Maternity Pictures!!

A special thank you to Lindsi, Josh, and my Mom for making these pictures just perfect!! Thank you all for the great ideas and for gathering all the stuff we needed to make it happen!! I also want to thank Mike for making this photo shoot happen!! :) xoxo

4D Ultrasound!

Josh, Susie, and I went to Baby's First Ultrasound and had some 4D images taken of Baby L!

The pictures turned out so cute! 

Baby Labbe- 29 Weeks 1 Day Old

Smile!

Cute Face! 

Baby's Feet!

Big Yawn!

The foot all the way up by the face. :)

Funny Face!

Josh had his 2nd knee surgery on 4/28.  Everything went great.  He is on the road to recovery.  His mom came out to help with the first few days of recovery.  We were very happy to have her help and her company. Thanks Grandma Susie! We love you! 

Easter Egg Belly!

 HAPPY EASTER!!

Josh painted my belly like an Easter Egg!! He did such a great job!!

Happy Easter!

Check out this awesome Easter Basket my Mom sent us!! It is so packed!! Josh and I had a blast opening it!! Thanks Mom for such a sweet and thoughtful gift!! You always make the BEST Easter Baskets!! We love you and appreciate all the time and effort that you put into making this basket extra special for us!

Look how cute...a Cupie Doll in a Navy Outfit!!  

Lady got some goodies too!! She loves her squeaky lamb...she really loved the Peanut Butter Dog Treats!!! Yummy!! Thanks Grandma!!

Good Times with Great Friends!!

We had a wonderful weekend with Melissa, Favian, & Baby Lucas, (& Baby Sedillo #2 due in Oct)!! Having them here was so nice!! We went to Sea world and had a blast! Lucas is so adorable! Hearing him say "Josh" just melted our hearts!! He made Josh and I super excited for our baby to arrive!! Only 3 months left and Baby Labbe will be here!!

We went to the Melting Pot for a Cheese and Chocolate treat.  It was really yummy!!

We cant thank them enough for their visit to San Diego!! We truly enjoyed their company and look forward to the next time we can all get together!! :) xoxo

Baby Labbe's Nursery

We finished putting the baby furniture together!! It is so beautiful!! :) It really makes us excited for Baby Labbe's arrival!! Only 3.5 months to go! We are looking for a neutral room theme to complete the room but we haven't been able to make a decision.  Don't you love the 70's carpet!?!?! Its brand new too!! Our landlord has such great taste! :)

Baby Appointment

We are almost all moved into our new place!! We actually have enough room for all our stuff!! We are so excited to get the baby's room set up.  We will post pictures when we can!! The house is really nice and we are much happier here! :)

We had a centering pregnancy appointment today.  It was a really interesting class all about breast feeding.  The guest speaker was awesome!! I hope she is the doctor on call when I go into labor...she will be really helpful in getting us off on the right foot with breast feeding.  The baby's heartbeat was 147bmp.  :)

I am very excited about going to NM this weekend.  I get to see Kasie and help with some wedding planning.  I am also excited because I am going to Tayvin's 4th birthday party!! Josh will be home alone but he has plans to get the hot tub in the back up and running! Good Luck Babe!  

New Place!!

We signed the lease for our new place yesterday!!! We are so excited to move into a house!! :) The house is only about 4 blocks from our current place, so the move shouldn't be too hard.  We cannot wait to start setting up the nursery!! We should be able to move in on March 20th!! Check it out!! :)

21 Weeks

Your pregnancy: 21 weeks

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.

See what your baby looks like this week.

How your life's changing:

You're probably feeling pretty comfortable these days. You're not too big yet, and the usual discomforts associated with early pregnancy are, for the most part, gone. If you're feeling good, relax and enjoy it while you can — the third trimester may bring with it a new crop of complaints.

That's not to say you won't have some minor glitches to deal with now.

2nd Ultrasound Weekend

We had our 2nd ultrasound on 2/14.  It was so neat to peek inside and see what the baby is up to! Our ultrasound tech was a little grumpy and she did the majority of the ultrasound with the screen turned so only her and Josh could see it.  I really wanted to see what she was talking about and pointing out so I was trying to lean over to see and the tech would get frustrated.  I also couldn't believe that she wouldn't let my family into the room until she was done with all the measurements, they only got to see the baby for 5 mins. :(   The one really neat part about the ultrasound was when my family was in the room the baby had the hiccups and it stretched its head way back.  It was so cute!! The tech was shocked when we told her that we didn't want to know the gender of the baby, she almost seemed confused when we asked her to not show us.  All in all is was really neat to see the baby but we were kind of disappointed with the tech.  We are really considering getting another ultrasound, probably one in 4D, just so we can see the baby for more then 5 mins. :)

It was really fun having my sister and my mom in town this past weekend.  Us girls ran the Mermaid Run 5k.  Lindsi got first place in her age group!! It is a great tradition we have started, we are hoping we will have Nat and Baby L with us there next year! While we were at the run the boys were at the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation.  Josh and Chris had a ball seeing all the air crafts on display.  The was a parade of flight that was also really neat.  We all got to see the majority of the parade of flight, minus the time we spent waiting to get onto base, there was soooo much traffic!!

2nd Ultrasound!!

Your pregnancy: 17 weeks

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

1st Centering Pregnancy Appointment

We had our first Centering Pregnancy appointment on January 26.  It was really neat to be surrounded by 15 other women who are also due sometime in July.  The beginning of the appointment consists of checking vitals, weight and the baby's heartbeat. Baby Labbe's heartbeat was 148bpm.  Kelly, the midwife, measured my uterus and said it was about 3 fingers below my belly button. She said everything was healthy and right on track. :) It was really neat to hear the baby's heartbeat.  Another confirmation that there really is a baby in there.  The rest of the appointment was about nutrition.  We had a guest speaker come and tell us all about what we can and cannot eat.  She also discussed good ways to make sure we are eating a well rounded diet.  I cant believe all the things that I am supposed to stay away from...even lunch meat is off limits. Oh well! Its all worth it!!

We are getting very excited for the big ultrasound on February 14.  We are a little sad that we cant have our entire family in the room with us but we will be able to share photos right afterwards! Less than 2 weeks and we get to see Baby L again!! Cant wait!

Changing Table!!

Josh and I put the changing table together this morning.  It is just perfect.  The color is exactly what we had wanted!! Having the changing table all put together really makes us anxious for the baby to be here.  I cant believe she/he will be here in the next 6 months.  Yay!!! :) Thank you Grandma for finding this wonderful furniture!! :)

15 Weeks

Your pregnancy: 15 weeks

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

14 Weeks

Starting to Show

We spent the past 3 weeks in New Mexico.  It was really nice to be home to spend time with family and Friends.  We also really enjoyed sharing the baby news!  Time seems to be flying by...I am already 13 weeks 4 days pregnant!  I am really looking forward to my mom's visit to San Diego.  She will be here in Feb!

I swear I have felt the baby move several times.  Everything I read says its way too early to feel anything but I am just sure that I feel it.  Its like feeling something brand new.  It makes me lay in bed and day dream about what the baby will look like.  We are so excited to have a baby.  I keep telling myself to enjoy every second of this pregnancy because I know it will be over sooner than I think. :)

Josh's getting more excited too!! I am starting to show so that makes this whole thing seem much more real.  We also got all of our baby furniture (thanks to my parents) so we are really starting to imagine what it will be like to have a new little one! We still cant decide on a nursery theme.  We are thinking it will be an ocean theme but we havent made a final decision.  I will share the final decision once its been made. :)

Our next appointment is January 26! Its the first time we will be in the group called "Centering Pregnancy".  We will get to hear the baby's heartbeat and then we will spend an hour of so learning about something baby related.  We are really excited for this class! Kelly, the midwife we saw for the ultrasound, is the teacher and we really like her!!

12 Weeks Along!!

Your pregnancy: 12 weeks

See the bigger picture.

How your baby's growing:

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.