Ty and I with the carseat properly installed in Ty's vehicle!
I have a feeling that family and friends will view me this way for a long time to come...
Ty angry at baby!
Modeling the carseat in the stroller frame with the diaper bag. Yes, I am a dork!
Ty with the stroller, in front of our apartment.
Me, looking pensively out the window in Nebraska City.
Ty posing as JR in Nebraska City
Baby Beau's profile and hand at 24 Weeks 5 Days
Beau's profile
Beau's profile: He's kinda pursing his lips! 
Beau with his hand on his chin! (And, yes, he does look a little scary in this picture!)
Beau's hand, covering his face! See his little fingers!
So.... Due to our Nebraska City adventure, we slacked again and did not attend our weekly movie. I should hang my head in shame.... So, until next week, no movie update. However, I have plenty of news on the pregnancy-front! Therefore... let us proceed!
I had my monthly doctor's appointment on Monday. Beau and I passed our glucose tolerance test! My blood sugar, labs, weight, and Beau's size all measured right on target! Beau and I have a very white-bread pregnancy, which is truly a blessing!
On Wednesday, we got Beau's crib bedding in the mail. It looked perfect, just as I pictured it. Very cute, soft, and snuggly. Then Thursday, I picked up the stroller and carseat from UPS. Again, Ty and I were just tickled with our purchases (as you can probably tell from the above posted pictures). We already have the carseat base properly installed into Tyrone's Patriot... That was a neat moment. One of those little yet big moments....
Then Friday, it was babymoon time! Ty and I drove down to Kansas City, both to enjoy a trip away from the city and to see baby Beau one more time before he officially arrives. The 4D ultrasound place was amazing, with a huge screen to watch Beau move around on. The images were incredible.
Good news: Beau no longer looks like an extra-terrestial! (Well, for the most part). I couldn't quite see a family resemblance yet... The ultrasound tech did say that Beau has chubby cheeks, long fingers, and small feet. Ty swears that he saw him pick his nose... I think that he was just itching it. Oh, and Beau is definitely still a boy.... I mean, definitely.
It's still hard to recogize that these pictures are of our baby. When I look at them, I still feel like I'm viewing pictures of some anonymous person's child. I guess I'm just still having trouble conceptualizing the fact that I have a child that looks like that, growing inside me. Bizarre...
Oh, Ty would probably want me to share details about our pilgrimage down and back from Kansas City. It was quite the trip! First of all, I was drinking tons of water (because a well-hydrated momma makes for better ultrasound pictures), and Beau apparently decided that a long car trip was a good time to test the strength of his mother's bladder. Oh my goodness, I have never felt that desperate for a bathroom in my life! For a tense couple of minutes, it was truly touch and go. To give you a clue on how desperate the need for a bathroom was, Ty was actually going 80 trying to get me there. And you know that boy never speeds! I guess the good news is that I now definitely know what baby kicks to the bladder feel like!
The way back from Kansas City was also an adventure. Ty somehow got us lost, and we wandered about the city's interstate system for a good thirty to forty minutes. Eventually, with the help of Papa Jay, we did find our way back on track. Let's just say that I know who the calm parent will be in this family! And, surprisingly, it won't be the parent who currently has the reputation for calmness and steadfastness!
So, the rest of the babymoon was pretty unadventurous. We stayed in Nebraska City, at the Lied Conference Center. It was incredibly relaxing. Friday night, we went on a chilly twilight walk around the conference center. Saturday, we ate breakfast at the hotel. Then we napped and Saturday afternoon, we got a massage from a reiki master! The lodge gave us a referral to a great massage therapist. They did a fantastic job. Little did we know, however, that they are reiki masters!
Reiki is a type of alternative "healing treatment" where "the hands give off a very high magnetic field, that adds strength to organs, relaxes muscles, releases pent up energy, and promotes healing". They (the massage therapists were actually a married couple) only gave us a standard Swedish massage, but Ty and I were later highly entertained to read in their pamphlet about their reiki powers! Oh, I should probably add that Ty's masseuse is "power of thought" certified, as well! ( :
It was, indeed, an adventurous week in baby-land! Ty and I feel very blessed that we had the opportunity to enjoy one more "solo" vacation before Beau arrives. Next time Ty and I are in Nebraska City, we'll be hauling a newborn baby along with us! Wow...
This week, baby Beau is the size of an eggplant! He is 13.5 to 15 inches long, and he weighs from 1.5 to 2.2 pounds! 15 Weeks Left!
Coming Next Week: Finally Update You about Our Birthing Class!
sounds like quite an exciting week! I love the picture of you pushing the stroller, it looks like something straight out of a parenting magazine! haha and thats exciting that you got to go to the lied conference center, i know dad was very jealous (he told me this over the phone) I now have a baby living with me as well... a baby pug that is! check out my blog for more details and pics!
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