7 months pregnant

Exactly two months to go until my due date. I just snapped a little self portrait so if anyone actually reads this blog they can see my little basketball sized bump.


I feel pretty darn huge and its weird to think that my belly is going to get a lot BIGGER over the next couple of months. Things are a lot better than they were a month ago. Dominic is out of his cast and actually walking around pretty well now. The baby is still moving around a ton. I can usually feel what body part of his is trying to break through my skin. I usually feel his hiccups at least once a day now too, usually in the evenings. The nesting phase has hit full force. I feel the need to fill every waking moment with cleaning, cooking or some sort of craft project. I painted his room a few weeks back. Its a sage green, the same color as our room. I'm working on constructing a big tree out of foam board to put in the corner. We'll see how that little project works out. We have a name picked out!!! I'm not advertising it until he's born though. Most people feel the need to comment on a name, either positive or negative, before the baby is born and once we've made up our mind, I don't want to hear anyone try to convince us to change it.

Long story short, I'm feeling pretty well and am really looking forward to meeting this little guy!

3D Ultrasound pics of Baby Boy Allori

I had a 3D ultrasound yesterday. I was 29w 3d along. The little guy cooperated very well and we got some great shots. I actually think he looks quite a bit like Violet when she was born. It was such an amazing thing getting to see the little guy move around. They gave me a bunch of pictures and a DVD recording of the whole thing. Sometimes he buried his head against my uterus and we couldn't see his face so the tech had me cough to get him to move and it looked like he was bouncing off a trampoline but it didn't seem to bother him. What got him smiling was when I rubbed his little toosh.

This is a picture of his left forearm and hand over the left part of his face.

He gave us a little smile. This must have been right after I ate a Hershey's kiss hoping the sugar would get him moving. He must already have my sweet tooth.

We caught him yawning.


Snoozing away...


Another smile...

This one looks like Violet when she slept as a newborn.

Here are a couple of Violet when she was first born for comparison. The picture of her face in the first one isn't very big but its the closest one I have to her little brother's picture.



Another cute picture of the little guy's face.
I love this picture. Can you see the snail? If you can, then you're looking at the profile of the little guy's unit. Swollen or well endowed? Time will tell.

Nathanael's latest injury - don't look if you have a weak stomach

Check out Nathanael's souvenir from summer camp. Of all the activities available, he chose mountain biking as his main activity. He had a great time at camp even though he left the skin on his left forearm there. It would probably be a good idea for him to wear some protective clothing, like long sleeves, next time. This is the worst of his injuries but he's covered in scabs from all the falls, plus a fair amount of mosquito bites.

This happened 5 days ago and its still raw, there's puss oozing out, and its bleeding a little bit. We're going to the doctor tomorrow morning to get it checked out. He leaves for DC early Thursday morning.

Violet pictures - 19 months old

I got her to smile for the camera despite the fact that she's sick and feeling pretty miserable. I just say "show me your teeth" and I get a smile in return.

...and without the hairclip. This is what she looks like everytime she wakes up.