mason's mommy is old!

mason's mommy may be old, but the good news (for me) is that his daddy is old too! kammy turned 30 this weekend and contrary to the popular belief that fun and pregnancy don't go together, we managed to find a few ways to kick up our heels... sort of... if dinner at luby's and a night at the local bingo hall fit into your definition of a "wild weekend". as for me, i'll take what i can get! the best part about the whole night (outside of all the laughs we shared with friends) was that i actually won!! if only brad had a camera to capture the "oh my goodness, BINGO!!" expression/shout that came out of my mouth!

we also had the chance to catch up with my best friend from high school and her husband and daughter as well as my mom, dad, and sister. let's just say that mason is quite a fan of crawfish -- he's had it 3 weekends in a row!

the pregnancy is going well and there's really no "new" news to report except that the belly is on a weekly growth plan and mason is as active as ever (brad even got to see & feel him moving around!) of course, all of this seemingly mundane stuff is still very exciting for us...

we're looking forward to a slower-paced weekend this week before heading to see mason's louisiana grandparents for the memorial day holiday. have a great week!

party at my crib

so it's not quite mtv cribs, but mason now has a bed to lay his head -- well, almost. we bought the crib and a dresser for him and in 8-12 short weeks (ha!) it should be delivered. funny how they plan all that -- you order the furniture when you feel good and can still move around, and then you wait three months until you're exhausted and huge and then you get to put the room together... makes perfect sense! oh well, i guess that just means that brad will have a supervisor when it all arrives! (he loves it when people tell him what to do...)

we're still on the hunt for a chair after an unfortunate run-in with a less-than-brilliant salesperson who gave us lots of inaccurate information, but we're hopeful we'll find the perfect fit for mason's room soon.

outside of these room developments, we're just hanging out watching my belly grow! brad felt mason kick for the first time this week. i've felt quite a bit more of mason's gymnastics lately, but being able to see little movements on the outside is definitely a new thing. for those of you who have already experienced this, you know how cool it is to see and feel the little one inside you moving around.

we go in for our next doctor's appointment this friday to check in on him and see how much i've/he's grown in the last month... always a fun experience, especially considering that the first stop is the scale. i've decided that i'll just start standing on it backwards to avoid witnessing the inevitable climb in the numbers! have a great week!

mason's on the way

ok so before we begin this post let me point out first that there will be no kammy to proof read anything so i don't want to hear anything about my gramatical or punctual mistakes. so with that being said - everyone needs to learn to listen to brad when he says that the babys going to be a BOY!!!! yep, the ultra sound lady said she was 100% sure it was a boy and from the looks of the picture we have i would have to agree that it is definately a boy. today was pretty cool, except for the fact that kammy had to down 2 bottles of water and then on top of that have mason kicking her bladder which made things worse! during the ultra sound we got to see every feature of mason - feet, hands, arms, legs, sausage!!! sorry kammy i couldn't resist, this is what happens when you go out of town and i get to do the blog. everything look perfect from what we could see - his little heart was beating at 142 beats a minute and we actually saw him move his eyes and swallow as well as kick like crazy and stretch once momma went to the bathroom. so now that we know it is a boy, kammy is off to canton for another shop-a-thon adn this time she went with the check book. that is scary to me which means she will actually be balancing it while there to make sure we don't overdraw! i might need to pick up a third job so if anyone needs their yard mowed i have a new mower and all and will give you a good price. well i have attaced several pictures and they are pretty self explanitory when you see them. hope you enjoy our little man!


little arm



looking down on the head




the package

strollers, car seats, and cribs, oh my!

can you say overload? this weekend brad and i decided to do a little investigating of baby items that we will soon be purchasing... after 2 hours in the baby furniture store and another hour in babies 'r us, we are ready to curl up on the couch and hide for a while. who knew there were so many choices and so many dollars just waiting to be spent??!! looks like brad will be working a few extra baseball games to help fund all these new-found necessities (he's thrilled and worked 4 games today alone).

we found a crib that we love, we just need to measure the room to make sure it will all fit & brad found the world's largest beanbag that we will definitely NOT be purchasing. (he could fully stretch out on this thing and still not touch any of the edges -- apparently that's a very cool feature to guys, not so much for me.) our only purchase of the day was a box of diapers -- we figured we should get a head start on that since the word in the nursery is that babies go through about 10 of them a day. holy poop!

in development news our little munchkin weighs a whopping 7 ounces and is 5 1/2 inches long. it won't be long before mommy runs out of room in her belly and we start to see some major growth. say your prayers that the baby cooperates on thursday and we know for sure if it's a boy or girl -- i don't think we can wait any longer to find out! check in on thursday for the big reveal!

we have a wiggler...

we checked in on baby m today at our doctor's appointment and all is going well. turns out the baby already has a sense of humor like brad's and likes to wiggle around just when you're trying to get him to be still! as the nurse was checking the baby's heartbeat, baby m decided to play chase inside mommy -- moving from one side to the other before we were finally able to hear the steady "whoosh-whoosh" we've grown to love. baby m's heart was kicking it at 146 beats per minute, well within the normal range.

the chase for the heartbeat wasn't that much of a surprise to mommy as she has been feeling the flutterings of baby m for a few days now. baby m apparently prefers the nightlife as just as kammy is ready to go to sleep, the baby kicks into high gear. at this point it just feels like tickling from the inside, so it's not too distracting. baby m's grammy has warned that this will soon turn into more persistent kicks and what feels like the baby gnawing on my ribcage... time will tell!

in other news, if baby m cooperates, it will soon have a name! we are scheduled for our "anatomy screen" ultrasound next week. they'll do lots of measurements to make sure baby m is developing on schedule... with the added bonus of finding out if baby m is a girl or a boy! if you haven't cast your vote yet, time is running out! we'll post the news once it is confirmed... stay tuned!

hello elastic-waist pants...

it's official - nothing fits me anymore. while it is such a miracle for a little person to be growing inside me, i must admit it is a bit of a blow to the self-esteem for the clothes that once fit so well to not even come close to buttoning. so, after stuffing myself in my clothes and suffering miserably for about a week, i took the plunge and bought the elastic-waist pants. and boy are they wonderful! fashionable, not so much; but comfortable, oh yes!

so the story goes... the good news is that the all-day sickness has all but gone away, just leaving behind a touch of nausea in the morning (but huge improvement from the first trimester!) we've decided that baby m is not a morning person -- the baby hates when mommy gets up to an alarm clock!

as for baby m's progress, here's what we can expect this week... at 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, baby m is about the size of an avocado. in the next three weeks, the baby will go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling his/her weight and adding inches to her/his length. baby m's lower limbs are much more developed now. the baby's head is more erect than it has been, and her/his eyes have moved toward the front of her head. some of baby m's more advanced body systems are working, including his/her circulatory system and urinary tract. baby m's heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her/his total blood volume through the body many times.

and the beat goes on...

we had our latest dr.'s appointment on thursday and got to hear baby m's heartbeat again (still a very cool experience), and this time we even recorded it! click on the white box to the left to hear it yourself, not real sure what the last 5 seconds of sound is unless aliens impregnated kammy! the baby's ticker currently beats around 156 beats per minute (well within the normal range of 120-160). everything else is looking good - kammy's weight gain is normal (a whopping 2 pounds in 4 weeks, for a total of 6 pounds). the morning sickness should be on its way out (no pun intended) with energy boosts just around the bend. we also only have 5 more weeks until we know if baby m is a boy or girl!

as for baby m's development, here's what we can expect this week: baby m can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! thanks to brain impulses, the baby's facial muscles are getting a workout as his/her tiny features form one expression after another. baby m is also stretching out. from head to bottom, s/he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and s/he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. baby m's body is growing faster than his/her head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. by the end of this week, his/her arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his/her body.

in other news, brad made it back in one piece from his umpire training in atlanta. while he was gone, kammy's sister kasey surprised her with guitar hero for xbox 360 (the coolest game ever!) kammy also just returned from her trip to jackson to meet the newest member of the childs family - baby cole. she had lots of time to visit with her friend jennifer and hug on the new baby and his big sister kelby. she has just enough time to unpack the suitcase before loading it up again for a work trip to ohio and louisiana. pray for no morning sickness (and pants that still fit) on this whirlwind trip.