Sunday, August 25, 2013

32 Week Ultrasound

Ultrasound pictures of the baby at 32 weeks. The Florida Institute of Ultrasound is a school just for people to become ultrasound certified and they offer free ultrasound screenings for people 18-32 weeks pregnant. Students do the scan, looking for particular things and parts (for example, we saw his pancreas, liver, kidneys, a full bladder, 4 chambers of his heart, brain, cerebellum). They also practice by measuring him (he was measuring at 4lbs 15oz, so expect a big guy!). The instructor comes in and checks and helps the students find things, identify parts, techniques, etc. Then they also take pictures for Mommy & Daddy and print them and put them on a flashdrive so I can share with everyone.

I went on Monday, August 19th. Devin couldn't go so after the ultrasound I scheduled again for Tuesday, August 20th. He was able to go that time. So we got to go twice. I'm too big to go now.

The first picture is the one I've edited to point out the parts, then next is the original for you to see unaltered.


It's still a boy:






 Partial face:






Side Profile:







The sweetest little face (almost looks 3D!):






 Another side profile, head is still to the right side:






Heart & Heartbeat:






Mushed face:








Nose & lip looking up:








Full face & hand
 






More boy:
 







Foot:



He is still VERY active in true Miles' fashion. He is always kicking and twitching and throwing Mommy's belly around. He has been growing for 33 weeks now and has 7 more to go...he's starting to run out of room and we are starting to get anxious!

Nursery part 1 (the crib)

A very pregnant Mommy taking up the valance on the sewing machine:

Grandma putting up the valance (Daddy had to study for a big test the next day)

Grandma hanging the wire-frame motorcycle


Putting together the crib (thanks Grandma CeeJay for the beautiful crib!!!)

Penny helping by disposing of the packing material:


Well, she didn't dispose of it as much as she just shredded it into a bunch of little pieces:



Two sides...

Three sides...


and a bottom...

Four sides!


Penny's assistance again, supervisory role:

Although it didn't last long:

 He's so handy!


And in goes the mattress! Devin's (and Erin's) thoughts "uh, we're gonna put a baby in there soon...what did we get ourselves into?!"

Proud Poppa!

Thanks for the crib bumpers Grandma CeeJay! Testing them out here:

 We love it!!



Devin's Flight Solo: July 17 2013

Devin's plane, a Piper Cherokee
'N6754J'

 Pre-flighting (checking) the plane:


Fueling up!

Flying with the instructor: Take-off & landing 1





Flying with the instructor: Landing 2


Pulling in: Instructor jumping out....we're about to go!

"Foley traffic Cherokee 54Juliet student solo take-off runway 18 Foley" (in other words...Hey everybody I'm by myself and taking off for the first time!)



That little speck in the sky is Devin

"Foley traffic Cherokee 54Juliet student solo final runway 18 full-stop Foley" (in other words...Hey everybody I'm by myself and LANDING for the first time!)


 Take-off #2



Landing #2



 Take-off #3
 Up & Away!

 Going Around:

 Landing #3




Taxi-ing after final landing:




"Hey everybody! I'm still alive!"




The removing of the 'shirttail' (in this case, shirt front). That is the instructor Devin worked with most of the time.



Wife & baby gets to help




Devin then signs his shirt to be hung on the hangar wall

Airport owner stapling Devin's shirt on the hangar wall:


Shirt originally said "Remove Before Flight" Devin crossed out "before flight" and wrote in "After solo" and included the plane#, "Miles," date, & 'Foley.'