A little on the heavy side!

Finley had his 30 week sonogram today and we were surprised to find out that our little man isn't so little! He's weighing in at 3 lbs. 3 oz. This is not tremendously ahead of the charts (only about a week), but he is certainly starting this trend a little early! For those of you who are unaware, Kelly weighted 8lbs, 10 oz and I was a monster at 8 lbs, 14 oz!! I, of course, am hoping for a healthy 6 pounder, but if he continues with this trend, he may be a little more...fluffy.

The sonogram was amazing (pictures to come). We got to see him making little sucking motions, which gives me hope for nursing! He yawned and kicked, and we "oohed" and "aahed" over every time we saw his eyes blink...it was really pretty pathetic. Even the sonogram technician had to go back and look at his little "neck fat" a few times because it was so darn cute! The sonogram even showed that Finn has hair! Granted, this is not to say it won't fall right out, but at this moment he is sporting a beautiful head of hair (hopefully not too large of a head). Oh, and he is still a boy. Kelly seems to have this underlying fear that they're playing a joke on him. This has to do with the fact that a friend recently told him that they thought they were having a boy until 34 weeks (after 2 showers) and then found out they were having a little princess instead! It absolutely scarred Kelly.

As for me, I am continuing to grow..and grow..and grow. I took my Gestational Diabetes test today and I'm really hoping that I'll pass. I'm not sure how a pregnant woman is supposed to make it through the last bit of pregnancy without the pure bliss that ice cream brings!

Kelly is working like crazy to finish the bathroom and doing an amazing job! Even Cy and Brooks can't wait for the progress to be complete ;) No joke, Brooks (lab) walked right in and jumped in the tub. Sadly, we think he was looking for Kelly.

More to come next week...much love as always! Thanks for your continued prayers and support!

Last week in the 20's!

Alright, 29 is here...11 to go! Here's the low-down on Finley: he (according to my trusty website) is about the size of a butternut squash. I swear I've been told there is a site that uses other comparisons besides food, but I have yet to find it! He weighs a little over 2.5 pounds and is about 15 inches long. And let me tell you, he is active little guy!

I must say, his little 2.5 pounds is really starting to take its toll! I have discovered that turning over in the middle of the night is now something that requires strategy, shaving my legs is a joke, and trying to keep up with my long-legged friend when we walk in the morning is starting to resemble a duck trying to speed-walk!

Aside from that though, all is well! I have purchased my best pregnancy investment yet and discovered that I have a slight affinity for sock monkeys. While they used to sort of give me the creeps, I now find them quite cute...and extremely comforting for my tired feet :) You'll even notice that they look great with my clothes (you can rationalize anything-see photo above).

Kelly is continuing the overhaul of the bathrooms. Now that the addition is complete (or at least 95% of it is), he moved on to the existing bathroom...though it doesn't really "exist" anymore. He is busting his butt to try and finish this before Finn arrives and I must say, it is quite a sight! Finley's room is pretty much ready, but the completion of his closet is dependent on the completion of the bathroom (hence the rush). Once his mattress came in, I could not resist putting everything on his bed and had to even add his first teddy bear. You all know my slight obsession with bears! Even my nephew who is 2 talks about how Aunt Murmer loves bears (and now sock monkeys)!

Much love, as always, and please keep us in your prayers!

Moving right along

27 weeks and going strong (at least so far as I can tell!). Kelly and I had planned on going to South Padre for a mini-babymoon, but Kelly had a hard time getting off of work so we opted for a staycation here in SA. It was amazing. A friend of ours got us a great rate at the Grand Hyatt and we truly lived the high-life for a night! It was a perfect way for us to spend some quality time together before little Finn-man turns our world upside down.

I heard something rather disturbing recently...I heard that the patterns your baby falls into in your womb are strikingly similar to their patterns when they are born. Well, I am an extremely heavy sleeper so I have been thinking all along that Finn must not be too active because he'd wake me up if he was (notice my rationalization again). To make a long story short, I've woken up twice in my sleep recently (4am & 6am) to find that Finn was having an all-out party! In fact, what got me most recently was that he found that my bladder is quite a useful trampoline-ouch! I'll have to update once he comes to tell you if this hypothesis holds water. I'm really hoping that he loves sleep as much as his parents do (don't laugh-I can hope!). His crib came in this week too, so I'm hoping that the mattress follows this week so that I can put it all together-it really does make it so real.

On another note, Finley had his first ranching experience this weekend. I didn't get to participate (hence neither did he), but you can see his handsome Daddy here before starting the cattle round-up. I can't wait to get him in his first cowboy hat!!