Six Month Picture

Harris and I had our 6 months check-up today. He is doing well, staying on course. He's about 12 inches, and 1 pound, 9 ounces. His heartbeat is about 148 beats per minute, which is good. I had an ultrasound done, as I was a bit worried about his lack of movements over the weekend, but he's now flipping and flopping around again. The doctor said he probably was just in a position where his movements weren't felt as much by me. During the ultrasound, the tech turned on the 3-D vision, but I wasn't that crazy about that view- the shot of his face made him look like he had a Charlie Brown mouth (just a slash). I had them confirm again that he's still a boy. So we have about 16 more weeks before we get to see him in person.

Here is my six month picture:

The New Arrival!

No, not Harris yet. The glider and ottoman are here! Hut's boss was kind enough to go help Hut pick them up at the store today, and after some minor assembly, the first pieces of furniture are in. The chair is sooooo comfy and soft. All of the kids gave it their seal of approval. Here is Daddy in action, with the chair assembly:

All that work made him tired:

Now here I am with Tashie, testing it out:

Harris piped up with hs approval, making my belly jump, so Hut could see.

Congratulations to my friend Natalie, who had her baby on Tuesday. He came a few weeks early, but only to keep with the family tradition (both his brother and cousin were early as well). Liam is doing well, and Harris looks forward to meeting him.

Oh, here's a picture of the new window shades we put up this past weekend:

Heartburn and Leg Cramps and Sleeplessness, oh my!

Yes, starting to get some of the lovely pregnancy symptoms to further interrupt my sleep- heartburn and leg (and foot) cramps. So my plan to stock up on sleep now isn't going so well, but I guess it's just another lesson to learn about plans going awry. I do feel Specken move around more, and even see some movements, so that's a bonus. Other than that, we've been feeling good, and still playing tennis.

We're making some progress on the nursery. The fabric we ordered came in, so we picked it up this weekend. Part of it is for my nursery inspiration idea, and the other part is for the curtains, which Deborah has graciously agreed to sew for Harris! The honeycomb shades also came in, so Hut and I had struggled through putting them up (the instructions say easy installation, but also have 2 sets to follow! And it would be easy if they labeled which said goes out. Silly me thought "marshmallow" would be the white side, but apparently they are stale marshmallows.) I'll post a picture later of them up. I would have posted last night, but I became distracted by a website I found- more on that below. So glad they are up, and hopefully helping to keep out some of the heat. We left them open enough for the cats to still use the windows, so they approve as well. And we just got word that the glider and ottoman are in! Yay! Now we just have to figure out how to get them to magically appear in the nursery from the store. Crib, changing table and armoire to follow, hopefully not much longer.

The website that so captured my attention is called Not Always Right, about how the customer is not always right, and in some situations, is very, very wrong. Service people from all industries write in with their stories, and some are hilarious! Couple of my favorit excerpts (sometimes it's the title that does it to me):

Virgin Galactic, Eat Your Heart Out
Airline Orlando, FL, USA
(I’m a flight attendant, and was doing my pre-takeoff check in the cabin. A man stops me and gestures to the small digital camera sitting in the seat next to him.)
Passenger: “Is it ok if my camera is here for the flight?”
Me: “Sure, sir. That will be fine.”
Passenger: “But shouldn’t I put it in the overhead bin?”
Me: “It should be fine there, but if you’re worried about it falling on the floor during landing you could put it in the overhead bin.”
Passenger: “But after takeoff, won’t it start floating around the cabin?”
Me: “Well, sir, just hold on to it. Once we slingshot around the moon, it will be fine.”

Time To Move The Bodies In The Backyard
Dog Trainer Northern California, USA
Dog Owner: “Yeah, my Golden Retriever keeps bringing things back to me. Do you know why?”
Trainer: “Well, ma’am, what’s the second word in the breed’s name?”
Owner: “Uh…retriever?”
Trainer: “That would be why.”

To check out more, go to http://notalwaysright.com

Registering

We started our registries recently, and that's intimidating! So many different brands and things to register for. Babies R Us recommends registering for 200 items- that seems crazy! Good thing for friends and their recommendations, plus people who wrote into the BRU website with their experiences. For the most part Hut and I have agreed on what we want to sign up for, which is a good thing.

We received a lot of nice feedback from the announcement that it's Harris on the way last week. Always great to hear from friends and family. So I've been thinking of all the nice things about having a boy. Hut is in charge of potty training, giving the birds and the bees talk, etc. Plus, everyone says Moms and sons have a special bond. So far Harris has given me a nice and easy pregnancy. It's nice to feel him moving around more.

We had a nice weekend. Specken is doing well at our tennis matches and we are starting to swim in the pool. Still waiting for the beginning of our deliveries to put the nursery together, but we did donate more stuff to Goodwill to clear out the closets more. We saw the new Indiana Jones movie, but Specken wasn't impressed with it. We won't be able to go to movies much longer with him, as we won't be one of those couples who brings their kids to movies with them. I'm sure he'll be okay at home with the cats watching him. ;-) Tasha and Specken had a nice nap together yesterday.