Getting ready to get ready

We had a wonderful weekend! Gigi and Grandpa Randy came to visit and helped us get SO MUCH stuff done (Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!). We packed up a bunch of stuff to put in storage and moved furniture around to make a nursery for Josh. It's so exciting to really start to visualize a new little person living here. We only have about 10 weeks to go (and so much that I still want to do before then...) Things are still in a bit of upheaval, so there's no pictures, but I'll get them up soon. I love the bedding that we've picked for Josh (Carter's Puppy Tales = puppy dogs and different cars/trucks) and will get pictures up soon.

28 weeks

Today was our 28 week appointment. Everything is right on track and looks great. All my tests came back clear and we're just plodding along. I'm definitely starting to get more and more uncomfortable, but that just comes with the territory. It will all be worth is when I'm holding Josh in my arms. The big news from today is that we have a date scheduled! Unless he decides to make his appearance earlier we have a c-section scheduled for noon on April 6. This weekend Glenda and Randy (Gigi and Grandpa) are coming to help rearrange furniture in the rooms upstairs to actually start getting ready for his arrival. It's kind of crazy how fast the time has gone - he'll be here before we know it!!!

(When I went to stand by the wall for the customary belly shot, Drew walked right over with a smile and said "Josh" and put his hands on my belly - he's going to be such a great big brother!)

Drew's new bed!

Well, it's official. Drew has moved into his own big boy bed!! We picked it up last Friday and he's been loving it ever since. He loves to crawl into it by himself and stays in it until we come get him in the mornings or at nap time (at least so far). We've only had one or two instances of crying and waking up early, overall it's been great! Whenever we go upstairs he wants to go "nite-nite" and crawls into bed. I hope he always loves it this much!!!

Drew and Daddy unpacking his new bed

"Helping" Daddy with the screwdriver
Almost finished...

Let me tighten this screw for you

Just like a true Wiggins (check out the tongue)

Putting his giraffe to bed

Look at my new bed!!!

Jumping bean (updated with video)

Drew has discovered the joy of jumping. He can almost make it off the ground consistently with both feet (even if it's only 1/4 inch at a time) and is so cute when he's trying. He'll crouch down and say "jump" and then pop up over and over again. I'll try to get a video of him doing it, but no promises. He's still fascinated with my camera and as soon as he sees it coming he says "cheese" and wants to hold the camera himself.

UPDATED: Here's a video of Drew showing off his jumping skills. You can also see what I mean about the short window of opportunity with the camera. Enjoy - and yes, I know he only has one sock on. It wasn't a battle I wanted/needed to fight!

26 weeks

We had our 26 week appointment today and things are looking great. He's very active and has a good strong heartbeat. It's so amazing how different it feels this time around. He seems to move much more than I remember Drew moving, and is definitely a strong little boy! My stomach jumps and changes shape on a regular basis. I had to do my glucose tolerance test (which meant that I couldn't eat for most of the morning, had to drink a super sweet fruit punch drink and then have my blood drawn an hour after drinking). I don't have the results yet, but hopefully all is well. We're now to the point where I have to start going every 2 weeks and my doctor is tentatively pointing to a scheduled c-section for April 6th or 7th. We'll know more as we get closer.

And his name shall be....

For those of you who have been waiting and guessing our new son's name... we've decided on Joshua David Wiggins and we plan to call him Josh. Drew can already say the name and is starting to make connections between the name and the "baby." We can't wait to meet him in person in just a few short months!!

We're back

We made it back safely from our trip back to Houston for Christmas. It was great to be able to spend so much time with our families. I'll be posting the highlights of our Christmas "vacation" in the next few days, so check back often. We hope that everyone is ready for a fun and exciting 2009! We can't wait to see what God has in store for all of us...

UPDATE: I posted our Christmas Recap and back dated it December 30, so scroll down to read