26 Weeks - Starting the room!

We have been working on our little one's room, which will include a full sized bed for those of you wishing to pay a visit! The room will be decorated in a travel related theme. There will be trains that Derek has collected over the years, a globe, TINTIN posters of the French genre and some photos of our travels together.

For those of you who don't know, Derek has collected model trains over the years. As a youngster he traveled by train to various destinations in the US with his family. Since that time he has loved trains. We decided that it would be fun to set up the models in Blake's room. Our hope is that little Blake will develop the same love that Derek has.

Next week I will be going into month 7! The home stretch. I am feeling pretty good accept for the occasional back ache and the necessity of daily naps. ;) We are busily preparing for the birth and arrival of our little boy!

24 Weeks

We are over half way there and very excited! My belly is getting bigger every day, as you can see from the pictures. Blake is moving around quite a bit. He is most active during the evening, typically when I am sitting or laying. I have heard that when you are more stationary/still, they wake up and move around. I love feeling him kick and turn!

At last I am feeling great! As they say, the second trimester is much better. I am feeling more energetic and able to eat pretty much all the things I couldn't eat before. The afternoon naps are no longer necessary. Let's hope that this continues for as long as possible. The third trimester is supposed to have its fair share of discomforts, etc. For now, Blake and I are enjoying yoga and long walks.

So, how did Blake get his name!? Derek really liked the name Blake. I liked it as well, but wasn't 100% convinced, until Derek came up with Ethan for the middle name. I absolutely loved the two names put together. It seemed that we really liked Scottish names. Almost all the names that were at the top of the list were Scottish. We both have Scottish ancestry and of course, Scotland holds a special place in my heart.