Week 30

Well today marks week 30 for Carol and the realization that this is going to happen is starting to feel more prevalent. Carol continues to get bigger as shown in the picture below.

We continue the preparations by starting to get the nursery put together. Some friends of ours were kind enough to give us a crib which was barely used and still looks great. Some trips have been made to Babies R Us for the early essentials and Carol has gotten numerous clothes and smaller items from friends and garage sales. Below are a few pictures of the progress on the nursery.

Step 1: Paint

Step 2: Trim

Step 3: Crown molding and build changing table

The crown molding will go up quick and I started on the changing table yesterday and so far is going well. I got quite a few parts cut yesterday, and the front and back frames assembled.

It's that time of year again

Its hard to believe that its harvest time already this year. Dad started harvesting soybeans on Friday and has been going pretty well. The moisture was consistantly around 11.5 to 12% and the yields seem to be alright. Some spots were great then you go 200 feet and not so great. You could really tell where it stayed wet. I was able to help on Saturday while Carol stayed home and went with our friend Jill to register for baby stuff at Target. I was very disappointed that I couldn't come, but you have to make sacrifices during harvest season, yeah right. Here are a few pic's from Saturday.

Happy 30th Birthday Carol!

Carol turns the big 30 so wish her a happy birthday today.

Latest Ultrasound

Carol had her latest ultrasound this afternoon and everything is progressing great. The kidney problem does not appear to have gotten worse and her size is good. Our daughter is in the 56th percentile for her age which is right on tract and the amniotic fluid is good. The fluid being good is a sign that the kidneys are working well, because the fluid does get processed through them. It was kind of cool they also did a 4D ultrasound today and got a picture of her face. Carol already thinks she looks like me, I don't see it quite yet.

4D Image

Profile (with her hands infront of her face)

Building & Baby

I thought I would quick post some new pictures of Carols progression along with Dads new shop. This is kind of an odd combination of pictures but it they are both things that are effecting our families lives. Dad is preparing to start his new business which is exciting yet a little scary for them, and Carol and I are preparing to become parents which is exciting yet really scary.

Carol at 26.5 weeks

Dads Shop in progress