No RICKI-NO RICKI!

OK, so we decided to rent some DVDs from the library, you know, just so we're familiar with whats going on.

I found this gem by Ricki Lake.

It was horrible and gross. Im sure there are some women out there who are into the whole "Natural process", but that was not appealing AT ALLL.

I'll take my hospital and doctor, thank you.

She kicks like a mule

Jaclyn is very active. Sometimes it feels like she's just kicking my ribs. Of course, those of you who've had children understand this is probably very common and a good sign that your child is definitely alive and active.

The past few nights she has jostled me and woken me up at 2 in the morning and its been tough to get back to sleep.

For the first time, just last week we were able to use our "at-home heartbeat audio" kit to hear the heartbeat. But no sooner that i found it, she moved. She's quite the stinker and never sits still. She also likes to do the worm.

baby bump

Ive been told by many when they were far along as I am that they were much bigger. It seems a baby fits differently on different women and different body types.

I meet with my doctor often, and been told my weight and Jaclyn's growth is right on par.

How's Jaclyn?

Jaclyn is very active. She moves around a lot. Some days she's flipping all over the place, then other days she's kicking and jabbing. I've become quite fascinated with what she's doing in there. I lay in bed with the tv remote on my stomach and just stare at it and watch it jump around for hours.

We also have a fetal microphone that amplifies the sound. To be honest, thus far i hear nothing. But its a great for listening to Mark's tv in his room on the other side of the house.

The Crib and stuff

Mark and I finally put the crib together. Our friend Elaine was kind enough to bring us this crib from Tampa. Its a great crib. It turns out someone was getting rid of it just when we were looking for one. Lucky us.

The Crib also has a changing table.

Little by little we've been adding little things to Jaclyn's room; blankets, clothes, baby monitor, giant inflatable bathing duck - whatever we find.

We have a Name

Selecting a baby name was harder than we thought. I was 100% certain this child would be a boy that all our lists were boy names. The very first thing i thought of once i stopped crying when we were told it would be a girl was . . what will we name her.

Marilyn was clever - a combination of Mark and Lyn. But meh . . .too hokie.

Sophia was nice, but too flashy.

Mark was pushing hard for Rachel, but i said no.

Then Mark threw out a name . .and it was good. We tossed it around a bit, slapped it against the wall to see if it stuck, and it did. We loved it.

We are going with JACLYN.

Jaclyn without a "K", just like our favorite Charlie's Angel.

So far no middle name. We are offering the middle name up for auction to the highest bidder. The highest bidder gets to provide the middle name.

Good Luck!

Surprise Baby Shower

On a trip to see family, my family and friend, Elaine planned a surprise baby shower for me. I'm not the biggest fan of baby games, but I thought it was very sweet of everyone. Living in Texas, with no family around, it was nice to have this casual party with my mom, sister, nieces, sister-in-law and friends. - Oh, and Mark was there too, reluctantly.

We played the usual games, guessing which melted chocolate bar was in the diaper, guessing which babyfood was which, and the name game. We had a good time. I may have been a little reluctant to sample my first chocolate diaper, but it was fun.