Fun weekend!

So Derek and I had an awesome weekend... mainly because we got to see some "real life" pictures of our little girl! At our last doctor appointment, my doctor told us about a clinic in Des Moines that does 3D/4D ultrasounds for a very low price. So we definitely decided to go for it, and were lucky to already get an appointment on Saturday. We did have a little difficulty finding the place (apparently Mapquest needs to know the difference between Des Moines and W. Des Moines) but we made it there on time. So we had a 15 minute session of looking at amazing pictures of our little girl! We also found out right away that she is definitely a she, which was a big relief to us both. That could have made all the pink we've been buying quite a problem! We got lots of pictures and even a DVD of the session, so it was well worth it.

Baby girl sucking on her little hand.
Baby girl with her hand up near her mouth
Baby girl with her hand (as you can see, she kept tucking her head down and trying to hide- she's shy!)
Definitely hiding on this picture
Baby girl's little face
This is the position she was in for a lot of the time- all balled up with her hand and feet up by her head!
Her leg- which apparently is very long already, as well as her feet
My personal favorite- full on of her chubby little face!
Again showing off her acrobatic skills.

Having the ultrasound done again was so much fun, and we are even more excited to meet her, now that we know what she looks like! She is pretty chubby already, which could explain why my belly is becoming quite huge (see below!). I'm at 29 weeks right now, and the ultrasound tech said a normal weight was 2 1/2 lbs. From the measurements she took, our baby was already at 3 lbs and 3 oz. So she could be pretty big! That is fine with us though; as long as she continues to be healthy and strong.

Lindsey at 29 weeks- Derek has determined that my belly is about the size of a basketball. It could be scary to see how big I will be at the end, since I still have 11 weeks to go!

These are the pictures of my art project from a few weekends ago. We are waiting to hang them until her furniture gets in. Some pieces have come into the store, but not all of them. We're hoping that it will all get here in the next week or two so that we can start completing more of her room.
Another exciting event of the past week is that we did finally find a car! We worked with a dealer in Pella, and they found an Escape for us in Arkansas. So we got it last Tuesday and really like it so far. It'll definitely be nicer to have a bigger vehicle for life with a baby. That's pretty much all that is new for us- we'll keep you updated!

Car woes

It has been a few weeks since either of us have posted, so I (Lindsey) thought I would give an update of what is happening in Pella... which is actually not much. We are into the 27th week of pregnancy, so almost into the 3rd trimester. I continue to feel great with no problems, which is definitely a blessing! We have a doctor's check-up next week, and I will be having a gestational diabetes test and some bloodwork done at that time as well. Then I will be going to the doctor every 2 weeks, which is good because that means due-day is coming closer!
We haven't really done too much else preparation for baby. A couple of weekends ago, I did have an "artwork" weekend. I had seen these butterfly canvases that I thought would be cute in baby's room, but I thought Derek and I would be able to make them so that the colors matched perfectly. So we bought some canvas boards, which Derek painted, and a bunch of scrapbook paper. Derek made a template of a butterfly on the computer, and then I just cut out different pieces of paper to make a butterfly, which we glued on the canvas. They look pretty cute, so we'll have to take a picture of them and post it. We are still waiting for her furniture to come in, which could possibly take until April. So there's not much else we can do until then!
One funny thing that happened this past weekend... Derek and I have been looking into purchasing a bigger car for a few months now, in particular a Ford Escape. We had been in negotiations with a couple dealers, but the cars always ended up selling before we reached an agreement. SO finally this past week, we came to an agreement on price with a dealer in Illinois, which we were both very excited about. On Saturday, we made a 3 1/2 hour road trip to pick up the car. Well, when we got there and saw the car, we were a little disappointed. The car was not in the best shape, and we didn't think it was worth the cost we had agreed upon. So long story short... we ended up going back home with no car. We then had several other issues on the way home, such as running extremely low on gas and not being near a gas station, missing an exit on the interstate and taking a weird way home.... Needless to say, it was an interesting day. But we'll keep on the search for another car, and hopefully not have all of the same problems!