Eric's Off to Panama!

Eric is headed to Panama! Late Sunday night 4/23, Eric will
be joining 2 pastors on a short trip. I'm not entirely sure of
the purpose or goals for this particular trip, other than to seek
the Lord's will for this country. Please keep the three of them
in your prayers! We will of course post photos and updates after
he returns!

Here We Grow Again!

30 Weeks

Double Baby Shower

Eric and I were so blessed to share a day of celebration with my brother Chad, and his wife Mindy, who are also expecting! Our family threw a fantastic double baby shower and it was a wonderful day! Baby Davis and Baby Tharaldson will meet this summer!

The Baby's Corner

We've turned a portion of our bedroom into "The Baby's Corner". Just wanted to share the pics with you!

WASHINGTON D.C.

I am finally getting around to updating! We took a trip to Washington DC on March 1-5. It was fantastic! Not only was the weather beautiful, but we had a great time with our friends John and Paige. We spent three days on a whirlwind tour of the major sights, Eric even got a private tour of the Pentagon (It's good having friends in high places- thanks John!) In our short time there, we were able to visit the Capital, the Whitehouse, the Archives, the Library of Congress, the Botanical Gardens, the Smithsonian, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, Mt. Vernon, the Pentagon and the coziest place in town- the Turner home.

We're Off to DC!

Okay, even though it is freezing and snowing/raining in Washington D.C., Eric and I are heading out there on Thursday! We are going to be staying with Paige, my roommate from sophomore and junior year of college, and her husband John. They are expecting their first child in May and I can't wait to reconnect with them! Stay tuned for pictures and stories!

Anna's Changing Table

I know this is extremely trivial, but I am just so excited about the changing table we ordered. I love this changing table and have been shopping around for the best price. Target sells this piece for $70 less than the company who makes it- so of course I had to get it! No more excuses.

BABY ANNA IN 3-D!!!

The pics are a little blurry, because I took a picture of my computer screen! (I'm not very technological!) We had a great visit to the Unique Ultrasound clinic. Eric, and my mom and dad, were able to watch the 15 minute session on a 6ft x 6ft screen in nice comfy chairs right next to me as the ultrasound was performed. Our DVD is just beautiful and set to wonderful music- a special treasure we will always cherrish. We were also able to see very clearly that Anna is indeed a girl! No question about it! As I am only 22 weeks along, she doesn't have cute chubby cheeks yet, weighing in at only a pound. We may have another 3d ultrasound done later to see how she has changed! But at this point, I just can't wait until June! Grow baby Grow!

Half Baked!

Belly Shot- 20 weeks

An Unexpected Surprise

Eric and I were thrilled to learn that we were having a girl. Eric has three nephews and I have two nephews... no girls so far! Our sonographer informed us that she was "confident" that our baby was a girl, but I wanted to be sure. So I searched around and found a reasonably priced ultrasound office that performs elective 3d/4d ultrasounds. I had scheduled the appointment for this past Sunday, and invited my parents to come up and participate. My folks arrived at 2:00 and we drove nearly 30 minutes to the appointment. When we arrived at the medical office, however, there was no one around! The ultrasound clinic was dark and there were no cars in the parking lot. I called the number on the postcard they had sent me, and a woman answered. I explained that I was at the office for my appointment but no one was around. She had no knowledge of me or my appointment and explained that one of the receptionists was new and had made a mistake.

I was so upset at the realization that I was not going to see Anna in 3d! And I felt bad that my parents had driven up just for the occasion. Once we returned to our house, my mom suggested we go to Babies R' Us. Eric and I have been meaning to go in and start a baby registry, but have not been able to find the time. So the four of us set off for Babies R' Us and it ended up being such a fun afternoon and such a blessing to have my mom and dad help us make decisions. My mom made suggestions about things that I had never even thought of! We were able to add items to our registry and feel confident that we were being wise in our choices... Thanks Mom!

My dad was very enthusiastic about this outing as well. He splurged on a few outfits for Anna as well as the froggy mobile that we attached to her crib. Below is a picture of Anna's "nursery" area in our bedroom. Dr. Sears, a respected obstetrician, recommends babies to sleep in the parent's room for 6 months! According to him, studies have shown that babies who sleep in the parent's room are less likely to have complications and are at a much lower risk for SIDS. Since we don't have a choice, we were glad to hear this news!

Ta Da!

Anna Grace is due on June 25th

Ultrasound Photos!

Our precious baby...

Boy or Girl???

Eric and I just walked in from our ultrasound! The sonographer said that everything looked fine and that she was able to determine the baby's sex! Unfortunately, we can't tell you yet!

My mother is very disappointed that we are not going to wait and be surprised. Thus, she wants us to reveal the baby's sex in a unique and exciting way. And until I figure out how to do that, I'm not going to reveal if the baby is Anna or Isaiah on the blog!

I will try to post the ultrasound photos on the blog soon!

A Class Vote

On Tuesday we have our big ultrasound and will hopefully be able to find out the sex of the baby! So just for fun, today at the beginning of each class period, I took a poll. I told my students our name choices, Anna Grace or Isaiah David, and let them vote on whether they thought the baby was a boy or girl. At the end of the day, the tally was:

Girl = 62 students

Boy = 97 students

The majority of my kids think it will be a boy!... But we have to wait a few more days to find out!

Baby Scare

Today I went to the OB for my 16 week appointment. The nurse practioner attempted to find the baby's heartbeat on a small, hand-held machine with a single speaker. I was disappointed that she did not bring in the sonogram machine, as I love to see the little arms and legs, but hearing the heartbeat would at least reassure me that everything was going okay. After moving the microphone thing all around my abdomen for several minutes, she declared that she couldn't hear anything. She left the room for a few minutes and my heart sank. I was terrified that something was wrong. The whole time she was out of the room, Eric was trying to comfort me but I just kept praying "Please Lord, Please Lord".

A few minutes later she brought in the sonogram machine. After a few seconds of searching, we could see the baby... much bigger than the last time! The arms and head were moving around and I could see the legs bend and then kick the side of uterus! I still can't feel it, but the NP said since it is kicking, it would probably only be a few more weeks until I could feel it. Finally she found the right position and I could see the heart beating. She had Eric stand next to the monitor and point out different features to me... the spine, head, heartbeat, arms, legs, etc. It looks so much like a real baby now. I could even see the leg bones. I am so in love with this kid and sooooooo relieved that everything is perfectly fine!

We go in for our official ultrasound in two weeks and hopefully I will be able to post some pictures. We are also considering going to a 3D ultrasound clinic to confirm the gender and get some neat images of our little one. We'll keep you posted.

New Year's Eve

Eric and I had really been looking forward to attending our church's New Year's Eve party. It started at 6:30 and went until after midnight. We got there around 7, had a great potluck dinner and for a few hours I was really enjoying myself. Eric played dodgeball and sumo wrestling and I just chatted with all the ladies. By about 9:30, however, neither of us could keep our eyes open. We had planned to stay to celebrate the New Year, but we went home, were in bed by 10 and asleep by about 10:02. I did wake up at midnight because someone near our place must have set off a firecracker or something that made a loud pop. Happy New Year! Hope yours was more exciting than ours. I did get some good pics of my wonderful husband proving his manliness (wearing red).