Jack has a big nose. And cute baby lips.

We can't wait to meet you, little buddy!

We got a new image of baby Jack at 34 weeks! We went in for another ultrasound yesterday because Lara’s fundal height was measuring a bit small and also to make sure that Jack is not breech (he is not).

Everything looked fine to the sonogram technologist; she told us that Jack was measuring normal for 33 weeks. So we think he may be about a week smaller than average (does that even makes sense? I’m not sure.) At any rate we were delighted to get another picture of him in utero.

Lara thinks he looks like her dad Lenny in this photo. I’m not sure how she gets that, but she does. Note his big nose and puckered lips.

UPDATE

Here is another photo with some arrows explaining what is what in case you have a hard time figuring out the photo.

Lara sal y diviértete con los perros

Lara hangin’ with the dogs.

Kitchen Remodel

This is the other project that has been taking up a lot of my time… My friend Peter and I tore out part of a wall between the kitchen and the dining room and put in a new counter top. It’s still not quite done (just need to paint the wall and add another coat of Bio Shield). I can visualize Jack doing homework here at some point. And maybe jumping off the counter onto the dining room table.

Lara between 30 and 31 weeks

Lara showing off the baby bump at 30 or 31 weeks. Finny always has to get in the picture!

Setting up the nursery

Things have been crazy around our house lately and the blog has been sadly neglected. So I’m going to make up for lost time and add a few new posts today.

Lara captured a few moments while I assembled Jack’s crib…

Week 29

Here we are at week 29 and Jack is really growing! Lara and I went to a couples prenatal yoga together last week. I learned several techniques to help Lara with the discomforts of labor. We start our birthing class in December. I will write more interesting stuff about my feelings at some other time after breakfast.

Week 29 info from the Baby Center:

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you’ll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby’s hardening skeleton each day.

Starting the 3rd Trimester

So we made it to the start of the last trimester. Lara had this to say:  “Big old belly.”

Baby Center tells us that this week, Jack weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He’s sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, Jack’s brain is very active now.

According to Lara, he has even had a couple episodes of baby hiccups and he is kicking up a storm.

Lara at 23 weeks

Well it’s been a lot longer than we intended since our last baby blog update – but we’re both really busy as always. So finally at 23 weeks here’s an updated photo of Lara’s progress.

23 weeks

More Pictures from the Sonogram

Here are some more photos they sent us today. I love the one that shows his foot.

It’s a boy!

UPDATE! We finally got some photos of OUR baby’s ultrasound… Here are the first two pics of Jack that the world will ever see:

Jack	Baby Jack Again

The results are in from the sonogram on Wednesday and those guessing boy would appear to be correct. Unfortunately we didn’t get any photos from the ultrasound session (yet) because they were having issues with their printer. So the world must now prepare for baby Jack Taggart!

Now we are off to look at a crib Lara found on Craigslist and then get ready to head north for a little camping trip tomorrow.