Ship Builder's Son: Jelly Belly for the Jelly Bean

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Jelly Belly for the Jelly Bean

We decided to go to the Jelly Belly factory this afternoon for a tour. It is practically down the street and we have never been there! We had a blast!

Ethan being cute as always!

My 2 boys

"Mommy, can I please, please, PLEASE get the candy corn? Please??" (BTW, he ate most of them on the car ride home!)

AAAAHHHH! Attack of the 50' jelly bean! Taken during the train ride tour (not supposed to...ooops!)

Ethan sampling the Bubble Gum Jelly Belly.

1 comment:

Kim said...: Now that's a good excuse to get up that way to finally meet you! I have wanted to go to a Jelly Belly factory for years!; June 29, 2009 at 8:28 AM

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Our road to baby #2

2.01.08-We decided to try for baby #2.
3.15.08-We found out we were pregnant.
5.22.08-first miscarriage. (natural)
6.24.09-We found out we were pregnant again.
8.14.09-D&C-second miscarriage
9.9.09-hCG draw - in the 80's. Go back in 2 weeks.
10.02.09 -hCG draw 3-normal
10.07.09- Went in for 7 different blood tests. (Faltor 5 Leiden, Protein C, Protein S, Artithrambin 3, Prothrambin G, Lupis Anticoagulent and Anticardidipin Antibody.)
10.15.09-Found out that blood tests were normal.
10.22.09-Went in for an MRI to look for a septate. Results are that everything is completely normal.
Next step is to see a genetic counselor- to check if I and/or Ryan have abnormal genes.
11.28.09- positive pregnancy test! Will this be a sticky bean?
12.01.09- Positive blood test! hCG 422, Progesterone 19.88
12.10.09- hCG- 8613 , Progesterone-18.6
12.18.09- Dr. Peterson appt 5:10. Saw a fluid sack, but no baby yet. Sack measuring 5w,5d.
12.29.09-U/S appt. 6:30 AM. Baby measured 7w6d! HB 160!
1.08.10-U/S appt. 7am. Measured RIGHT ON! 9w2d! BPM 163!
1.21.10-U/S appt. 4:40 PM. Baby measured 11w5d! (supposed to be 11w1d!) Heard h/b on doppler!!! 163 BPM!
2.19.10-15 week appt 5:20. Went great! Heard the h/b on doctor's doppler 145 bpm! Decided NOT to do any tests on baby.
3.11.10- 9:30 A.M. Big U/S at the hospital. Baby looks GREAT, placenta is posterior, plenty of fluid, baby weighs 9 ozs, and I got kicked A LOT! We did NOT find out the gender by choice :-)
3.19.10-Dr. Peterson appt 5:00. 19 weeks!! Heartbeat 144!
4.16.10- 23 week appt. 5:00 P.M. H/B 143!
5.14.10-27 week appt/blood-glucose test :-} 9:20- drink the sugary stuff, 9:30-appt with Dr.P, 10:20 blood test. Bleck! Test-fail :-( Diagnosed with GD. Heart rate 145! Baby is great!
5.28.10-appointment every 2 weeks now!! GD numbers perfect and baby perfect!
6.14.10-11:30 appt. HB 144-145-perfect!
6.28.10-11:00 appt and U/S at 10:15! Baby measured 4lbs,11oz! Perfect! fluid still good, got some cute face pictures! Still fought the urge to find out the gender :-)
7.9.10- 9:40 appt. Baby looks great! Dilated 1 cm, and 40% effaced! appointments every week until delivery!
7.16.10-10:00 appt. HB a perfectly healthy 150!
7.23.10- 9:30 appt. dilated to 2 1/2 and 80 % effaced!! HB great!
7.30.10-9:30 appt. Still dilated to 2 1/2. HB still really great!
8.6.10- Last prenatal appt! 9:30. Dilated 3cm and talked about induction!!
8.9.10- Induction if I'm still pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Alexis Sophia