Baby J Update

Hello, all, and welcome back for another exciting update on the progress of Baby Jackson #1. So far so good. Baby is still cooking away in mama's midsection. We're greatly anticipating the arrival of our little peanut and the realness is starting to kick in. As of this writing, Kristen is almost 30 weeks along in her pregnancy. If you're doing the math at home, you know that puts her well into her 3rd trimester and now only just a short trip down the home stretch (albeit we want that thing to reach full term). We had a Dr appt this past week for another checkup, which was brought on by a previous checkup 2 weeks prior where we were given a very minor "scare" (if you want to call it that). Kristen was measuring a little large at the earlier of the two so the Dr wanted to see her again sooner than scheduled. Obviously this put us into a bit of a two-week tizzy about why and what... We made the cardinal mistake of "googling" this condition and held our breath until this most recent appt. When we went back everything was measuring fine, heart rate was good, etc. Of course I made sure I was at this visit in case there was some news about that engorgement - but everything seems to be back on track. I suppose, not unlike its father, this baby is already a good eater. However, as a point of keeping the comic relief, I like to maintain that it was gas... :) We had 1 of 2 baby showers 2 weekends ago. This one was in St. Louis and was a bit earlier due to the travel and Kristen's ever-growing inability to do so. Special thanks, by the way, to everyone who was able to make it out and contribute to what (already) seems like a veritable money pit... oh well - money well spent, I suppose. Anyway I had a good time catching up and I know it was nice for Kristen to see some good friends and family. So now the baby has a lot of nice new things! Shower #2 will be local and we're as eagerly anticipating another fun event... and some more baby swag! It's like the baby's first birthday party! So now that we have all this nice stuff we've been putting the finishing touches on the place to store most of it. The nursery is near completion! I painted it a few weeks ago and the furniture that we ordered arrived last week. We also added a nice area rug as an accent and to soften up and contrast with the hardwood floors. The one we got turned out to be too small, but we love it in there and there is one size larger so we just need to replace that in our spare time (when I'm not goofing around on the internet). We also ordered some artwork which is very befitting of an androgynous nursery... The decor includes a light green, almost yellowish-green wall color, a bright green rug, chocolate crib, dresser, and chest, and the artwork which will match the bedding of an earthy, autumnal color palette. We're excited to see this all come together. Seeing that empty bed and furniture really hits home that a human will be living there shortly. So that's where we are for now. Hope to give out a few more updates over these next two months. In the meantime we hope to get to see everyone one last time before we go into hiding ;)...