Pregnancy Update

Today marks 25 weeks exactly! I have been feeling great for the most part. There are a few days where I feel kind of uncomfortable, but I think that baby Ian is growing a lot right now. I am finally starting to show a little bit, although it's hard to tell at work because I am always wearing a white coat. :) I can feel him moving around quite a bit...generally when I'm sitting down resting, or at night when I'm lying in bed. Maybe he already sleeps through the night! haha!

Me at 24 weeks

We have also been starting to get the nursery together. Our crib and changer came in about a month ago, and Jason has been working to get them put together. He did a great job on the crib a few weeks ago, and he worked on the changing table/dresser this past Saturday. It is so funny how people review these products. Many of the reviews we read for the changer said that "it takes 4+ hours to put this thing together because the instructions are so confusing!" It took Jason about 2 hours and he didn't really think it was that hard! It is so hard to trust those silly reviews. I think that they both turned out pretty nice! Now it's time to start decorating. I will post more pics as the room progresses. :)

Congratulations Alan and Carrie!!!

My brother, Alan, got engaged last night! He has been dating a wonderful girl, Carrie, for the past few years. They went to medical school together and they are both graduating this upcoming Saturday! Alan is going to do a residency in Opthamology at University of Kansas, and Carrie is doing a Pediatrics residency at University of Missouri in Kansas City (UMKC). We are so happy that Carrie will be joining our family! She is a true sweetheart, and I will be lucky to have her as a sister-in-law! Congrats you two!! Let the wedding planning begin!! :)

Office Redo

As we prepare for baby Ian's arrival, it's time to start thinking about his nursery. When we moved into our house, two of the upstairs bedrooms were decorated in kid-friendly decor. One room was light green with pink butterflies, and the other room was red and white with a baseball theme. Since we found out that we're having a little boy, we coincidentally also decided to use a baseball/sports theme for a nursery. We've been using that room as an office since our black furniture looked nice with the red and white walls, but it was time to move out! I didn't particularly want a "butterfly-themed" office (although the butterflies were very well-painted), so we decided to do a room makeover. I've never actually painted a room before, but fortunately, Jason has painting experience. We decided to go with a creamy color on one wall (window wall) and a tan on the remaining walls. I really love how it turned out, although we will still have a few little touch-ups to do where the two colors meet. Next project...putting together the crib and changer! Here are some before and after pics of the office:

Before

After

Redhawks Game - Suite-Style!

On Saturday we had the opportunity to go to an Oklahoma City Redhawks baseball game. It wasn't just a regular game...we had a suite! Jason's parents received free suite tickets from Jani-King, the company that cleans the school where they work. They were able to accomodate 12 people, so they called to invite us! Jason LOVES baseball, so he was definitely interested. Neither of us had ever been able to have access to a suite, so we thought it would be fun...and it was! Here is a pic of the outside seating area - the inside part was "ours" too! Here is a view of the ballpark from our seats. We got there super early because we had to watch the team warm up (of course... ;)

Jason and his dad went down before the game to get autographs from the players. I think it's funny that it's all kids...except Jason! :) He's definitely still a kid at heart!

Waiting for an autograph...

Jason and his dad looking up at us after they got the autographs

Another cool thing that happened...during the game, they shot up foam "Powerballs" from the field as part of an Oklahoma Lottery promotion. Jason caught 2 balls, and one happened to have the "winning" number on it....six! He won a T-shirt and 4 lottery tickets. Unfortunately, the tickets weren't winners. Oh well...it was fun anyhow!

Jason and I during the game

Chelci (our niece) and her boyfriend, Jeremy

View of the field from inside the suite

Unfortunately the Redhawks lost.... :( We still had a great time though! Thanks Cathy and Harlan for the invite!

Jason's Birthday

May 2nd was Jason's 32nd birthday! To celebrate, we had several friends over for a cookout. My mom and stepdad were able to come up as well! There was a great turnout and we had a lot of fun! For entertainment, we got a Bocce set and a Croquet set. It had been a loooong time since I played croquet, but it was pretty fun! Thanks to all who were able to come!

Nursery Furniture/Bedding

The crib, changer, and nursery bedding are on their way! We are so excited to have finally decided on a crib set and bedding. Jason really wanted to go with a "Sports/Baseball" theme, but we had a hard time finding bedding that I liked. Luckily, my mom found this sports-themed bedding through Pottery Barn Kids and we love it! Although you can't tell from the picture, there are baseball images on the quilt (I had to e-mail the company to "verify"). We decided to go with the dark brown/espresso crib, although I liked several of the color choices. We weren't particularly wanting or needing a convertible crib, but this one does convert if we ever decide to use it that way. Anyway, we're anxiously awaiting for these items to arrive! Once they do, we'll still have to paint the nursery and move some furniture out of the room. It will be a fun "project." I'm glad that God gives us several months to get ready for a little one...we need it!

Halfway there...

I've made it through the first 20 weeks of my pregnancy! I have been feeling ten times better, so I am so thankful. We have been starting to look for nursery furniture and plan for baby Ian's arrival. I am finally starting to get somewhat of a baby bump...which I suppose it's about time. I am still wearing my regular clothes, but pants are starting to get pretty snug. I'm sure there's more growing to come!

On another note, this Sunday is Jason's birthday!! We are planning a big BBQ with friends on Sunday. Tomorrow, we're heading to Norman to see Jason's parents and the rest of his family. Everyone will be in town for our niece's 21st birthday bash.

Happy Birthday Jason and Chelci!!!!!!!!

It's a Boy!

Last Thursday, we were able to have our ultrasound! I was 18 weeks and 1 day, so we were hoping that we would be able to find out the gender of our little one. Fortunately, the baby cooperated and moved around a lot! (The caffeine I had at lunch may have helped :) Everything looked good, as far as the heart rate, cord, and measurements. They "clocked" me at 18 weeks and 2 days, which was almost right on! These means that my due date stays at September 15th.

A funny story...during the sonogram, the ultrasound tech was finding everything soooo fast! She was literally saying, "there's the head, there are the legs, there are the feet, there's the heart, etc." I said, "Gosh, you're really good at seeing things! Do you already know the sex of the baby?" She said, "Yep!" Of course, I asked, "Well, what is it?!" She responded by saying, "I can't tell you until the end....that's anticlimactic!" So....we had to be patient and wait...

When she finally got to the following view, I exclaimed, "It's a boy!" "Yep," she said, "it's a boy!"

Before I left, I asked her how confident she was about the gender. She said that she never said that she was 100% sure, but she said that she was 99.9% sure. I guess we'll take her word for it!

After the sonogram, I had my OB appointment and my doctor said that everything looked great! We are so thankful that our baby seems to be healthy. Please join us in praying for a continued healthy pregnancy and baby. Oh, one more thing, we've decided to name him:

Ian Jace Snodgrass

Lake Trip with my Pharm Girls!

This past weekend was so much fun! Seven of my closest friends from pharmacy school and I went to Grand Lake for a girl's weekend! We stayed in a cute litte cabin, spent a lot of time catching up, built a bonfire for roasting marshmallows and hotdogs, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery! I love these girls so much and I'm so thankful that we're still able to get together (although we missed seeing Alycia). We are already planning our get together for next year...

Easter Weekend

This year we got to celebrate Easter by going to church, then having some friends from our Life Group over for lunch! Since it was a special holiday occasion, I decided to use our china. This was the first time I've gotten to use it since we got it nearly 4 years ago! It looked super nice on the table.

I even had a few special touches for Easter. :) Both to look at....

...and to eat! Yum!

Here is a pic of the pretty flowering trees by our house. The pink tree is ours and the white tree is our neighbors. Wichita is literally COVERED with flowering trees right now!

Here is a 16.5 week picture. Try to ignore my sunburned face... :)