Brace Yourself!

This week Jason and I got to see our baby's face. We went in for the 4-D ultrasound and after about 20 minutes of prodding and poking all over my belly--we had one good look at John Thomas' face. He is a bit camera shy. In fact, he actually rolled all the way over to face my back before the whole process was done.
I know it's fuzzy and dark, but you can definitely see his cute nose, and chin, and chubby cheeks, and...

Saturday morning we had a photo shoot. Stay tuned because I'll be sharing those on the next blog. Saturday afternoon Jason's staff threw us our first baby shower. Although they all couldn't make it, it meant very much to the both of us. They really are a great group of ladies and we got all sorts of baby goodies.

All our posing at the photo shoot in the morning must have paid off. Don't you think we look so at ease in front of the camera?

Chester also wanted to pose this week. I'm not sure it's his best side considering it's more like a mug shot. At least he actually looks like a decent watch dog (for a change).

The Denial Is Over

It's official, I've lost my senses. Several new moms have warned me that when they were pregnant, they couldn't think straight. My day has come. Let this weekend's evidence speak for itself:
1. I put the sandpaper on the sanding block on the wrong side. Moreover, I "sanded" about half the room with the label facing out before Jason realized and stopped me.
2. While painting, I started knowingly painting the ceiling with the "Gobi Desert" paint intended for the walls.
3. We always go to the 11 o'clock service at church on Sundays. This morning I got us up, fed, showered and in the church parking lot by 9:50 and only then did I realize we were over an hour early.
Although it was Valentine's weekend, Jason and I decided to spend a romantic weekend together painting the nursery. Just so you know, he loathes painting but will do anything to help minimize my nesting obsession.

After his Daddy Boot Camp class on Saturday morning, we exchanged cards. His class went well, but he's been quite coy about the details. As you can tell from the picture, Jason went a little overboard on the card. What a great card; I laughed and cried within the span of five minutes. Even though we don't "buy in" to the commercialism of this holiday, it really is sweet to have a special day to love your sweetheart.

After a full day's work, we relaxed over a tasty dinner and rented a movie on demand. I'm pretty sure we were in bed by eleven.

This is the finished product. We still have to hang blinds and curtains, put the crib together and get the furniture situated--but what a big relief to have it done.

I think Chester is starting to bond with John Thomas. I guess if you can't beat them, join them.

The Lady's Man

Chester had a great week. His first surprise was a visit from our former neighbor, Stephanie. As you can see from the photo, he was very excited to see her. In fact, she is the only veterinarian in the whole world that he actually loves...or even likes.
Other than our mid-week house guest, we've had a relatively quiet weekend. We won our basketball game on Saturday and celebrated by going to the best burger joint in town, Litton's. You should also be aware that Litton's is also famous for their desserts. Needless to say we left with two delectable treats.

Key lime pie. Yummo! This little treat was lucky to make it through the night in one piece. Thank goodness Jason polished it off for breakfast this morning.

John Thomas and I loved the red velvet cake. I don't even want to know how many calories are in this slice of goodness, but I'll say it was worth every bite!

We ended the weekend with our own little Super Bowl gathering. Jason made rotel and his mom was able to come in for the night. As you can tell, Chester sure loves his grandma Molly. Team Kirkpatrick is definitely rooting for Peyton Manning so go Colts!