I felt it kick!

My wife has felt the baby kicking since December 24th. Last night, by placing my hand on my wife's belly, I was able to feel it kick also!

Doctors and Births

Today, I am back in Lexington. We went for a doctors visit this afternoon. Everything looks good. February 24th we'll have another ultrasound.

My wife's cousin just had a baby tonight... 9 pounds, 7 ounces. It sounds like it was a rather difficult birth. But the baby is healthy.

The Baby's Room

We are finally realizing that our May 7th due date is just around the corner and that our baby is coming whether we are ready or not. This weekend, we did some shopping for the baby. We bought a bassinet for our bedroom. My wife's parents bought us some bedding for the crib (a brightly colored farm theme). We bought some matching wall hangings, a lamp shade, and other accessories. My brother is giving us a white crib. It is not exactly the style my wife was hoping for, but it is free. The nursery was painted pink when we bought our house... not a good color for a boy. We also bought materials for redecorating. We're putting up wayne's coating on the wall and painting the upper half of the wall green. When we finish decorating, I'll post some before and after pictures. Buying things and getting his room ready makes it seem more real.

Non-Gender Specific Names

We were thinking about the name Skylar. Both of us like it. However, I am a bit concerned that it might be confusing. Please post comments to this message and tell me whether you think Skylar is a boy name or girl name.

Week 22 - Holiday Travel for Kicks

We have just returned from a week of travel. We flew to Kansas to visit my grandparents. We were a little concerned with being so far from home but knew that there were good hospitals should we need them. Everything went quite well. My wife started feeling the first kicking movements while we were gone.

I was driving down the road and she let out a little yell, "aw!". I swerved, thinking I was about to be hit by another driver. She then let out another yelp, "ew!".

I swerved again and asked, "What are you doing? Did I almost hit someone or something?"

She replied, "I think I felt it kick!".

The kicks have become a little more pronounced and more frequent. We hope to return to Kansas with a baby this summer. My grandmother is 95 years old and I'd love for her to see the baby.