Kickin' It At Altitude

Slacking on the blog. I know...but things have just been nuts!

Since the sudden arrival of winter in Colorado, (we had no autumn...80 degrees one day and snowing the next) we decided we better head to the hills and get a few shots of the fall foliage. A quick trip up Highway 285 through Kenosha Pass and into Fairplay we made a run to the hills.

So gorgeous this time of year, but unfortunately we were about a week and a half too late. The aspens covering the hills on Kenosha Pass were bare and I was a bit bummed out, so we headed into Fairplay to get a slice of pizza from Dano's Pizza on Main Street. "What the heck! Dano's is gone and so is their awesome pie!" I shutter. So we're stuck with beef jerky and soda and we head up Hoosier Pass to Breckenridge. What a gorgeous part of the state.

Remembering that I've neglected this little story line about our life and the pregnancy I though we should pull over for a few shots of Amber in the high country. The experts say that you're not supposed to move too quickly to high altitudes as it may have adverse effects on the baby, but this is Colorado. We do EVERYTHING at high altitude!

Just then the kicks take off. "Ouch. Oohh" from Amber. "She's kicking the crap outta me!" Looks like someone else is in love with the mountains and it's Ava Grace!

So here I am with three of my absolute favorites. My gorgeous wife 22 weeks pregnant. Ava Grace kicking thumping and knocking to get out and the continental divide of Colorado. Life doesn't get any better.

So the other thing I've been slacking on is the nursery. My in-laws have been awesome keeping the furniture for the new room in their garage for over a month and it's high time I get started. Big thanks to my long lost friend from high school Deb Wilson for having a jewelry party this coming weekend. Perfect time for Amber to hang with some ladies ogling over shiny things and for me to have the house to myself.

That brings us now to week 24 and things just keep rolling along.

From BabyCenter.com:

"Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up.

Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world.

Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon."

For this coming week we're off to another well mommy check-up. We'll again get to listen to thump, thump, thump of little Ava Grace's heartbeat and make sure Amber is on track for week 25.

Thanks again to all of our friends and family for the well wishes.

We love you all!