Sugar

I passed my glucose test. No gestational diabetes for me. Woot!

Name Game

Chris and I have been discussing names since before we found out I was pregnant. We have finally come to a consensus on Bambino's name. Graham was Chris' grandfather's middle name and Edwards was my maiden name. So he will be Graham Edward.

Now I will have to come up with a new header for the blog. He is no longer Bambino.

First Labor and Delivery Visit

Unfortunately I had to go to labor and delivery this afternoon. A lady ran the red light and hit me on the back driver's side of the car. She hit me hard enough to spin me around in the intersection. I was scared to death. I felt ok but called my Dr. to make sure everything was ok. They told me to come in for monitoring.

We spent about 4 hours in labor and delivery. They monitored Bambino's heartrate, which they couldn't find at first. That feaked both Chris and I out. Once the nurse found the heartbeat it sounded good and strong but he kept moving around. The nurse had to move the monitors several times to keep up with him. No contractions were detected which was great news! I will be spending the next few days just relaxing and letting Chris wait on me hand and foot:) I really hope I don't have to go back to L&D before this little guy has finished baking.

Baby's New Ride

The parents and students in my class threw me surprise baby shower on Tuesday. It was truly special. The kids drew pictures of what they thought the baby would look like and made predictions about how much he would weigh and what we might name him. The scrapbook was great!

Baby Reker got a great new ride... the Bob Revolution stroller. It is an amazing jogging stroller. I was so excited!

I am so thankful for all my wonderful students and parents!

Ultrasound Pictures

Here is how the Bambino has grown.

8 Weeks- you can't really tell there is anything there.

13 weeks- you can make out a baby.

21 weeks- Baby Boy! I love the profile.

OH BOY!

Yes that is right, Baby Reker is a boy! We are super excited. This is me right before we went to the doctors appt. I was so excited I didn't sleep last night.

We went shopping after the doctors appt and bought a few outfits. Chris had a blast picking out lots of baseball stuff. It is all red, white, and blue. But our favorite is the shirt that says "Wrecking Machine." All Chris' nicknames are about the "Reckin Crew" so we thought it would be perfect for the little Reker. Here is a picture of the loot. I will have to shop on my own so the poor kid has something other than baseball attire to wear;)

Nursery Furniture

Here is our nursery furniture. It is Pali Salerno. I am super excited about it. My mom and I are going to paint a changing table/dresser to match the bedding colors. Now we have to find a crib bedding we like!