Sunday, September 27, 2009

It's a Girl! - 19 Weeks

Baby Volk is the size of an heirloom tomato!

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Is it just me, or does it seem like these foods are decreasing in size? Is a tomato really bigger than a bell pepper? I guess I don't eat heirloom tomatoes that often so I'm not really sure.

So the big news this week... Baby Volk is a Girl!

She really wasn't very cooperative during the ultrasound - she never really opened her legs so we could see her girl parts - but the ultrasound lady said that's what she saw, and I figure she's probably done this a few gazillion times, so I'm talking her word for it! We also got to see all her other little parts, head, brain, abdomen, kidneys, arms, legs, feet, umbilical cord, etc. As far as we could tell everything looks good. Unfortunately, before we were able to see the doctor he got called out for a delivery so we had to reschedule that appointment for later this week. It was kind of a bummer we couldn't meet with him, but at the same time, it's nice to know that he'll drop everything to be at a delivery, so come February, we should be set.

We went back and saw the doctor on Tuesday and he said everything looks good with our little girl. Yea God! I'm still amazed that such a little human is alive inside of me. How can you see those little hands and feet and not believe in God? I just don't get it.

We also got our first little girl gift this week - little pink booties! They are so darn cute. Here's a photo of the proud poppa-to-be showing them off.


Sunday, September 20, 2009

18 Weeks

Baby Volk is the size of a bell pepper!

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Profile shot, September 15, 2009

Ryan and I in precious matching orange shirts :-)

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Park-to-Park 10 Miler - 17 Weeks

Baby Volk is the size of a turnip!

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This baby is definitely going to be a runner! Not so much because of my extreme dedication to running while I'm pregnant (I've officially made the transition to walking because I can not seem to keep my heart rate low enough when running), but because even in utero, he/she is already attending races. On Labor Day, Ryan ran a 10-mile race in Denver with Matt and Angela. This was the furthest that Ryan has ever run and he did great! I was very proud of him. It was a beautiful course through several parks in the Denver area. Baby and I got to be the cheerleaders. To be honest, I was a little jealous that I didn't get to participate, but I guess this is just an introduction to the sacrifices that you make as a Mother. :-)

Speaking of sacrifices, we've started to think a little bit more seriously about what I'm going to do work wise once the baby comes, and let me tell you, this is NOT an easy thing to figure out. There are so many things that have to be factored into our decision and I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed by it all. I know that God's in charge and it will work out just fine in the long run, BUT with my "planner personality" I would really like to have a a plan with a few more specifics. Please keep us in your prayers.

This past weekend, we went up to Frisco with Ryan's office. It was a lot of fun, Volk & Bell employs a lot of really nice people. The highlight of the weekend (for me at least) was the Lumerjack Show at the BeetleFest - the festival to ward off the evil pine beetle. I'm not sure how to describe the show, so you'll have to just trust me, it was very cool!

Here are some photos that I snagged from Angela's blog:


Ryan, Matt and Angela at the start of the race

Ryan running, he's on the far right of the photo

Ryan and Matt at the end of the race

Annie keeps telling me that I need to keep taking profile shots, so I decided I better start listening. It's not exactly my best angle, but here you go:

Profile shot September 8, 2009

Sunday, September 6, 2009

The Udder Cover - 16 Weeks

Baby Volk is the size of an avocado!

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I bough my first "baby thing" this week, a nursing cover a.k.a. an Udder Cover (ha, the names they come up with are funny). Annie found a great online promotion where I could get the cover for free as long as I paid for the shipping. That sounded like a pretty good deal to me so I went ahead and placed the order. I guess that means we've got one baby item down and only thirteen gazillion more to go. Geeze, so much to think about.

I've also started having some really strange dreams lately. I looked it up and apparently that's really normal for women in their second and third trimesters. I guess when you wake up five times in the middle of the night to pee, you're more likely to remember your dreams!