The Name

Josh and I have decided on a name for our baby...

Jonah Kingston!!

It was hard for Brendan, Josh and I to all agree on the name. I did get to use Kingston for the middle name at least. Jonah is a name Josh and I have liked for awhile, or at least since we watched Sleepless in Seattle when we were dating years ago. It was a name that we thought we could use for that one day we were blessed with a baby. I also like that the baby's name has our initials too- J.K. (Josh and Kami).

Brendan's Big Brother Class

We had Brendan's Big Brother class at the hospital this past week. The class is to prepare the big brothers and sisters for baby's arrival. The class was small, with Brendan and two other girls about his age. They each brought in a doll or stuffed animal to practice holding, diapering, and swaddling. Brendan was not that keen on bringing his Care Bear to class. Our "shy" Brendan was not shy at all for this class. The nurse would ask the kids questions and Brendan would be raising his hand saying, "I know, I know." He told the nurse that our baby was made with love in Jamaica when we first arrived there. The nurse asked the class where the baby is and where they come out of and our Brendan said the tummy sometimes and just when he was going to tell the whole class that the baby's comes out of the woman's private, Josh and I interrupted him and the nurse jumped right in and said yes the belly. I was so relived he couldn't finish his sentence. The nurse then asked what do babies eat. Brendan was of course eager to answer this one. The nurse tried getting one of the girls to answer and one answered soy milk, then Brendan said milk from the mom and soy milk. Josh and I were getting a little red in the face.
We are proud are son knows his stuff, but I did not want the poor little girls to be freaked out. So many parents tell their kids different things about how people have babies like the I swallowed a watermelon seed story.
Then the kids got a tour of the birthing center and were able to see a baby boy just 3 hours old. The kids were just in awe of seeing this little baby. It was very cute. At the end the kids watched a movie and received a certificate for completing their training. Brendan was excited and can't wait for his little brother to arrive.

Our 22 Week Ultrasound

Josh and I had our "regular" 22 week ultrasound a couple weeks ago at the hospital. It was great to see the baby and how much he has grown already. We went to the doctor last Friday for my check up and I am doing great and measuring exactly where I should be. The doctor is going to give me another ultrasound at the hospital at 30 weeks because the tech was unable to see the whole vertebrae of the baby for measurements and such. I am not too concerned about that because I have had so many ultrasounds from Ferris and we've seen the spine just fine. But, He had to make it a little complicated for the technician at the hospital to do her job, plus I think he wanted mommy and daddy to be able to see him again :) I am hoping at my 30 week ultrasound we will be able to get a weight estimate too or at least schedule one closer to my due date. I am worried I will have another 10 lb baby. I delivered Brendan just fine naturally, but I am a little worried if this one is bigger that I might have some problems. The pregnancy is getting more exciting and I can not wait to start decorating the nursery and shopping for more baby things.

Baby Ruppert Ultrasound Slide