3/4 of the way there!

This week marks 30 weeks! It's hard to believe that we could be meeting Baby J in just 2 months or less. When we found out we were pregnant in September, May seemed like an eternity. I hope these next couple months fly by. Baby J is getting more active every day and getting quite powerful with the kicks!

Hitlon Head Pictures

So we didn't get many pictures, but we got a couple out at the windy beach.  The water wasn't so warm either.

Hilton Head

Well we are spending the night at Hilton Head and we were going around baby clothing stores and guess who we saw?  Why Ben Bailey from Cash Cab.  Erin really wanted to yell out Red Light CHALLENGE!!!! But decided against it.  We went to the beach for a minute and it was cold.  We'll post pictures later.

Baby J's Nursery

We worked hard this past weekend on the baby's room. We got the room painted and the wallpaper hung and also put together the furniture. All the boxes of baby stuff has also been unpacked and a home for it has been found. Now the room actually looks like a nursery instead of a room full of boxes.

The crib was a piece of cake to put together which is good because I'm sure it will need to be taken apart for at least one of our moves!

We were amazed how many pieces the dresser came in. We also found the directions were not always correct. Good thing we could do a little problem solving!

And now for the finished product....for now! We are still waiting on one other piece of furniture, which is currently on back order. We also need to hang the curtains and wall decor and when the baby comes their name will be put above the crib. We can't really do that one ahead of time since the sex of the baby is going to be the biggest surprise of our life!
Drum roll please...........

The rocking chair has a special meaning since it was my Grandpa's. I'm so excited to be able to use it with my children. I'll always think of him when I'm sitting in it rocking the baby!

So that's all for now!

3rd Trimester

Boy has time flown by since we found out in September we were going to have a baby! I am now entering my 3rd trimester....2/3 of the way there! It seems so crazy for me to think of that. Baby seems to be an active little thing and constantly on the move. I have my first appt with the drs. here in GA next week so cross your fingers I'll have a good one like I did in MO. Yesterday Jack got a hankering to put something of the baby's together, so while I was painting the spare bedroom he put the swing and pack n' play together. We are definitely beginning the preparation process! Our house will be baby friendly in a short period of time! (Now Reed will feel right at home ;) ).

The move to Georgia

We left Ft. Leonard Wood on Monday January 5 after a weekend of packing and loading the trailer. We had lots of help from friends and Erin's family which made the weekend much smoother!We made a stop at Ft. Campbell, KY to see some friends. During the trip, the temperature was not much above freezing. When we started unpacking the trailer in GA on Thursday morning it was in the mid 60s and got up into the 70s. Who would have thought that moving in January would bring good weather?!

With the help of Jack's parents, the trailer full our of entire house was unloaded in a mere 4 hours. They were booking it! We started the unpacking process and are almost completely unpacked. Our house here is wonderful and MUCH more roomie than our double wide in MO.

This has become a tradition for our moving day.....Jack and his dad hanging out in the living room on the floor the night we arrive at the new place. We have the same pose when we arrived at Ft. Leonard Wood a year ago.

Jack is proving that the tub is too small for him-but what tub will fit a 6'4" person??

We were told that when we arrived the water would be turned on. Well when we got there, no water. So we bought water by the gallon and made it through the night. (Hence the water jug sitting behind Jack.)

23 Weeks
And all along the way, Baby J was growing like crazy! It's amazing how much a matter of a week can make at this point in the pregnancy!
And here is Baby J in GA - 24 Weeks.
For those who haven't heard, we had our ultrasound on Dec. 30 and the baby measured a week ahead of schedule. So the new due date is now May 4. Baby has started kicking like crazy but doesn't seem to want to show daddy how hard the kicks can be. Whenever daddy puts his hand on mommy's belly, the kicks suddenly stop!

More boxes!

We have started really putting in the effort to pack this beast up.  We realized today that we are getting really good at packing.  Anyone want to hire us?  I think we have the right equipment to do it.  Look out on the street in front of our house and you'll see what I mean.  Anyway here are a few pictures of Erin's last loads of laundry on D-field and the ever mounting pile of packed boxes.