Bubble Blower

After Julie's recent Rorschach and alien ultrasound photos, I thought it might be nice to post a few ultrasound pictures that give you a slightly truer sense of who is growing in there. We're very excited to meet this kid -- get ready for your first glimpse...

I like this profile pic because it looks like the baby is blowing bubbles.

Here's a nice footprint shot. While we chose not to find out the baby's sex, we did learn that this kid is very long (no surprise, long runs on both sides of its lineage). Looks like it's got long feet too.

This is Julie's favorite. Baby lounging in the womb with its legs crossed.
Exciting!

Rorschach Baby

22 Week abstract ultrasound.



Better pictures to follow...
P.S. This little bugger is long and has boxer hands. Exciting.

Less is More

Without a doubt I tend toward the ‘Less is More’ approach to the purchase of child rearing stuff. I slept in a dresser drawer when I was an infant, played with pots and pans, had a big wheel and turned out just fine (I think?!). My 9 Aunts and Uncles grew up playing with cans and my Dad’s favorite Christmas memory was the year he got a single orange under the tree. My personal goal for our child is to fill one toy box and have plenty of books and outdoor gear, but other than that I am not interested in all the extraneous plastic stuff.

That said, I desperately want this super cool hot rod balance bike!

Poll time

Megan, my friend from work, devised the following poll to let you guess our baby's sex, weight, length and birthday! She also offers up the exciting chance for you to help us pick a name.

While there is no cash pool associated with this poll, the lucky winner WILL get a prize from the baby mamas and the contributor of a winning name will have his or her photo featured on this blog, and will remain forever in our hearts.

Team Hummel

First gift from abroad.
Thank you Stine and Catherine!!! Little Gjestlegate will be stylin' at 9 months in his/her hot Danish track suit. So exciting.