No more Hawaiian Punch for Melissa!

YUCK! That is all Melissa had to say. This morning was her Gestational Diabetes test. She drank the nasty drink which tasted like Hawaiian Punch with 10 times the sugar and thickness and she will never probably drink real Hawaiian Punch ever again. You have to drink the drink in 5 minutes. The first few sips weren't TOO bad, but thankfully she finished it in the last 10 seconds! Hopefully we will know if she passed the test soon. This is one test that we want to pass!!

The Nastiest Drink ever made...

Olivia's Heartbeat 28 weeks

Here is a video of Olivia's heartbeat at 28 weeks. This is also our wonderful doctor Dr. Watkins.

Good Report

We went to the doctor today and had a great report. Everything measured exactly where it should be for 28 weeks. We did not get to see Olivia today since they were only doing some technical measurements. Melissa has to have her Gestational Diabetes test done on Wednesday...fun, fun! That is where you have to drink a very sugary, nasty drink.

Here are some pictures of the nursery and the baby bump!

Melissa and the crib with the bedding ready to go!

A VERY Happy and Blessed Family!

The crib bedding

The swing that Melissa's mom bought. Thanks Grandma Debbie =)

Daddy and the Big Brother Jake!!

28 Weeks- Officially 3rd Trimester!

Today marks Week 28 which is the start of the third trimester. YAY! We are almost there. With all that excitement there is also lots of body changes. Yes the belly is growing and yes we know we need to get a picture. Maybe this weekend. Melissa is feeling good but is having a hard time sleeping at night and all the extra weight is a lot to carry around.

Here is what Olivia should be doing at 28 weeks: By now, your baby, who weighs in at about two and a half pounds and stands — or rather lies — at almost 16 inches (measured head to toe) has added blinking to his or her growing bag of tricks.

We go to the doctor on Monday so we hope that all goes well. We are very excited to see Olivia!

Today we also visited our pediatrician. We really loved the doctor's office and it is very close to home. Looks like Lawrenceville Pediatrics will be our pediatrician's office. We got to meet with a doctor and take a tour of the facility. It was very nice. Below is a picture of what it looks from the outside.

Snowed In!

Well we have been snowed in since Sunday night. School has been closed all week so far and will be closed tomorrow (Thursday). Brendon did make it to work today- it took an hour and a half but he got there. In the 10 years we have lived down here this is the worst snow that we have ever seen.

Cabin fever and nesting has set in. We were able to clean out some closets, shred a lot of old paper, and put together the stroller/car seat. Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Barth for that gift.

Lambie was the only thing small enough to fit in the stroller. She was good practice! Jake was not a fan of the stroller...jealous maybe!

Melissa with the stroller getting some practice. Don't mind the pajamas...but that has been the uniform of the week.

Monday: The journey down to the end of the street.

Jake in the snow! He loved it!!

The Dresser Arrived and a Friend Joins the Nursery

We received the dresser this week and Brendon was able to put it together! JcPenney even arranged to have the crib picked up from our house when the dresser was dropped off. This was not the original plan but we are thankful they did this. So now Olivia's room is pretty much done for awhile. Little things need to be done so hopefully those will get done!

A Friend Joins the Nursery- Brendon and Melissa decided to pass something else down to Olivia. Melissa has had a stuffed animal since she was a baby- Melissa's mom thinks it was a gift at her Christening. We decided to pass this stuffed animal down whose name is Lambie. Lambie has been through 31 years of happiness, sadness, and has been on many adventures. Even though she is a little tattered and worn, she will be such a wonderful friend and comfort to Olivia.

Melissa is pretty upset that our doctor's appointment on Monday will most likely be canceled due to the winter weather event that may occur Sunday night. If the school system is closed then the doctor is closed =( So we will see when that gets rescheduled. We were really looking forward to seeing Olivia on Monday

Here is the dresser!

Lambie- Best Friend of All Time!

More Nursery Updates

Here are some other nursery updates. We hung some pictures on the wall and hung Olivia's name above her crib. We are happy to know that our dresser is on the way and then the room should most likely be done (except for a few minor details) soon!

Also there is one picture from a walk we went on at Tribble Mill Park last week.

A picture frame past down a generation. Melissa's mom bought this for her so we thought we would pass it on to Olivia.

Melissa's good friend Colleen gave us this frame. We just need to update it with pictures of Olivia.

Pictures that match the bedding.

Olivia's name above her crib with pictures and a very helpful Dad that has done a lot of work!

Melissa and Jake at Tribble Mill Park last week (12/31/2010- Melissa at 25 weeks)