10 weeks and counting down

I can't believe we're only 10 weeks away from meeting our baby girl! She's growing every week and responding more and more to our voices and to light. As an FYI, we will be delivering at the Center for Childbirth at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, CO. It's a gorgeous hospital in a very peaceful and beautiful part of Colorado. The birthing center is wonderful and the staff seem very patient, kind and welcoming. Plus, it's only 20 minutes from our house. I told my mom where I was delivering and she immediately squealed, "Oh, Casey. That's a good omen." She explained that by coincidence, Good Samaritan Hospital in Ohio is where she did her residency to become a registered dietitian and had nothing but glowing remarks about it. I hope she's right and that this is a good sign. Our friends, Amber and Chris delivered their twins there and though it's been a tough experience to watch their twins in the NICU, the staff have helped gain my confidence that, whatever happens, they're going to provide the best experience possible.

26 Weeks: Belly Photos

Yes, we're late in getting these out. We're already 29 weeks along but the photos are from 26 weeks. I'll try to get photos at 30 weeks to catch everyone up. For those that don't know yet, we've finally settled on a name. Coraline Vyara Laycock. What tickles us is that she actually responds to it. Chris will say her name to her and she kicks in response. She's getting much bigger. Her newest developments are that she gets the hiccups now and then, and she's taken to rolling, twisting, and jabbing me as she is getting too big to kick. Supposedly, she has eyelashes and hair now and can actually blink her eyes, which is so cool to me.

New baby to the family!

Our little girl now has a new cousin, and she's excited! Chris's brother, Rusty and his wife, April just welcomed a little girl... Cordelia (not sure how to spell it yet) 7lbs or so, this morning at 10am. We're all really excited.

And, our little girl has been doing flips and twists and kicks ALL morning to celebrate. YAY for babies!

Belly Laughs

Ironically, this came from my belly-dancing instructor.

Baby Names

I am having so much trouble with baby names for girls. Chris and I can only agree to two: Rebeccah June and Vyara (middle?). AArgh! Chloe we also like but can't decide. Everything else that I've offered, Chris dislikes (sigh). It's funny that we were completely settled on a boy's name. There was no contest. But, we just keep going back and forth on lil' girls' names. Does anyone have suggestions? Or went through this too? What did you do to find the right name?

Baby Registry

Just a quick note. For those of you who've been wondering (and asking) we've finally registered at Babies R' Us. The link is on the right-hand side of the blog. We may eventually register at Target as well if I can get Chris's schedule figured out.

Belly Photos at 20 Weeks

I'm going about this a bit backwards I know. I meant to put this photo up awhile ago so everyone could see the baby belly at 20 weeks. We're already 24 weeks (that's how behind I am on getting photos up). I promise I'll have some updated ones in a week or so. In the meantime, this photo is in Oahu as I took my first dip in the Pacific Ocean with the baby. The beautiful Lei was given to me when I arrived in Hawaii from our friends Jennifer and Aaron Anderberg, who we were staying with for our trip. I'll be posting more of the Hawaii photos with the baby belly in a week or two. We had a wonderful time and within the week that we were visiting I had grown noticeably. Each day, Chris would comment, "Wow, has your belly grown since yesterday?" In fact, Chris's first time to feel her kick was while we were in Hawaii. I guess, she was having such a blast she couldn't contain herself. One of the most interesting fun facts that I learned is that my belly floats, even if I don't. hehe! The rest of me might have to keep treading to stay above water but my belly was its on flotation device. This inevitably created some comical moments while trying to snorkel.