Waiting

Well, we've come all the way to 39 weeks and 5 days, and there are no signs of the baby yet. It's been a while since our last post, and most of April was spent frantically getting the remaining items ready just in case our little one decided to make an early entrance. However, it appears we will be planning for an on-time or late departure. Seatbacks and tray tables are locked and in their upright position.

Not much else to report at this point. Bobbi is still working, but plans to make this Friday her last official day at the office, just in case we are still waiting at that point. My schedule has basically been clear for the past two weeks, and it's oddly disconcerting and yet very freeing to be able to make plans on the fly. Normally I find myself booked for months on end.

Hopefully the next post will be with the good news.

Nebraska Baby Shower

Brandy and Steph threw an amazing baby shower back in Nebraska for us March 27th. We were lucky to have many friends and family make the drive back to Kearney for the shower.

The Nursery

It's been a while since we posted, but life and baby planning has continued. Leif and Robert painted the baby room and we got to spend a fun weekend with Mom and Dad Mike and Judy decorating Baby Liam's Room.

Our 3D Ultrasound

For your viewing pleasure, here's an edited version of our 3D Ultrasound from this past Saturday. It's also my first time playing with iMovie. Enjoy!

Untitled from Leif Ullman on Vimeo.

Preparing

Now that we're officially in the third trimester, things are moving right along.  We have the baby room painted and all the furniture is assembled (by yours truly).  We have also taken two classes so far - one for birth preparation and one for newborn care.  And there are still more classes to take!  New dads bootcamp is on my calendar, along with car seat safety, breastfeeding (not sure how much of that I will be doing) and a tour of the hospital.  Whew!  Combined with visits from the in-laws, baby showers and trips to Nebraska, we are running a very full schedule and the baby hasn't even come yet.

Of course, it's not all work - we are going to get out of town for a quick babymoon the first weekend of April.  A nice romantic weekend in Estes Park is just what the doctor ordered.  Plus, I get to go golfing during the baby shower, so I can't complain too much.

Life is good.  :)

It's a Boy!

Sorry for the delay in postings but we are recovering from the holidays! We found out on December 21 that the gender predicting pencil test was, surprisingly, incorrect. It's crazy to think that you can't depend on a pencil and a piece of string to accurately predict the gender of your baby. :)

Thanks to medical science and a 21 week ultrasound we found out that we're having a Baby Boy!

The nursery has already been painted a beautiful green (thanks to Leif and Robert) and baby furniture arrives any day now. Leif is really looking forward to assembling all of the furniture.

An Early Christmas with the Zapps in Kearney, Nebraska