Welcome Ethan Alexander Busse

Ethan was born on Sunday, August 10th at 11:33am. He weighed in at 7lbs 14oz and 20 inches long. Ethan, Mom and Dad are all doing well. Here are some pictures we took since he's been born. The hospital also offered to take some pictures professionally. To view those, just go to http://www.bellababyphotography.com/# then click on website, then client and enter the password eb2842. Let me know if you have any problems viewing them.

Love,
Becca & Alex


Just born


Grandma Kupp & Grandma Moulthrop


Grandpa Moulthrop


Grandpa Busse


Greatgrandma Burton


Ethan - 1 day old


Ethan - coming home from the hospital


Greatgrandpa Baxter


Greatgrandma Moulthrop


Dad, Mom & Ethan



Ethan's 1st Bath



Whew! Bath time is over! Ethan didn't enjoy his first bath but we think he'll get used to it and will soon grow to love bath time. We hope so anyways...


Ethan and his big brother Jacks - they get along just great! :)

Ethan's Room

Our good friend Cheryl is an artist and offered to paint Ethan's room for us. She did an amazing job & we couldn't be happier with the way it turned out! It's exactly what we wanted!! It's so calm and peaceful and there is so much for him to look at too. Thank you SO much Cheryl! We absolutely LOVE IT!!

XOXO
Becca & Alex

Growth Ultrasound

Last Friday, June 20th, we had another ultrasound. My doctors LOVE to give ultrasounds which is great because we LOVE having them! This one was to measure Ethan's growth and to see if he's on schedule - which he is. His overall measurements put him in the 48th percentile (50% being average) so he's right on track. We're going back for one more ultrasound in less than 4 weeks. At that time we'll almost be 37 weeks which is considered full term, so we'll really get an idea of how big he'll be when he's born.

Unfortunately we didn't get any good pictures from the ultrasound this time to share. We did see that there's not much room left in there though. He's all scrunched up so we couldn't see his little face. So I guess we'll just have to wait 6-7 more weeks to see what he looks like when he's born. We're so excited and can't wait to meet him soon! We'll keep you posted.

Love,
Becca & Alex

Baby Shower

On May 31st, my mom Barb, Alex's mom Diane, my sister-in-law Alisa, and friends (Erin, Jen, Michelle and Joanna) all threw me a baby shower. It was so much fun and Ethan got lots of really nice gifts! Here are some pictures below.



Liz, Mom, Me, Jill



Sheri, Robin, Diane, Me, Julie,
Grandma Burton, Ellen, Grandma Busse




"The Girls"
(Michelle, Joanna, Me, Jen, Erin)



Cubs Onesies




The Cake


Thanks again everyone! I had so much fun and it was so great to see you all!

Love,
Becca

Crib

Alex put the crib together this past weekend. Here are a few pictures.



the process begins...


Jacks wants to help too


almost finished...

Complete!


Now we're just waiting for Ethan to arrive. 3 more months...and counting! We will post more pictures of the nursery soon.


XOXO
Becca & Alex

Trip to Florida

We went to Florida last weekend to celebrate Alex's birthday and for a nice little getaway before the baby is born. We had a great time - lots of fun, sun and relaxation! What more could you ask for? We stayed at my parent's condo and when we got there, we had a surprise waiting for us - an adorable, one-of-a-kind Rocking Boat for baby Ethan that my mom, grandpa, aunt, uncle and cousins worked hard on last week when they were all down there on vacation. They even attached a license plate to the back for Ethan! Thanks again everyone -- we love it!!!

20 Week Ultrasound

We had our doctor's appointment and ultrasound yesterday and everything went very well. The technician measured all the organs and major bones and the baby is growing perfectly. The expected due date is still August 11th. The baby also cooperated so we were able to find out the sex. And.....IT'S A BOY!!!!!! We're SO excited and can't wait to meet him in just 20 more weeks!

XOXO
Becca & Alex


20 week ultrasound - profile of his face



20 week ultrasound - 3D image of his face and body



I've also had several requests to post some pictures of me (and my belly) so here are a couple for you to see.