While Kate's belly continues to grow so does the to-do list of things to finish before our sweet baby boy's arrival! The nursery now has the completed changing table in it, and Jon has begun working on the crib. Since the baby will be in a bassinet in our bedroom initially the crib doesn't need to be done quite yet, but it would be nice for Jon not to have to work on it after the baby is born. You can see in the picture that Kate has hung the curtain in the nursery (no more flowery prints!) We will update with nursery pictures soon as things look a little more together. We are waiting on our baby showers too (in a couple weeks), and hopefully after those we can get ourselves organized and feel a little more prepared. We had our childbirth class all day yesterday at the hospital, so that was an interesting experience for both of us. While Kate knew most of the information from nursing school (even watched some of the same videos!) reality is starting to hit that childbirth is going to happen soon! Jon was a little overwhelmed with all of the information, but he was a great partner in the exercises and breathing/relaxation techniques we practiced.
This week we had another appointment with our OB and she isn't quite sure that baby boy has flipped into the head down position yet. We'll have an ultrasound in a few weeks to make sure he's figured out which way he needs to go! Kate also started feeling him have hiccups this week - and feels terrible that she can't do anything for him!
We are looking forward to a wonderful visit from Kate's mom and sister, Bethany in a couple weeks for the shower weekend. We are certainly praying our baby boy stays put until October, but Kate can't help but think it would be fun if Mom and Bethany were here when he comes!
