It's a Boy!!

Clive Allen Bourff was born on May 24th, 2010.  He weighed in at 7 lbs 9 ounces and was 21 inches at birth.  I was scheduled to be induced on the 23rd, but labor began that day.  After a long 27 hours, Dr. Eifrid, delivered our little one.  It's safe to say, this was the happiest moment in our lives! He was healthy and everyone was ready to meet the little man.

Are we there yet?

Well, as many of you may know, the due date for Baby B has come and gone.  The room is basically ready and so are we!  As we await the arrival of our soon-to-be bundle of joy, we've tried to keep ourselves occupied over the last week.  I think Nick mowed the lawn 3 times and I've vacummed and cleaned like a fiend everyday, except for today.  We watched the movie, "How to Train Your Dragon" in 3D last Saturday night.  I highly recommend it!

I've been feeling very normal and the doctor says everything looks good.  I tried to see if she could give us any predictions, but we were told it could be hours or days.There have been no indicators quite yet.  I was a little uncomfortable this morning, but that seems to have come and gone.  And  I've done a lot of napping, which has been nice! 

We look forward to the next post, when we can share the pics with the new addition.  So, until next time....

The Last Month

Well, May 15th is in close sight now.  I am now visiting the doctor weekly, so you know we're getting close.  I cannot believe it's almost here!  Ok, I can.  I haven't had a lot of updates with the baby, but I asked and it sounds like he/she is around 6 lbs and 17 inches.  Everything is looking good. 

Last weekend my Aunt Diane and Denise did a wonderful job of throwing a Baby B shower in Culver at Cafe Max.  Lots of lovely ladies were in attendance and somehow we were able to fit all the great gifts into our little baby room.  Ok, so Nick did all the work by surprising me by getting everything in the baby room set and in order, while I was at Staci's wedding shower in Indy yesterday.  What a great surprise!  That serves as a reminder of how great he will be as a father  ;-)  We only need a few more essentials and we're ready to go!  Thank you to everyone for all the help, good wishes, and support!  

Here are a few pictures from the shower last week:

 

Patiently Waiting

Nick and I are slowly working on the nursery. I gave him a little moral support today as he put together the changing table. It looks great! I figured as we were patiently waiting, I would talk about a little friend of ours who is also awaiting the arrival of Baby B. This would be our current baby, Asher.

As some of you may know, our 4-year old dog Asher became a member of the family 2 years ago around my birthday. He was a rescue dog that had a hard life before meeting us. He lived in a hoarder's house with around 40 other dogs. Since then, he's had nothing but our undivided attention and he loves every minute of it. Well, almost every minute of it. He will never like baths, the vacuum cleaner, or thunderstorms. I can honestly say, I don't know how life would be without him. Never being a true dog owner, he's made the transition incredibly easy. I have a feeling our luck will be just the same with the new arrival in May. Life will never be the same. It will be much, much better.

We're curious how Asher will react to the arrival of a new family member.  Both of our thoughts are that he will become quite protective.  Here's a picture of our watchful guard dog. He's assumed the position and is ready to protect our little one. Doesn't he look incredibly threatening?  "You wouldn't like him when he's angry!"  Here's to you Ash-dog!

Knox Baby Shower

On Friday, March 12th, Lynn Wallsmith and the ladies in Nick's office threw Baby B a shower! They set it up like an Open House, so people could come and go as they pleased. The gifts ranged from gift cards, to onesies, to toys, and more! It was great. Many of the ladies from PEO were able to stop by, which I loved. I had a great time. Here are a few pics from that day.

Week 30

There's not much to report this week. I am excited for a shower that the ladies in Nick's office & Todd's wife are throwing me on this coming Friday afternoon. I'm anxious to see/meet some new people and I'll sure I'll have more updates to share. We haven't done too much more since last week in preparation for Baby B, so I thought I'd share some of the email updates on the baby's growth that I receive from thebump.com and fit pregnancy. I always enjoy them:

At week 30:

The baby's length is about 16 inches - about as long as a laptop computer. The weight is approx 2.5-3 lbs. The baby has doubled in size over the past 6 weeks. He/she is floating in about 1 1/2 pints of amniotic fluid with some room to move. (I feel it!) Right now the baby's grip is strong enough to grasp a finger. The baby's eyes are able to track light & some researchers say that exposing the belly to light may stimulate development. Fit pregnancy suggests: try moving a flashlight beam slowly over the belly to see if there's a reaction. (If I had a flashlight right now, I'd definitely try it. Before I can tell you if it works, I'll have to find one.)

Getting closer

Well, here we are, week 28.....and we're creeping closer to Baby B's birthday! I just received the baby's crib in the mail today and am so excited to get it up and begin the "nesting" phase. Nick and I are getting more and more excited to meet our little one. We both dreamed that we were having a girl a few weeks ago, but I'm not trusting that because I've dreamt it was a boy before. Either way, it's nice to hear from the doctor how healthy the baby is.

I have officially gained 25 pounds as of today. Here's a pic of the belly up to date. It's still growing!!