Jeremy Scott Ashlock

Hi Everyone!
We will post more updates soon, but for now, here are some pictures of our new bundle of joy!!!

Predicting an On-Time Arrival

At 37.5 weeks, my doctor says that the baby is progressing well.

-I am 50% effaced and 1 centimeter dilated.

At 37.5 weeks, I can tell she is right because…

-I stopped walking and began waddling.

-Putting on my shoes is somewhat breathtaking.

-Finding a good sleeping position is challenging.

-My husband used the term “massive.”

-We installed the car seat in the Mommy Mobile.

-I still like chocolate milk and macaroni & cheese.

-I take note of the location of the bathroom wherever I go.

-I no longer fit in my students’ desks at school.

-My students decided the baby is a girl and named her Crystal.

-I am officially finished working.

-I have experienced many acts of random kindness lately.

Cross-Country Baby Shower

A surprise box arrived last week!

I found out later that my family had been conspiring with Christian to plan a Cross-Country baby shower to celebrate our little one. The box contained a complete baby shower—instructions, decorations, a script, and gifts. After decorating our dining room table, icing a cake, and saying scripted lines, like “This is so much fun!” and “These are so cute,” we joined our family members on Skype in order share the time with everyone. My mother and sister obviously spent many hours planning and collaborating in order to make this event both special and memorable. We thank them whole-heartedly!!!

During the shower, my sister administered a battery of tests to determine the gender of our baby. West (my nephew) cheered each time the answer was “a boy!” But, after all the questions were completed, the score was 15 for a boy and 15 for a girl. I guess we are going to have to wait a few more weeks!

We played the guess circumference of the baby bump game. I find it funny (and somewhat insulting) that my grandmother thinks I am bigger around than I am tall—70 inches! Thanks
Heather (my cousin) for guessing correctly!

Thanks to everyone who participated and attended the shower. We will have so much fun gearing up for the baby! We really appreciate your love and support!

Check out the Babe's Nursery!

From Baby Room

Click the Baby Room link above to see more pictures and captions.

Even Bigger

We had another ultrasound yesterday. Baby Ashlock is healthy and growing! (We are still waiting to find out the gender, but it is definitely getting harder to wait!) She is measuring at 3 pounds, 10 ounces--which is 2 whole weeks ahead of schedule. She is still in the normal range, but they warned us that she may be big!

We are now able to bring the baby home from the hospital! Thanks to Aunt Janet and Uncle Ray, we have a great new car seat and stroller.

We are officially in the 3rd trimester--aka the home stretch :) Baby is kicking throughout the day now. She is especially active at night and doesn't like it when I sneeze. She moves around a lot when she hears music. Future musician? Hopefully she receives Christian's musical talents and not mine!

PS: 4 strangers touched my belly today. I enjoyed it zero times.

Baby Bump is Bigger :)

From Baby Bump

Gender: We are still waiting to find out the baby's gender. It is a fun surprise that we think is worth waiting for!
Movement: Baby moves a lot!!! Everyone kept asking me if I could feel the baby kick--now I can finally say "Yes!" I had to wait until about 22 weeks. Baby Ashlock wakes up around 6:00 every morning with me. We need to discuss the concept of weekends still. I try to tell him that we don't need to get up that early on Saturdays, but he thinks otherwise. Every evening around 10:00, he wakes up again and is very active! He enjoys kicking and moving around for about 45 minutes, and then tuckers out for the night. Christian is able to feel the kicks, too!
Food Cravings: I haven't had many cravings--more aversions to food than anything. Baby and I love chocolate milk and pasta. I still have a very strong aversion to mint, and I have virtually no desire to eat meat (especially if I saw it raw).
Growth: Baby is growing steadily. We have another ultrasound coming up on Nov. 22--we can't wait to see how big he has gotten.

Halloween at 25 weeks