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Baby C has a name!

Only 14 more weeks to go. The baby is now 2 pounds and almost 15 inches from head to toe. According to the books, my uterus is the size of a basketball. I believe it though, my stomach has been doing a lot of growing. I will try to post some pictures within the next couple of days.

I have made it my goal to sign up for our baby classes before the end of this week. I might be going "class crazy" but I think I should soak up all the info I can.

We have finally decided on a name for Baby C. It will be Carson Emmet Carpenter. Carson is a name that Shane and I have liked for several years and Emmet is a combination of mine and Shane's middle names (EMMa and ETron). Just typing the name makes me tear up. I am so excited to meet the face behind the name.

3D Pics

Today was a wonderful day! We had another ultrasound that confirmed that Baby C is growing perfectly. They even surprised us with 3D pictures. I was reading that if you could see your baby now you would recognize him at birth. The pictures were difficult to take because he was being very active but the nurse was able to get a few good ones that showed his facial features. I think he is the cutest baby ever.

6 Months

My 6th month has begun. The baby is now the size of an ear of corn and weighs 1.5 pounds.

He has had a rough couple of days though. I got the flu on Wednesday night. I'm trying to drink lots of fluids to rehydrate myself and I've checked his heartbeat and it's still strong. It was a little hard to stop the nausea with a baby doing gymnastics in there, but we made it through.

I'm still able to wear my regular work pants but now instead of just not buttoning them, I can't zip them either. I wear either a belly band or a stretchy tank top to keep them up. It works well for now.

Week 22!

The baby weighs almost one pound now. I can tell he is getting bigger in there. We still have 18 weeks to get ready for him, but it seems like the time is moving very quickly. Next on the list is birthing classes. The hospital even offers classes on how to take care of a baby once you get them home. I think we will be taking that class. We have lots to learn about babies.

The nursery is coming along nicely. The painting is done and Shane is working on the floor today. As soon as the floor is in we can put the crib up. Then the room will start looking like a nursery.

Shane's Grandma took me material shopping the other day. I am so glad Baby C will have a quilt made with love to put in his crib. I am excited to see the final product! I took a swatch of the material so I could pick out some curtains and a crib skirt to match.

Making Progress

The baby's room is almost completely painted. It would have been done today but we ran out of paint. Hopefully the wood floor will be put in this week and then we can start moving in the baby's things. His clothes are already organized in bins by sizes. Most of the outfits I've been buying are for next winter. The clearance prices are too good to pass up.

My belly is really growing now. The baby is the size of a large banana. Last night when I was going to bed the baby was bouncing all around. For the first time, I was able to watch my stomach and see his movements.

Painting!

The nursery walls have been primed and are ready to be painted. Hopefully by the end of the weekend they will be a lovely shade of blue.