The Home Stretch

37 weeks and counting!

So much has happened the last few weeks. We had 2 baby showers, then moved, then attempted to unpack. And here we are. We unpacked the necessities and left lots in boxes. Extra baking dishes, loads of framed pictures, vases, and scrapbooking can wait. Thanks to having a garage, we have a place to store all this out of site.

We have been working on the baby's room a lot. We set up the crib last week and went out and purchased all the little things we need to have for the first few days the little guy is home. Friday we went on a search for a dresser and got an amazing deal on a large cherry dresser to match the crib that was over 50% off! I spent a lot of the weekend washing all the cloth baby items to have them nice and soft and dye free for the baby's sensitive skin. We worked on our binder of papers we want to bring to the hospital and the list of items to pack in our bag for the hospital. We also got all the thank you notes written for all the gifts our little dude has received. We still need to get the carseat installed and finish up the room as the rest of the items arrive that we ordered.

As for me, I'm feeling pretty darn well. I get heartburn in the evenings and that has gotten a bit worse this last week. My plantar fasciitis came roaring back when I was on my feet getting ready for our move and as we unpacked. So, I take lots of breaks to rest my feet and they are almost back to normal.

Our little guy moves around constantly. I love feeling him push and hiccup and turn and roll. I had my first non-stress test today and he didn't disappoint. He showed the Dr. that he is doing well!

December 7th I became an auntie again! Brandon and Ashley welcomed Weston James Taylor into their family. If you'd like to follow their family too and see pictures of the little guy here is their blog:

http://taylors4you.blogspot.com/2010/12/weston-james-taylor.html

this specific post is introducing Weston with lots of pictures. you can click on "home" or "the taylor's" at the top to go to the most recent posts.

Sacramento Baby Shower

32 Weeks:

We had our second baby shower out in Sacramento at Cathy Colombo's house. Close family and friends braved the rainy weather to celebrate our little dude. Even though Jason's grandma recently had a minor stroke, she was able to make it to the shower.

We got so many personal gifts, it really made the day fun. Lots of rock and roll items for Jason's little guy and airplane themed items for the bedroom.

Here was my belly December 4, 2010:

The Name Game

We found out yesterday that all the babies born during the production of the game Jason is working on will be named in the credits as "Production Babies." This is quite a cute idea and many movies do this too - if you sit long enough in the theater to watch the whole list of credits.

So, what do these beautiful lips look like? (sorry for the funny picture. He's head down so a full face shot is impossible)

Our dilemma, we have two names we love and we cant decide! So, today we are curious to hear your opinions. Here are our top two:

- Tarin Ray Colombo
- Ryder Alec Colombo
- ?

Baby Shower - Fountain Valley

After all the family visiting for Thanksgiving we had a baby shower to celebrate our little baby's arrival in January. My mom and two college friends, Lee and Talia, hosted the beautiful day for Jason and I. We had family and friends from all different times in our lives come to celebrate with us.

We made then stick their noses in dirty diapers to guess what candy bar was in there.



They had to attempt to drink beer out of a baby bottle. Hunter was a little confused as to the reason the whole room had a baby bottle but him.


And they played bingo as we opened up our gifts. Our little guy is set with toys, and cloths and books. We got so many thoughtful gifts from everyone to spoil our little dude right from the start. These music themed pieces are made especially for Jason from my cousin Jessica.


At the shower we learned of one friend and 2 family members that are due this year with little ones of their own. That makes it 1 childhood fried, 2 high school friends, and 3 cousins due this-coming year. Of those 6, 5 are due in June or early July. What was in the air last September?


As I write this Ashley is in the hospital getting ready to welcome Weston! So, here is our last family picture with all the bellies!

Cutest Lips Ever!

32 Weeks !

We got to see our little guy one last time! It was so amazing to see how big he has gotten. And yes, it is still a he. They showed us every inch of the little guy from his head, to his poty lips, to his organs and all the way down to his toes.

Everything looks good, is the right size and is right where it belongs. He is even head down already! No wonder he hates me sitting in the car commuting, i'm squishing his little head.

The following ultrasound pics are of his face. You can't see the whole thing, but you can see his chin, lips and nose. he is laying horizontally and the head is on the right of the picture. You should be able to click on the picture to see it larger too:

Thanksgiving

31 Weeks:

We spent the holiday in southern CA with the Taylor family. Dinner was spent with 18 family and friends spread out on two tables. It was so fun to get so many people together in one place. I am so Thankful that both of my grandmas were there to celebrate with us! This picture is of my brother, my cousin Kendra and my cousin Cory. Sorry, I didn't get the black and white memo...lol

Another belly picture, this time with Ashley! Little Weston has stayed put and made it to 38 weeks. We thought it would be interesting to compare our two bellies. It is quite entertaining since Ashley is much more petite than me and therefore is carring the little guy all out front. I am so curious how big i will be and how big I will feel when I am in her shoes at 38 weeks.

Can't wait to be an auntie again - any day now!

Keep posted for our 32 week ultrasound later this week!

Moving up and moving out!

30 Weeks !

Life is never dull around here. We've outgrown our 2 bedroom apartment and are moving up! Yep, we found a 3 bedroom duplex to bring our little guy home to. So, instead of setting up all the baby stuff...I am packing it all up. We move December 11th, so there is little time to pack with 2 baby showers coming up.

As for the baby, I have been enjoying an ever expanding waistband and a very active boy. He is the most active when i relax and sit or lay down. He must have a lot of room in there because it feels like he is doing somersaults in there some days. Jason enjoys coming right up to my belly and talking to the little guy. Sometimes Jason even gets a response. A little kick to let him know he got the point.

We are excited to spend time with our families for all the holidays coming up. This will be the last time we are a party of 2.