A week ahead of schedule

Marty and I went in for our first ultrasound appointment yesterday. It was really exciting seeing our baby. At the doctor we go to, they have the 3D ultrasound equiptment so it's neat to get a look at the baby at all angles. The baby was moving around a lot, so it was hard to get one clear picture. We also found out that the baby is measuring one week ahead of our due date. I found this a bit odd, because when we went in for my first appointment, my doctor did a quick ultrasound right in the exam room and the baby was measuring 4 days later than my prediction. We think that my doctor will change our date when she gets a chance to look at the information, or when I go see her next month.

Spaghetti

We decided to give Elizabeth spaghetti for the first time last night. This is what we ended up with...

We thought that because it would be messy, not to mess with a bib...or clothes. We were really shocked that it ended up everywhere. She went straight into the bathtub after dinner where there were noodles and chuckes of hamburger floating around. Very grose. Plus, her skin had a slight orange tint to it afterward...even after all the scrubbing. Luckily when she woke up this morning that orange glow to her was gone.

Sister's visit

My sister came to visit us a couple of weeks ago. I went with her to her 10 year H.S. reunion up in Portland. It makes me think that mine is just around the corner...next year...and that makes me feel old. Korrie has a 5 1/2 month old boy Carson that came with her. Marty and his family was kind and watched the kids while we traveled to Portland...a 3 hour drive...attended that reunion, and came home. Elizabeth was all about Carson the entire weekend. I think she just liked the fact that there was another little body around.

Carson is in Elizabeth's exersaucer and is playing with the toys too.

Elizabeth is going in for a closer look.

She is trying to snatch his pacifier.

Helping with his bath.

Oh, how we love them.

New Computer

It's been a while since we've posted and that is due to a number of reasons. We got a new computer a couple of weeks ago and are having difficulities installing the Kodak program software. I think it's because of this new vista thing that all computers now have, but that really may not be the problem. So...what I'm saying is that we don't have pictures until we can get this figured out. It doesn't hinder any posting, but everyone likes to see a picture or two on a post.

We're expecting

SO...we are making it official. I went in to see the doctor on Tuesday and I had an ultrasound done. We are having a baby! My due date is March 25th, but the doctor speculated more around the 29th. We are really super excited to have another bundle of joy.

9 month check-up

Elizabeth's 9 month check-up was yesterday and she is doing great. She weighs 19 pounds, is 28 inches long, and has a head circ. of 17 1/2 inches. She is in the 50th percentile on each measurement. The pediatrician was amazed at how much she was moving. She was crawling and climbing all over the place and picking things up. She said that she wouldn't be surprised if her vocabulary was a bit delayed, because she is focusing so much on moving around. She also told us that she expects elizabeth to be walking here within a month or 2. I'm not sure I'm ready for that one, but I also know I don't really have a choice.

New Toy

Here is Elizabeth's new toy. I found it at one of those Kid to Kid places for $8. I thought it was a bargain! It's got lots of little things on there for her to play with and it also changes from a sitting toy to a standing toy where she can push it from behind. She hasn't figured out yet how to make it go, but that will come over time.