37 weeks!

Today we are at 37 weeks!  Only 3 weeks to go!  The baby is considered full term today.  We are both very  excited about meeting our little one.  Since we decided to not find out the baby's gender, we are also very excited to find out if we have a baby boy or baby girl!  We are now starting to have doctor's visits once a week.  Last Thursday we went in for an appointment. The doctor checked my weight, blood pressure, and measurements and we listened to baby's heartbeat.  Everything is still normal.

We had our two breastfeeding classes at the hospital.  We both feel better prepared and confident about breastfeeding.  However, we kept the phone numbers of the lactation consultants in case we run into any problems.

Almost two weeks ago we finally got our crib.  We originally ordered one off the internet, however we decided go out and purchase one instead.  Here are some pictures of the nursery with the crib.  The nursery is  almost finished.  Charlie and his dad are building cubes that will act as shelves for books, toys, and other things around the nursery.  Also, letters need to be painted on the door, other than that the nursery is looking very good.

Thank you so much to all our family and friends who have been supporting us.  We can't wait for baby to arrive!  

Nursery pictures

Here is what the nursery looks like so far.  The cradle is where the crib is going to be.  We painted the alphabet on walls and by the windows we have animals and letters.  We still have to paint the door white and put letters on the door.

When the nursery is finished we will post more pictures.

35 weeks!

Today we are at 35 weeks!  Only 5 more to go! We can't believe that time is flying by so fast.  Baby Blanchard will be here before we know it.  Last Thursday, we had another doctor's appointment and everything is right on track.  Baby's head is still down and things are going well.  The doctor measured me, we listened to the baby's heartbeat, and we had more lab work done.

We worked on the nursery last week.  We cleaned it out and arranged where we wanted everything to go.  We painted the alphabet on each side of the walls.  We also put up animal wall decorations and letters by the windows.

We also had our baptism class last Sunday to prepare our little one to enter the Catholic faith.

Alright, here are some recent belly pictures!

Tomorrow I will put some nursery pictures up so you can see the progress.

More baby shower pics

Last week, family members threw our growing family a pool party baby shower.  It was a nice day and we had a lot of fun.