Looking back on the fall...

We are long overdue for another update so this might be rather lengthy, but I promise lots of pictures. Things have been moving along pretty smoothly with my pregnancy. I continued to have sonograms at my monthly check-ups until my placental lake disappeared and there wasn’t a need to continue checking it.

27 Weeks

That is one sweet baby girl!

I began to panic around the end of October when I realized that we hadn’t taken any baby education classes. So we did the only thing that people with absolutely no baby experience do. We signed up for every class that we could find: baby care basics, birthing, infant safety/CPR and David’s personal favorite… breastfeeding. I was really relieved when another dad finally walked into that one! And yes, we were the nerdy ones at the front of the class taking notes. I even took a picture to document the occasion. Needless to say, we logged many class hours and we still feel clueless, but a little less so.

He looks so relaxed practicing that jaw hold! I am not too sure about this hold, but the nurse said she swears by it!

Baby Bump Update : Week 28

We enjoyed dressing up for Halloween, although our options were a little limited this year. I have to say that David’s shorts were the best part of our costume. Oww owww!

We had a 3D sonogram on November 6th. We were joined by a ton of family and friends as we watched on the big screen. My aunt, uncle and cousins were also able to join in on the fun, watching a live stream on their TV. Sloane wasn’t really in the mood to put on a show. We got a few good face shots but mostly she spent her time hiding her face in the placenta or covering it with her arms and hands. I guess she is saving all of the details for the big reveal! I can’t wait to see if she resembles the sonograms.

Sloane has really started moving quite a bit in the past few months. Sometimes it is more like a scene from "Alien." My students have also found it very interesting to watch. They are having a hard time wrapping their minds around the fact that there is a little person in there. I must admit sometimes I feel the same way. Just the other day my mom was watching her move around and her eyes got really big and she yelled “I think she is coming out!” and she held her hands up like she was getting ready to catch her! In fact ,as I am typing this, I am watching her move all around…

Baby Bump Update: 30 Weeks

The second weekend of November we had two showers! The first shower was hosted in Waxahachie by my wonderful and creative friends Kristen, Meghan and Sarah. It was fall-themed and absolutely adorable! We had another shower the next day hosted by my “aunt” Linda and her mom. It was themed to match Sloane’s room and it was too cute for words! It was so great to see so many friends and family! I just wish there had been more time to catch up with everyone. I still can’t get over how generous everyone has been. This little girl is going to have everything she will need!

Beautiful Hostessess

I love these ladies!

Our baby bumps! We are only 5 weeks apart

Waxahachie girls Look at all those bows!!

Papa stopped byAnother wonderful shower hostess "Aunt Linda" More lovely family
Sandy & IArianne & I Surely this won't be true...ha!
Michelle & INita & I
Papa & I comparing bellies
David & I

After the shower Sharon had just a "few more" things for Sloane! Sloane loves her Great Aunt Sharon!

We hosted both of our families for Thanksgiving this year and we had a great time! David’s family came in and stayed with us for the weekend. Our brother-in-law Josh (with the assistance of David’s dad and David) worked hard installing new baseboards in most of our house. They all worked really hard and the baseboards are beautiful!! We are lucky to have such handy family members! David and I are both so lucky to work with such amazing people! Just recently we each had a shower thrown by our work staffs. We really had a great time and we are again overwhelmed at everyone's generosity.

We had our last sonogram this past Wednesday at my 35-week appointment. Sloane was of course being shy so we didn’t get any good pictures but they are estimating her weight at 6 pounds right now. The doctor said she should put on about ½ a pound per week from here on out, however, all of the books say one pound per week! I’m really hoping my doctor is more accurate because I just don’t want her to be a 10-pound baby like her daddy!

Baby Bump Update: 35 weeks

We will be checking in again soon!

-Kayla, David & Sloane

And so the adventure begins...

Well we are finally jumping on the blogging bandwagon! It only took us 25 weeks to get here, so I guess there is a bit of recapping to do. Here goes…

On Monday morning, May 17, David and I found out that we were expecting! This news came as a bit of a surprise to us. It was such a different feeling getting in the car driving to work that morning knowing that from that moment forward our lives would never be the same.

On June 7 we went to our first doctor’s appointment, and she confirmed that I was in fact pregnant. This was our first chance to see our sweet baby on the ultrasound screen. I was 8 weeks at the time so there wasn’t too much to look at, but it was still an incredible feeling to see our little one. We were also able to hear the heartbeat, which was the most wonderful sound I have ever heard!

8 weeks

As far as pregnancy symptoms go, I have been pretty fortunate. The biggest problem has been a loss of appetite. Early on food just didn’t sound good, and there wasn’t much that I wanted to eat.

A few things that I have craved along the way have been watermelon, chocolate peanut butter ice cream, grapes, and BEER!

12 weeks

I started feeling the first little kicks around week 18, which was August 15-21. David was able to feel kicking a few weeks later during the first week of September.

On August 25, we had another ultrasound which checked on our little one’s growth and development. The ultrasound tech said everything looked wonderful. She was also able to identify our baby’s gender.

18 weeks

On August 28, Abby, Kristen and Lindsey threw us a gender reveal party, which was so much fun! The party gave us the chance to announce to all of our family and friends at one time that we were having a BABY GIRL! We revealed the gender by cutting into the cake, which was pink inside. We also announced that we would be naming her Sloane Marie Ferrell … Marie after both of our mothers’ middle names. David has taken to calling her The Sloane Ranger.

This is our most recent sonogram picture at 23 weeks

We are now 25 weeks and my belly is growing by the day! In fact, David asked Sloane the other day, “Sloane, what did you do with mama’s belly button?” It is slowly starting to disappear. Although, I still have one second grade student that still tells me I look skinny. I don’t think she realizes she doesn’t get grades in my class.

Two weekends ago my parents came over and helped us pull up our old carpet in the bedrooms and paint Sloane's room. She now has fresh carpet and paint! Our crib, changer and bedding also came in and we assembled the crib and changer. It's really starting to look like a nursery in there!

It is such a shame she won't have anything to wear...

I have my glucose test coming up on Monday. Here’s to hoping I get to keep enjoying my chocolate peanut butter ice cream! I have another appointment and check-up on October 20. I will have another ultrasound then, which will be our fifth. Apparently I have something called a placental lake that isn’t usually problematic but they like to keep an eye on it. I will just be thankful for all of the extra sonograms!

We will check in again soon! Hopefully before the next 25 weeks pass!