Tools of the Trade Baby Shower

Monday night was a very fun time at the Stovalls with our Monday Night Bible Study Group. Thank you Stovalls for hosting us all for dinner for Tools of the Trade Baby Shower!! Kari did a wonderful job organizing some games for us all and found some pretty creative baby food flavors. I think Andy now has the tools to be ready for fatherhood (including the center of the diaper cake)!

Just three weeks to go until our due date and we are so grateful for the generosity of family and friends.

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Valentine's Day Baby Shower

What a perfect Valentine's Weekend to spend time with family and friends. It was a wonderful baby shower! Thank you Aunt Jody for putting together such a fantastic baby shower.

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Week 33

The time is sure flying by with just about 7 weeks to go! My doctor's appointment on Monday went very well. The baby's heart rate is 144 and everything is right on track. The baby is about 17 1/2 inches long and weighs around 4 1/2 lbs and moving like a little acrobat! The next doctor's appointment will be on February 5th and then after that I'll go just about every week.
Enjoy all the snow!!

A Weekend Filled with Birthday Wishes

It was a wonderful weekend full of birthday celebrations! For Grandmother's 91st birthday, we celebrated on her actual birthday on Friday, January 23rd at our family's favorite Hollyhock Hill.

It was a very fun early birthday celebration for Andy's 30th Birthday at Scotty's Brewhouse on Saturday night. Andy's family surprised him and joined us in the celebration! It was a busy night in downtown Indianapolis!

Andy’S 30th 97 2003

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Preparing for Baby T at 31 Weeks

Time sure is flying with the pregnancy with just about 9 weeks to go until our due date! Winter break was fabulous, and we are now on our way with preparations for the baby. This past weekend, we took a childbirth class all day on Saturday, toured one of the hospitals we're considering having the baby, and begun work on the nursery. My belly is getting a little bigger it feels like by the day! One of the wonderful things about being pregnant during the winter is having a little built-in heater.

Happy 2009!

As we ring in the new year, we can't help but be overjoyed with the excitement that lies ahead for our us in 2009 with our due date just 11 weeks away. It is very evident by my expanding waistline :-)

The baby's movements are more defined and I (and Andy too!) can really feel that baby moving. Doctor's appointments are now every two weeks and this month, Andy and I will take our childbirth class and decide at which hospital to deliver.

Our Ohio Christmas was wonderful and on the car ride up to Sylvania, we decided on a front runner girl's name to add to our boy's name front runner.

25 1/2 Week Doctor's Appointment

This month's quick doctor's appointment went very well and Baby Tree is growing strong. We heard baby's heartbeat (150 beats/minutes) and everything with Mom is good as well. Dr. Gallagher also began measuring the fundal height, which is right on target (26 cm).
Next appointment: Monday, December 22nd (this also marks the start of the 3rd trimester!)