Thursday, April 7, 2011

Kennedy in 3D

Recently, we went to Stork Vision to get a 3D/4D ultrasound of Baby Kennedy.  Luckily, we were able to schedule it while Peter's parents were in town for a visit.  We also invited my parents to come up from Tucson for the day.  To prepare, I was forced to drink 64-80 oz. of water during the day leading up to the appointment at 4:00 PM.  A good amount of water around the baby helps to increase the clarity of the pictures.  This was more work than I expected and after about 5 giant glasses of water I actually started to feel a little sick.  It was all worth it though because check these out!!

Full body shot - Kickin' back, legs crossed, not a care in the world.
Waving 'hi' to Mommy, Daddy and her grandparents.

Sucking on her fingers - Check out that little button nose :)
Lost in thought.....This is Peter's favorite.  Already a very smart girl.
I am so glad that we were able to have this little sneak peek.  It was amazing to see her, count her little fingers and toes, see her perfect little face.  It was fun but it also helped to put my mind at ease.  One really interesting thing that we actually got to see was just how much the food and drink I take in effects her.  She wasn't moving much at first so the ultrasound tech gave me a tiny Hi-C juice box.  Within 30 seconds, Kennedy starting going nuts!  She kicked her legs over her head and grabbed on to them, she was moving all around - dancing and waving - it was adorable.  It definitely makes me think twice about some of my favorite foods, particularly things loaded with sugar! :)

A Shower for Em and Ari

March 6th was Emily's Baby Shower.  It was hosted by her sister, Morgan and her mom, Polly.  They did a really great job with the decorations and the food and they picked some really fun shower games that people really loved (the one with the crushed up candy bars in diapers was not included...I'm not a huge fan of that one).  Morgan made the diaper cake in the picture - sooo cute!  There was even a tiny pair of monkey shoes attached.

Emily looked so cute and I know that she had a great time.  I got to meet a couple more of her work friends and got to visit with her family.  She got a lot of amazing gifts, some stuff that she needed and some stuff that was just too cute to pass up.  Kennedy and I picked out a Boston Terrier hat for Ari - definitely not something he needs but come on, it is perfect for the Oakley family.  To compliment the nursery, our friend Trisha painted two pirate pieces.  One is of a ship with three Bostons on board and the other is close-up of a Boston Terrier pirate complete with an eye-patch and peg leg.  Ari is one lucky baby boy!

Em at 29.5 weeks and Me at 27 weeks.....Our babies are cooking!