Clothes for Jenna

I just had to share pictures of these adorable outfits we've received for Jenna. Our Cedarville friends, Christen and Carrie, bought the cutest jeans, pink socks, and gray/pink zip up hoodie for her! I can't wait to see Jenna in it. In fact, I told Drew that I'd like to have the same outfit in my size - it's adorable!

Soon after we found out we were having a girl, my sister went shopping as well. These are the cute outfits she bought for Jenna. I love the one that says, "I am not a boy".

And my mom also bought a couple outfits. I fell in love with the little strawberry sundress and bonnet. It'll be perfect for next summer's Strawberry Festival!

Jenna's going to be one fashionable little girl!

Weekend fun!

This past weekend Drew and I drove to NY for Christen Fowler and Keith Dougherty's wedding. It was so fun seeing all our Cedarville friends - there was Christen, Keith, Jamie Kelly, Kristen Erikson, and Carrie Churchward. We also got to meet Erikson's fiance and Jamie's fiance. Christen and Keith's wedding was so nice. Christen was absolutely stunning in her gown!

We had fun talking about all our Cedarville memories. So many good times at CU with a great group of girls.

We drove home on Sunday and Drew had the privilege of fighting the strong Ike winds once we reached Ohio. We were planning on stopping for dinner before we got home, but the restaurants were closed because there was no power. So we came home to a house with no power as well. We fared pretty well compared to others in the area. The only damage we incurred was losing one strip of the trim on the side of our house. Since we live in a newer development, there aren't any big trees yet so we didn't have any fallen trees or branches in our yard. The only other downside to the storm was having our power out for about 24 hours (without a generator), so we ended up having to throw out most of our nonperishable food items. Not a big deal compared to how others were affected by this storm. We're very thankful!

Lots to update

Sorry for the long delay in posting a new blog. I am finally past the 5 month mark and now into my 6th - yeah! Here are pictures from when I was 5 months along...

Things are going well. We have FINALLY decided on a name for our precious baby girl - Jenna Marie. Little Jenna's been quite the active one. It seems like her movements/kicks are getting stronger and more pronounced each day. Drew is now able to feel her move around and it's always so exciting for him. In fact, the other day I had Drew watch to see if he could actually SEE her move and he could. It's the little things that are so exciting! :)

I am now 24 1/2 weeks along. Here's Jenna's development update:

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

It's exciting to read how big she's getting. My next doctor appointment is the first week of October. That will be my last monthly appointment - after that I'll be visiting the doctor every two weeks. I can't believe how fast this is going!

I've been promising you pictures of the baby's room, so here you go. We got things cleared out (that was a big job!!), assembled the crib and moved Jenna's furniture in.

The empty room after being cleaned out

Drew assembling the crib

Bailey was quite curious about the new furniture

And now pictures of the room. It's quite empty right now - just the furniture so far.

Last night Drew and I ordered the bedding so we can see what it looks like up close. Plus we're wanting to paint the room and need to get a better idea of color schemes. The bedding we finally decided upon is Cocalo Tropical Punch. Here's a picture from the website:

I can't wait to get it and see how it looks! Originally we were planning on painting the room a light green color; however, I'm not sure if that'll look right with this bedding. We're now considering maybe a light yellow. We'll see! Drew's sister and brother-in-law are coming out in October to help us paint the room, so we'll have to make a decision by then. I'm looking forward to it though!