Ch-Ch-Changes

Hello to our faithful followers!

As our baby continues to perfect her Mia Hamm like soccer moves, I felt it only fitting to update our song playlist to reflect her new favorite activity, Jumping Around!  Coincidentally, as we are in the midst of the early college football season, many of these songs are played during a Wisconsin Badger football game.

Finally, I have updated the baby name brackets.  We now have four regions the Midwest, Northeast, South, and West.  The Midwest region has now been narrowed to two names. These two names now make up part of what will be our Elite Eight. Click the link baby bracket for the updated to names. 

27 Weeks

At 27 weeks, we now start measuring the baby from head to toe, rather than just to their bottom.  Which means...she is almost 15 inches in length!  No wonder I feel like I might explode!  Also, her taste buds are developed now too, which means she can taste the differences in the amniotic fluid based on what I eat.  When I read about this they mentioned that her mealtimes are about two hours after mine, so I can see how she responds to a food by what I feel two hours after a meal.  Spicy foods often make her kick and hiccup, but really, I think she does that no matter what I eat!  Jeff pointed out that this may be why I can't fall asleep very easily anymore.  Just when I am trying to rest (you know about eight o'clock, everyone's normal bedtime) she is moving and shaking! Maybe dinner needs to be at four. :)

Six Months

Well, we are past the six month mark and the baby is growing a ton!  She is up to about 2 pounds and 9 inches.  In addition, she is getting stronger and more agile - making comfort and sleep more difficult for Sara.  Other than that, both ladies are doing well :)

Last week the baby was kicking Sara a ton - here is a clip of the action.  The up and down motion is her breathing, but watch for other movement - particularly on the left between 20 and 30 seconds in.   Crazy!

Bracket Leaders

Listed below are the first and second round scores:

                       Round 1          Round 2
Erin                      23                    9
Brenda                 23                    8
Peggy                   18                   8
Paul                      16                    5

**Correction as of September 26, 2010, Peggy incorrectly counted on her computer screen.  New totals reflect current score!**

Sweet 16!

The baby brackets have been narrowed from the field of 32 to the Sweet 16!  Click the baby bracket link to see how well you did!  Good luck, send me an email to let me know how you are doing!  When sending me your email, please state the number of wins from round one and round two.