Thurston Blogging

The Bump

Only two people read this Blog, but I get a few requests from them.  No, I will not send you an 8 by 10 autographed glossy of me.  The other most popular request I get is - show us a picture of Sharon's belly. 

Let me just say, this was not an easy thing to convince her to do.  But, I have the power of persuasion and she was in a good mood, so here you go.  Note the Liverpool jersey of one Peter Crouch.  Liverpool is sponsored by Carlsberg Beer - ah, beer.  How we miss you so.  For those of you that don't follow soccer, striker Peter Crouch is an insanely tall goal-scoring, robot-dancing machine.

This picture was taken in the TV room at 33 weeks.

Egg Man

Alright, here is another photo of The Jay in his Eggmobile.  If memory serves, this is the the contraption I chose to drive down the steps - crashing through a baby gate.

Thurston Times Four

Recently, I asked my Dad for some baby photos of me.  He obliged with an envelope full of pictures of me when I was unable to drive legally.  Here is one of my favorites - a shot of my great-grandfather, grandpa, Dad and The Jay.  Here it is:

Baby Thurston is 31 Weeks

A three pounder.  That is how big TCO is this week.  At 31 weeks, she is over 16 inches long.  Mommy and Daddy took a tour of the hospital on Wednesday.  The rooms were private and pretty nice.  The couch for Daddy is big but the television is small.  Parenting classes start soon, and infant CPR is in early May.  Doctor visits are now every two weeks, and will soon become every week.

TCO hit 29 weeks today

Baby Thurston spent the afternoon at her Great-Grandparents farm today.  Her mother and I got whooped in Euchre by the aforementioned Great-Grandparents.  They also treated us to a nice dinner at the Big Boy in St. Johns.

Today, TCO hit the 29 week mark.  She now weighs in at over 2.5 pounds - a half-pound jump from the week before.  Every day, over 200 milligrams of calcium forms in her little bones.  What I found most interesting is that her brain is developing BILLIONS of neurons.  With her head expanding and her skeleton hardening - she's just developing nicely for her June arrival in the Thurston household.

Evolution of a Baby Room

It wasn't easy.  I gave up my XBOX room for The Chosen One.  Why?  Because my wife told me to.  She's getting big and mean, so I do what she says.  Here are some before during and after photos. 

Here is before:

The transition:

The Crib & Dresser:

I told the wife that I would have the room done by the end of April.  Check your calendar.  It's not even the end of March, and this guy is done. 

Baby Thurston is 27 Weeks

I have been catching Hell for not posting updates on The Chosen One lately.  For this, I apologize.  Daddy has been working on painting Baby Thurston's room this week.  The color?  Awesome violet.  Yep, says it right on the can of Sherwin Williams baby paint.

This week Baby T hit 27 weeks.  She is now at the 2 pound mark.  That's the size of a mammoth steak.  She can no longer be measured by the standard foot-long ruler, as she's about 14.5" long.  She now sleeps at normal times and can open and close her eyelids.  If she is like her Daddy, she is going to have one large brain.  It's rapidly developing over the next few weeks.

We've been getting these CD's for the baby from Baby Rock Records.  They take bands like Nirvana, Nine Nails, Tool, and Radiohead and make lullaby music.  Here is a sample;  Download Sober.mp3

Baby Thurston, You're 21 Weeks

Another week down, and another week closer to Little Ms. Baby Thurston making her entrance to the world.  This week, her eyelids and eyebrows have formed.  She is moving quite bit, according to Sharon.  TCO moves around about 50 times each day.  She is almost 11 inches long now, but has quite a long way to go.

This week, Daddy bought TCO some Detroit Lions clothes.  She will have to wear them once she gets a bit bigger.  Maybe by then, they will field a winning team.

Here is a little picture of how she is progressing in her abode:

TCO Hits 20 Weeks

The Thurston Three have hit 20 weeks.  If you've seen the previous post and received an e-mail, you'll know that Mommy and Daddy know whether we're buying football gear or cheer-leading outfits.  Also you saw the ultrasound photo of Baby Thurston.  A damn fine little future leader of the free world if I say so myself.

Daddy learned a new word today.  Meconium.  It's like poo I guess, but it's made up of cells and amniotic fluid.  It's a black mess that sometimes ends up in the diaper and other times it shoots out beforehand.  Nasty.

Here is a depiction of what TCO looks like now:

The Results Are In

Sharon and I went to have the ultrasound on Friday, Groundhog Day.  The Chosen One looks very healthy - we were able to see the heart pumping, the kidneys, the brain and the bathroom bits.  We were able to tell the sex of Baby Thurston today.

Would you like to know?  If so, e-mail Baby Thurston here and we will let you know.

Naming rights start at $10,000.00, so make your checks payable to The Jay.

Here is a shot of TCO from the ultrasound: