Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

We have now passed the 32 week mark and are quickly approaching Baby Rude's arrival. We have an ultrasound this afternoon to take measurements of his growth and progress. At our 20 week ultrasound, he was measuring about 12 days ahead of his initial due date so we made an adjustment at that point. Now our doc wants to get another evaluation so we can have a more concrete idea about when we should expect him. I will share those results when we get them...

Here we are in the nursery:



In other baby news, David and I spent a romantic Valentine's Day attending a 6-hour Birth Preparation class. I was expecting a lot of cheesy awkwardness but it actually turned out to be quite enjoyable and informative. We got to learn about our birthing options and watched several delivery videos. I'm glad I wasn't the only one sheepishly wiping my eyes after watching those emotional moments when families welcomed a little miracle into their lives. Several of the other ladies had to get kleenex and I think I caught David nonchalantly rubbing his cheeks. In our class, we also learned techniques to cope with labor pains, the roles of the labor support person, and all the nitty gritty details about bringing a baby into the world. Next week we'll learn about breastfeeding and caring for a newborn. I'm glad we got all the blood and needles business over with - bring on the baby dolls!