Doctor's Visit #4 - October 25, 2009

Happy daylight savings time everyone!

I hope some of you got to enjoy an extra hour of sleep this morning. Unfortunately Kiesel and my bladder are still on the old time….so here we are this morning.

We had a regular check up with the doctor and everything is in tip top shape. The baby’s heart rate is clocking in at 153 beats a minute, which is right on target. This time it sounded like he was having a party in there; the beats almost sounded like club music. I can feel him move pretty regularly now. Sometimes in the mid-afternoon it feels like he might be having a party in there, or practicing for his debut in the 100 meter butterfly.

We learned that our baby boy is weighing in around the weight of a can of coke and is likely to be around 12 inches or more long.

Everything is good with Lance and I as well. I’m starting to “expand” and it’s getting obvious to most people that I’m pregnant, (no Shaney, it is not time to send the tarp just yet). Some of my energy has come back as well, so we are working on getting ready for our new arrival. We’ve been able to knock one big thing off our list, which was to get Lance a truck that would have room for a car seat. Lance picked up his 2009 Chevy Silverado extended cab (that’s right, the 4 door job) earlier this week. It seems like he’s been on the road for work ever since, so he’s getting fast acquainted and seems pleased with the new purchase.

We still have many things to do, but slowly and surely we are working the list.

Oh, and before I forget, no we do not have a name picked out. We each independently developed a list of first names and compared them at dinner a week or so ago. To our surprise we didn’t have one single name the same on our lists. We think we have the short list though, so we are on the right path. We aren’t sharing names at this time, but we’ll keep you posted once we make a decision.