GROWING, GROWING, Carrots!!

Photos from Previous Weeks

Hey all it's Matty again. Sorry I have not posted in a while from Wisconsin to all this travel for work life has been crazy. As you can see life has been crazy for Lil and Dena too. WOW, what a difference a few weeks makes. Baby center says that LB or TNK is the length of a carrot. My hopes are not the carrots we grow in our garden as those are tiny and fat. So we found out that Lil can hear now and that has encouraged us to read books before bed, Dena does it on nights when I'm not here and I read to the whole family (Rubbles always looks like he enjoys it with his eyes closed and snoring) when I'm here. Things are moving quickly and I'm happy to say that TNK's bedroom is looking sweet. All we really need for it is a rug...Any suggestions??

Well I hope everyone is doing well, we are excited to see everyone soon and its nice not being the only one in the house with a gut! HA HA.

Love you all,

Matty, Dena, Rubbles, and LB (little boxer Bachman)

PS-for those that do not know TNK stands for THE NEXT KID-courtesy of Grampa Dar and Gramma Dianne

New Arrivals

Hello again everyone it is Matty (FYI- Dena hates that I start my posts this way) HA HA! Well over the past two days we have had a couple new things happen. First of all we heard the heartbeat yesterday at the 16 week appointment. It is so cool that the doppler can tell weather patterns and baby heartbeats too! Strong was the word of the day yesterday. The night prior to that too Dena had a great moment and felt the baby move. Soooo cool. I told her I can't wait till I get to see Lil move. Finally another arrival was the crib and mattress came today and yesterday in the mail. I'm convinced a lot of the exciting parts of life start with arrivals. Well my dad and I are gonna try to put the crib together tonight (Because if Dena and I did it would most likely end with us upset at each other). Hope everyone is doing well and boom goes the heartbeat! Love you all

-Matty, Dena, Rub-tron, and LB (kicking guacamole style) [current size=avocado]

Funny Things

Hey everyone its Matty again. I got a crazy next couple of weeks so figured I would write a post while I had a minute. Some funny things that have been happening lately are what I figured I would share.
1. Dena's crazy dreams - some are very scary some are really funny, all vivid. She told me this is part of pregnancy so I guess its a good thing.
2. Rubbles - our dog knows something is up for sure, he will not leave Dena's side unless of course I have food. He is an excellent listener though as early on he was laying on Dena's legs and I had a chat with him. (Now he lays on my legs at night). He also licks Dena's belly when she asks him to give kisses to the baby. He is going to be a great big brother.
3. Babies R Us - WOW!! That store is nuts, I've never seen so many aisles devoted to such a short segment of life. Its good stuff though and I'm very thankful for those family and friends that helped Dena get an "all inclusive" baby list.
4. Pee - poor dena is waking up 1 -2 times nightly to use the bathroom. All that growing of lb is starting to push organs together.

Well I'm sure there will be more funny stuff to come I hope everyone is doing well. Can't wait to see you all.

-Matty, Dena, Rubbles, LB (soon to be Little "apple" Bachman)

Look what a shrimp can do!

6 weeks lentil bean ...... 13 weeks medium shrimp

Hey all,

Its Matty again. I have taken some pictures and think I'm going to continue to do so each week as it is pretty impressive to see how a change from lentil bean to shrimp can really show a difference. Obviously we see each other every day so it has been a subtle progression but as they say a picture tells a thousand words. This is pretty cool stuff, cant wait to see what a pumpkin will do to Dena's baby bump.

Also I am reading a book called Quarterback Dad by Bobby Mercer, pretty funny but learning a ton about what may be on the horizon. To give a glimpse it pits the dad to be as the qb, the mom to be as the head coach, and the baby to be as the owner. (I cant see dena taking orders from a lentil bean!)

Well hope everyone is having fun.

-Matty, Dena, Rubbles, and LB (next week lb stands for lemon bachman)

From Matty

Hey Everyone,
Just figured I would give a shout out to let you all know that on occasion the Dad of this evolving fruit will be posting too. We just got back from a wonderful weekend with the Uncle, Aunt and cousins to be of our 2010 baby and are so grateful for fun times in western NY.

The most recent thing on my mind about our baby to be is ... "Can you teach a baby to be potty trained right out of the womb?" I changed a diaper for the first time ever and I must say I did a poor job at best. Thanks to my niece for her patience. I'm sure there will be more practice in my future whether I like it or not.

Love you all

-Matty, Dena, Rubbles, and lb (which could stand for lime bachman, lil' bachman, or a number of other things)