Baby Shower!

I had my baby shower on Sunday and had such a great time! Thanks to Jen and Jess for being such great hosts and throwing a great party! And thanks to my mom as well for preparing some awesome food. It was so great to see all my friends and family and play some fun games. One of the games we played was guess the baby's sex based on old wives tales. Girl won by a slim margin so we’ll see how accurate those tales are! Ryan and I received so many wonderful gifts for Baby Springer and I can’t wait to start putting everything together and start organizing the baby’s room. Here are some pictures from the shower.

28 weeks

Last weekend I finished my 28th week. Not much new to report here except that I am now experiencing all the joys of the third trimester – difficulty sleeping and lots of heartburn! Hopefully the old wives tale is true and that means our baby will be born with lots of hair :). We are heading back to Iowa this weekend for Iowa State’s homecoming and are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family.

Prediction

I found this online the other day and thought it was pretty funny. I guess we’ll see how accurate she is!

Madame Zaritska, our resident clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Here she does her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.

What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be overcast. Your baby will arrive at night.
After a labor lasting approximately 9 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and will be 22 inches long. This child will have green eyes and some very fine hair.

26 weeks!

Not much has changed here except for the size of my belly! We had a doctor’s appt on Monday and I was tested for Gestational Diabetes and everything came back normal so no worries there. Ryan and I have made progress on the baby’s room. It’s been painted and we have the crib and changing table/dresser set up. As soon as we get all the other pieces I’ll post pictures on here for everyone to see. The baby is very active now and I can feel it kicking and moving all throughout the day. I can’t believe that I will be starting the third trimester next week and will now be seeing the doctor every two weeks until 36 weeks. Enjoy the new belly pics!