Lou ensuring fine craftmanship of the crib.

I have 8 weeks to go and the crib is ready. I go back and forth about being ready or not. Some days I feel like we have all the time in the world and others I feel like the baby will come tomorrow and we won't be ready. At least now the baby will have a place to sleep...even if a feline friend isn't ready to share.
Lou supervising Dad again to make sure it is sturdy.Night shift manager Lou on watch.

We are taking one day at a time and know in a few weeks all the planning in the world won't matter.

Love,

Amy, Nick and Baby Varcoe with guest appearance by Lou

30 weeks and my first shower!

I have a lot of pictures to share. We painted the nursery as much as we are going to until we get all of our "stuff" situated. It is green and white and I put the chair in there to make it look somewhat like a room. Here is me at 30 weeks. Growing right along and learning that I just may not be comfortable in bed, in the car, on the couch, etc.

I had my first shower in Cedar Rapids this past weekend at my in-laws house. It was so fun and everyone was so generous. I can't believe all the stuff we got...now I just want to put it all away and organize it. Here are some pictures from the shower.

Baby Varcoe and Nick now have matching Notre Dame blankets they can lay on the floor with. Nick's Aunt Shelia made this for us and made one for Nick about 20+ years ago that is a full size blanket with ND on it.

Lots of bath stuff so this baby will be nice and clean!

We also got our stroller and car seat too...see the sequence of pictures of Nick putting it together. Notice what is on TV...golf.

Reading the instructions very diligently. Nick we aren't done yet...Zach Johnson was leading the tournament and it was just so distracting:) Lou supervised the whole time to make sure Dad stayed on track.
Complete! Proud Dad!

Good for mom too!

We are less than 10 weeks away for the arrival and as you can tell we are busy making sure we have everything ready for baby to come home to.

Thanks again to everyone who came to the shower on Saturday!

love

Amy, Nick and Baby V.

Christmas photos and updates

I have a quick funny story...Baby has been moving like crazy lately. Every time I say hey Nick, come feel the baby move - it stops. It has happened so much it is a running joke that Nick is going to be the disciplinarian. Mom is going to be the softy.:)

We had our last ultrasound last week and all looks perfect. Baby's foot is 5.6 cm. I feel that foot a lot and it seems a lot bigger than that in my ribs. Heart rate was 136...very consistent the last few appointments. I drank the glucose test solution and all is good with my blood sugar, so no diabetes to worry about.


We painted the nursery last weekend, when we are all done with touch ups I will add pictures. 11 weeks to go...


Here are a few pictures from the holidays...

Hilson clan

If anyone knows my dad he takes a lot of pictures...

Varcoe family