In 60 Days I will have a kid

60 days left until the little Soyberry joins us. I feel like I am walking around in a state of disbelief. I can't believe that in two months we will have a son. I am dying to see him, hold him and find out what kind of personality he has. If you know me, you know this - I am not a surprise person. For years I would read the end of a book before the beginning (I have finally stopped doing this, but it has been a challenge). When I write, I usually write my conclusion before my introduction. And if I ask you what happens in a movie I haven't seen, I am truly okay with knowing. So as you can imagine, nine (let's face it, 10) months of not knowing the person that is growing inside of me has been driving me crazy.

Even though two months may seem like a long time, I really feel like the pregnancy has flown by. Before we know it our little Berry will be here. For the most part is has been a pretty nice, easy pregnancy. I didn't have any morning sickness, I haven't put on too much weight and up until recently have been fairly comfortable. These days the heatburn is kicking just as much as the baby and my back is starting to hurt a bit.

Jon and I had an ultrasound the other day and were able to see in 3D what Blueberry looks like (which, in my humble opinion, is perfect and adorable). He was looking good though. He currently weighs almost 4 pounds, which is only slightly above average for his “age” (something like 56%). His heart, blood flow, etc. look good. He has a big head - thanks to his dad (yay for delivery) and is most definitely still a "he". Blueberry was also VERY active. I think the ultrasound technician's exact words were "good luck to you guys" because he would not stop bouncing all over the place. He made it really for the technician to get strong 3D images. He was moving his legs up and down, opening and closing his hands, yawning, etc. Toward the end he had enough, rolled over so he was facing my back and went to sleep. It was funny because it was like he was thinking “I’m done with you people. Leave me alone.”

I have attached some of the images, but am trying to figure out a better way to upload them so that they are not so fuzzy. For now I have attached one (that is actually a 2D image) where you can see Blueberry laying on his side, his nose, nostrils and open mouth. The next two are the 3D images of his face. Like I said, these scans are a bit fuzzy, but if you look closely you should be able to make out his cute face - closed eyes, chubby cheeks, little mouth. His nose is also smushed, which you can make out in the pictures (I hope). I have also added some updated room photos. We still have some things to do to get ready for his arrival, but in reality, how ready can you ever really be?

Baby on the side - nose and open mouth

Blueberry in all his fuzzy glory - facing the "camera" with closed eyes, smushed nose, chubby cheeks and closed mouthGraffiti wall with crib

Me - 31 weeks (almost 8 months) in front of the crib

Rocker and side table - skateboards to be hung and photos are b&w prints of guys skateboarding
Closet - not all clothing pictured. He will definitely have many wardrobe options

Blueberry's Room

Months ago I mentioned my addiction to baby books. I wanted to let you all know that I have recovered from this (mainly because as I read ahead to labor, delivery and post-partum goodness I decided it was time to put the book down and start praying that they discover an easy, non-messy, painless way to have a baby between now and May). But I replaced one addiction with another.

This new addiction (which Jon has as well) is buying baby things. Not a day goes by where I don't think about buying something for the baby - may it be clothing, toys, books, etc. And if I'm not thinking about it, it's because I have actually bought stuff. For example, the other day Jon and I were on our way to baby class and we had some time to kill. So I wanted to stop at Borders and see if they had a book that a few people had recommended to me. Now, I love to read. I always have. And usually I can spend tons of time in a book store browsing. However, for some reason as we walked in, we went straight to the kids section and started pulling books from the shelf to buy for Blueberry. It was like some invisible force was pulling us and saying "you didn't buy him anything yet today. Buy books you neglectful person." Did I get the book I had originally come in for? No. Did we buy books for the baby? Yes. While I am a huge supporter of reading, and definitely want to start reading to the baby ASAP, to just skip over a book that I want is so unlike me.

We have started setting up Blueberry's room, which of course feeds our addiction perfectly. I mean, he can't just live in a bland room. Kids need things around them to stimulate their minds. Below are some pictures of the baby's new pad. We still have some items to purchase/add, but here is a first look at Blueberry's place.

We really wanted the baby's room to be something different and something that he could grow into. We hired a graffiti artist, Dylan York, to come and spray his name on the wall. It's hard to tell from the image below, but the name takes up a majority of the wall and it really looks amazing. Kind of fits in with our new neck of the woods.

Getting ready to paint the remaining walls. You can also see Blueberry's awesome crib (a gift from Jon's parents).

Me in my painting mask. I borrowed it from Michael Jackson. Trying not to breathe in the fumes. Luckily it was gorgeous outside so we were able to open all of the windows.
Jon taping.

Just like an English Muffin, we had to make sure to get all of the nooks and crannies. Almost done though!

Viola! We are done painting.

Exhausted after a long day. Fozzie was too.