Baby Maxson

Today is such a special day for me. It's the day I got to see our baby ... we had our 16 week ultrasound this morning. Our baby was moving all over so it took awhile to get some good photos. Apparently Baby Maxson is growing faster along than expected. It's charting 17 weeks and a couple days. Already baby is 6.7 inches long and 6 ounces. I've been going by the veggie/fruit size chart that I get sent to me from The Bump, but instead of being the size of an avocado (in length), our baby is the length of a cantalope! The heartbeat was 147, which I guess is good.

I got emotional when I saw our baby sucking its thumb.



And then just was so happy to see him/her happy and moving around.

Here are some more photos:



I love this one because of its little arm tucked behind its head ... like he/she is lounging.







I guess we'll have another ultrasound at 26 weeks. Oh, and we're back to two progesterone shots a week.

Yesterday we made our usual trip to Lincoln for an adjustment from Stan and we were able to go to dinner with Stan and Brent afterwards. I always love spending time with my brothers and I love to see them laughing with Jason. I don't say much when the four of us are together because they're always doing all the talking!

This last Saturday I was able to go to Lincoln while Jason worked. I hung out with Alicen and my dad and the twins. Alicen, David and the twins are moving into a new house so they're living with mom and dad for a little over a month until they can move in. So we played in the kiddie pool and the sprinkler. The twins were so cute.

Family time

This last weekend we had a lot of family time with Jason's parents and nephew. It was great! They came up Friday afternoon (surprising us with Corby). Saturday morning we went to the zoo and had a great time. Unfortunately, Jason had to work, so he couldn't join us.









Corby brought three duffle bags full of guys and vehicles, which ended up being sprawled all over our living room much of the weekend. I saw it as an opportunity to get used to having kids' stuff in our house and now always having an organized house. :)

Jason's family left Sunday and we spent the rest of the day relaxing.

Yesterday we went to Lincoln for an adjustment and stopped by to see Alicen, David and the twins. They were so darn cute!





On the baby front: My belly is growing and the baby is doing well.



I'm feeling good, except for when I spent long periods of time in this heat! My appetite has returned and so has my energy. This week I started getting up at 6 a.m. and walking around our neighborhood praying the rosary for a half hour. It's been very nice.

From babycenter.com:
Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

We have our next ultrasound next Wednesday and I can't wait!!!!! The last time we saw the baby, he/she looked like a little blob. Now he/she will look more like a baby!

We still cannot believe we have been given this beautiful and amazing gift of being parents. We pray every night that we'll be the best mommy and daddy.

Our weekend

We had a pretty relaxing weekend. I initially planned to go to Lincoln to hang out with my sister, but then realized she and her family were going to a baptism out of town.

Saturday morning was a blast! I hung out with my best friends Angie and Lisa and we had our Ed day. For those of you not familiar with our crazy ritual, Ed day is when we spent some time watching recordings of the show Ed (about the bowling alley lawyer). For the last 4 or 5 years, me, Angie, Lisa and our friend Kristi, have watched the recordings and have gone on summer day or weekend Ed trips. We even each have an Ed t-shirt and Ed mug. Saturday we watched two episodes and skyped with Kristi, who is now married and living in Germany.

Here's our first group photos since she moved:



Jason worked all day Saturday, so when he got home, we went out to eat at Carraba's, which is one of our favorite Italian restaurants in Omaha. Then we came home and watched The Invention of Lying. Kinda interesting movie.

Sunday after church, we just hung out at home and watched the Nascar race. I went to the grocery store and bought lots of fruits and veggies, which I cut up. I made apple crisp and we had BBQ turkey joes with cucumber salad (I made) for dinner. Yummy!