Belly Update - 31 Weeks

This belly seems to grow by the hour, so I feel like I need to capture it on camera more often these days! An ultrasound last week uncovered that Tanner is a bit larger than the average bear. His size/weight is in the 90th percentile, with long legs, a chubby little belly, and an average size head (thank goodness!). We have a follow-up ultrasound scheduled at about 37 weeks to check position, size, and to get some more information to prepare us for the birthday. I've heard from many experienced moms that the art of estimating baby's size by ultrasound is far from perfect, so I'm hoping for a healthy baby boy regardless of size! We are getting SO excited to meet this busy little man.

The 3rd Trimester Begins...

The Seger Family Update:
Bryce - I'm sure he has heard enough complaining from me (back, belly, kicks, feeling fat, giant boobs, can't drink a beer, etc.) to last a life time by now, but is always so supportive and helpful (have I mentioned that before?) I love how interested and excited he gets with me when we bring home a new gift for the baby.
Baby - Based on all of my reading, baby Seger could be as long as 17 inches by now and almost 3 lbs! He continues to be very active- mostly around 11am and 8pm. My nephew Logan, 3 years old, thinks that I feed the baby through my belly button. He even kindly offered up one of his own bite-sized Snickers bars to my belly button for a treat. How sweet!
Cara - Shouldn't be complaining, but I do anyways. My back is killing me and I am slowly becoming helpless. Leaning in to the grocery cart to unload groceries is now a struggle with my giant (I know, it's nothing yet!) belly in the way.

Tanner's Room

Woops! I did it! I spilled the beans on the name! I guess for all you blog followers, you can be in on it. It's technically a secret, so you won't be seeing any FB posts on it :) Bryce and I have been working hard to get his room put together the best that we can. A big giant "thank you" to Bryce's mom and dad for the purchase of my most favorite piece of furniture - the most comfy gliding recliner ever! I can't wait to rock, nurse, and love my baby boy in that chair :)

Lotsa furniture in to a tight space!

My fav chair :)

A few storage places

Friendly bees flying around the room :)

25 Weeks Along...

Baby Boy - Our boy is moving, flipping, and punching regularly. He is VERY active in there, which is a wonderful reminder through out my day that my 17 extra pounds so far is worth it! At this stage, he is around 10 inches long but still pretty skinny. In the coming weeks, he will begin putting on the cute pudge that I can't wait to pinch. He is still just over a pound in weight.
Dad - Bryce has been working hard to keep up with my "nesting" demands. Putting together furniture, re-arranging our office room, and slowly but surely getting our mis-matched baby room organized. He is a very active and involved daddy already.
Mama - I have had 2 people in 2 days tell me that I am getting bigger by the day. At just over 6 months pregnant, I am feeling the best that I have felt through out the adventure so far. I have enough energy to make it through the day enthusiastically, and am tired enough by night time to get a great nights sleep. Our giant double-queen bed is still as good today as it was the first night we jimmy-rigged it together :)

Daddy loving his baby boy...

Not the most flattering picture, but you get the point :)

A room in progress...

We're missing a nice comfy mama chair in this corner

A few Updates...and pics

Baby: Our little boy is loving life so far. He moves, kicks, and rolls around in my tummy about 30 minutes out of every hour. Our new favorite game in our house is to sit and stare at my tummy. His punches are so big that my whole belly rumbles! Baby boy Seger had to have an unexpected 2nd ultrasound earlier this week after our first ultrasound showed a possible renal (kidney) cyst. After a few scared tears, we received the good news that although he does have a small fluid-filled cyst on his left kidney, these things typically resolve themselves prior to birth. All of his anatomy, including kidneys, are functioning great. Doctor says there is no reason to worry...
Bryce: I hate to sound repetitive, but I can't stress enough how grateful I am that Bryce is so supportive. He doesn't panic when I cry over what work-out hat I should wear (oh my...), and he is always thinking of new innovative ways to make my life easier. I love you lots!
Cara: Crazy, forgetful, and emotional pregnant lady. That about sums it up :) Still smiling though!

I said crazy, didn't I?

The giraffe - pretty much complete.

Getting bigger...still rockin' the spandex. Ha!

20 Weeks! Half Way There!

Wow, the time has gone by SO fast! Our little boy is so active inside my tummy. I love sitting on the couch in the evening and just feeling him move around, kick, punch, and whatever other antics he's performing. It's been a challenge for Bryce to feel the movement because every time I talk, baby Seger stops moving! Maybe he's actually listening to me :) Bryce and I have a secret gesture now to let him know when he's moving around.

My personal favorite change that we have made to the house in preparation for the baby is our sleeping quarters. It has been near impossible to sleep since I have grown a little bigger, so last night I had a genius idea. We moved the queen bed from our guest room in to our master room, jammed it right up against our other queen bed, and now have a wall-to-wall ROYAL sleeping arrangement with plenty of room for body pillows, heating pads, extra blankets and more. A bit ghetto looking, but who cares!

I am also working on a new painting in the baby's room. A big tall giraffe is in the works on one wall, which will take a few full days to finish. I plan to paint a height chart on the side of him so we can compare our little man's (and maybe mommy's and daddy's too!) height to the big tall giraffe!

Thank you to my wonderful husband, Bryce, for offering nightly massages, for washing the kitchen floor, and for always telling me how beautiful he thinks I am. What a lucky lady I am. I love my boys.

20 Weeks and Growing!

The beginning of Mr. Giraffe

Yep, that's right! That's how we roll!

19 Week Ultrasound

The day is finally here! Trying to get to sleep last night was like trying to fall asleep the night before leaving on a Hawaiian vacation! So...the verdict is in and Baby Seger is most definitely a BOY! He wasn't shy at all during the ultrasound! "Check out what I've got Mom & Dad!"

We have narrowed it down a couple potential names, but will wait to share with everyone until we decide for sure :) In the mean time, he (oh man, it's a wonderful feeling not call him "it" anymore) is squirming around, doing flips, and keeping busy inside there getting ready for his debut in May 2011.

Bryce picked out his work shirt with much thought this morning. He stratigically picked out one with BLUE and PINK in it, not to hurt the baby's feelings no matter the sex.  :)

     Getting ready to leave for the appointment. Had to get a picture!

               Getting closer to the moment of truth!

                    With fingers crossed that will be able to find out!

                          So much for the girly figure :)

        Bryce texting moms, dads, grandmas, and friends the news!

Face Profile and bicep shot!

Stretched out leg!

A little foot! How cute!

Is this appropriate??? Who cares! That's my boy!