New Pic

Ok, so the more I looked at the picture from the previous post, the more I disliked it. It makes me look huge! Jason says I'm just pregnant. But there are outfits that flatter the bump and those that don't. And that one didn't!

So here is a better pic. The red shirt will not be worn again.



We move into our new flat next weekend. It will be nice to get settled and finally get things ready for baby. Stay tuned for pics of the new place.

Scottish Terminology about Pregnancy

I have learned a few new phrases related to pregnancy here in Scotland. One is that they call the belly/baby a bump. I never really thought much about it until I was saying "My bump" while at home for Christmas and everyone thought it was so funny. People here in Scotland will say "How is your bump?" I even received Christmas cards at work to "Erin and Bump."

Another phrase is "How are you keeping?" They will ask this instead of "How are you feeling?" or "How are you doing?"

One that is hard to explain is the term "neat." People will say to me "You look so neat," or "You have a neat bump." They are not meaning "cool" or "tidy." It basically means I am proportioned well. I am mostly baby. I know what they are meaning when they say it, but it is hard to convey.

I will also share a few funny questions from 4 year olds about my baby. They have become very interested now that they can see my bump.
"Miss Erin, how will your baby get out?" My response was..."Ask your mum about that one."

"How did your baby get there?" I can't remember how I dodged that one, but I did.

When told "Miss Erin has a baby in her tummy," one child asked, "Did you eat to much food and it turned into a baby?"

For those of you asking for a new belly shot, here it is. This is at 27 weeks.

Update

Just an update to let you know how things are going. We are headed home for Christmas in a few weeks. We will spend two weeks in Kansas City. We are very excited about seeing family and friends, eating good food, and of course (for Jason) watching American football and playing the X-box.

Things with the baby are going well. We had a scan at 20 weeks and enjoyed seeing our little one. Apparently we have an active baby, which made getting good pictures difficult. I think we may have a football player (soccer that is) with all the kicking he/she has been doing. I have reached the stage of being obviously pregnant. Many people have asked in the past few weeks. This picture was taken at 20 weeks.


Hope all of you have a Merry Christmas.

Pregnancy Pictures- Week 17

I decided it was time to post some pregnancy pictures. It has just become noticeable in the last few weeks. The first picture is week 16 and the next week 17. I felt the baby move yesterday! It was so neat.

Life changes forever

Many of you may have heard by now, but for those who haven't, Erin is 10 weeks pregnant. We had a scan last Friday, and everything looked good. We enjoyed calling our family to share with them. Our parents have known for several weeks, but we made them swear to secrecy. If they told anyone, they had to pay for everything the first year. :-) Here is the 10 week picture.

The picture isn't the best; the 20 week should be better.

In other news, Erin has started back to work. She is enjoying the 4-5 year olds. They definitely keep her busy. Jason's studies are going well. We are headed to Germany one month from now for a 2-week holiday. It should be a great time. We will be staying with a friend's family, which will make the trip even better.