Have you ever worn a tent?

Go Navy! Gotta love the Navy maternity uniform. It is comfortable, but looks like a tent. I had to convert to this uniform about two weeks ago. I am much more comfortable, but feel like a bag lady.

We had an appointment this week. Everything looks good. We caught a glimpse of baby Kevin on ultrasound. Aw, the benefits of having worked on Labor and Delivery. Unfortunately no pictures this time. However, we did see him opening and closing his mouth as if he was swallowing. The doctor said he had chubby cheeks, yet bashful because he kept his arms raised over his eyes. We don't have official measurements, but he should be about 15 oz. He will gain approximately 6 oz in the next week! Wow, he has a lot of work to do this week.

Big Kevin and I are working at getting the Nursery ready. We have moved the majority of the office furniture out and made room for baby Kevin. It looks pretty empty now, but am confident that it will be more full come June.

I will post new a new belly pic this weekend.

Nursery Furniture

After searching and researching, we have chosen nursery furniture. We had a lot of difficulty finding stuff that we liked and that was available to be shipped to Japan. We had two options, 1) Buy something we really liked at Babies R Us and have it shipped for $700, or 2) Buy something we kinda liked but wait up to 6 months for delivery through the Navy system. So, there wasn't much choice. We are happy with what we got, but are more happy that the search is over. Hopefully the furniture arrives in 3 months. Keep your fingers crossed!

First clothes

We bought our first pieces of clothing for baby Kevin. I am so excited. Anybody who knows how much I love to shop and save will appreciate this.... the total original price for all the clothes was $107, however we only spent $17. Yeah! What a deal. It is so much fun shopping for a baby. I can only imagine what he is going to look like in the wardrobe he is collecting. Baby Kevin is so loved already.

Hawaii Trip

Here are some of our pics from our most recent trip to Hawaii. While we were there Kevin found a toy that he had when he was a child; The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We decided to take picture with the caterpillar to show Kevin Jr all the places we visited while he was busy growing in my belly. It will make a good start to a scrapbook for baby Kevin.

Profile Picture at 18 weeks

Here is Kevin at 18 weeks. He looks so big already.

First Post

Most of our friends and family already know about the big news. We are proud and excited to announce that we are having a boy. His name will be Kevin John Jr. He is expected to arrive July 29th.

I am already 19 weeks. About 1 and a half weeks ago I felt the first movements. Technically, the term is "Quickening" the initial motion of the fetus in the uterus as it is perceived by the mother. I was told that this feeling would be like "butterflies." Not true. My first thought was that there was an alien in my belly trying to get out. I didn't know if I wanted to sit there to feel it again or get up and walk around because it felt so strange.

I am not so startled by the movements anymore. In fact, if I don't feel him move by the end of the day, I get a little nervous. I guess that is the Labor & Delivery nurse in me.

There will be more posts and pics to come. Please let me know what you think.