The Baby Shower was last Saturday at my friend Becky's house. It was really great, my mom cooked awesome food. Becky got a yummy cake, too.
It was so nice to see everyone that came. We recieved some really wonderful gifts that will help when the baby comes. Thanks so much to everyone that came!
Also last weekend we got the baby's room set up! Doug painted the room blue. We picked up the crib that Doug's parents bought us on Friday. Doug picked up the dresser they bought us on Saturday. Doug & his dad put the crib and dresser together on Saturday. It was so sweet, I came home Saturday after the shower and everything was set up!
My sister Melissa came over and painted a mural from the book Go, Dog. Go! on the wall over the baby's crib. It looks amazing! She's a great artist.
We worked really hard last week so we'd have some things ready before the baby shower. This week we've been taking it easy but I'm sure my nesting bug will kick back in. I want to get everything ready for our baby boy's arival!
Monday, August 09, 2004
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
33 Week Ultrasound
We had another ultrasound at the perinatalogists office, just to check baby's sizing. He looks healthy & beautiful, just a little big. ;-)
We got some pics. We got a profile, which is cool. The face one isn't as clear as last week though.
It's interesting how baby's situate themselves. He's still head down, so that's good. He's got one foot up high by my right rib and one down low in front of his head. Then he's got one arm right by his face, he likes to cover up with it during the ultrasounds. The other arm is down(or up) by his bottom. We got confirmation that he is a boy!
We got to videotape again, so this is the 3rd ultrasound we've videotaped. It's really cute to see his little face and little feet.
Doug started painting the baby's room last night! I'm so excited!
We got some pics. We got a profile, which is cool. The face one isn't as clear as last week though.
It's interesting how baby's situate themselves. He's still head down, so that's good. He's got one foot up high by my right rib and one down low in front of his head. Then he's got one arm right by his face, he likes to cover up with it during the ultrasounds. The other arm is down(or up) by his bottom. We got confirmation that he is a boy!
We got to videotape again, so this is the 3rd ultrasound we've videotaped. It's really cute to see his little face and little feet.
Doug started painting the baby's room last night! I'm so excited!
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
32 Week Ultrasound
It was hard to get a good view of him cause he's down low, but Doug says he has my nose, lol.
Friday, July 16, 2004
31 weeks & counting
Doug went to San Deigo over the weekend and he bought this for the baby:
I love it. It's the first thing he's bought for the baby. :-)
I'm missing some things, let me know if you find them. I can't seem to find my hip bones, or feel my ribs, and just today I lost my ankles. Oh what fun! haha
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
30 weeks today!
10 (or so) more weeks left! I can't believe it. Time is flying by. Baby Boy has been very active.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Busy Baby
Baby boy has been really active today! All day at work he was kicking and moving. I spent the majority of my night at home feeling him kick, watching my belly 'jump' and feeling him move across my tummy. It's amazing.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
OH BOY!!
We had an ultrasound today and found out that baby is a BOY! Boy were we surprised!
This ultrasound was amazing! We got to video tape it and we got lots of pictures! The best part was seeing baby open his mouth and yawn four times. He's got chubby cheeks and hair on his little head already. Everything looked good and baby's pretty big for his gestational age already.
Here's some pictures:
We saw the midwife today and all is well. When we were getting ready to leave she said "See you in two weeks" and I was like "Omigosh! Already?" I can't believe how quick it's going by.
Doug and I will register soon and we have to start work on the baby's room.
This ultrasound was amazing! We got to video tape it and we got lots of pictures! The best part was seeing baby open his mouth and yawn four times. He's got chubby cheeks and hair on his little head already. Everything looked good and baby's pretty big for his gestational age already.
Here's some pictures:
We saw the midwife today and all is well. When we were getting ready to leave she said "See you in two weeks" and I was like "Omigosh! Already?" I can't believe how quick it's going by.
Doug and I will register soon and we have to start work on the baby's room.
Monday, May 24, 2004
Baby Website & More!
I made a baby website tonight:
I also set up a fun pregnancy pool where people can guess all sorts of stuff, so go play!
I also set up a fun pregnancy pool where people can guess all sorts of stuff, so go play!
Click the link and enter Baby_Morrison in the game name field.
Baby_Morrison
(that's the word Baby then the underscore button(shift & the -key)then the word Morrison)
I couldn't have made it any more confusing, lol.
Baby_Morrison
(that's the word Baby then the underscore button(shift & the -key)then the word Morrison)
I couldn't have made it any more confusing, lol.
Friday, May 21, 2004
Doug got to feel the baby kick for the first time!
I should mention I've been feeling the baby move ALOT now. Sometimes baby kicks my bladder which is not so fun, hehe. I do love to feel the baby move!
So I'm sitting here at the computer now and the baby always kicks while I'm sitting. So I ran into the bedroom cause Doug's watching a movie in there. I layed flat on the bed and pushed my hand down on the belly, I felt the baby kick from the outside for the first time. So I put Doug's hand there and the baby kicked! Doug freaked out!!! It was the funniest thing.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Hypnobirthing classes completed!
We have completed our five weeks of Hypnobirthing classes to prepare us for childbirth! The classes were so informative and inspiring. Going into the classes I really didn't know much about childbirth and now I've learned so much. I'm know Doug has too. To be organized and ready to go I put all of our important handouts in a binder so Doug has everything he needs to read and remember right at hand! :-)
My mom attended all of the classes so she and Doug can be my labor companions. I've learned good forms of breathing, not that wierd panting breathing you see people on TV & movies do. We've learned what relaxes me which is nice.
I've been using a cd we got with the class called "Rainbow Relaxation" I love that thing! It really does the trick! There's also a track on the cd called "Birthing Affirmations" which is nice. Now I have about 16 or so weeks to practice.
We were sad last night when we left the class, me & my mom will miss seing Debbie (our Hypnobirthing educator). It was extra nice because we were the only people in the class so we really got one on one attention. I'll also miss seeing my mom every week for dinner & class.
Thanks so much to my mom for helping us with these classes, we really appreciate it!
My mom attended all of the classes so she and Doug can be my labor companions. I've learned good forms of breathing, not that wierd panting breathing you see people on TV & movies do. We've learned what relaxes me which is nice.
I've been using a cd we got with the class called "Rainbow Relaxation" I love that thing! It really does the trick! There's also a track on the cd called "Birthing Affirmations" which is nice. Now I have about 16 or so weeks to practice.
We were sad last night when we left the class, me & my mom will miss seing Debbie (our Hypnobirthing educator). It was extra nice because we were the only people in the class so we really got one on one attention. I'll also miss seeing my mom every week for dinner & class.
Thanks so much to my mom for helping us with these classes, we really appreciate it!
Friday, April 30, 2004
Well, It's a BABY!!
We don't know 100% what the sex of the baby is.
The tech did all the measurements first: the baby has an estimated weight of 1 pound already! Baby's measuring a little bit a head of schedule by about a week and half.
So the tech was doing a scan from the top of the head and we all three thought we saw something between the legs. So the tech said "Well, it may be a boy." Then he did more measurements and tried to get a good view of the crotch. When he changed and had a view from the bottom, we could see the buttcheeks & the legs sticking out there was nothing there. He said what we saw earlier was probably the cord - since it comes from the middle also. He said he's 75-80% positive it's a girl. His reasons being, and I could see this well, in between the legs it was dark. When it's dark on a ultrasound that means theres fluid. When it's light on an ultrasound that means it's tissue or bone. In between the legs I could see what looked like a triangle with rounded corners that was dark in color. So it looked like it could be a girl. But he couldnt get the baby to switch positions for a better view. I moved on each side even.
Baby was active, I could see her/him sitting with legs crossed from the side, too cute! Doug said it looked like frog legs. And from the top I could see the little arms moving all over, I swear the kid was throwing punches! The tech was like "Quit moving kid!" I did have a Jamba Juice before I went so I think that had something to do with the baby's activity. He asked if I could feel the baby but I really can't feel it when I'm laying down, especially flat. I really feel the baby best when I'm sitting after I've ate. Just like now, I can totally feel it.
So here's a picture of our 311 alien head baby (the head reminds me of the alien heads on the Blue album). This is the only pic we got, so that kinda sucks. I would have liked a profile or a pic of arms or legs.
Other than not being able to get a good view of the privates everything else looked good: saw 4 limbs, brain, heart, spine, neck, stomach, etc. While we would have liked to know in advance what we're having we're now prepared to be surprised. We will be happy with whatever the lil'bean is! We can't wait to meet her or him.
Doug's mom did take us to put a crib on lay-away. We love the crib! It's a beautiful pine color. It converts to toddler bed and then headboard and footboard on a full bed.
Then we went to Baby Depot and put the dresser we wanted on lay-away, the pine one. I love it. We're very happy with the furniture. THANK YOU DAN & PAM!!
The tech did all the measurements first: the baby has an estimated weight of 1 pound already! Baby's measuring a little bit a head of schedule by about a week and half.
So the tech was doing a scan from the top of the head and we all three thought we saw something between the legs. So the tech said "Well, it may be a boy." Then he did more measurements and tried to get a good view of the crotch. When he changed and had a view from the bottom, we could see the buttcheeks & the legs sticking out there was nothing there. He said what we saw earlier was probably the cord - since it comes from the middle also. He said he's 75-80% positive it's a girl. His reasons being, and I could see this well, in between the legs it was dark. When it's dark on a ultrasound that means theres fluid. When it's light on an ultrasound that means it's tissue or bone. In between the legs I could see what looked like a triangle with rounded corners that was dark in color. So it looked like it could be a girl. But he couldnt get the baby to switch positions for a better view. I moved on each side even.
Baby was active, I could see her/him sitting with legs crossed from the side, too cute! Doug said it looked like frog legs. And from the top I could see the little arms moving all over, I swear the kid was throwing punches! The tech was like "Quit moving kid!" I did have a Jamba Juice before I went so I think that had something to do with the baby's activity. He asked if I could feel the baby but I really can't feel it when I'm laying down, especially flat. I really feel the baby best when I'm sitting after I've ate. Just like now, I can totally feel it.
So here's a picture of our 311 alien head baby (the head reminds me of the alien heads on the Blue album). This is the only pic we got, so that kinda sucks. I would have liked a profile or a pic of arms or legs.
Other than not being able to get a good view of the privates everything else looked good: saw 4 limbs, brain, heart, spine, neck, stomach, etc. While we would have liked to know in advance what we're having we're now prepared to be surprised. We will be happy with whatever the lil'bean is! We can't wait to meet her or him.
Doug's mom did take us to put a crib on lay-away. We love the crib! It's a beautiful pine color. It converts to toddler bed and then headboard and footboard on a full bed.
Then we went to Baby Depot and put the dresser we wanted on lay-away, the pine one. I love it. We're very happy with the furniture. THANK YOU DAN & PAM!!
Monday, April 12, 2004
Last week....
Monday 4/5 was our 7 year anniversary! To celebrate Doug and I went to Tucson to see a band I love, Thrice. So baby got to attend another concert in utero. This one was louder than the last one and since the baby is a few weeks farther along I'm sure he or she was rocking out. So if the baby comes out liking punk & metal we'll know why :-)
While in Tucson we were shopping and I finally got to pick up a book I've been wanting to get! It's called "Oh Baby, The Places You'll Go!" It's an adaptation of Dr. Suess's "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" and it's meant to be read to your unborn child. I've started reading it at night to my belly.
Speaking of my belly I'm feeling movement a little more, but it's still sporadic. It's such a wonderful feeling!
On Tuesday my mom and I attended a Hypnobirthing seminar and we will be using Hypnobirthing as our childbirth preparation class. It's basically a self-hypnosis and relaxation technique to deal with the pain. At least, that's what I've gotten so far from what I've learned. Doug and I will start classes next week! My mom will also be learning so she can be a back-up coach for Doug.
My mom can't walk into Baby's R Us (which was where the hypnobirthing seminar was) without buying presents. She bought the baby 2 sets of cds which include nursery rhymes, lullabies and classical music. She also bought baby the Goodnight, Moon book that comes with a night light that matches the book. Goodnight, Moon was one of my nephew Mickenzie's favorite books when he was little. And I've been playing the classical music cd for my belly to counteract the punk rock! There is no doubt our child will love all sorts of music since Doug & I love it so much.
Speaking of nightlights, you can't have too many and baby already has two! My friend/co-worker Anita bought me the cutest nightlight! It's got The Pokey Little Puppy on it! The Pokey Little Puppy was my favorite children's book. It's so cute, I just love it.
On Friday we had a 17-week check up at Dr. Brekke's. Doug went along this time, I really wanted him to hear the heartbeat. Baby was squirming a little bit at first but Dr. Brekke found it and it was 140bpm.
We're changing our OB care to a midwife at Bethany Women's Center. I really want to use the new birth center that is scheduled to be open at Phoenix Baptist Hospital in the next few months (we hope it's open by September!). I asked for the midwife that Dani used with her pregnancy and delivery, I hope we get her. We have our first appointment there on May 3rd.
Oh, and most importantly: Our 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for Friday April 30th at 2:15 pm!! We can't wait to find out if our baby will be a girl or a boy! Stay tuned right here for an update...
While in Tucson we were shopping and I finally got to pick up a book I've been wanting to get! It's called "Oh Baby, The Places You'll Go!" It's an adaptation of Dr. Suess's "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" and it's meant to be read to your unborn child. I've started reading it at night to my belly.
Speaking of my belly I'm feeling movement a little more, but it's still sporadic. It's such a wonderful feeling!
On Tuesday my mom and I attended a Hypnobirthing seminar and we will be using Hypnobirthing as our childbirth preparation class. It's basically a self-hypnosis and relaxation technique to deal with the pain. At least, that's what I've gotten so far from what I've learned. Doug and I will start classes next week! My mom will also be learning so she can be a back-up coach for Doug.
My mom can't walk into Baby's R Us (which was where the hypnobirthing seminar was) without buying presents. She bought the baby 2 sets of cds which include nursery rhymes, lullabies and classical music. She also bought baby the Goodnight, Moon book that comes with a night light that matches the book. Goodnight, Moon was one of my nephew Mickenzie's favorite books when he was little. And I've been playing the classical music cd for my belly to counteract the punk rock! There is no doubt our child will love all sorts of music since Doug & I love it so much.
Speaking of nightlights, you can't have too many and baby already has two! My friend/co-worker Anita bought me the cutest nightlight! It's got The Pokey Little Puppy on it! The Pokey Little Puppy was my favorite children's book. It's so cute, I just love it.
On Friday we had a 17-week check up at Dr. Brekke's. Doug went along this time, I really wanted him to hear the heartbeat. Baby was squirming a little bit at first but Dr. Brekke found it and it was 140bpm.
We're changing our OB care to a midwife at Bethany Women's Center. I really want to use the new birth center that is scheduled to be open at Phoenix Baptist Hospital in the next few months (we hope it's open by September!). I asked for the midwife that Dani used with her pregnancy and delivery, I hope we get her. We have our first appointment there on May 3rd.
Oh, and most importantly: Our 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for Friday April 30th at 2:15 pm!! We can't wait to find out if our baby will be a girl or a boy! Stay tuned right here for an update...
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
The Baby @ 16 weeks
I get these emails that say "Your 16th week of Pregnancy" (or whatever week it is) and I love them. It's very interesting to know the baby's size and development that week.
Here's this weeks:
Your baby's about the size of an avocado now, but in the next three weeks he'll go through a tremendous growth spurt — doubling his weight and adding inches to his length. In the meantime, he'll be playing with his umbilical cord and practicing breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid through his lungs. You're going through a bit of a growth spurt yourself. Your uterus has expanded so much that the ligaments in your abdomen are stretching to make room for it. If you feel any twinges of pain now, that's why.
How your baby's growing: At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces of weight, your baby is about the size of a small fist this week. Some of her more advanced body systems are working now too, including the circulatory system and urinary tract. She's even begun inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid so her lungs will be strong enough at birth to breathe.
How your life is changing:You'll soon be in for one of the most exciting moments of pregnancy — feeling the baby move. Some women notice quickening, as it's called, between 16 and 20 weeks. (Although, if this is your first baby, you may not feel anything for another few weeks or so.) You may feel these first womb wiggles as a rumbling in your stomach. Once you realize it's really the baby doing backflips, note it and tell your healthcare provider at your next visit.
I'm starting to pop out a bit. I wore maternity clothes to the hospital (to see Dani) yesterday and today. They are just more comfy than all my normal clothes that are way too tight now!
I felt little twitches towards the end of my 14th week. I'm pretty sure that was baby twitches. I haven't felt much more since then, although every once in a while I think I feel something but it happens so fast I don't know what it is. Can't wait to start feeling more!
Here's this weeks:
Your baby's about the size of an avocado now, but in the next three weeks he'll go through a tremendous growth spurt — doubling his weight and adding inches to his length. In the meantime, he'll be playing with his umbilical cord and practicing breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid through his lungs. You're going through a bit of a growth spurt yourself. Your uterus has expanded so much that the ligaments in your abdomen are stretching to make room for it. If you feel any twinges of pain now, that's why.
How your baby's growing: At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces of weight, your baby is about the size of a small fist this week. Some of her more advanced body systems are working now too, including the circulatory system and urinary tract. She's even begun inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid so her lungs will be strong enough at birth to breathe.
How your life is changing:You'll soon be in for one of the most exciting moments of pregnancy — feeling the baby move. Some women notice quickening, as it's called, between 16 and 20 weeks. (Although, if this is your first baby, you may not feel anything for another few weeks or so.) You may feel these first womb wiggles as a rumbling in your stomach. Once you realize it's really the baby doing backflips, note it and tell your healthcare provider at your next visit.
I'm starting to pop out a bit. I wore maternity clothes to the hospital (to see Dani) yesterday and today. They are just more comfy than all my normal clothes that are way too tight now!
I felt little twitches towards the end of my 14th week. I'm pretty sure that was baby twitches. I haven't felt much more since then, although every once in a while I think I feel something but it happens so fast I don't know what it is. Can't wait to start feeling more!
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Baby's first music experience.....in utero!
Last night I attended a 311 concert @ Celebrity Theatre with my Dad, my brother Marty, his girlfriend Colby and his friend Merc. 311 is my favorite band!
I've read that baby's can hear around 14 weeks. Do you think the baby was rocking out in the womb??
Today I'm 14 weeks pregnant! Officially out of the 1st Trimester and into the 2nd! So happy! I'm definitely feeling less tired, and that is a wonderful thing! I'm enjoying this pregnancy and looking forward to the end of April when we'll find out the sex of the baby!
I've read that baby's can hear around 14 weeks. Do you think the baby was rocking out in the womb??
Today I'm 14 weeks pregnant! Officially out of the 1st Trimester and into the 2nd! So happy! I'm definitely feeling less tired, and that is a wonderful thing! I'm enjoying this pregnancy and looking forward to the end of April when we'll find out the sex of the baby!
Monday, March 08, 2004
An awesome card!
My Aunt Janice in Seatle (my dad's sister) sent us the best Congratulations card! It made me cry.
Thanks Janice!
Thanks Janice!
Friday, March 05, 2004
Heard the Heartbeat....
Today I had a 12 week OB check up. The nurse found the heartbeat easily. She didn't count it but said it was in the "150's-160's".
Yay!
Yay!
Monday, February 16, 2004
Wanna see our kid?
I had an ultrasound today! The last one at my RE's office and it was soooo great! My mom went with me this time, well, my mom & my dad. I wasn't planning on my dad going but they had to go to my brother's house in Tempe so he was there and he came back when they called my name and I'm like "uhhh, nooooo! sorry" I felt bad but having my dad in the room during an internal ultrasound would be embarrassing!
So the nurse got started and we could see the baby squirming all around! We could see arms and legs moving up and down and all over. It was so awesome! I never imagined we'd see it move this much this early. Baby measured good and heartbeat was 169bpm. I wish I knew what it was so I could call it "him" or "her" instead of "it". My mom's like "Can't we cover you up and bring dad in?" So I'm like "Fine" I had a sheet covering everything up and the lights were dim. My dad came in and saw his first ultrasound, they didn't have ultrasounds when my parents had me and my 3 sibs. The nurse thought my mom was my sister, lol.
I feel bad Doug missed this one, this was the best one so far. Since my RE's office is all the way in Chandler it would be time he'd have to take off of work. I called him right after though and told him "It was moving! You could see it's little arms & legs!"
You can make out the head, body, arms and legs. In the ultrasound we could see the eye sockets, freaky huh?
Upon seeing the picture Doug said the kid has a big head like me. :-)
So the nurse got started and we could see the baby squirming all around! We could see arms and legs moving up and down and all over. It was so awesome! I never imagined we'd see it move this much this early. Baby measured good and heartbeat was 169bpm. I wish I knew what it was so I could call it "him" or "her" instead of "it". My mom's like "Can't we cover you up and bring dad in?" So I'm like "Fine" I had a sheet covering everything up and the lights were dim. My dad came in and saw his first ultrasound, they didn't have ultrasounds when my parents had me and my 3 sibs. The nurse thought my mom was my sister, lol.
I feel bad Doug missed this one, this was the best one so far. Since my RE's office is all the way in Chandler it would be time he'd have to take off of work. I called him right after though and told him "It was moving! You could see it's little arms & legs!"
You can make out the head, body, arms and legs. In the ultrasound we could see the eye sockets, freaky huh?
Upon seeing the picture Doug said the kid has a big head like me. :-)
Monday, February 09, 2004
Our families know now!
We told Doug's family on Sunday. We were having dinner for Doug's dad's Birthday and Doug's grandma's birthday. Everyone was very happy!
I told my sister Melissa and her son Mickey the other day, they were excited!
I told my sister Melissa and her son Mickey the other day, they were excited!
Thursday, February 05, 2004
1st OB Appointment
We had our first OB appointment today. Everything is going good and we had quick ultrasound. When I say quick it was quick - she didn't measure anything or get the heartbeat. But we could see the heart beating, much more visable than last time. Last time it was a tiny little blink but this time it took up more of the baby.
I had my first "Morning Sickness" this morning, but I still haven't thrown up. Before heading out to the doctor I got a small glass of milk to take my prenatal and metformin real quick. I gagged right away and spent some time over the toilet. Morning sickness - yay!
Here's our babe:
the babe is the white bean shape in the black thing, which is the sac.
I had my first "Morning Sickness" this morning, but I still haven't thrown up. Before heading out to the doctor I got a small glass of milk to take my prenatal and metformin real quick. I gagged right away and spent some time over the toilet. Morning sickness - yay!
Here's our babe:
the babe is the white bean shape in the black thing, which is the sac.
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