Camera Shy

Here are the latest pictures of our little Bean from my unexpected ultrasound. The nurse practitioner I saw had written a note to repeat ultrasound at next appointment, but she didn't date it. She wasn't sure when or why she wrote it, so I ended up with a surprise ultrasound on Monday. We were able to see the things that we couldn't last time and everything seems to be fine. He was very active during the scan, so it was difficult to get decent pictures. I got to see him put his finger in his eye, ear, and mouth. I think the first picture is his finger in his open mouth. The second one is him grabbing his foot. The third one is his face pressed up against my side.

My best girl and man's best friend.

Well, the pregnancy is moving along quite nicely. We have appointments with the doctor every two weeks from now until the end. We are very excited. We have been working on the nursery and the yard getting ready for the baby shower and the baby's pending arrival in late May. We would have gotten more work done this weekend if Kimberly didn't get food poisoning and spend all weekend moving from the bed to the bathroom and back. We called the doctor and he said there is no immediate danger to the baby; she just has to keep replacing fluids and get some food in her as soon as she can. She seems to be feeling better already. Fortunately, she was already planning on taking Monday off from work so she will get some additional rest.

Buddy also completed his 8-week training course last weekend and the true test of his progress came Friday night at Petco. He used to very difficult to control because he wanted to smell everything and eat whatever he could find on the ground. However, this time he was near perfect. He stayed right by our side and didn't every try to pull very much. We were very happy.