of her friends from church and her reunion group plus a few others. It was a lot of fun and we played some fun games!

Nancy's Baby Shower

30 Weeks - July 18th!

Here is a picture of me at 30 weeks.

Doctor's Update - July 17th

We saw Dr. Pohl on July 17th. The baby's heartbeat was great and my measurement was starting to even out. I was almost 30 weeks and still measuring 32 weeks. Even though it seemed that things were starting to even out Dr. Pohl still wanted to schedule a growth scan (ultrasound) to see how big the baby actually is. We scheduled the growth scan for July 23rd.

Jackson, Reece & Scott Baby Shower

Jackson, Reece & Scott threw me a baby shower on July 10th at Chrissie's house. I included all of the pictures but this is just a warning that there are a LOT of me just opening gifts so they can get pretty repetitive!

JRS Baby Shower

Visit to NC July 4th - 6th

Lisa, my parents and I went to North Carolina to visit my Grandparents over July 4th weekend. On July 5th they had a surprise baby shower for us which was very fun and very sweet!

NC July 4th

28 Weeks - July 4th!

On July 4th Lisa turned 28 weeks! Here's a picture in front of the house showing off her belly!!

Doctor's Updates - June 16th and June 23rd

I went to see Dr. Pohl on June 16th and June 23rd for blood pressure checks. Both times he just looked at my readings that I had been doing at home and said we were going to continue to wait and monitor before taking any action. Me and Brian went in on July 1st for a regular appointment. I was almost 28 weeks but measuring 32 weeks so still measuring ahead. Everything else looked good so Dr. Pohl just said we will continue to monitor and see what happens.

Father's Day!

Brian celebrated his first Father's Day on June 15th. Here are some pictures of him opening his gifts.

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Beach Trip!

Here are some pictures from our trip to Gulf Shores June 7th - 14th.

Gulf Shores Beach Trip '08

24 Weeks (or 6 months to normal people!)

June 6th marked 24 weeks so Brian took some pictures of my belly. We had our last doctors appointment on June 4th a couple of days earlier. Hunter's heartbeat was very strong and Dr. Pohl was happy with that. But, I am only 24 weeks and was measuring 28 weeks plus my blood pressure is up. So, we go back to the doctor on June 16th to have my blood pressure checked again and see what Dr. Pohl says. I've decided this most likely means I'll be having the baby more towards the beginning of September than the end of September because I know Dr. Pohl doesn't mess around with blood pressure and will likely induce if it stays high.

Go Braves!

May 24th - Lisa surprised me for my birthday and took the whole family (except our OKC fam ;) to the Braves game! What a great day and a great game!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Brian sent me beautiful tulips on the Friday before Mother's Day. The card was so sweet and said they were from Daddy and Hunter! Unfortunately, I left them at work over the weekend forgetting that the air goes off in our building and by the time I returned on Monday they were mostly dead :( I did manage to get a couple of pictures but they look so sad because these pictures weren't taken until Monday after the flowers had a bad weekend.

20 Weeks!

May 9th I was 20 weeks!

20 Week Ultrasound

This is the video from our 20 week ultrasound on May 7th. I am actually just shy of 20 weeks - 19 weeks and 5 days. During the ultrasound they looked at the vital organs, measured a bunch of stuff and then showed us the fun stuff. When you get to the part where there is a chart on the screen if you wait about 30 seconds the ultrasound will come back on and then you get to see the It's a Boy part!! Just before that the video starts jumping - that was Wendy pressing up and down on my belly trying to get Hunter to flip over so that he was facing my belly. We cut the end of the ultrasound off because Hunter decided to be stubborn and not flip over and continued facing my back. You get a good shot of his spine for about 5 minutes but that is all you are missing! Dr. Pohl said everything looked great and he also listened to the heartbeat and said it was perfect! Hunter weighs 12 ounces today which they said is right on track.

It's a Boy!

This is the announcement we sent out on May 7th after our 20 week appointment when we found out it's a boy!

Tummy Check #2

April 22nd - We went to the doctor today for tummy check #2. We were able to hear the heartbeat again and it was just as exciting as the first time. It was about 150 beats per minute which Dr. Pohl said was perfect and he also commented that it was getting louder which means the baby is getting bigger. We go back on May 7th for our 20 week ultrasound and to hopefully find out the sex of the baby. Look for an updated post then!!!

Biltmore April 18th - 20th

Brian surprised me for my birthday and took me to Biltmore House for the weekend to recuperate from tax season and celebrate! This was one of the few pictures we had together so I decided to post it for everyone to see. We had a wonderful weekend!