3.5 Months left

Wow this goes fast. Sorry we have been lax in posting. I can't believe Brett put a picture of our very messy room for everyone to see. Doesn't he know you are supposed to hide that sort of thing? We do hope to work on it over the weekend and get it going. Obviously time will dictate that we have to get it done. My belly is now 33 inches around, so I have expanded seven inches since conception--very strange. At least my chest is growing proportionately to my belly :) Thanks to my sister and Vicki Hoefler (Tyle) I got a few more maternity outfits to wear, so I should be all set. And speaking of maternity outfits--the one in the picture is just ok--I like the shirt and I like the pants, but I like them better in other combinations; I have some really cute maternity outfits, but the day we took the picture, I wasn't wearing one of the cuter ones. How sad. :) I really like what I am wearing today, but unfortunately, we won't be taking pictures today. I realize this may not be something all of you have the least interest in reading about, so I'll move on. I am still not experiencing discomfort or any other problems on a regular basis--I did, however, wake up with a bit of a cold, so I have that to look forward to for the next week or two. Other than that, I have a few little pains here and there--some weird feeling in my rib cage and lots of kicking and pushing, but nothing to complain about. I have been eating a lot more, though. It seems like if I am not busy, I am in the kitchen looking for food. I tend toward ice cream the most :). Tonight Brett and I are hosting the Senior Banquet for the Class of 2005. I am excited to see how much the kids enjoy it, but I am dreading the late night--I'd like a nap right now, but I can't go home to get one. Anyway, my next appointment is next Wednesday, like Brett said, so we'll see if anything has changed at that point. We'll also see about the ultrasound. Now I have to go get ready for the banquet.

Haven't updated in a while.

So we have been pretty busy with work and what not. I am finally getting around to updating the blog. New pictures added below. Leslie is feeling fine. She was supposed to have a doctor's appointment this evening, but her doctor went on maternity leave, so the new appointment is next week. The bad news: the old doctor hinted at possibly getting another ultra-sound. Now we probably get to wait until August to find out the gender.

Our short-term goal is to work on the nursery. We finally got rid of the big furniture. We now need to store all the hand-me-down baby clothes that are cluttering the floor in the room. After those are gone, I will remove the carpet. That should happen sometime this week.

Les had always mentioned that she wanted to do Dr. Seuss themed nursery. More proof that we are not very original: http://sheknows.com/about/look/182.htm

Les thinks we will be doing this, but for some reason, I don't think that either one of us is talented enough, but I am sure she will try to prove me wrong.

This is the future nursery. We got rid of the bed and the dresser. The room is a disaster. 

Close up of belly at the end of end of week 24. There is no belly button. 

Here is the close up of belly at week 24 from the side. 

Here is Leslie at 24 weeks. Tomorrow is the beginning of week 25.