The Gebhardts: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ice Ice Baby

I love "snow" days, especially when DISD closes for the day. I am literally as excited as the kids when we get an unexpected day off. My teacher friends were texting me at 5:30 a.m. this morning announcing that we have no school! Good thing they were up that early to watch the news because I was still asleep. This is what we woke up to this morning!

Sarah & Andy's Birthday Party in Fort Worth!

We went to Fort Worth on Saturday night to celebrate Sarah and Andy's birthdays at Joe T's then Billy Bob's. We had so much fun! Andy was so funny. I guess he didn't see many bulls growing up in Pennsylvania or living in New York. We watched the bull riding then he had to go see them in their pens outside. I told Kim she needs to take him to the FW rodeo or stock show!

The girls

Kim & Andy

Birthday girl!

Sean & Tiff

I didn't take a lot of pictures but Andrea's sweet husband Joe was there too! I think Kim has a picture of the boys so I will have her send it to me and I will post it! =)

26 week update

Your pregnancy: 26 weeks

How your baby's growing:The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

Am I the only one that has not heard of an English hothouse cucumber? Is it really different in size from regular cucumber? Just thought that was funny!

January 7th-Our 3rd Anniversary!

I have an amazing husband. I could go on and on but without a doubt, he is my best friend and the love of my life. I cannot think of anyone more perfect for me. We have been through a lot in five and a half years but I cannot imagine my life without him or any differently than it is right now. Most of all, I already know what an incredible father he is and cannot wait to see him with our little boy! We celebrated our 3rd anniversary on January 7th and had a wonderful dinner at Silver Fox.

Our fun Mercedes we got to drive for the night!

Sean being silly

Tiff & Sean

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

25 week update

I am finally catching up on my posts! I went to the doctor last week and had my glucose screening test done which is a pre-screening for gestational diabetes. Besides the test it was a short check up. Dr. Matthews listened to the baby's heartbeat (148 bpm), measured vertically across my belly, and said everything looks great. For the test I had to drink this orange sugar water, wait an hour, then the nurse took my blood. I used to be terrified of having my blood taken but now I am used to it, as long as I don't watch! My doctor said if I didn't hear from him by the end of the week then the results are good and he would go over them at my next appointment. I didn't hear from him so I do not have gestational diabetes, which is wonderful news.

I continue to feel the baby move and kick, which still amazes me every time! We even watch my baby bump at night now as it jumps and moves. Our baby boy was about the size of an ear of corn last week. Here is how he is developing at week 25:

Your pregnancy: 25 weeks
How your baby's growing: Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

My next appointment is on Monday February 2nd. It will be a routine appointment where they check my weight, blood pressure, protein levels, the baby's heartbeat and measure across my growing baby bump! We are going to make the appointment then for our 3D ultrasound, which my doctor recommended having done between 28-31 weeks. I can't wait to see that picture!

I have a pretty big to-do-list for the rest of this month. We are busy planning the nursery and getting everything ready! Everyone is asking if we have chosen a name yet and while I love monogrammed things so much, we can't have anything quite yet. We have narrowed our baby boy's name down to two and they both start with the letter "J" so his nickname is now "J" instead of little booger. I was beginning to think that might stick!

New Year's Eve

We had so much fun on New Year's Eve. We had the kids this year so we went over to our friend's Trey and Jennifer's house to cook dinner and ring in the new year. Their two year old Julia missed the fun since she was already asleep but we still had a great time!

Tiffany & Ellie