It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN...da na na na

ok...so as evidenced by the title Justin and I are blogging jointly this week : D We have been busy bees the last couple weeks. Last week after work one night, Justin put together our stroller so we included a couple pics for you all. You can clearly see the progression of before, during, and after, and Daddy was so proud of his final masterpiece.

The belly continues to expand and Baby Van Ness' kicks and movements are getting stronger and stronger. The one piece of advice that I keep getting is to get my sleep in while I can, but that is one of the things that I am finding most difficult these days. However, all in all it has truly been an easy and healthy pregnancy, and for that we are both very thankful. As of my last doctor visit I have gained a total of 44 POUNDS...hmmmm. What is the likelihood, I ask, that we will deliver a 40 pound child? I know, I know.

So last night Justin and I went up to Green Valley Ranch Casino to see Steel Panther. As they say, the Greatest Heavy Metal Band...in Henderson : D It was sooooo funny!!! What was even funnier were some of the reactions to my big ol' belly. Unfortunately, I also had my first belly rub by a random stranger. I was so bummed...I made it all the way to my 9th month before a crazy got ahold of me. It was "Toga Night" at the casino and Justin whispered to me, "You should have asked her if you could rub her belly." Sooooo funny!!!!! We took some pictures so that the baby has evidence of his first concert!

Clearly, the baby has Justin's musical interests as he started moving and kicking (or as Justin said...rocking out) to Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages." We had a great time and amidst all of the work and school craziness, we were so happy to spend a weekend night together.

Well, that's about all for now. We are planning on finishing up the baby's room this week, so I hope to include new pics of his room on our next post. Take care and talk to you soon : )

-All our love

Heather, Justin, and Baby Van Ness

The Countdown is On : D

Ok, so my goal of posting once a week totally failed : ( I will try to catch everyone up on how things have been going. The second week of September I went to Puerto Rico for work. Let me tell you how UNFUN eight hours on a plane is when you are 7 months pregnant!!!! Needless to say, the baby and I arrived back in Vegas safe and sound after about a week of working. The third week of September I started my new job at the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at UNLV. I am finally starting to get in the swing of things there (...and of course then I will go on maternity leave!).


The last two weeks have been interesting...I have been getting bigger by the hour it seems. I have officially started the pregnant waddle and I am becoming more and more uncomfortable.


On the bright side, the baby's room is coming together and he is moving around like crazy. I can feel him getting bigger and stronger. Although my ribs are not happy about that, I couldn't be more pleased. Justin and I will have the tour and will register at our hospital next weekend. I have heard nothing but AMAZING things about the hospital we are planning on going to, so that certainly helps!!


So I am wrapping up week 35 and the countdown is seriously on!!! This week Justin and I went with two other couples to the Excaliber to see The Tournament of Kings. The pictures I have included are from that evening and you can no doubt see the progress of the pregnancy.

The other is of our oldest boy, Jackson. For whatever reason he LOVES sleeping in the baby's room. He is going to keep the baby safe and sound : D That's all for now...be well and I will post again soon!