Welcome to the world. . .

Edward Thomas Harn! Jessie delivered her beautiful baby boy a bit after midnight on Friday, June 25th. He was only 34 weeks and weighed just under 5 lbs. He'll be spending a few weeks in the NICU but his prognosis looks good. Jessie is doing AMAZINGLY well! I was blown away when I went to visit her at the hospital yesterday- not 36 hours after having a c-section, she was up walking around, feeling good. I pray I have that kind of strength if this little one requires a c-section as well. Edward is absolutely beautiful and he's so lucky to be joining such a fantastic family! Congratulations to Jessie, Ryan and (new big sissy) Sadie!!

Top 10 Perks of Pregnancy

10. You will probably never be healthier in your whole life- no alcohol, plenty of sleep, healthy eating (minus the occassional donut), etc.
9. You get to snuggle your baby whenever you want because she's always there- granted, if she's like mine, she's usually snuggling up against your bladder, but hey- I'll take it!
8. You get a pass for not dressing up at work, ever.
7. Along those same lines, people don't think it's rude if you eat during meetings- a plus for me given that I'm averaging about 6 meetings a day lately!
6. Random strangers tell you congratulations on the street- this might weird some people out, but it makes me smile.
5. You get to take up as much room in the bed as you want because, between the dog, your body pillow and your belly, it's just a losing battle for your husband.
4. Frequent pedicures, mostly because you can't reach your toes but that's just a small detail.
3. You don't have to paint the nursery. :) hehe
2. Watching your husband turn more into a daddy every time he feels the baby kick or talks to her or picks up a parenting magazine- I melt every time.
1. There are special bathrooms at the theatre just for pregnant ladies- YEEEESSSSSS!!!

New Ultrasound Pictures

We went back to the radiologist today for another ultrasound. Everything looked great with me and with the little girl. She's measuring right on track. But the best news is that the choriod plexus cyst in her brain is now gone! YAY!! We also got unequivocal proof that she is, indeed, a girl, which is good news since Ryan is in the process of painting the nursery walls pink as I type.

A nice profile shot:


Her face:


And, finally, her very first embarrassing picture:

And the winner is. . .

So after much back and forth, we've decided to go with the Nursery Rhyme Toile bedding! We were originally leaning toward the pink damask, but after looking at paint samples for the walls, we decided we liked the overall look of the room with the other bedding better. And, despite my protestations all along, we're going with pink walls. There's very little pink in the bedding, so we'll do a light pink on the walls with a high ledge molding in white with white above it and on the ceiling to help open the room up. Curtain, lamp and other accessories will bring in the blues, greens and other colors in the bedding. Here's an up close look at the fabric and some of the paint we're looking at.