Waiting on Baby Brandt

Jamie and Greg's baby boy will be here any day now!! We celebrated the anticipated arrival of Baby Brandt Friday night at the Salt Creek Grille, Laguna Beach. We love our double dates with the Brandts, and hope to keep this up even with our little ones! Our little boy is so excited to hang out with his buddy that he got him a personalized book! :)


We wish Jamie a healthy, smooth, and quick delivery, and right now all we can do is anxiously wait for that thrilling phone call that she is in labor!

Hello Good Lookin'!!

Brad and I had another big ultrasound yesterday through Radiology, and we not only got to see our little guy's "peepee" (finally!!! LOL last time he had his legs crossed and wouldn't let us see) but we also got a good glimpse at his sweet little face! We were told he already has a lot of hair on his head (hmmm, just like his mom and dad when we were born!)

Our due date was also moved up to May 18th!!! woohoo, I'm so excited for him to get here so we can love him to pieces!

On a side note, its SPRING BREAK! I'm off of work for 2 WEEKS, and when I get back i will have a new office and literally only 4 weeks left before my maternity leave! Brad and I are traveling to Fallbrook tomorrow for our maternity photo shoot; I will be sure to post the pics when we get them! Then starting next week, we begin our prenatal classes which will last all month long through the 2nd week of May. Brad has daddy bootcamp next saturday too! We are also 90% complete with our nursery..... such excitement!

What will Baby Grover Look Like?

Less than 2 months to go until we meet the little soccer player in my tummy! The suspense is incredible as I often ponder what will he look like, what will be his personality, and who will he most resemble? I thought it would be fun to post Brad's and mine newborn pictures. From what we can see on the ultrasounds, when the camera zooms in on his face, I have this feeling we are in store for a Bradley Jr! Brad's newborn pic is on the right, mine is on the left. With mom's spiky dark hair and dad's mohawk, I bet our little guy will be born with a full set of dark hair :)




More pics of us as babies below (Jana: left and Brad: right)





Couldn't find a pic of Brad's dad as a baby, but i did find one of my Dad! What an adorable baby...... will our baby have Grover genes or Dlab genes?


Either way, our precious little guy is going to be his own person, with his own unique personality. One thing is for sure, he will be the cutest baby we have ever laid eyes on, because he's our special creation and miracle! :) Based on his personality in the womb, I can already make some assumptions: 1) I think he's going to be an active baby because he loves to roll and kick around in my tummy! 2) He might be shy, or atleast camera shy! On the ultrasounds he likes to cross his legs and not let us see his boy privates, and he freezes up whenever I try to record his movements or show daddy how he rolls from one side to the next, 3) he may be a gentleman that prefers blondes! This cracks me up, he gets excited and shows off whenever I am talking to my blond friends at work! We are definitely in store for the BEST surprise life has to offer, the older I get the more I realize how amazing life is!

Baby's got a Bonnet!

And what a special bonnet it is! Thank you to Brad's dad LeeRoy and Nancy who are passing on this tradition to us! Our Baby Boy will wear this traditional bonnet home from the hospital, then it will be passed on to his future bride to use as a handkerchief at their wedding! What a thoughtful gift, we appreciate their kindness and wonderful support they have given us throughout our pregnancy! Even though they are in New York, we enjoy getting to chat with them over Skype! I gotta say, Skype has made New York and Czech Republic feel like its next door, what would we do without it?

3rd Trimester Scare

Instead of enjoying our first day of our 3rd Trimester (28 wks), Brad and I spent half of Saturday at the hospital and we had quite the scare. Earlier that morning i began experiencing what felt like cramps, but as the day went on they turned into instense waves of cramping (which i later learned were contractions.) I called the hospital advice nurse and they instructed us to come into Labor & Delivery for an evaluation. Our baby's heartbeat and my contractions were monitored for the next 5 hours, and we came to find that i had gone into Preterm Labor, averaging 6 contractions/hour. They gave me a shot of Terbutaline to stop the contractions. A full exam and ultrasound did not (thankfully) reveal any complications, the lab work did however suggest i had a bladder infection that set off the contractions. We were relieved our little boy was safe and sound, and his hearbeat continues to be strong. Later in the evening, we were released with antibiotics, and a doctor's order to rest and hydrate plenty. This experience rattled us to say the least, and we are so thankful baby is healthy. Now I have an enormous responsibility to do everything in my power to ensure he makes it to full-term. Our little guy is restless, moving and kicking around throughout each day, and I imagine he is excited to make his debut; however, he needs to stay put and keep growing a bit longer. Our Preterm Labor scare made me realize i need to listen to my body more, cut back on work and activities in general, to take more time to rest and drink LOTS of water. Because I have had the energy and feeling good physically, I made the mistake of taking on too many things and running around too much. Gone are the days of weekly pilates, long walks on the beach, and running errands after work. I decided i will be using up all of my sick days and taking more days off of work prior to my maternity leave in mid May. We are grateful to those friends that offered to bring us food when we were at the hospital, and have continued to offer their help and support. Please keep our sweet baby boy in your thoughts and prayers during this last and final trimester.