Walking the walk...

I have been waiting for something fun to post about and I gotta be honest...I had nada! Until today! 2 weeks ago the San Diego crew got together to support Parkinson's. There are multiple Beach family members that have it and recently an uncle on my mom's side was diagnosed as well so helping to fight parkinson's was very personal for our family. We had a great time! The walk was a 5K which is about 3.2 miles. I didn't totally finish the walk but I DID walk about 2.8 miles so I think I did good. I stayed with my dad mostly since he was on my pace :) I gotta say - walking 2.8 miles is not that easy...you get tired, thirsty and winded - well at least I do. But trying to do it while you are 7 months prego is a whole different story!!! I was winded before we even started! Man am I out of shape! I can't wait to push a stroller and increase the nonexsistant stamina I currently possess...Maybe next year I will be walking the WHOLE walk :)

Our current total raised is $2485.00!!!

But you can still help!!! You can still donate to help Parkinson's by going here:

https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=259178&lis=1&kntae259178=D62472EA3EB34DDE9206C5CBBA7CA8DD&supId=211636591

Thanks!!!

My internal battle...

I know that sounds deep and insightful, but I thought under the circumstances it was a good title. Madeline has been moving alot lately and man do I feel it on the inside! I can tell that she likes certain positions already...(thanks for clueing mom in sweetie) and I have no doubts that she will probably enjoy those same positions once she gets here. She already seems to be very independent. If I lay on my side, she flips around until she is right side up. Apparently she does not like to "stand on her head". Not that I blame her...who does??? She also likes to lay with her back against my lower abdomen almost facing my back which makes for the weirdest feeling! Escpecially when my keyboard at work bumps up against it...Although I feel her move mostly at night, I am confident that her sleep patterns will change and she will throughly enjoy sleeping through the night once she gets here!!! Ha Ha yeah right!!! A girl can hope can't she? Until then, I am enjoying maybe the least stressful internal battle ever!!!

We can't wait to meet you!!!

Madeline Claire!!!

We are so excited to be getting a daughter!!! I can't believe how real it feels once you know what you are going to be parenting. I will give you this basics from my appointment and get back to my overwhelming giddiness!!!

They have moved my date AGAIN!!! But luckily for that nurse they are going the right direction to avoid a beating! My new due date is July 6th! Meaning that I am half way done! I can't believe it...It seems to have taken forever...I guess when you are counting down each day of puking, the days go slower. She is looking healthy and happy and is in no way camera shy as you can see from the pics below. She really seems to like looking directly at the camera which makes Mom and Dad happy :) I was also happy to hear the words "farther along" and "small baby". The early on scare of twins based on how fast I got as big as I was quickly turned to people looking at my teaddy bear husband asking "So was Ben a big baby???" Luckily his Mom said that he was under 8lbs and I knew that I was 7lbs. 2oz. but there was always that chance of a gargantuous baby..Scary for any first time (or anytime) labor thoughts :) I have felt very faint movements mostly when I am laying on my side and the nurse said that was to be expected for a few more weeks since she is on the smaller side. well enough jibber jabber...lets see some pictures!!! Madeline...we can't wait to meet you!

Madeline's face. I have turned the picture so she is looking at you right side up. You can see (from top to bottom) Her brain, two eyes and her nose, and her lower jaw.

This one is kind of freaky looking...but she is yawning! It was pretty cool. The Radiologist was recording the session and rewound it so we could watch her movements like a movie. She stretched, yawned, closed her mouth and snuggled back up. It was really neat to see her move like a little person.

Here is a picture of her hand! It is like she is ready to come play with everyone...Looks like she s knocking on my tummy!!! Her thumb is out to the side and you can see all four fingers and the bottom of her palm.

Here you can see her feet! One is definately more prominent (maybe she will be goofy-footed for snow and wakeboarding :) You can see her toes and the balls of her feet and her heels!

This is probably my favorite! Maybe it was all those years as a Chiro assistant looking at X-rays but I just love the full body profile! She is looking down and you can see where her ears are and very faintly (on the scan) her jaw lines. On the actual photo you can also see her round little bum and the bottoms of her legs extending forward. It is so cool!