Practice for Parents

Bobbie is getting bigger.... We have both been practicing our parenting skills. Shawn went to Daddy Boot Camp this weekend for new dads. He learned a lot of tips and tricks to make "Daddying" easier. Bobbie practiced swaddling and dressing Bananas the monkey. She said that Bananas resembled her brother! Shame on her... We started packing the hospital labor bag this weekend. The next few weeks are going to be hectic so he had to get an early start. We go see Dr. Schneider again today for another check up. The come every two weeks now.

Stocking Up

Mommy & Daddy Banks bought their first package of diapers. They are trying to make final preparations in the nursery as well as starting to back the "labor bag."

Check Out My New Ride

Grandma Linda bought baby his stroller. It is a Baby Trend Laurel Oak Travel System. It has the Flex-Loc top-rated infant car seat and stroller. Mommy says, "Boy it's starting to get close if we have the stroller!" She is 29 weeks as of Sept 1st. Mommy also had to go through a four hour glucose test at the hospital on Saturday. She felt like a pin cushion.

Potter-fan-atics

Mommy and Daddy wanted a Harry Potter onesie for the baby but prices were outrageous!!! Daddy didn't like the designs anyway so he decided to make is own for baby. This is the newest line for the wizarding world. Our baby will be styling at all the Potter premieres!

Daddy Finally Posts Pics of Nursery Decor

Daddy has finally posted some pictures of the nearly-complete nursery. If the baby boy came tomorrow, we would be alright. Not wishing that to happen of course. All that is left is a little painting on the baseboard heater and putting a few odds and ends away. Met with another pediatrician yesterday. Not real impressed....

Baby Smiles for Mommy

Baby got his monthly check up today and mommy and daddy got to see him again. At the last ultrasound, he was swirming too much to get a good picture of the right side of his heart. So they scheduled another ultrasound for today and he really posed for us this time. He was performing practice breaths for us, which is a good sign that he is very healthy. He was also proud to confirm that he is still a baby boy! Here are some of the highlight pictures from the ultrasound. In the profile shot, he is sticking out his tongue but, it is kind of hard to distinguish from the picture. In this second picture, he is smiling for the camera. This was the payoff for mommy because, she had to drink a sugary beverage and draw blood for her glucose test. This was the 28 week visit, so now we start going every two weeks. The due date is only two months and 23 days away now!!!

Nursery Prep Almost Finished

All of the moving we have done this summer has finally allowed us to begin working in baby's room. Roger Cox has been a tremendous help in helping us move stuff around. J.T. & Becky Lewis helped us move more furniture and paint the baby's room this weekend. Finally, Monday evening Daddy was able to put the crib together. We are both very excited to see everything coming together. Once the nursery is complete we will take additional pictures of the room. Here are pictures of daddy putting the crib together and mommy putting the sheets and bumpers on the crib. Doesn't mommy look good?!