36 week update

Well, not much news at the latest visit to the doctor this week. Baby Barnes is doing well, heartbeat in the 150s and moving around a lot! Mommy is well too, blood pressure good and feeling pretty good overall. This week I experienced some sleepless nights, waking up in the middle of the night and staying up...But I guess that is to be expected...My body is just getting me ready for the weeks and months ahead! Looking forward to baby showers with friends and Coleman's work in the coming week.

36 weeks, 3 days

One great commercial!

One of the greatest commercials ever!

Surprise! Baby Shower

Today my very sweet co-workers at Alliant threw a surprise baby shower for us. They were so generous and I feel very blessed to have such great co-workers! We got lots of items from clothes to onesies to blankets to toys. All of the staff went in together and got us this adorable Build A Bear! I have never been in that store, but this is so nice- I am sure I will learn much more about it in the future :)

And a little cheerleader....they know us too well!

Thanks for a wonderful afternoon!

MBs mom and dad visit

Two days after Ben and Georgia left my parents got to town! We had a great time and it was very relaxing and hopefully gave them some relief from the humid south! Coleman and dad played TONS of golf and mom and I got to do some things in the baby room. Finally got curtains hung, that was an adventure :) and the room is pretty much ready...I'll post some pics soon.

We took my parents to the great farmer's markets in the Fresno area. We are lucky to live in a place where we can get such fresh and local fruits and veggies year round! Mom will be back in August/September when the baby is born.

I'm about 33.5 weeks pregnant here....

33 weeks

Our 33 week check-up went well. Baby's heartbeat was 147 bpm and she is measuring great. We went in last week for the 4D ultrasound and baby was fast asleep so we really didn't get any good pics but did get to see her and get updates on her stats. At 32 weeks, she was 4 lbs. 12 oz. and is measuring about 2 weeks ahead with a heart rate of 150 bpm. So, she is growing nicely! The doctor pointed out that she has long legs, so she may be just like Coleman and I were....I was 22 inches and Coleman was 21 inches, so looks like she may follow in our footsteps :) We have childbirthing classes this weekend and look forward to that....My parents have been in town the past week and we have really enjoyed spending time with them and their help around the house. It has been a nice past 2 weeks getting to visit with family!

Ultrasound pics from 33 weeks (notice her hand was up near her right eye...She was comfortable with her face close the the uterine wall, so that is why it was harder to get good profile pics :)

Ben and Georgia visit California

My brother Ben and his girlfriend Georgia visited us last week and we had a wonderful time! We spent time in LA, San Diego and Fresno before they left. They even stopped off for a night in Vegas on the way home. Here are some pictures from the trip....