31 weeks (and 5 days)

Merry Christmas! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We spent both Christmas Eve and Christmas with friends, having a great time each night. Although he is not here yet, Baby Boy Lewallen already received a few gifts including a toy, a hooded towel and a TCU Super Frog costume from his mom & dad. Side note, the costume is for a 24 month old, so it will be at least two Halloweens/football seasons before we will see him in it!

30 week ultrasound

This morning was our 30 week ultrasound to check to growth of the baby and whether or not my placenta previa had corrected itself. Got great news on both, the placenta is now out of the way and the baby is growing just fine. In fact, we were told he is almost 4lbs, which is on the high end for his age!

Excerpt from Babycenter.com's 30 week page:

How your baby's growing:
Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.) http://www.babycenter.com/

Now when people feel the need to tell me I am too small, I will have to let them know that I am all baby and baby is a big one!

We didn't get any profile shots but we did get one of his face; check out those chubby cheeks!

29 weeks (and 5 days)

This is after the holiday party we attended this weekend. Baby and I actually lasted out past midnight! When we got home we tested out our new tripod with a pre-baby family photo in front of our really big Christmas tree. :-) I do not think Ike liked it....

28 weeks (and 4 days)

This week was a busy one. I was assigned coordinating a Holiday open house for all UPS employees in the Greater Seattle Area. With the help of a great team, we were able to pull it off in 5 day! Above is a picture of Santa and I from today's event. In addition to this party, Jimmie and I had a small one for my employees last night, tonight is a holiday dance performance for one of our friends, next week is a larger UPS party and the following Tuesday is Eddie Bauer's party. Whew...it is going to be a busy next couple of weeks for baby, Jimmie and I! Needless to say we are looking forward to a relaxing Sunday watching football and decorating the house.

27 weeks (and 2 days)

We spent Thanksgiving in Seattle this year, hosting our first turkey dinner. Cousins Sean and Nicole (Sean goes to University Oregon, Nicole is at Northern Arizona University) and our friends Toti and Matt all came over for the festivities. After dinner, Jimmie and I took Sean and Nicole downtown to show them the sights.

26 weeks (and 5 days)

Only a couple of days away from the 3rd trimester!

25 weeks (and 4 days)

This weekend we went to Boise, ID to watch the TCU Horned Frogs beat the undefeated Boise State Broncos (36 to 35). It was a real nail biter, going down to the last second where Boise State missed a field goal for the win! All the excitement helped us forget the temperature was in the 30's. Baby probably got tired off all the jumping around I was doing, but I will say that we have determined he is TCU's good luck charm (they are 3-0 in the games he has been to this season!)

In addition to the Boise trip, Jimmie and I also started childbirth preparation class this week. We are 1 class down with 5 more weeks to go. After we knock out this course we will still plan to take infant CPR and safety sometime in January.

Shopping Spree

While I was in California, my mom and I stopped by the Carters outlet. We bought some absolutely adorable sleepers, so baby can be all warm and snugly for his first 3 months. These are my favorites, with the winner being the cuddly teddy bear! It makes me smile every time I see it!

24 weeks (and 4 days)

This weekend Jimmie and I went to San Diego for my Grandfather's memorial service. He lived life to its fullest for 91 years. The picture above is of his 6 grandchildren.

23 weeks (and 4 days)

This weekend Jimmie and I drove down to Eugene, OR to visit my cousin Sean. Sean just started this fall at the University of Oregon. This picture was taken in front of the John E. Jaqua Center Academic Center for Student-Athletes.

22 weeks (and 4 days)

Lazy football/baseball Saturday in what will be the nursery...

Go Rangers!

Baby Travels

Hello!

We are going to try to be better about taking pictures and recording stories through our remaining adventure to parenthood. So here is to an informative and fun 18 weeks!

Basic Info: Baby Boy Lewallen is due February 21, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

Mom: Cara

Dad: Jimmie

Cat: Ike