That's one healthy baby!

We had our checkup yesterday. There was a bit of a kerfuffle as it was our first appointment in the new town. It all went well. Stinky is a good size and his heartbeat sounded good and Mommy checked out ok, too. We get to go to our first prenatal class next week. We're all super excited about that. We're also in the process of picking our hospital. We're leaning pretty strongly towards Edinburgh and will probably end up going there unless Stinky decides to rush things or be difficult (in which case we'll go to the nearest unit).

We have a big day today. Daddy's parents are coming for a bit of a visit. We're expecting them to be here any minute. Mommy's been trying to wait to eat until they get here but Stinky would really like some food right now. We think that we're not going to be able to hold out much longer.

Oh, we've decided that unless something else comes up that knocks our socks off (all four socks, Stinky doesn't wear socks yet) that we're going to name him Isaac. Daddy wants to spell it Eyezik. Mommy hopes he's joking. More soon.

Have a good weekend!

Mommy, Daddy and Stinky

Smile for the camera, Baby!

As promised, here are some belly pictures that are at least fairly recent.

Right before we moved we went to Fraser Castle. We thought we should given that it IS Daddy's castle. It was lovely and Stinky can't wait until it's all his! We took these pics with the camcorder (which has no flash). That's why they're a bit dark. Yes, Mommy is huge.

Here's one of the ultrasound pictures just in case you want to see what Stinky looks like. This was the ultrasound we had at 22 weeks, so he is 10 weeks more developed (well, almost. We'll be 32 weeks this coming Sunday).

We have our next check-up on Friday. Mommy and Stinky are both feeling well (Daddy is feeling well, too). We will let you know how everything goes.

Oh yeah, what does everyone think of the name Issac? Daddy really likes it and Mommy is maybe coming around to it.

We hope that everyone likes the pictures!

We think Stinky needs some ice cream now. Ice cream for everyone! Ice cream and hugs!

-Mommy, Daddy and Stinky

Dig on those Groovy Beats, Baby

Mommy and Daddy have been doing a bit of an experiment to find out what music Stinky likes.
Last night we played him 3 songs.
T Rex- Cosmic Dancer
Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song
Beatles- Maxwell's Silver Hammer

He seemed to really like Cosmic Dancer. He moved around a lot as if he was dancing. He stopped moving altogether during Mountain Song, though. We don't think he liked it at all, perhaps it was too jarring and he was moving away from it. He LOVED Maxwell's Silver Hammer, though. He moved around like crazy (and actually hurt Mommy a little).
Tonight we played the Gorillaz for him and he seemed to really like Clint Eastwood (the song, not the actor). He liked it about as much as he liked Cosmic Dancer. We're both excited that he seems to like the Beatles (we love the Beatles). Mommy really likes T Rex and Daddy's a Damon Albarn fan so we're pretty pleased all around! We'll continue to play him music and report back.
Happy Friday!
Mommy, Daddy and Stinky

Hey Baby, What's Your Name?

We've been having a bit of naming difficulty. We know that Stinky is a little boy but we can't seem to decide on a name! We know that his middle name will be Gavin (like his Daddy) and his nickname is Stinky Face, Jr. (as you either know or have gathered). We've tossed around a few ideas and at one time or another have liked Beckett, Cooper, Sebastian (Daddy likes Tormod and Dairmid and Mommy likes Jude and Callum. Daddy also likes Rotary Phone or Ropho for short). We're still debating Cooper and Sebastian but Beckett has pretty much fallen by the wayside. If anyone would like to put their 2 cents in and comment suggestions we would love to hear them!
We'll let you know if we actually stick on one. Daddy says that there's a prize for whomever comes up with the "winning" name (obviously it doesn't count if it's one from the list above). Mommy has no idea what said prize will be.
Thanks!
Mommy, Daddy and Stinky

Our First Post

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to our Stinky Blog. We've decided to write it so that our friends and family in the States can keep up with developments. Of course, we welcome anyone who wants to know about what's happening, regardless of where you are. We'll post at least once a week (let's say by Wednesday since that's what today is) about our little Stinky and his/our progress.
We'll post photos and maybe even some videos as time goes on. We'll keep up with it from now until after little Stinky makes his grand entrance and beyond.
Let's start with a brief bit about where we stand right now.
We're 30 weeks, moving to 31 this coming Sunday. We've only just moved to Cupar in Fife. This means that the birth should take place at the Edinburgh Maternity Hospital sometime around the 27th of September. Mommy and Stinky are doing well thus far, all checkups have looked (and sounded) good and right on track. We have another one at the end of this month. We'll put up some belly pictures by this time next week.
Thanks for stopping by to see us!

-Mommy, Daddy and Stinky