The Henderson Family

Stella's almost 20 months

2010-07-22T23:16:00.002-05:00

It's hard to belive that Stella is almost 20 months. Time really does fly by when you are having fun. She has devlopoed so much in the past couple of months. She can now walk down the stairs by holding the railing instead of going down on her tummy. She loves to count( not always in order) but she knows all her numbers to ten. She loves animals and like to tell them what to do at all times...Sit, go outside etc.:)She might be a Vet one day. Here's some updated pics of our little munchkin

Black Eye

2010-07-22T23:09:00.002-05:00

So here is a close up of Stella's black eye....and it didn't happen on my watch thankfully. She fell off of the ladder climbing up to the slide. It happened while she was at Rose's house(daycare). She said that she only cried for a second and then was right back on the ladder. She is a tom-girl who loves to play outside any chance she gets.

She has adjusted awesome to her new daycare. She gets a lot of stimulation at the new place where they do baby yoga, karate and music every week. Also, rose sends us pictures of all their activities during the day. We are so glad she has adjusted so well. We love it!

Stella's- 17 months (18 month check up)

2010-05-02T12:43:00.002-05:00

On Wednesday I took Stella for her wellness check up. Since we moved we also found a pediatrician that is closer to our house. There was a 2 month wait to get in so she missed her 15 month check up. They went ahead and treated it like her 18 month check up since she is closer to 18 months. The Doc said she looks great so that was good to hear.

Weight 25 ibs 15.6 oz 75%
Length 32 inches 75%

We have really enjoyed her toddler days. Stella constantly keeps David and I laughing with her quirky observations and the words that pop out of her mouth. The Doc seems to think she is a big talker with a lot of teeth. She has 12 teeth. The front top 4, front bottom 4 and 4 molers in the back. She repeats most words that we say. They don't always sound exact but she makes an attempt. Her favorite words are Dada, Mama, NO!(while pointing her finger at you), sausage,shoe, mil (milk), water, Henry( her boyfriends name), apple, banana, more(she does the sign too). She likes say and show where her nose, mouth, eyes, ears, hair and feet are.

Today she was running around with her arms under her pitts acting like a monkey. I have no idea who taught her that but it was really funny.

She eats about anything but loves nothing more then Milk. In fact the doctor said we really shouldn't let her drink more then 24 ounces a day. If there was a milk drinking competition for babies ...Stella would be an amazing competitor. She loves brocoli, turkey saugsage and mandarine oranges.

We also started Soccer this month which has been a hoot. Stella's favorite part is running as fast as she can. It seems like it took her forever to walk(12.5 months) but once she started it's now a full blown sprint.

We are really enjoying the toddler years and feel blessed to see the world for the 1st time through a toddlers eyes.

Our little Snow Bunny

2010-03-21T21:26:00.002-05:00

It was the first day of spring this weekend and irnonically we got a bunch of snow in Kansas City. On one hand we are really craving warm weather in KC. However, it was nice that Stella got to play in the Snow for the first time!! It didn't last long...little miss priss just didn't like being cold. Can't say that mama blames her.

2010-03-16T22:02:00.001-05:00

Sitting Pretty

2010-03-16T21:53:00.003-05:00

Stella got a new chair for Valentine's Day and just can't get enough. It's so cute to see her take all her books and toys and put them in her chair. She has now even decided to try and climb onto every chair in the house.

Christmastime in 2009

2010-01-03T13:30:00.004-06:00

We spent Christmas Eve over at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We moved on Dec 22nd, but decided it was important to put up a Christmas Tree for Stella. Santa still came eventhough the house was still in boxes.

Daddy's Girl

Apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur

The boxes were more exciting for her then any of the toys.

Happy New Year

2010-01-03T13:06:00.004-06:00

My New Year Resolution is to post on our blog more frequently. After catching alot of "heat" from my friends who live in other places. I know that the last post has been since Halloween which is just extremely too long. We have been really busy the last couple of months. We sold our house and had a short time to find a new one. Most of our weekends were allocated to finding a new home. We finally moved on Dec. 21st, right before Christmas. We are thrilled to be in our new home and excited to see Stella walk around and explore the new territory.

So what's been going on with Stella since Halloween?

She turned 1 on Nov. 28th. We celebrated here the weekend before Thanksgiving and then in Houston the week after Thanksgiving. She started taking a few steps right after she turned one and by mid December she was walking all over the place. Now she runs all over the place and we are constantly chasing her to make sure she doesn't bump her head. Her new thing is the stairs, she loves going up and down about a million times. She is really fast going up but we are still working on going down safely.

Stella's First Halloween

2009-11-02T20:08:00.003-06:00

We went trick or treating at Grandma Kay's and then hit Gigi and Tug's house. We ended the night at a Halloween party where stella got to play with her Henry( the lion).

Late Summer 2009

2009-10-10T16:32:00.004-05:00

I love to do the splits!!Love crawling ...even if it's on the table

Everything still goes right into the mouth...

Her 10 month birthday

Future gymnast...Clearly we might need a little practice

Happy 10 month Birthday to Stella!!

2009-09-28T18:13:00.002-05:00

Stella got to spend her entire 10 month birthday with Grandma Henderson. Miss Diane is taking a two week vacation so Stella will be spending the rest of the week with her to. We are having so much fun with Stella at this age. She is very giggly and observant. Here are some of the things that she is doing now. She can drink water out of a straw all by herself, crawls all over the place, she stands up and toddles around tables or anything she can find. It is so cute to go get her in the morning because she is already standing up and ready to start the day. Her 4 top teeth are all coming in at the same time. At first, the side teeth were coming in before the middle two and she totally looked like a vampire but now the middle two are catching up. She can do the middle splits ...my mom swears she is going to be a gymnast. Here are some updated pics of her...we think she is pretty delightful

Stella's Baptism- Aug 1, 2009

2009-08-03T06:53:00.004-05:00

We had a wonderful family weekend. Uncle Bo and Aunt Kimberly, Uncle Chuck and Bryan all came in town for Stella's Baptism. She did really well in the service and didn't cry at all. She especially love hanging out with cousins Grey and Landry.

Stella Reese is 8 months old

2009-08-03T06:47:00.002-05:00

Here is a picture of Stella and Daddy playing. She loves to laugh, babble and play. She is constantly talking in her own baby language. She has a new army crawl that she does to get a toy or to help get where she needs to go. She pushes up on all fours and rocks a lot but still hasn't done a full on crawl. The girl would just rather roll, scratch and army crawl to wherever she needs to go.

The Rolanders come to visit

2009-08-03T06:42:00.002-05:00

My childhood friend, Susan came into town and made a special trip over to meet Stella. Susan and I were in club gymnastics and diving together for most of our lives. It was so fun to catch up!

Swimming with Stella

2009-06-16T20:40:00.005-05:00

June has been an eventful month for baby Stella. David and I have been to weddings on back to back weekends and went to Arkansas for "One Particular Harbor". In Arkansas Stella got to meet some of my dear friends from college .We went to Mellow Mushroom which was delicious. We also got to spend quality time with my family. Stella swam for the first time at my Aunt and Uncle's house. We made sure that the pool was plenty warm since she is such a princess:) She really loved it at first but got a little overwhelmed when daddy started teaching her the backstroke. She's no Michael Phelps yet...but she's got potential.

She has developed so much over the last month. She sits up really well now and has almost outgrown her infant car seat.

She started eating veggies at 6 months and loves it all. So far she has eaten green beans, squash, sweet potatoes,peas and carrots. We are starting the stage one fruits tommorow.

She really loves being on her tummy and has been trying to crawl for weeks now. David and I are going to child proof the house this weekend and lower her bed to a lower setting.

I must say that the last 6 months have been so amazing for us. We love STELLA so much and have enjoyed every minute watching her grow up.

Future Tri Delta

2009-05-26T21:46:00.003-05:00

Stella was very interested in my empty wine bottle on the airplane to North Carolina. For now we are just sticking with Milk but David and I sure got a good laugh at these pics.

Mikey may have liked it but...

2009-04-30T10:12:00.008-05:00

Stella's first cereal feeding was a success in the fact that Brittney and I both put cereal in her mouth...Stella actually eating it, well, that's another story. Brittney and I both got a good laugh out of Stella's displeasure with cereal and our spoon feeding techniques. Take a look at the video...

Opposite Day

2009-04-25T16:06:00.004-05:00

I headed to a Baby Shower for Brunch this morning and left Stella to have a little one on one daddy time. They went to farmers market to get spices, the lawn store and just ran all kinds of errands all around Kansas City. Meanwhile, I enjoyed a great Bruch with good friends to celebrate the arrival of Lilly Angelica Lund.

When I returned home from the brunch, I was so proud that David had picked out a cute outfit for Stella to wear for the day.If you look a little closer at these pictures you will notice that her outfit is backwards. Didn't seem to cramp their style any...

Order Up~ Cereal time

2009-04-25T15:52:00.004-05:00

Fruit Loops, Golden Grahams, Lucky Charms....I don't discriminate when it comes to eating cereal! But then there comes baby cereal. WOW! The only time I have ever seen such a thing is when I was watching a special on food for outer space.

Serving Stella her first bowl of baby cereal was a big event in the Henderson Household last night. It's the only thing that Stella has ever put in her mouth besides milk/formula and the occasional hand to gnaw on. It was pretty darn cute. She was so confused by the taste and texture, that probably only 1% of what was served went down the hatch. David and I had a good laugh just watching her try to figure it all out....

Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired

2009-04-25T15:43:00.003-05:00

So far, daycare has been great for Stella. Every day when I drop her off she laughs and seems excited for a day with friends. However, RSV hit the daycare hard a couple of weeks ago. We pulled Stella out a couple of days just to be safe so she wouldn't get sick....but it was inevitable. She got RSV from daycare. She was conjested for a couple of days and had a cough but it didn't seem to get her spirits down at all. She was still smiling and playing the entire time! She has been back in daycare for over a week now and is her charming little self. She did get extra cuddles from Mom and Dad during that time though....

It's my B-day and I cry if I want too...you would cry to if you had to get 3 shots!!

2009-03-28T11:10:00.005-05:00

Friday was a big day for Stella Reese. She turned 4 months old. Thankfully, Grandma Henderson made Stella a cake for her 4 month birthday. Stella got all dressed up for the big day...decked out in her tutu. She loves wearing different fabrics because she is into touching everything right now. Here are some pics of her stylin and profile on her 4 month b-day

We also had Stella's 4 month check up on Friday. Dr. Olson said that she looked really good. She now weights 14. 11 pounds and is 24 1/4 inches tall. She has been sleeping through the night for over a month now which is really nice for Mommy and Daddy. She ussually sleeps 9-11 hours a night. Dr. Olson said that was awesome. We were glad that she got a good report card because being new parents you really don't know what to expect other then what your read in books. Unfortunately, we had to get some more shots. This is the hardest part for me to watch...Stella cried for a minute and then after being comforted, really handled the whole situation as a pro.

Growth Spirt for the Squirt

2009-03-28T10:54:00.003-05:00

Stella really enjoys going to her in home daycare everyday. Mrs. Diane takes good care of her and everyday when I drop Stella off she has a big smile on her face. It makes David and I happy that she seems to enjoy it. Stella is such a morning person and is in the best mood smiling and playing the entire time we get ready for school. Last week we were going through her normal routine and I started dressing her....BUT, nothing fit! It's like she grew a foot overnight! Thank goodness, Uncle Chuck organized Stella's closet by size so I was able to move to the next size up seemlessly. She ended up looking adorable in her Brown/Pink outfit that Aunt Kimberly and Uncle Bo got her!

Saint Patty's Pics

2009-03-18T22:11:00.004-05:00

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

2009-03-18T19:09:00.002-05:00

Stella had so much fun on Saint Patricks Day. David and I were so excited to take her outside for her first walk around the block since the weather is so nice. When we got home, Stella couldn't get enough of her Bumbo seat. She loves to watch Baby Einstein DVD's in her bumbo seat.

Stella Gets Her Groove On in Florida!

2009-02-28T10:42:00.012-06:00

Brittney, Stella and I just got back from a great trip to Key West and Miami Beach. Aside from going topless at both a bar and a beach where they didn't allow that stuff Stella was an angel the entire trip. She did well on both flights and was a great sport to go along with her wild mom and dad to all the festivities that surrounded Kim and Jason's wedding weekend. I've attached some pictures below to document the trip. A HUGE thank you to Tug and Gigi (Grandma and Grandpa Barrett) and all the other wonderful folks we were with down in Florida for helping us take care of Stella and helping us have a great time in Florida!

Stella's first flight.

Stella and Gigi at the beach in Key West.

Stella and family at the southern most point in the continental US.

Taken from my seat at Jason and Kim's wedding - pretty nice background for the wedding ceremony!
Stella LOVED waking up in South Miami Beach!

Dad and Stella on the beach in South Beach
Henderson family pic on South Beach...that wave in the background came and got us all 3 wet immediately after this picture was taken!

AND WE'RE BACK!!

2009-01-14T19:52:00.002-06:00

Well, hello there. Needless to say, it's been a busy month! I wanted to share some pics and brief narrative of what we've been doing for the last month while I've taken a brief hiatus from blog updating. Amidst frequent visits from Grandpa Henderson, visits to Grandma Henderson's and visits from Grandma (Gigi) and Grandpa (Tug) Barrett Stella celebrated her first Christmas here in Kansas City. Stella was able to celebrate with all of her grandparents and also had an opportunity to meet Uncle Bo and Aunt Kim Barrett, Cousin Grey, Cousin Landry and The Gibson Clan (Donnie, Carol Lynn, Derek, Jennifer, Dylan and Brookelyn. At about that time she also celebrated her 1-month birthday. Grandma Henderson has baked a cake for every week birthday, month birthday and every significant holiday (and insignificant holiday - Happy late Santa Lucia Day by the way!).

When we first met Dr. Olson, (see Oct 20th post below) he told us that since Stella would be born during flu season that we should not take her "out" until she is 6 weeks old. At our 1-month meeting with Dr. Olson he revised that to 1 month. After 1 month cooped up in the house, Brittney and I jumped at the news and have taken advantage of that and taken Stella out to eat with us a bunch since then! She seems to love the crowd noise at the restaurants we've visited on Friday and Saturday nights and sleeps the entire time. We were out last night with a good friend from Cerner (on a Tuesday) and the restaurant was dead (and quiet)...Stella was up the entire time fidgeting and crying - go figure. Since the last post Stella also was able to celebrate New Year's Eve at Paul and Missy's. There may have been more babies at the party than grown ups...boy how the times have changed! Most recently, Stella met Uncle Chuck last weekend when he was here visiting from Los Angeles.

Stella has been lucky to have had lots of visitors come by in the last month including Brandy, Mike, Brenda, Matt, Julie, Ben, Amanda, Brian , Janice, Ernie, Christine, Erica, Jane, Ryan and I'm probably missing others. Thanks!

See the pics below for a pictoral review of the past month!

The Month in Pictures...

2009-01-14T18:11:00.019-06:00

Thanks Uncle Mark (Morton) for taking these first 4 shots!!

The older men in Stella's life - Grandpa (Tug) Barrett and Grandpa (Ralph) Henderson

Gigi, Mom and Stella holding up one of Stella's favorite gifts (thanks Paul)

Stella's first meal out - Gert's Grille. Yes, that's a Coors Light neon sign in the picture...so, yes, we brought our baby to a bar :)
Stella and her big cousin Greyson Barrett enjoy a moment together at Christmas

Too many Egg Nogs...

"I said I was giving up sweets...you make me eat one of these cakes every week for my weekly birthday. Tell Grandma Henderson that I can't keep up with all these cakes!!!"

Grandma Henderson and Dad with Stella celebrating Christmas
Stella and Dad by the Christmas Tree.

Stella chillin' on the couch. So many appearances, clothing changes, 8 meals a day...being a baby is tough work. Sometimes you've just got to kick back...
Grandpa Henderson with Stella celebrating Christmas
Mom, Dad and Stella celebrating New Year's (and a KU Insight Bowl win)
Uncle Chuck and Matt Coday and Stella

Excited about her sign and birthday cake from Grandma Henderson for her 6 week birthday

Stella's 2 weeks old

2008-12-13T21:55:00.008-06:00

The past 2 weeks have flown by and baby Stella is getting bigger and bigger by the day. She cracks us up with all her facial expressions which makes us think she might be a little dramatic...I wonder who she inherited that from;) Our good friend, Mark Morton came over today and took some pictures of Stella that we plan on posting soon. Lately, all she wants to do is sleep so it was quite surprising that she was alert and awake for her first "photo shoot" totally haming it up for the camera. I guess it's fitting since she was born the day after Thanksgiving which is the busiest shopping day of the year. Here are some recent photos over the last couple of weeks.

Home Sweet Home

2008-12-01T08:39:00.006-06:00

(Picture of Stella in her travel-home clothes)

After a short night we woke up on Sunday morning and began the process to leave the hospital. Mom was feeling much better yesterday (Sunday) morning. We met with one of Dr. Olson's (our pediatrician) partners who gave Stella a clean bill of health. Next, we went through all of our discharge instructions with our nurse, Sabrina. Since the actual birth, we've been with Sabrina more than any other nurse and she was great to us. We then had a photographer come in to take Stella's St. Luke's website picture. Those pictures are now posted at: http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=67bc5cf2-9940-4591-8f82-b78b92315015 If it asks for a password, it's 63671252101558

If that's not enough, I've posted some additional pictures on our Picasa site: http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmhenderson/Stella#

Finally, we had Sabrina check our carseat straps and check the carseat installation in the car and we were on our way (very slowly) home!

Stella has enjoyed her new home so far. She and Brittney are well "connected" so both have been very content on that front! As for the rest of us, we enjoyed some Papa Keno's pizza for lunch and we enjoyed a casserole that my mom had given us for dinner.

Stella mentioned that she would like to thank all of our hospital visitors and those who have sent nice notes to us via text, email, Facebook, blog comments, phone calls, etc, etc, etc! She mentioned that it has been a great two-and-a-half days in this world and that she feels fortunate to have inherited so many good friends and family!

Open for Visitors

2008-11-29T12:48:00.002-06:00

Beginning yesterday we have had lots of support from our family and some friends. As soon as the emergency call went out that we were having Stella much sooner than later my mom and dad and Brittney's mom and dad and Janice all arrived immediately. It was a great feeling to come out and report to everyone that she was here and healthy. I think I got the biggest hug I'd ever received from my mom!! Since then, we had a few friends come last night and have already had a lot of visitors this morning. It's been great to see everyone and we look forward to seeing many more! Please call before stopping by 801-819-9216. We're in room 306 at St. Luke's South! Much love!

More pics

2008-11-29T08:53:00.002-06:00

Well, this site seems to be acting up each time I try to post more pics so I've decided to put the pictures on another site that seems to be a little more friendly! http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmhenderson/Stella#

Brittney and I actually got a little bit of sleep last night. We both stare at Stella every moment we're with her. She ate 3 times over night and spent the rest of the night in the nursery. We look forward to spending the day today showing her off to friends and family. Brittney and I will be at the hospital until tomorrow. Thanks to all for the kind notes, emails and texts!

STELLA REESE HENDERSON IS HERE!

2008-11-28T20:54:00.004-06:00

(Picture of Stella at appx 45 minutes old)

Stella arrived WAY ahead of schedule at 5:18pm tonight. We were guessing somewhere between 10pm and 3am tonight! She weighs 6lbs 10ozs and was 18.5" long. The grandparents and a few friends have been up to see her. Brittney and I have starred at her every second since she was born. Mom did SOOO well and was a total "PUSH!" expert. Brittney went from about a "4" to a "10" in about 30 minutes. Stella arrived only 45 minutes later! We are all extremely excited and will continue to post pictures as we get them. Call me at 801-819-9216 or text me if you'd like to come by St. Lukes South and visit!

Ok...HERE WE GO!!

2008-11-28T16:38:00.002-06:00

Stacey just told us we would have the baby within the hour!! Brittney went from "4" to "10" in about a half-hour!!!

Gettling Settled In...

2008-11-28T15:19:00.007-06:00

Here's a rundown of the day so far since we got here to St. Luke's South...

11am – Left home for Target.
11:15am – Target to get some last minute things for the hospital.
11:50am – Arrived to St. Luke’s South. Registered. Room 306. Our nurse is Stacey. Pam and Jerry followed us to the hospital and came in to get us settled and then went to run some errands. Stacey, our nurse (at the suggestion of Kim and Derik) is fantastic. She hooked up the IV of 1.) Pitocin and 2.) Sugar water.
12:15pm – Brittney starts to have mild contractions - this is great as it tells us the Pitocin is working
12:30pm – Dr. Arroyo came in and gave Brittney a check and she was dialated to 2 cm and effaced to about 70. Dr. Arroyo decided we could go ahead and break Brittney’s water so he did. He left soon after.
1:00pm – Everything looks good. Things are starting to progress and Brittney's contractions are getting more intense. We need to start thinking about the epidural.
2:00pm – Nurse Anesthetist, Angela Harvey, came in and explained everything about the Epidural.
2:30pm – Nurse Anesthesist, Angela, came and gave the epidural. Angela kept asking Brittney to slouch her shoulders and to put her chin to her chest. This whole process looked very painful but Brittney was very strong and after THREE TRIES Angela finally got it where it needed to be and shortly after Brittney was feeling much better.

3:00pm - Brittney's blood pressure was a little low and the baby's heart rate was falling after the peak of each contraction...not a lot but enough to prompt Stacey to call Angela, the nurse anesthetist, to come back. She came up and put some Ephederine in Brittney's line to increase her blood pressure. It worked quickly.

3:30pm - Stacey hasn't left our side since the epidural. She said everything was going well and just left.

3:45pm - Brittney can still feel the contraction but they are much better now. Brittney is reading her smut (US Weekly) magazine and I just got done chatting with Pam and Jerry and my dad who were in the waiting room. Now we'll just wait for the contraction to start picking up. Unfortunately, Stacey will leave at 7pm and we'll get a new nurse. I attached a picture of our great nurse, Stacey, and Brittney.

As for me, I realized there is a big room with all the snacks you can eat. I just grabbed some cookies, chips, cheese, crackers and a turkey sandwich! I'm going to take full advantage of that all-you-can-eat buffet! I have to eat it on the sly as Brittney can't eat anything right now and I want to be a good birthing partner! Brittney found the Tori Spelling Show Marathon on the Oxygen Channel so that's what we've been watching since we arrived. We've listened to my Jack Johnson mix on the IPod twice already.

More to come...

Let's Get This Party Started!

2008-11-28T12:58:00.006-06:00

So today is THE big day! We got out of bed around 7am and Brittney's folks and I had a big breakfast and Brittney had some granola and milk and some dry toast. We hung around the house for a while and got packed and then left for the hospital around 11am.

Here is a pic on our way out the door heading to the hospital. HERE WE GO!

The Baby's Room (and test of the new video camera)

2008-11-25T10:34:00.003-06:00

This is a short video of where Baby Henderson will spend her first night in Roeland Park after we get home from the hospital. Also a quick peek into the pink bathroom where we hope to have baby Henderson potty trained in just a few short days - KIDDING - a few short weeks. Without the need for diapers for the rest of Baby Henderson's childhood I will be able to buy those new golf clubs I want! I finished putting together the vibrating swing (pink, to the left of the crib) this morning. This is suppose to make Baby Henderson very content and is very soothing to her. It made me wonder why adults don't have papasan-type chairs that vibrate and play soothing music. With a bloody mary, remote control and someone to feed and burp me I think I'd stop crying and ride that out as long as I could too! Maybe I'll buy one of those with all the money we will save from not having to buy all those diapers...

All Systems Go!

2008-11-24T13:12:00.002-06:00

We met with Dr. Bishop this morning and he confirmed that we will be having this baby this week. We are scheduled to check in to the hospital at noon on Friday and we'll begin the Pitocin! Stay tuned here for regular updates, pics and video!

T-Minus 4 Days

2008-11-23T20:01:00.003-06:00

IT'S HERE! Brittney will be induced on Friday! These are pics of Brittney as of Sunday night (11/23). We meet with Dr. Bishop in the morning and if it's still "all systems go" then we'll show up at St. Luke's South at noon on Friday, November 28th!! Stay here for up to the minute updates as I'm going to do my best to keep this site updated with pics and video to document the whole process!

The Final Countdown- 35 Weeks

2008-11-05T20:13:00.001-06:00

David and I went to breakfast last Sunday. There is nothing that a pregnant girl loves more then food. Baby Girl Henderson loves sweet things so I ordered the chocolate german pancakes just for her. Now that our due date is around the corner we are getting really excited!!My mom came in town this past weekend and we finished the baby's nursery and washed all her clothes. David has been a great hubby and gives me back rubs and pep talks to keep me going. It definitely gets harder to lug this belly around! We have a sonogram and doctors appointment this week and will keep you posted on our progress!

Big Mama...

2008-10-29T10:46:00.002-05:00

Brittney had one of her regularly scheduled check up's with her OB/GYN yesterday. The OB/GYN fill in for Dr. Bishop (who was out this week) told Brittney that our daughter could already weigh 7 pounds. For those of you playing at home, we still have 5 weeks to our due date so this could be one big baby. I don't think Brittney has any desires to set any records though! Brittney will go in next Friday for a sonogram to assess the situation and determine next steps but Baby Henderson may be ready to come out before we're ready for her so stay tuned!

Our Doctors

2008-10-20T15:09:00.000-05:00

Brittney and I just met our pediatrician, Dr. Thomas Olson, for the first time at Shawnee Mission Pediatrics. Dr. Olson seemed a bit standoffish at first (mainly because he didn't come to greet us since he was hobbled from a recent ankle surgery) but we became very comfortable with Dr. Olson and think he will be a great doctor to our daughter. He will meet us at the hospital after our daughter is born and will perform her first check up at that point. Dr. Olson went to Univ of Nebraska - Omaha for Med School and did his residency at UMKC - Children's Mercy here in KC. Here's a pic of Dr. Olson. I also included an old pic of Dr. Olson b/c it's freaking hilarious!!

Also, although we've seen Dr. Henry Bishop quite a few times already I didn't want to leave him out as he is our OB/GYN and will (hopefully) deliver our baby girl. Dr. Bishop is also very reassuring, comforting and very down to earth. Brittney and I get tickled every time he takes our baby's heartbeat because when he hears it he gets this giant childish grin as to show his approval and happiness that the sound is normal. Dr. B received his medical degree from Univ of Texas - San Antonio and did his residency at Truman Medical Center here in KC.

Here's a picture of Dr. B.

We are very confident in both of our doctors and feel like we're in good hands for pre, during, and post birth!

20 Week Sonogram Pics

2008-10-06T19:59:00.000-05:00

There IS something in there. Look at the big foot...just like her daddy!

David and Brittney...9 months prior to December 7th...

2008-10-06T15:33:00.000-05:00

Picture of David and Brittney on (or about) March 7th, 2008 at Julie and Ben's wedding in San Diego...