32 weeks

J is now 32 weeks along in her pregnancy. We had another doctor's appointment with her today. This was the last monthly appointment that we had. From here on out we are going to have biweekly appointments to go to. We were told that there would be another ultra sound at the next appointment.

We are scheduled to attend a baby care class and an infant CPR class. In addition to that, we are meeting the pediatrician. We have a busy two weeks ahead of us.

We also finished Spike's bedroom. I can't believe that we are going to be parents really soon!!

The birthfather

Today was an event filled day.

Joel and I celebrated our fourth anniversary by going out to dinner. With our hectic schedule lately, it was nice to just relax and have dinner together.

But even more exciting...we met Spike's birthfather. I am so glad that we met him today and had a chance to get to know him a little bit.

We are excited because Spike's Gramma and Papa are coming over this weekend to help us get a little more organized. Should be a fun filled weekend!

Joel's first appointment

We had another doctor's appointment today with J. This was Joel's first time going to "Spike's" doctor's appointment. Joel got to meet J's mom and stepdad and he got to see Spike on the ultrasound!

I am so glad that Joel got to go to the appointment today not only so that he was there for the ultrasound but so that he could also meet the super suave doctor! We are both quite impressed by this guy.

J is now in her 7th month. Although the time seems to creep by, we are getting closer to June!! We are working to organize our home a little bit more so that we will at least have that ready for when Spike comes home.

One month closer...

I can't believe that it has been a month since we found out that we were going to be parents. "J" is now 24 weeks along. I went to her doctor's appointment this week. Not only did I get to hear the heartbeat but I also got to see the baby on the ultra sound machine! It just so happened that they didn't have a different room for us to be in so they used the ultra sound room. When he found the heart beat, he used the ultra sound machine. I got to see "Spike"!! How awesome!! (And no, Spike is not the name. It is just what we are calling him before we meet him.)

We are slowly starting to get Spike's room ready. Earlier this year, we painted the room so that we would be ready when we needed it. I made some room in my closet so that Joel could put his clothes back in there with mine. (Up until now, he used the spare room closet.) We put in closet organizers and put in all of the items/clothes that we already have. Between things that I bought, my mom bought and hand-me-downs, I think that the kid will be good on clothes for quite a while!! We also purchased the dresser for the room. I was lucky to find great deals in Art Van's clearance center. My parents bought the crib for us, but it is currently sitting at their house. We plan to bring it over as we get closer to June.

Next up....parenting class and baby CPR class!! Yippee!!!