A peek at the nursery

Here's a little sneak-peek of Barack's new room. Everything is done outside of the crib. We are waiting for some replacement parts from the manufacturer. Tomorrow we get to visit the OB as Mama is now down to weekly visits. Time is getting closer...

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung at the school house. We were blessed with a very lovely couple of days of warmer weather over the weekend. It feels that winter has really head his grip this year with cold, wet, and gray days. The two trees at the front of our school house have finally fully expressed themselves which means that Spring is officially here!

We also want to make a shout out to fellow babies that have sprung in the past two months including Baby EB, Baby NR, Baby RD, Baby JB, and very soon Baby McK. The anticipation is building as in about 6 weeks plus-or-minus, Barack should be with us and we are very excited to meet him. Here's a recent picture of Mama and Barack:

At our visit to the OB, we had another check in with the ultrasound technician and Barack is looking good. The pictures are not so clear this time, so we won't post them. Mama was able to see Barack practice breathing. He is head down, but he likes to sit off to the side and kick her right ribs. His heart rate was 135 bpm (very appropriate for a boy, the old wives say...) He's measuring on time or a little ahead (a-"head" if you base it off his large noggin filled with all those smarts he got from his parents no doubt). His estimated weight is 5 lb and 11 oz. (but the ultrasound can be off by up to 2 lbs at birth.) We are not quite sure were he's getting his weight from. He is expected to gain a 1/2 pound a week from this point until birth as Mama gains a pound a week. The nursery should be finished in about 2 weeks or so, so pictures will be posted then. We are waiting on some odds and ends as well as decorations.

Happy Spring everyone from the Barrel!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy turned 33 yesterday, so Mama took him on a trip to the Hofbrauhaus. Well, not the REAL one in Germany...but luck be have it, there's one outside of Cincinnati! Here's Daddy toasting with our good friend P.K. as they taste all the lovely beers offered by the brewery. We had a very fun time, and good beer was enjoyed by all... Prost!

In other news, the nursery is slowly taking shape. As we went to Cincinnati this weekend, Mama got to stop in at one of her favorite stores --IKEA. It's the closest one to us, so it was quite the treat. We were able to pick up some goods for Barack including a new rocking chair!