first bath, gary and norma

Kate was happy to meet Gary and Norma this weekend. It was nice of them to make the trip to Omaha to meet her and do some sight-seeing while they were here.

Today, Kate had her first true bath. It went great, she truly enjoyed, not crying a bit till we drained the tub, she must of realized it was over.

Pictures from the past week have been uploaded.

shower

Thanks to all those that came to the shower on Saturday and sorry that we missed those of you that couldn't make it. Hope we get a chance to see you soon. We had a great time and are thankful for all the wonderful gifts.

Special thanks to Kara's parents for hosting the party and to Tim and Kelly for their efforts and planning.

We've also added more pictures to the picasa web album. Please send us an email if you want us to email any hi-res originals. We only post some of the best pictures there so we don't use up all our space.

Baby Kate

Kate's still awake tonight...going to be late to work again tomorrow at this rate.

middle name

fyi...we decided on a middle name prior to leaving the hospital the other day:

Kate Elizabeth Bellinger

album updates

We've added addtional pics to the picassa photo album.

http://picasaweb.google.com/tkbellinger/BabyKate

introducing Kate

Hey everyone,
Yesterday was a big day. We went early in the morning to be induced. Say hello to Kate [TBD] Bellinger (we haven't picked a middle name yet).

Born: July 18th, 2009 3:09PM
Weight: 8lb 6oz
Length: 19.5in

Here's a link to a web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/tkbellinger/BabyKate#

one week to go

We have one week to go according to the the 'official' due date. Kara and I are both hoping that it will be sooner rather than later. At one point, I hoped for my birthday to be the day, but now, I'm just too excited and am ready for her to come anytime now. Our bag is packed and I'm just waiting for the call.

BTW, if you're planning on having a baby...I hope you drive a car larger than a compact...rear facing baby seats just don't fit well into compacts. :(

packing our bag

With only about three weeks to go, we've started packing our bag in preparation for the trip to the hospital. The carseat's going to get a trial installation this weekend.

items in the bag (or will be):
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- deoderant
- travel shampoo/soap
- sleepwear
- change of clothes
- slippers
- camera
- camcorder
- ipod
- laptop
- cellphones + chargers
- gum
- baby clothes
- receiving blanket

Any suggestions?? Xbox? just kidding :)

another item off the list

We officially have a little person mode of transportation:

Only a couple necessities left!

registered

We've registered at Babies R' Us if anyone is interrested. No plans for a shower right now, what we are planning on, is having a get together after the baby is born so that everyone can meet the little one. We'll post more once it's organized.

2 months

Only two more months to go. Just had our first of two week appointments on Friday. Everything checks out ok, as it normally does. Time's starting to fly by. The room is nearly ready, so we took a break this weekend. Next weekend we'll be in Branson, visiting the grandparents for Memorial Day. It will be the last trip for a while.

What is it?

It's a girl! She is 13 oz and very healthy. Our little girl is very active and we can already feel her kicking.

The Baby Blog

Welcome family!

Kara and I are 17 weeks pregnant (well, Kara is) and are going to be posting information as we get here.

Stay tuned!