Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It's the day before Thanksgiving and we're getting packed for our long Las Vegas weekend. I guess this will probably be one of our last trips before our constitutional rights of being non-parents will be taken away. If you ever read this blog little Baby Huynh ... Mommy & Daddy are going all out !!! No holds barred !!! :-)

I (Minh) picked up the stroller today (thanks again, grandma for that great gift). Had to put it together. By now I can promote myself to stroller and car seat specialist. Also, thanks to the ones that couldn't make it to the baby shower and their gifts. Special thanks to my baby cousin, Quyen, for the mittens and booties. Love ya, babe!

The crib is still waiting to be assembled ... which will probably be some time next week (or the weeks after, depending on daddy's mood and willingness to put it together). 

With all the thank you's in mind, the two of us would like to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy the turkey and pumkin pies ... we'll enjoy the wonderful feast in LV. 

And Don't Forget The New Pics

Whatever Anh just said ... hahaha. No seriously, we really would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful gifts. They will definitely come in handy when she comes.

At this moment, Anh and myself have officially broken down the baby girl names to the final two. What the final choice is going to be ... you guys will just have to wait.

We had our doctor's visit last Saturday and everything is going just fine. It looks like we're having an average baby. Not too skinny, not to big either. According to the doctor, her estimated weight will be around 7 lbs. and 7 oz. Sunday we had our second session at Prenatal Ultrasound of California. Our baby girl has been very creative using what she has available in the womb. Obviously using the amniotic fluid to float in ... but who would have thought that you can use a placenta as a pillow. If she's that creative, she'll definitely be a great marketeer later... or even a great artist.

I almost forgot. Follow the link to her pictures (and also the pictures of Anh's baby shower). For the ones that want the full link, it's http://gallery.me.com/anh.hong. Anyway, here's a peek of the recent 3D/4D pictures...

PS ... just in case you like to surf through our registry :-)

Anh's Baby Shower - November 21, 2008

I want to express my sincere gratitude to the EPIC Office for throwing me such a lovely baby shower. All the gifts were beautiful and will definitely come in handy when our little girl arrives. Thank you to everyone who helped out with the baby shower and for those who attended as well.

Thank you again for making it such a special day for me and our little one.

69 Days Left

I decided to 'pimp' our blog. Added a nice widget on the right and some extra color (since we already know we're having a daughter). Wow ... I can't believe we're a little bit over two months away from our due date. At this point, our baby's size is about the size of London, not the city, but Britney Spears' Yorkie terrier. She should be about 3 pounds by now and approximately 15.5 inches long. Up to this point I never knew that babies shed fur. I think the technical term is 'shedding her lanugo' (the downy hair that was covering her skin).

The crib that we purchased this week should be on its way per UPS. 'Daddy' is going to have a lot of fun putting that together. We also looked into some art studios that specialize in taking pregnancy pictures and newborn pictures. Maybe I've chosen the wrong job ... $2,000 for a bunch of pictures? You have to be kidding me! But I guess it's worth capturing those precious moments. I've already been calling a bunch of my clients to ask them for a price quote. Maybe they can hook us up :-).

We're having our bi-weekly OBGYN visit this Saturday. Probably just to check if everything is still good. We're really looking forward to Sunday, though. Yup ... our 2nd 3D/4D-Session. Really looking forward to how she looks like now. As soon as we get the copies, we'll definitely post them.

The past couple of days we've been having more late night activity. Around 7-8 pm this baby is amazingly active. It's funny to see the remote control go from side to side on Anh's belly. I heard that soon we'll be able to see those elbows move side to side too. Other than that, everything is still a-okay. Napping is something Anh and myself have become very good at lately. Especially, after hearing people around us telling us that we won't be able to nap as much for a very long time. Speaking of which ... nap time ... the clock is almost ticking 11:00 pm. Time to take a nap.

Until our next post! :-)

28 Weeks and still counting

Since there hasn't been any activity on this blog, it's time for 'daddy' to write something. Everything seems to be going great. We went to the doctor this weekend and it looks like little baby Huynh (I know... we're still thinking of names) is growing and growing. The baby should be the size of 1 1/2 footlong Subway and her weight is around 3 lbs. 

It's still amazing thinking about the amount of time spent on preparing for the arrival of this child. 'Babies R Us', the registry, worrying about the color of the onesie, the Hospital tour, the choice of the pediatrician. It's a lot of work ... but then again, it's also a great experience. As time goes by I'm getting more excited about her coming. Speaking of the baby registry. For those who are interested ... just hop on to www.babiesrus.com ... go to the registry and look up Anh's registry (Hong is her last name) :-). 

We've been consumed with DVD's such as "Learn and Laugh About Childbirth" and "The Happiest Baby On The Block". What average person would know what the hell a 'mucus plug' is? Or how to trigger a child's calming reflex. My clients have been telling me that there's no way you can prepare for what is coming. Maybe we shouldn't. But then again, no baby has ever gotten injured of a little preparation by its parents to be. 

Things planned for this weekend ... probably another trip to a local baby store, me raiding Circuit City (an early X-mas sale because of the Chapter 11 they just filed), setting appointments for Anh's preganancy studio pictures. All in all, a lot of things to do. But enjoying ... at least, daddy is excited about his coming Vegas trip during Thanksgiving. 

3D/4D Ultrasound of Baby

Today was an exciting day because Minh and I were able to see pictures of our baby in 3D/4D for the very first time.

As usual, during his late night internet search Minh had found this place in Monterey Park (http://www.seemenowmommy.com/).

So there we were ... all hyped up and excited to take these 3D/4D pictures today (Sunday ... after Day Light Saving) @ 10.30 am. And guess what? Nobody there ...

To make a story short, technology is amazing nowadays. Here are a couple of images ...