Palm Sunday Pictures

Adam and I went to my parent's this weekend to have an early Easter get together with them and Keith, Stacy, Chris and Marissa. We had a really good time and the kids enjoyed looking for their Easter Eggs. Not only was the company good but the food was great too!

Here are some pictures:

Chris, Keith, Marissa and Stacy


Melissa and Adam

Ultrasound!

We just got home from our ultrasound and got some great news. The baby is healthy and looks great. She weighs about 7 1/2 pounds which means that instead of being 36 weeks pregnant, I am actually measuring 38 WEEKS!!! We just lost two weeks! My due date is now March 31st instead of April 14th.

Adam and I are extremely excited and can't believe that now in about two weeks (or less!) we will be parents! The baby's room has been ready for a while, so that's good. Now I just have to wrap my mind around the fact that this little baby is coming sooner than originally planned. At least she takes after us and is planning on being early and not late!

We got two ultrasound pictures tonight, but they aren't very clear (I guess it's not as easy to get a clear picture when there isn't as much room for the baby to spread out).

This first one is of one of her feet. It's a sideways shot of her foot upside down. Her toes are on the right and her heel is at the left - the bottom of her foot is at the top.



This one is of her face. It's hard to pick out, but her lips are in the middle of the picture and her nose is to the right of it. You can also see her nostrils if you look close!



We can't wait for you all to meet her when she comes!

- Melissa

p.s. I forgot to mention that the ultrasound tech said that it looked like she already had a lot of hair! Hopefully it will be red and curly!

36 Week Check Up

On Friday we had my 36 week doctor appointment. Our doctor said that I was measuring a little bit bog for how far along I was and wanted me to schedule another ultrasound. That appointment is scheduled for this evening at 5:00 pm. I am hoping to get some pictures to post either later this evening or tomorrow sometime.

Depending on what they see in the ultrasound, they may move my due date up or decide that I need to have a c-section. I don't know what the other options would be if the baby is larger than normal. There are some other things that would cause me to be large, but we'll have to wait and see what they say.

We'll keep you all posted!

Baby Shower #2

On Sunday we had our second shower which included family friends and Melissa's side of the family. The following are some pictures that were taken:

The hostesses of the shower and me - Mom, me, Vickie, and Stacy:



My mother-in-law, Lois, and me:



Natalie's Great Aunt Kris and Great Grandma Nila:



One of the many gift items that we received that day:



Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the shower! Thank you also to those of you unable to make it to the shower that sent gifts anyway. We really appreciate all of our wonderful friends and family.

Love,
Melissa

Baby Gifts

Here's a picture of Adam breaking in one of our new baby gifts. We're trying to get in as many naps as we can before the baby comes!



This is a quilt that we got today that Great Grandma Bonasera made. The colors are perfect for the baby's room!



We are getting so excited and can't wait to meet our sweet little girl!

Love,
Melissa