Gift Registry for Baby O'Neill -- a.k.a. mini-Matt

A few people have asked about our registry, so I thought it would be easiest to just put it up on the blog and send the link to those who want it.  Note: gifts are not necessary! But we do appreciate well-wishes and hugs.  :-)

Go to this link:
http://www.myregistry.com

In the upper left corner under "Find A Registry" type
First name: heidie
Last name: oneill
Click on Search

It should bring us up and then click on "go to registry"
The password is: baseball

After all of this, you should FINALLY be at the registry!  When you click on an item your browser should open a new window at the online store where the item is available.  You DO NOT have to purchase it from that particular store (you might find it cheaper somewhere else!) but please, if you do purchase something, remember to mark it as purchased on the registry.

The Rest of the Stroller

We got the last piece of our Teutonia stroller from the Ellen show -- the main seat.  It's just as nice as the carrycot and seems to be very versatile.  I think we'll enjoy using it, let's just hope our kid enjoys riding in it.

All folded up -- pretty big footprint, but we'll make due!

Kickin' back position.

Hooded w/mesh at the back.

Complete hood -- looks like the PAPR I have to wear at work when playing with live bacteria!

It has a rain fly!!

Baby Bump v4

Onesie!

Saw it at Target, couldn't pass it up.

20 Week Anatomy Scan -- It's a Boy!

This morning we had our 20-week anatomy scan which is another big milestone in the pregnancy.  Basically, they use the ultrasound to look at all of the organs and development and check for major defects.  A doctor still needs to evaluate our ultrasound pics and get us the results, but the ultrasound tech thought many things looked great.  For example, we could tell that the spine is completely enclosed, the heart was beating and has 4 chambers with valves in the right direction, you could see the stomach and the bladder (which indicates the kidneys are functioning), and no club feet.  We could see the little guy moving around, although I don't feel much yet, and we got to see him swallowing, which was cool.  He is also measuring at the right size too.  And yes, I said "he".  We also found out today that we're having a boy!  At our nuchal scan appointment the ultrasound tech had guessed it was a girl, but I was just shy of 12 weeks which is really too early to tell.  Today there was no mistaking the boy parts -- so I think we can safely say we know the gender now!  Below are a couple pics from today:

Profile of our baby boy: head to the right, blocked a bit by arms and hands.

The bottoms of his little feet, toes to the right.

Baby Bump v3

I am officially 20 weeks today!  Tomorrow is our big 20-week appointment where they will check the organs and development of the baby, hopefully everything will go well.  We should also find out the gender tomorrow, if baby cooperates!

Completion of the Living Room

I think we have finally won the battle of "home improving" (at least in our living room).  I shudder as I think about the state of the desk area, the guest room, our room, the yard . . . but at least the baby room and living room are ready for baby!  Below are pics of the living room during construction/before new carpet (on the left) compared to how it looks today (on right).