32 Weeks!

This is what my 32 week pregnant belly looks like! 32 weeks down and about 8 more to go ... although I wouldn't be sad if she wanted to come a couple of days early. I have been feeling pretty good lately, but definitely more tired than usual. Alia is wriggling around in my belly a lot and gets the hiccups almost everyday!

She has a name!!!!!

After MUCH thought and consideration, our baby girl finally has a name:

Alia Catherine

Below is a video tour of her bedroom and a picture of her name hanging above the crib.

Ultrasound - 30 weeks

We had an ultrasound this morning and were able to see our little baby girl again. I absolutely love ultrasounds! I could sit there and stare at her cuteness forever. Today's ultrasound was just a quick one, but we did get a great look at our little girl sucking her thumb. If you look closely at this picture, you can see that it is a profile shot of her with her thumb in her mouth.

How cute is that??

Blazer Game

Last night, Jason and I went to the very first Blazer pre-season game at the Rose Garden. It turned out to be a VERY exciting win for the home team. (If you don't know about Greg Oden and Rudy Fernandez .... I highly recommend looking them up.) The crowd was into the game like it was the middle of the season. We are totally bummed that we won't be making it to as many games as we did last year, but tickets are much harder to come by and after December we are going to be pretty busy! The game was so much fun and I am so happy that basketball season is finally here. GO BLAZERS!!

Date Night!

For our anniversary (in June) Jason got me tickets to see the ballet. The ballet was on Wednesday, September 24 in downtown Portland. So, we decided to make a night of it. We went out for a great Italian dinner and then headed to the theater. It was called the "Lines Ballet" and was very contemporary. There was one male dancer that was amazing to watch! He looked about 8 feet tall on stage and was freaky flexible. It was very neat!

We had such a great time that we decided to do one date night a week until the baby comes. We are going to try to squeeze in all kinds of fun Portland activities before we would need a babysitter to do them. Next week, we are headed to a Portland State football game downtown at PGE Park. Despite the fact that I went to school there and Jason used to live a few blocks from PGE, neither of us have ever been to a game.

McKinley Baby Shower

An adorable outfit from my friend Jamie

Angela and I with our cute baby shower cake

Totally adorable sundress outfit with matching shoes :)

My former co-workers at McKinley were kind enough to throw a baby shower for me on Monday, September 22. I had a double shower with another lady (Angela) that is also having a little girl, but she is due in October. It was a ton of fun and I was able to see and hang out with some great friends that I don't get to see much anymore. I was totally spoiled rotten! Baby Girl Douglas received a ton of adorable outfits, blankets, burp cloths, toys, a diaper pail and other important baby necessities. We are so lucky!

28 Weeks!

28 weeks down and only 12 to go and things are progressing just as they should be. As you can see, I am slowly but surely developing a belly and there is one, very wiggly, baby in there! I am officially in the 3rd trimester now and am actually starting to feel like it. I have noticed my energy level go down a bit and my lower back pain increase quite a bit. I finally caved in and bought a Snoogle ... which is a giant pregnancy body pillow. I thought they were a waste of money until I borrowed one from a friend and slept fabulously with no aches and pains in the morning. We are working on the baby's room and have just about everything in place now. Just a few more details. I promise to post pictures when things are looking more complete.

The question on every one's mind is ..."So, do you have a name picked out yet?" ... and the answer to that is NOPE! Jason and I are still completely and totally stuck. Our two favorite names are still Lucy and Alia, but we are also keeping an open mind in case another name strikes us. We are at the point where we are thinking that we might just have to wait until we meet our little one and see what she looks like to help us decide!