belly

Thought I would put on another belly picture, its amazing how much I grow in just 2 weeks. Had a Dr.'s appt. this afternoon and all is well with me and the baby. I gained 6 pounds and am not happy with this! At this point that is double what I am supposed to gain. Especially for going to New York and walking all weekend. That is the most exercise I have done in a long time and for some reason I gained 6 pounds. Well I have gained a total of 25 pounds and still have 10 weeks to go. OH MY! Evan and I have found another name we like: Ella Evelyn! That has become our favorite so far. We are excited for mom and dad Vondal to come and visit the week of March 3-8, we have lots of stuff to do, including finishing the baby's room. We also have Childbirth Education classes coming up on March 15th, that should be interesting. Hope all is well with everyone. We will keep you all updated.

Crystal & Evan

NYC

Not much has happened as far as baby stuff, but we took probably our last trip before we'll begin parenthood. We met some of our old college friends (Nichole, Steve, and Mike) in NYC over the weekend. These are some of the pics of the stuff we saw during our quick three day trip. My favorite part was the show 'Chicago', which we saw on Broadway on Friday night. It was hard for me to handle all of the walking, so I'm glad to be home to catch up on some rest. We are seeing the doctor every two weeks now and our next appointment is on Feb. 25. We'll post any news from that appointment and another belly pic sometime next week.

7 Months

I can't believe I am nearing the end. I now have to go to the Dr. every 2 weeks and she said I should pay close attention to the baby's movements. No need to worry she moves more than enough. My belly measures fine and I am still on track for gaining only 25-30 pounds. I consistenly have been gaining a pound a week. I can say I don't enjoy being fat, its hard to find the perfect things to wear. It is all worth it but I will be excited when I can just throw any shirt on. Evan and I went shopping yesterday and of course had to get something for the baby. Grandma Lindahl had given us a Gap gift certificate so we used that up yesterday. As you can see we got her a cute little dress and a sack as Evan likes to call it. It's actually a snowsuit, it was so cute and fuzzy we couldn't pass it up. It was a good deal, now we just hope it fits her! It looks huge so we should have no troubles. Sorry I don't update more frequently, when nothing much happens except the normal daily stuff it seems pointless. Hopefully everyone back in the tundra is staying warm, heard its been pretty miserable there. Take care!