Drumroll please!

We have settled on a name (finally!), so without further ado- Sidney Robert Dawson (Sid for short) will be making his big entrance early this fall!

22 Weeks

How your baby's growing:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

Chaos, Confusion, Destruction. My job here is done. Kinda...

This weekend we started working on the nursery. Still piled with junk for the upcoming yard sale, but it's coming along. Here's the before pics-





And here is a progress pic.



And another.



The wood floors underneath are in fairly good shape, but in need of some work. Hopefully this coming weekend I'll be able to get the junk out of there and get some furniture moved out. But only after I finish my favorite job, pulling carpet staples.

22 weeks (sorry for the blur)

Another Countdown Ticker

I posted one of these a while back, but I noticed it gets buried pretty easily. So I made it to where it will always be on the front page, but down at the bottom. So when this one gets buried too, you'll know where to look:)

21 Weeks

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.

FINALLY settled on a nursery

Again, I'm drawing my inspiration from OhDeeDoh.com. Since finding out we had a little dude on the way, I thought maybe something a little more boyish would be appropriate. I think this one grabbed my attention because I like the usage of color for the theme, rather than matchy-matchy furniture and bedding sets. And Dad is happy to see some 'manly' things incorporated;)