Pregos at a party

Last weekend was a 30th surprise party for our friend, Melissa (who by the way is also pregnant). I missed the shot of her coming in but here's a picture of everyone waiting for her grand entrance.

For the special occasion the host and hostesses of the party bought some non-alcoholic beer for the pregos to enjoy. Here is our pregnant friend, Julie, and me knocking back bottles of Sharps.

Baby Trivia

Because life right now seems to be all things baby, we've decided to post baby trivia questions through the end of the pregnancy. Thank you, Alyssa, for giving us the Baby Smarts trivia game. As you can see we are really enjoying it!

QUESTION
Each of these names have been chosen by Hollywood stars for their babies, except:

1. Moxie Crimefighter
2. Blackberry
3. Pilot Inspektor
4. Banjo

ANSWER

2. Blackberry

No stars we know of have named their baby after this ubiquitous digital device, although actress Gwyneth Paltrow joined the fruit family by calling her first child Apple. Moxie Crimefighter is the name chosen by comedian Penn Jillette for his daughter, while Pilot Inspektor was the invention of Jason Lee, star of "My Name is Earl," for his son. And "Six Feet Under" star Rachel Griffiths named her little darling Banjo.

I guess these names make Fencepost Meek look pretty good!

2008: The Year of the Baby

Happy New Year! We are expecting a fun-baby-filled year and so far January is no exception. With 10 weeks left in the pregnancy, baby preparations are in full swing. Becky's doctor's visits are now every two weeks rather then once a month. We've signed up for birthing classes, breastfeeding class and newborn baby care classes at the hospital. And last but not least, Kyle started prepping the walls in the nursery to paint.

Here is the 30-week belly shot. The baby is large enough that we can make out body parts. We can clearly feel two hard areas in the belly. We imagine one must be the baby's head and the other must be the butt, but we're not sure which is which. Also, Becky swears she felt a forearm or shinbone push up a few days ago. The baby is pretty active now. The kicks are stronger and we've found that Baby Meek really likes hot chocolate. One small cup and the baby really starts groovin!

Shower Pictures

Here are a few pictures from the baby shower earlier this month.

Christmas Highlights

Kyle and I posing in front of the fire on Christmas morning. Gotta love the self-timer!

Fearrin Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Fearrin's house. The Claps Family and Uncle Todd were there to share in the holiday festivies.

Meek Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Meek's house. Our newphew Aidan's favorite gift was the blow up castle from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Amy.

Merry Christmas

Bo's new favorite place to sit. We're just glad he has no interest in the lights!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love,

Kyle, Becky, Baby Meek, Bo and Nina

almost to the 3rd trimester

In a couple of days we'll be entering the 3rd trimester. Hard to believe! I'm feeling really good now. Morning sickness is a thing of the past and I'm back to my old self (only bigger). Just this week, however, I'm starting to discover the "uncomfortable" side effects of pregnancy....(i.e. hard to tie my shoes, hard to get in and out of bed, sore feet, aches and pains). It's amazing how quickly things with your body can change week to week when your pregnant!

We had our first baby shower last weekend. A big thanks to my sisters and mom for hosting it. The shower was wonderful! It was nice to see everyone so close to the holidays. Thank you to all our friends and family for the warmest welcoming of Baby Meek.