PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 28

Week 28 of Natasha's progression towards motherhood comes on the heels of not one, but two haircuts...on the same day. Wow, that is a sweet haircut. (Actually, this was taken during the time between the first and the second, so if you think this one looks good, just wait until you see her now... HOLY COW!)

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 25

After a temporary hiatus from the blogosphere, the Cullimores RETURN. Without further adieu, Natasha at 25 weeks. Lookin' good!

Where shall he lay his head?

So, my wonderful boss gave us her bedding and decorations from her last baby. It is really cute stuff. I am excited, because I wanted to go with an animal theme and that's what she happened to have and the big bonus was that it was free! (Please notice the cute hanging animal mobile at the top center of the above picture).


Pictures for the walls and cute inquiring animals for the headboard of the crib.

They are stuffed animals and they like it (see the smiles), so this isn't inhumane.

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 22

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 20

IT'S A BOY!!!

The ultrasound was on Monday. Our little one fooled pretty much everyone. The general consensus before the ultrasound was that the baby was a girl. Apparently, we and those we know and love don't really have a sense for this sort of thing. It seems pretty obvious from the physical evidence that we are having a boy...but we'll let you decide based on the evidence provided.

Jordan is of the belief that he can only produce males...I guess his position holds for now. He was beaming when we left the doctor's office. I believe his words were something to the effect that he was going to tape the ultrasound pictures to his chest and strut around campus. (I took the pictures with me).

It was a really incredible experience seeing our baby. Words really can't express the feeling. The Nurse Practitioner reported that all of his parts were developing properly. He was an active little one during the ultrasound. At the time, I was 19 weeks 5 days and he was measuring 20 weeks 3 days. They don't change the due date if it is within a week though. Jordan is happy to know that he is measuring big. Thank you, by the way, to all of those who have offered to help in the fattening process.

Here he is in his Halloween costume: a skeleton. I have been working on it for five months.

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 18

In comparison to week 16, she has made some progress. However, now is the time to buckle down and pull out all the stops. We need a large child, who will be able to hold his or her own on the playground, and based upon the size of the child at this point we have some work to do before it emerges triumphant from the womb. Rally around the banner and join with me fellow citizens in promoting the enlargement* of the Wife!

*All donations will be graciously accepted, including, but not limited to: cake, chocolate, ice cream, various baked goods and tasty morsels with a sugar to other ingredients ratio of 10:1. If you decide to contribute to the cause please ensure that you deliver two plates, the first with twice the amount of the second, as her "weight coach" will need to consume the first plate in order to determine proper quality and quantity. Thank you.