Cutest Baby

We have the cutest baby ever! I guess all parents say that about their children but when you see pictures of your little one, even before they're born, you really do think that. Today, we went in for our 20 week anatomy scan. The ultrasound tech looked at Memphis really close to make sure he didn't have any deformaties and that he was growing like he should. (And by the way, he's still a boy. lol I had a fear that since we already painted the nursery, we would go in and they would say "Congratulations, but.....it's a girl haha.) The tech said that she didn't see anything wrong and that he was right now target as far as his weight and length. Right now, we have a 10.5 in, 14 ounce baby boy. :) I was starting to get concerned because I really haven't gained any weight. I lost 3 lbs in the beginning and all I've gained back are those same 3 lbs so really I'm right back to where I started. Our midwife told us that she wasn't concerned yet though, since Memphis was growing well. She did mention though that right now I have placenta previa. She told me that right now she wasn't concerned about it but that we'd just have to keep an eye on it. This could determine later on if I'll have a natural delivery or need a c-secition. We were able to get several new pictures of Memphis :) We've already decided that Memphis definately has his Mommy's nose. The quality of the ones I've posted aren't great though. Our scanner isn't working so I had to take a picture of the ultrasound picture. Some of them might be a little blurry because of this.

He think he's waving Hi to us in this picture.

He looks like such a happy baby in this picture! I can just imagine him giggling :)

Half Baked! and nursery pics

Today, baby Memphis and I reached a huge milestone - 20 weeks of pregnancy! Wow!! 20/40 means we're halfway there. It's crazy to think how fast this pregnancy is going by and I know that as the weeks keep passing, it will feel like it's going faster and faster. Once I go back to school on Aug. 16th, time will seem to fly by! I can't believe we will be meeting him so soon. I can't wait to hold him in my arms. So in honor of our occasion, I've taken my bump picture with a pint of Half Baked ice cream YUM YUM! :)

We are now almost finished painting the nursery. Since deciding to do Memphis' room in a pirate theme, I have been brainstorming how to accomplish this in a fun, animated way. We decided that one of the walls would be devoted to a large painting of a pirate ship. You have seen my excitement when Jason agreed to this. Seriously, my obsession with skulls and pirates has made this nursery makeover sooo much fun. :) After that, we needed to decide how to paint the other three walls without making them feel too nautical. I wanted his nursery to be focused solely on pirates and not on other nautical aspects like lighthouses, anchors, whales, etc. We finally agreed to paint half of the wall tan and then paint the bottom half in stripes of blue. To tie everything together, we used roping between the halfs to act almost as a chair rail. We think that everything has come together so nicely and I must say that I think we did a fantastic job on the pirate ship. haha That's obviously my favorite thing so far. Now we just need to actually furnish the room lol. I can't wait until everything comes together and we can put the finishing touches on his room. I have found some of the cutest pirate baby things on etsy.com.

nursery theme

After finding out that IT'S A BOY we decided on doing the nursery in a pirate theme. :) I am soooo excited to do it. If you know me, you know how I love all things skulls and have a wierd fascination with pirates and eye patches. I've actually been able to find a really cute crib set with pirates. We are in the middle of painting the room right now so when we get the painting finished I'll post a picture.

Until then, I'll leave you with my lastest bump picture. This was taken at 18weeks while my famliy and I were at Shakertown. I don't feel like I'm really that big yet although I feel like it's definately noticeable now that I'm pregnant. Until about a week ago I was just looking like I had been eating too much. haha Now's the time to start shopping for more maternity clothes.