Monday, July 28, 2008
Chuckles' B-day
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Siblings in Print
M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter...
Tim and Jacob became good friends while working together as engineers for FMC, first in College Station while at Texas A&M, and then in Houston.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Double Dose of Baby Updates
Week 18
"Head to rump, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead."
Week 19
"Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. The hair on his scalp is sprouting. This is a crucial time for sensory development: Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that he may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, taking to him, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you."
I appreciate all the information babycenter makes available to expectant moms, but I sure wish they'd get a new fruit/vegetable picker! It seems that we are regularly making one step forward-two steps back progressions in the produce line of development. It's all a bit confusing!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Blue!
Play clothes (some of these are size 6-9 months, if they look big to you)!
I even got to say to one of the sales clerks, "These are for my son." Ahhhh--what a wonderful sentence!
His beach bum outfit! I can't wait to show him the ocean in this outfit.
And for sleepytime! Won't he be the sweetest?
Yay! Blue clothes!!! Even Jacob thought these shopping results were lots of fun. When we got home from Vicksburg, we took all the clothes back out and looked at them again. He'll be here soon!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The Lowdown on the Ultrasound
We had to ask for this picture of his sweet little facial profile. The ultrasound tech wasn't particularly interested in his face, just his nose bridge and lip and palate, which all looked great. By the way, the ultrasound tech was very nice, but we thought it was pretty funny that she asked me in her quite thick Russian accent, "V'ere are you from? You talk so different. Your accent is so funny!" When I told her Birmingham, Alabama, she just nodded and gave me a quizzical look. I'm not sure she understood me!
Here's the top of Baby's head on the right and then his arm extending right to left. Nice straight bones!
And here you can see his perfect little hand on the upper right:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Baby Snodgrass is...
All of Baby's parts look just perfect--I'll post the ultrasound pictures tonight. We are so very thankful our baby boy is healthy!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Growing!
Jacob and I decided to have a relaxed, DC-based weekend this weekend, since we've been doing so much travelling lately and have so much more coming up. So, on Friday night, we had dinner at a great restaurant in our neighborhood that does authentic Mexican food, tapas style. So authentic that Jacob was inspired to order the grasshopper taco!!! I had heard that they were good, so I thought it was worth a shot (for him--I wasn't going anywhere near those things!). Well, the taco arrived and Jacob was really surprised to find that the filling was a bunch of whole, sauteed grasshoppers. He had thought this was going to be like a crab taco or something, where the meat is out of the shell. He still ate every bite, though he admitted it was not the best! Everything else was delicious!!
Yesterday we got really productive and set out at 9 AM to do our every other week grocery stock-up and Target run in Virginia. At Target, we decided it might be time to investigate all the baby gear--such fun! I think we've figured out we need a jogger stroller to navigate the uneven city sidewalks and curbs, and we're probably going to do one of those "travel systems" where the baby carrier snaps in and out of the car seat frame and in and out of the stroller frame. Any feedback from young moms out there? (Side note: Lately, the men and women who work the door at our apartment have noticed that I'm expecting, and have gotten really excited about having a baby in the building. I'm not sure I ever pictured myself before as taking my first baby down the elevator and through the lobby and out to the city park to play, but I'm so excited at the prospect now!)
We spent the afternoon at a hotel pool, where you can buy a day pass. It ended up being fun, but began with quite a production that's a whole 'nother story!
I better go get ready for church now--happy Sunday, everyone!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
161 Days 'til B-Day!
"Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop."
Next Wednesday is the big anatomical check ultrasound. We can't wait to see how Baby Snodgrass has grown since I last saw him/her! I have a feeling we'll see a lot more movement than that one little wave I got last time. And if Baby cooperates, we'll find out pink or blue!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Independence Day
Here's some of the family that came to the lake on the Fourth of July. We got to see parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmothers. You may think it seems like a big group, but as my Mama said when counting plates, "Do we really only have fifteen people here?" (And I think she was under by one or two.) Big families are such fun!
We had a delicious shrimp boil, made by my Daddy!
And then we enjoyed the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. This year it was Jacob's turn to do the reading, and he knocked it out of the park!
It was lots of fun getting to hang out with my brother Charles and sister-in-law Kimberly. We were missing my brother Brian and sister-in-law Jen, though!
On Saturday, Jacob did some serious skiing! Last summer was his first time to slalom, but he got right back into the swing of it and stayed up a LONG time. We went 'round and 'round our slough!
Saturday night we got to meet my cousin David's lovely fiancee, Brittany, but I forgot my camera!
On Sunday, it was time to return to the District. It was a short trip, but wonderful!
*All the good photos in this post are courtesy of Uncle Kent, the fabulous photographer--thank you!*
Thursday, July 3, 2008
4 Down, 5 To Go
"Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length . Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too."
We've got some growing to do! Hope everyone has a happy and restful 4th of July!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Not Yet...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Windy City Weekend
All the girls, enjoying flavored teas, tea sandwiches, and scones:
Vanessa gave Anika the cutest cow creamer--the milk comes out the cow's nose!
Law school friends!
While in Chicago, I also got to see Lauren and Collin. We met for lunch at a true Chicago deep dish pizza place.
They were so sweet to make time to see me on their 5th wedding anniversary! Congratulations, Hansens!I had such a great time, but really missed Jacob. I was looking forward to getting home to see him, and he made my return even brighter--he had cleaned the entire apartment and done all the laundry! I sure am a lucky girl!