Life is Weird, but Birth is Normal!

This saying was on the sticker we were given at our first Labor & Delivery class at WakeMed hospital Monday night! And to be perfectly honest, I have to agree that Life can be strange, but it's very comforting to know that our Heavenly Father has created our bodies so uniquely and perfectly that being able to delivery this little miracle inside me is perfectly normal!

Chris and I attended our first class on Monday evening and will go every Monday until December 15th - and even then I still won't be ready!!! LOL! We are in class with 7 other couples and it is very neat to hear other couples' views and opinions. I am excited about the classes and so thankful that it is available to us.

There is such a wide range of "normal" according to how our labor and delivery will happen - and I am so glad that God already knows how it will happen and His plan is Perfect!

Baby Brian at 28 weeks

The ultrasound technician assured us that we were still having a little boy!!! It's a good thing since the nursery is already painted!!

Baby Brian is doing VERY well! He weighs 2 1/2 lbs and all his measurements are "perfect" according to the doctor! He has a good strong heartbeat and a good strong KICK as well!

Enjoy the pictures!

Brian's profile at 28 weeks
(Head on right, Shoulder on left - nose and lips in middle!)

Kicking a lot harder!

Baby Brian continues to move around and kick Mommy daily! But this morning, Daddy got to feel him kick!!!

Daddy had his hand in just the right spot on Mommy's belly this morning when Brian started moving around and kicking! Daddy asked, "What was that?" and Mommy asked him if he felt that and when he said, "Yes!" she told him it was Brian kicking! Daddy actually felt it a couple of times before Brian settled down.

It was so exciting for Daddy to be able to feel Brian move around! We are so grateful that Baby Brian is doing well and growing bigger every day!

Sick, Sick, Sick

Sorry we haven't updated the blog in so long! Mommy got sick with a really bad cold and started having a lot of problems with her back and leg again! Thankfully, the cold is almost completely gone and we are working on the back pain!

Then Daddy got Mommy's cold! YUCK! Now Daddy's all stopped-up and congested! Hopefully he'll feel better soon!

So, Mommy's just added several new things to the blog below! And next week hopefully we'll have more pictures of little Brian - we have an ultrasound on Monday!!

Pictures of the Painted Nursery!

The paint is on the walls in the nursery!! Thanks Aunt Amy for picking out such great colors for Brian's room and laying out the stripes! Mommy and Daddy really like it!

Daddy did about have a heart-attack when the light blue was being painted on the walls because when the color was wet it really looked like "Carolina Blue"! That didn't go over well with Daddy! But thankfully the color dried darker and it doesn't look like Carolina Blue!

Nursery Painting Party!

Without the help of Grandma Terry, Grandpa Richard, Joe, Brian & Marisa, we could not have completed installing the ceiling fans (in the nursery and guest room) and painting the nursery last weekend! We had some amazing help and it looks wonderful!

Thanks to all of you for your help!

Nursery Cabinets

Grandma Terry helped Mommy find these decals at Stone's School Supply! They are perfect!