~* 24 week ultrasound *~

The wait is over! We finally got to see our baby BOY through the 3D ultrasound. It was so special to see him up close, although he was being pretty stubborn and wouldn't move his hands away from his face long enough to get a glimpse of his mouth and chin. (I wondered if he would have a Sell chin). His heartbeat was 150 and he is doing well! The ultrasound tech saw his 'parts' right away with the 3D, but she reminded us there is always a chance of being wrong (although it is pretty clear) so she said keep our receipts!! :-) She also joked that we had better leave his hands out from blankets or he might scream, he just didn't move them down for all her poking and prodding! At one point he crossed his wrists up under his chin and that is exactly how I sleep, it was so cute! He also put his little finger up at us so we had a good laugh at that! Robby was walking pretty proud out of that clinic and of course said "I told you so!" We'll keep looking at names. He likes the name Brayden. And, now we can stay with our nursery theme of green, blue, and brown and baby deer/bunnies. Only 112 days until our bundle of joy arrives!

Today and Monday we both have the day off to relax and get ready for the Packer game Sunday! Ryan and Kasey are taking Rita and Austin (for his first game ever) and Ricky is also going with some of his friends so we will have a good cheering section! Our seats are near the tunnel so hopefully we get a good glimpse of the players running in at half time. Please pray for good weather and that the baby has a good time too! Love you all!

~* 22 Weeks *~

Good morning! Here I am at 22 weeks. The baby bump is clearly visible :-) I can't wait for December 15 to come so we both can see our baby again! As I write this baby is kicking me! 

Robby is winding down with classes but still going full force on homework... he says it never ends! I just have to remind him that it will all be over before we know it and then hopefully he will have his own classroom! He is excited/nervous for his student teaching at Lewis & Clark Elementary in South Sioux City starting January 3rd. He has the 1st grade. His cooperating teacher says he was placed there in particular because he is male and there are more male students than female that need male role models (alot of them don't have fathers). That touched my heart because I know he will make a difference in those kids' lives! I am so proud of him and what he is accomplishing.

My job is going great. I am working on a big research project for 2012 already that is taking 50% of my time at work. It gives me the opportunity to work with new people and learn new code (back to Oracle/SQL again for those nerds reading this, even some C#). I will more than likely be working on it until April when I will go on maternity leave for 6 weeks. Then if they still need me I'll pick up where I left off when I get back and we may be working on it into the summer.

We are still hunting for a house to buy/rent. We actually put in an offer for one in Hubbard, NE, but we weren't comfortable offering what they were asking because the house needed so many updates (carpet, windows, siding, etc.) They ended up going with a different offer. It was on the market only a week! If nothing else comes up soon, we will find somewhere to rent for the time being.

Baby is enjoying the exercise walking around Christmas shopping, especially because I make him/her sit still most of the day at the computer. Baby's ornry Heiser cousins are coming to visit this weekend since Ryan has his Christmas party for work already. It will be the first time we have them both overnight so I am excited, and I'm sure they will keep us fully entertained!! That is Carson up above, along with the baby bib I made and our Packer Christmas tree. Cami quilted that beautiful tree skirt for us! Until next time, Stay warm! Love you all!