busy boy

Well, here I sit at work at my computer trying to finish writing an evaluation before the end of the day. As you can imagnine, I am stretched out now from my keyboard in order to make room for my belly. As I sit here and type I feel little master Noah moving around in me. I look down at my belly only to see it jumping and wiggling around. I started giggling out loud! How funny to see your own body moving around in a such a way when you are being perfectly still and quiet. It is times like that when I feel close to him and realize I am going to be a mother. I know that should have sunken in by now, but it is just so amazing. I can hardly wait to meet him!

Good report

The doctor said everything was perfect yesterday. I told on Jenna about her exercising (or lack there of) but it is completely my fault. I've probably gained more weight than her. He said the last 3 months are the most important when it comes to exercising. He said a lack of exercising and eating a lot of high fat/sugar foods can make a pudgy baby right now. The actual way he said it was 'It's a lot easier to push a 7 pound baby out than a 8 1/2 pound one.' Hopefully, she and I both got the message. Only time will tell. We will be having another ultrasound next appointment which will be on March 10.

Sensitive ears or just nervous kiddo?

Just so you know your hearing has gotten a lot better. Now, everytime the dogs bark or a horn blares or any sudden loud noise you jump. It's pretty much clockwork. A door closes outside, the dogs do there "Must protect this house" thing and bark, and your mother goes "Ugh" and holds her belly. Either your ears have finally developed fully or your easily scared. When I think of the latter I think of Tweak from South Park. Don't worry your mother will let me teach you who tweak is...when you're about 16.

Dr. Appointment today

We go back to the doctor today for another scheduled appt. It's possible we'll have another ultrasound but not likely. The doctor said at the first ultrasound we need to have another one in 8 or 12 weeks. Well today is 8 weeks, but Jenna's friends who go to the same place say they usually wait til 30 weeks for the 2nd ultrasound. They just want to check and make sure Jenna's placenta is moving up as her belly get bigger. I'll post tonight what the docotor says.
Chad

Finally can be friends

Ok little man, we can finally be friends. After weeks of kicking your mother in the belly and having her laugh for no apparent reason (to me lookin on anyways), you have finally began to kick when I'm feeling her belly. Last night I lay beside your mother in bed and rested my hand on her belly, no different than any other night. Except this time you began to kick. Actually I don't know if you are kicking or punching, but you definitely have a future as either a soccer player or a boxer. Yesterday afternoon you kicked so hard your mother's clothes moved. You used to tease me by stopping kicking when I tried to feel you do it, but now you either don't mind or are just so restless it doesn't matter. Anyway, keep exercising, just try to keep it to a reasonable time of night.

Brief update

We'll be 26 weeks into this thing on Thursday. You won't believe how big Jenna's getting. I went to Vegas for the weekend and I swear she grew in 2 days. She saw Noah kick today. He's still being a little pill for me. I've only felt him kick once. Anyways, we have a chair now to go with the bedding. We also finally ordered furniture for the little man. I figured we'd let him sleep on the floor, but you know Jenna, she insisted on a bed :)

Baby update

Ok, I've dropped the ball the past week. I have tried to put another countdown timer in the margin but have been unable to get the coding just right. It ends up putting it out in the middle of the page. Anyways, the next Dr.'s appointment is tomorrow at 3PM. Jenna will be taking a test for gestational diabetes. The next appointment will have another ultrasound so we are more looking forward to that appointment. I'm not going to go to the Dr. appointment tomorrow. I need to work and they really act like nothing big happens. We are planning on the birthing classes. Our friends have said it really helps with the labor until the epidural is given.

Other than that we have bought baby bedding and have furniture picked out. It has not been ordered yet, but we're pretty certain. We also have a rocker picked out and I'm going to go pay for it today. We have the nursery all cleaned out. His bedding is all laid out as if it were in a crib. We've each caught each other looking into the room and dreaming. We really are disgusting:).

I'm picking up an application for daycare today from the place we want. The strike against us is the little man will be 4 months old when he begins daycare. Most daycares that take infants, take them as infants. They move them class to class by ability (can sit up, hold their bottle, etc) not age in the beginning so the open slots open up at 1-2 months old not usually at 4-5 months old. We'll see what happens.

Jenna's doing good. She's getting bigger and bigger. Luckily she has began getting bigger going out instead of up like the beginning. Her good friend Kristen gave birth yesterday to little Jack Baldwin. She had a pretty rough pregnancy and it was a super smooth birth so Jenna's anxiety has been a little relieved (but not much). She's pretty nervous about the birth and if I say anything to her reassuringly, she'll look at me with a look that says, "I don't see you squeezing an orange out of your penis." The look pretty much shuts me up.

On a strange note, we are at the point that if some horrible tragedy were to happen right now, Noah has a more than 50% chance of survival. He's about a pound right now. He would probably have to stay in the hospital until his due date but he has a good chance of survival. The reason I know this is my friend Shae Barryman White went into labor yesterday. She is one week ahead of us. She is in the hospital and they were trying to stop the labor as of 3PM yesterday. I haven't heard anything today (they live in Tupelo). Please keep her and Baby Boy White in your prayers.

I think that is how we stand all across the board, or I have to get back to work (one of those :P). Love you all and stay safe. Hope to see you soon.

How is Baby & Mommy?

I know that Noah is busy growing but I am wondering how Jenna is doing? When is the next doctor appointment? Are you guys planning any classes for the delivery? I watched the ultrasound again yesterday and am still amazed that this little person has a life going on already - pretty limited but a life nonetheless. Gramma (aka Magga) wants an update. BTW, I may end up using the Magga name...it's growing on me.

Storytime

I've been reading Winnie the Pooh poems and stories to Lil'Bit everynight this week. He's began to move a lot when I start to read so we think he likes it. After the story last night Jenna put my hand on her belly to see if I could feel him move. Up to then this consisted of the following conversation.
Jenna-Did you feel that!?!
Chad-No
Jena-Did you feel THAT!?!
Chad-No

But this time it was different, after about a minute I felt a little thump against my hand. My eyes got HUGE and I looked up at Jenna who was smiling and shouted "That was it." It was awesome. It was so cool to feel him move. I know he's in there moving. I mean I have the video to prove it. But it was so cool to feel him move. I think I talked to him for 30 minutes after that. I mean how many opportunities are there to talk to your kid when they have no choice but to stay there and listen :)

Have a Happy New Year everyone. Stay safe.

Congrads!

This is too neat and I love being able to keep up with you guys! Another baby in the family I cannot wait and a little boy at that, poor Olivia and Jana, they are out numbered. Jenna, I wish the best pregnancy for you, have you had any problems so far, morning sickness, well, that is the biggest problem. You two will make great parents, how much Yankee and golf stuff has Chad bought?
I love you both and Lil' Bit! If you need anything, feel free to call, motherhood is a great thing, cherish the sleep now.

ultrasound...

Hee, Hee I am having so much fun teasing you all about when we go to the doctor. It will be soon. Hopefully we will get good, healthy news and find out what we are having. We can hardly wait. I really want to see what this child inside me looks like. I think that will be the defining moment when I go, Oh my gosh, I am going to be someone's mother. I'm scared! Can I do this??? Love you all much and can't wait to spend time with you over the holidays. Everyone say a prayer for lil bit's development.

Pictures

Just wanted you guys to know I haven't found any cool pictures for the 17th or 18th week, that's why there have been no updates. On a side note, Jenna is really enjoying no one knowing the date of the ultrasound. When I told her about Mom's fishing for details story she let out a maniacal laugh not at all unlike Jack Nicholson in the first Batman movie. At least she wants to tell you guys. I voted to make it everyone's Christmas present in person but she doesn't want to wait. Love you guys.

Fishing...

I called Chad this morning to say that I couldn't remember the exact day of the next appointment. Couldn't remember if it is a Wednesday or a Thursday. Couldn't remember what Jenna had told me.
He got quiet - then said "Muuuutherrrrr - you are fishing!"
He then called me "Evil"! He knew that his sweet Jenna had not told me any such thing....

I am getting impatient to find out the gender of this little whipper-snapper.

Granda and Aunt Marg's comments

Hi guys!! I just read all the stuff on your website, and I got all choked up. I am so excited about this little fliberty jibbet I just can't wait.
We have really had a nice day, wish you were here, but I guess we can share you this year.
Jared is trying to slip out early on us, thinks he is fooling us, but we know what has his interest in Texarkana. I love all three of you with all my heart!!! Aunt Marg
Hey Chad boy, you really have a way with words. Miss you all and wish you were here.
With love, Granda

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm sure everyone knows, but we are at Aunt Holly's house in Yuma for Thanksgiving We're having a ball. Lil' Bit had her first plane ride (unfortunately it was the bumpiest flight Jenna or I have ever been on) and made her first trip out of the country to Mexico. He's still not as well traveled as his cousin Jana, but she's got 2 years on him. I bought a leather cowboy hat from a street vendor in Mexico and Holly bought a sombrero (if you are surprised Holly bought a sombrero then you just don't know Holly). After that, we were marked people. We sat in a bar for a couple of hours and every traveling salesman and their brother came by with their wares. After the 5th purchase (you wouldn't believe how many we turned down) we decided to put all of our bags under the table and pretend we weren't "those tourists." It didn't work.

Anyway, today is Thanksgiving and I'd like everyone to know that what I'm most thankful for is my wife. I don't know how a man could have a better friend in this world than she is to me. I don't know why God brought her into my life. I can't imagine a less deserving person for such a gift, but I can never express my gratitude to Him in a way sufficient to how I feel. Jenna just knows me and more importantly she 'gets' me. She loves me. I've never been more sure of anything in my life. Everything she does, I can actually feel the love from her. She's everything I admire and respect in a person and everything I want to be. She's everything I hope my child becomes. When he or she makes mistakes and they need a solid role model to lookup to, we're actually going to have that person in our home. For that, I am thankful.

Have a happy Turkey Day everyone. I wish we could be with you all but we can't. So instead I'll just chill out in Arizona where its 80 degrees and sunny. Our tee time is at 9:45. Life is good :)