Eileen & Sean's Posterous

Baby McZimm Nursery

It is getting down to the wire now, just 2.5 more weeks until Baby McZimm is due. Or 4.5 weeks if he decides to be late. I really, really, really hope he is not very late! I can't imagine another month of being this big! I am pretty useless, can't do too many errands or chores around the house before I need to sit down and take a break! In any case, we finally finished putting the nursery together today. There is a lot of work involved in getting ready for this baby let me tell you. So much laundry to do, clothes to hang and fold, baby gear to buy. We were really fortunate though, our friends and family were very generous so we have so many cute things for Baby McZimm to play with and wear! Sean has done a great job of installing the car seat, assembling the stroller, and putting together the pack 'n play where Baby McZimm will sleep for the first couple of months.

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8 Months Pregnant

Here is a picture of me at 36 weeks prego. Baby McZimm is getting really, really, heavy. For the most part throughout my pregnancy I have been feeling pretty good, but I have to say that ever since I hit this final month my back has been killing me. It is really hard to get comfortable at night, I definitely have to have a pillow under my belly to support him or he pulls my stomach down and stretches against my skin - ouch! It is also pure comedy trying to get out of bed, I pretty much need a crane at this point, there is a lot of grunting. Sean wants to know if the grunting goes away after I give birth, that remains to be seen. I also included a picture of me as one of my sister-in-law Stacey's bridesmaids. Her wedding was beautiful, more of that in another post. Sean took this picture of me at the reception just after the ceremony. I had to put my feet up for awhile because they were so swollen! My legs look more like elephant legs at this point, my ankles no longer exist, they are now "cankles".

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Baby McZimm Dresser & Crib Setup

So two weekends ago Sean put together the baby's crib! We had ordered the dresser and crib about two months ago and they finally arrived. Sean actually seemed excited to prove his daddy-to-be skills and get the crib installed by himself, no need to pay the delivery guys to set it up. I started panicking a bit when the furniture was delivered, but Sean reassured me that he had the situation under control. Our friends all had very funny stories to tell about their experiences putting together their babies' cribs, it seems to be a new parent right of passage, and apparently in some cases a test of your marriage! By popular demand I decided to do a video documentation of Sean's efforts, so here is a link to the short video clip I put together to showcase Sean's spectacular work. Please note that Sean already had a boo-boo on his forehead (which has since healed), rest assured that was not inflicted during the crib installation. No fathers-to-be were harmed in the making of this movie.

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7 Months Pregnant

Here is a picture of Eileen at 31 weeks, or 7 months to rest of us that believe months are easier to remember than weeks. By the way, what's the deal with that? Is it just a way to remind the mother-to-be that the baby has been, and will be, in the oven for quite some time? I am just a rookie at all this, so who am I to say? Moving on... it's been a busy busy last few weeks. Not only is work keeping us busy (what's new,right?), but the baby preparation is really starting to set in. We recently got our crib put together and now we just got the bedding to go along with it. I believe Eileen actually has some video she is planning on putting up to show some of those highlights (wait, there were highlights? hahaha). Stay tuned for that. We have also been attending baby preparation classes every thursday, this month. It's been interesting to say the least. Tim, you were dead-on with this one: It really is "the march of the pillow people". The building we go to is right next door to the mall and so while others are returning to their cars with newly purchased items, we are walking through the parking lot with a couple pillows and a blanket, like we are looking for a place to sleep. I would have to say we're learning a lot though. Everything from breathing techniques to massages. Oh, and we just saw a video of a C-section in our last session... Let me just say we may have had to use some of those breathing techniques while watching ;)

6 Months Pregnant

Well, here I am at 27 weeks pregnant with Baby McZimm. Every time we take one of these pictures I think my belly hasn't grown much since the last month until I look at the previous month's picture! Wow. It has gotten to the point where I am starting to feel like I can't possibly get any bigger, I don't know how I still have three months left because my tummy already feels like my skin is really stretched out already! I feel our baby moving all the time now. Sometimes he even stretches and pushes against my right side directly under my rib cage, it feels like he might pop through! When he does this, Sean and I can feel his tiny behind or leg or foot if we press gently against him. It never hurts, but sometimes it is uncomfortable be pushed against from the inside out, so I rub the area a little bit and he usually moves to a more comfortable spot.

It is fun to be sitting at my desk working or to be sitting in a meeting and feel him kicking and squirming around. It is funny because in the mornings, just like the dog and the cat, he seems to sleep until I get up or start talking to Sean, then he starts wiggling around and kicking. He also gets very rambunctious after I eat or drink, I guess he gets a sugar high, or maybe he just hears me chewing or my stomach moving around or something! We are now officially in the third and final trimester, we are so excited and can't believe we get to meet Baby McZimm in just twelve more weeks!

Sounds like the Lone Ranger

We got a chance to hear baby McZimms heartbeat today. Seriously, it just sounds like a lot of galloping. The lone ranger totally came to mind. The doctor says it's one of the strongest beats at this age that they've heard. With this and that picture of him doing a Michael Phelps impression, looks like we have an athelete on our hands!

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5 Months Pregnant

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Here is a picture Sean took of me on Thursday at 22 Weeks. Can't believe Baby McZimm will be here in just 4 months!!!

Wild Animal Park

Sean and I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park yesterday.  We went on the tram ride that simulates a safari through Africa and saw flamingos, rhinoceros, giraffes, and all sorts of other crazy African animals.  Then we stopped by the gorillas, checked out the monkeys, and walked through the aviary.  We got a membership so we can go to the Wild Animal Park and the San Diego Zoo as many times per year as we want to.  It was a perfect day, in the sixties with a slight breeze.  It can get really hot inland and in the summer there are lots of tourists, so it was nice to get out there in the winter time where the crowds weren't so bad.

It's a Boy!!!

Sean and I had our 18 week anatomy ultrasound on Wednesday and were so excited to find out that Baby McZimm is a boy!!!!! More importantly than that, however, the ultrasound tech checked all of Baby McZimm's body parts and organs to make sure he is developing correctly and she said Baby McZimm looks very healthy! We saw his spine, the bones in his arms and legs, his stomach, kidneys, and all four chambers of his heart which was beating like crazy! She also measured his head, his abdomen, and his thigh to make sure he was growing proportionally, which he thankfully is.

Once again our baby was moving around during the ultrasound, but instead of turning to face the camera every time, he was apparently camera shy and turned away from the camera every time the tech moved the ultrasound wand. When she tried to look at his spine he flipped around and showed his belly. So then she'd try to get a picture of his heart and he would flip around again. Fortunately the tech was very patient, and we got all the pictures she needed. The only picture we weren't able to get was a good one of his face. We have a couple profile shots, but every time he faced the camera directly he would put his little hands up in front of his face and block our view! At the end he decided to use the placenta as a pillow so we couldn't get a 3D photograph either. That is ok though, I always think those are kind of creepy. I guess he wants to keep his cute little face a surprise until we meet him in person which is fine with us! :)

Check out the attached ultrasound pics for photos of Baby McZimm at 18 weeks and 6 days, or approximately 4.5 months!

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4 Months Pregnant

My 17 Week Baby Bump :)