Daddy Do's and Dont's

Well this whole experience has certainly been a learning experience.  I thought I knew that no matter what Jenny is right, however little did I know that Jenny is always right even when she says she is not!  It can be entirely confusing knowing how to respond when every answer has a predetermined path to failure.

With all of that said our pregnancy has been extremely smooth and a blast.  Each week brings us new news about our little boy and with him now practicing karate inside of Jenny's ever expanding belly we can get a feel for how feisty he will be. 

Working on the nursery has really opened my eyes to how close we are to expanding our family.  This opportunity has been a long time coming and Jenny and I are very aware of how our life will change (well at least we think!).  This is all very exciting and I really can not wait until Reed can come home with us.

Jason

Winter Break

I know it's been a while (I'm sorry Aunt Amy).  I actually have some time to sit and write.  Having a class full of 26 six year olds isn't always the easiest job.  This year so far I've already had two kids throw up on me and I had to wear jeans with throw up on them for the remainder of the day.  Oh the joys of first grade:) 



24 weeks



 Let's talk a little bit about our pregnancy... We are 24 weeks along and so far I absolutely enjoy being pregnant.  He moves around constantly and it is such an awesome reminder throughout my day that my little guy is in my belly.  When I lay in bed at night is when he gets really active.  Jason has been talking to the belly at night so I think the baby loves his daddy's voice.  I still eat whatever I feel like eating, although our nurse practitioner just praises vegetables.  I try to eat vegetables when I can, but when I get a craving there is no stopping it.  I can now finish my plate faster than Jason.  The pounds just keep adding up but according to the weight gain chart I am exactly where I need to be so the nurse can't yell at me too bad.  Our big news is that we have finally decided on a name...Reed!  Now we can refer to him in first person rather than he or it. 



My mother standing in the snow

 

This past week we have been very busy working on the nursery and visiting with family.  I drove to Flagstaff with my mother and spent the week with her.  Then Jason joined us on Christmas Eve in Flagstaff.  We had the perfect snow storm, just enough to have fun in but not get stuck.  Our dog Roxy just loves the snow, she rolled in it for hours. 

On Christmas morning Jason and I headed to Parker, Arizona to visit with his family.  Parker had beautiful weather and Jason's aunt Amy lives right on the river.  Of course our dog was in the water within 0.000001 of a second.  We ate steak and crab legs and watched Jason and his dad entertain us with fireworks.  We came home from Parker the day after Christmas and got right to work on the nursery. 



Jason, Dad and Diego in Parker



Roxy jumping (being thrown) into river





4 Wheelin' in the Polaris!



My mother bought us a nice crib and a glider for our darling little boy.  While I was away for the week Jason painted the baby's nursery (trust me...it was hard to be away for that).  He really did a great job!  We put together all the furniture in about 7 hours and decided on what looked best.  Now that we have a room with furniture, it seems to be getting closer.  Today, my wonderful friend Jamie, came over to work on a mural for the nursery.  She is an amazing artist, but I'm not going to show off her work until the mural is complete.  



Jason's paint job, baby blue with chocolate



For Christmas Jason's father and step-mom got us an awesome new camera.  From here on out I will be updating my blog with more pictures of the nursery and the belly.  We get another ultrasound in 4 weeks.  That will be the 3D ultrasound.  Can't wait!   

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  I still have about a week left, but I will be spending tomorrow in my classroom getting ready for next week.  Go team first grade!