32 weeks

Yesterday was my 32 week appointment and things are moving along great! I'm right on track with everything, baby's heartbeat is strong. I love listening to it each time I go. And baby had decided to wedge itself sideways yesterday, which makes my belly look big. Its quite funny.

The baby's room is slowing coming along. Furniture is put together and in place, however thats about as far as we've gotten. Still plenty of time left to get it all done.....and I know pieces of it are coming in April with my family..... :)

Things here are definately keeping Brett and I busy. Brett is still in training (I'm not sure it ever ends...lol) but he is loving the job. He's writing a lot of tickets and learning new aspects of the job daily. He's really found his passion in life.

Work for me is heading into the busy season. Recreation programs are more eventful in the warmer months. Currently I'm preparing for the 33rd Annual Arts Festival in April and 80s and over month in May. And to top it all off my department is undergoing some "changes", not sure what they all are yet, but we shall see as they unfold.

However all of my senior participants are continually asking me when I'm due, and what the baby is. I think I've answered those questions at least 50 times the past two days. I'm going to make a sign and attach it to my belly so I can quit answering the same question over and over again.

And I've discovered why pregnant women are so sensitive about their weight and how they look..... Because there are many people who seem to think its ok to tell a pregnant woman that she is gaining weight or getting big! I was shocked to hear that yesterday....to which my response was the baby is gaining weight :) A more appropriate statement would be your belly looks cute. People amaze me every day.... I just bite my tongue when appropriate.

Here is another fun pic.....

This is my best friend Kim and I at the beginning of March. Kim is due in July with her second, a baby boy! Only 8 weeks apart! Its fun having someone to share pregnancy with, someone who is actually going through the same things as you. I'm sure our babies will be close friends with lots of play dates!

Brett and I have our birthing class this weekend, so hopefully we learn something and are prepared for the big day! Its coming up soon!!! 8 weeks till due date or 58 days....not that I'm counting! :) Can't wait to meet baby!!!!!!

Love,
Brett and Rachel

Utrasound :)

Thursday was our last ultrasound. We had a lot of fun watching baby kick, yawn, wiggle and just enjoy its little world. Brett became very curious to know how the ultrasound machine worked, so he started asking a ton of questions. Finally the technician told him he needed to go to college! Hahahahaha! We got a good laugh out of that one. She was teasing and answered what she could. Brett always keeps me on my toes :)

Here is baby!!! (Sorry its so blurry....we forgot to bring a cd for pictures so its a picture of the picture).

Baby weighs about 3lbs 3 oz and dr says baby is about 16 inches long. Cute little baby!!! We can't wait to meet baby, he/she will be here in approximately 11 weeks. Can't wait! Baby is healthy and right on track with its growth.

Yesterday, Brett and I attended a Storm Spotter Training class hosted by the National Weather Service. We had a lot of fun learning about how storms form, what to look for and all sorts of other details. So we are officially storm spotters, not to be confused with storm chasers.....however I think we would both have more fun chasing. Storm season is right around the corner!

Hope you all enjoy the week ahead!!!
Love,
Brett & Rachel

82 days left

Baby Update:


We have our final ultrasound Thursday. We're looking forward to seeing baby kick and move. Baby is enjoying moving. I've read that baby has set sleep and awake cycles, and its actually easy to tell that it does. And baby is still very nice about kicking. It doesn't hurt and it never kicks my insides, it always kicks out. (Knock on wood that that might change :) ) But baby is doing good.

The "baby" room is still non-existant. We haven't had the time to work on it. However we do have the crib and dresser/changing table. Thank you to Aunt Sarah and Uncle Paul!!!! Pictures to come once its put together. Both are very simple, color is coffee and are perfect.

My sisters tried really hard last weekend to figure out sex the baby is. Good attempt, but it failed. It was fun looking at baby clothes of all types!!! We did get a cute little onesie that says 'I (Heart) Daddy'. Soooo cute!
 
Reminder again: Baby Shower is Saturday April 24 at 12:30pm. Lunch will be served. The shower is being hosted by Kim (THANK YOU!!!! and thanks for putting up with me!) Invitations will go out sometime in March. We are registered at Babies R Us & Target, but gifts are not needed. We just want to see everyone and hang out before the baby is here.
 
Everything else is going good. Brett is on his final week of nights! He switches to evening shift on Sunday, which means only 6 weeks left of training! Its gone by alot faster than we thought it would. And work for me is the same. My seniors are starting to find out about the pregnancy (I can't hide it anymore) so I'm starting to deal with that.
 
And my note of the day......I am not comfortable with anyone and everyone asking to see my belly and/or touching my belly. It makes me extremely uncomfortable and I will probably get an attitude with you. (my apologies in advanced). Its my body and please respect my "personal bubble".
 
Pictures to come later this week after the ultrasound! :) Can't wait till Thursday!!!
 
Love,
Brett & Rachel

Happy Birthday Adyson

Yesterday, was our neice's 2nd birthday :) So we drove down to Clint and Courtney's to celebrate with presents and cupcakes! It was a great little party with family and friends. Adyson wore this cute tutu that was fluffiest tutu I've ever seen!

The birthday girl

She gots lots of presents. It was funny to watch her open them. The toys she wanted to play with and the clothes she just threw at mom. Hahahaha too funny. Then she got new shoes, and as a normal female she wanted to put them on. Well two pairs are these squeaker shoes that squeak with every step. She couldn't figure it out at first, but then she fell in love with them. Then she got a pair of tennis shoes so she tried them on and stood up, stomped her foot and nothing. They didn't squeak. It was the funniest thing.

Oh and don't worry.....luckily I was sitting next to the grandma that bought those and we've already discussed how my child can not have those. (Good thing the squeaker can be removed!)

Brett and I enjoyed seeing all the family. Although Brett was tired (he's still working nights) and I am dealing with allergies that have put me in a fog, we had a great time.

Happy Birthday Adyson!

2/3rds cooked!

Third tri-mester starts this weekend which means we're 2/3rds cooked. Baby is doing great. It has discovered how to stretch and enjoys attempting to crawl through my stomach to get out. Its cute, but rather annoying. We are already starting to have little talks about how mom doesn't like that. Brett even helps reprimand too. Our checkup last week went smoothly. The glucose screen came back normal, so we'll see the doctor in 4 weeks for our 30 week checkup.

Baby did receive its first baby gift in the mail yesterday from "aunt" Megan and soon-to-be "uncle" Matt. Thank you both and hope to see you super super soon!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo

Baby still has not revealed its sex. And is NOT going to until birth. And honestly I'm starting to get sick of people asking. Brett puts up with it better than I do. But I'm to the point that if you ask me again, I'm not going to tell you when the baby is born. If its a shopping thing, its still possible to shop without knowing. There are plenty of things baby needs that are not color specific (check the registry if you can't find something). If its just a nosy thing, get over it. (sorry if I'm mean but I'm sick of everyone asking. Its not your decision, so respect our decision).

Brett has switched to night shift. He just finished his second week last night. Two more weeks on nights and then he goes to evenings for 4 weeks. Training is never ending. He is loving nights and is learning alot. He got his first DUI over the weekend and was super excited about it. He has wednesday and thursday nights off, and sleeps through the day. So if you need him, the best time to get ahold of him is from 6-9pm.

I'm just working and keeping myself busy. I'm headed to Texas this weekend with Katie to see Sarah and Paul and we are pumped! Friday afternoon can't come soon enough. And I'm looking forward to the baby shower weekend because my Mom, Dad and Rebecca will be here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 65 days!!!!!!!!! Sarah is also coming up that weekend so it'll be a crazy weekend with all the Janway's :)

Baby shower is Saturday April 24 at 1pm. I know it conflicts with a couple of people, we did our best at planning it around what we knew was occuring. So mark your calendars! Everyone is welcome to come, just let me know so I can get you the info.

Well enjoy the rest of your week! Hope to see you all sometime when schedules allow!
Love, Brett & Rachel

24 weeks

We're already at 24 weeks! The time has flown by and pretty soon Brett and I will have a cute little one to bring home. We are both starting to get excited and are looking forward to putting the baby's room together in the next month.

Here is the little one from December...

Boy or girl....we don't know! Only 16 more weeks and we'll find out! Either way its a healthy little baby. It kicks all the time. Its an odd feeling for us to experience but its fun. Yesterday it decided to stick either its head or its butt to one side of my stomach. We both thought it felt like a little alien. All new experiences which we are enjoying each and every day.

With the growing baby inside me the baby bump is slowly showing. I was hoping to hide it a little longer but am embracing its appearance.

There's a baby in there!!!

We've picked out our baby bedding and everyone keeps asking what it looks like. Sooooo...........here it is!!!

Super stinkin cute little animals!!!

Its called Jungle Friends (from Target) and we LOVE it!!! Fun for either boy or girl and the colors are very soothing. And its the only one we could agree on. Who knew we were both so opinionated :) 

We've got 16 more weeks to go and are excited for whats to come! We'll keep you updated as things progress.

Love, Brett & Rachel

New to the blog world

So I've decided to start a blog. With a little one on the way, I figured this would be the easiest way to keep family near and far updated as we don't live near too many.
We'll see how it goes!