A few (overdue) updates at 27 weeks!

Just a few updates:

We are now 27 weeks and officially in the third trimester…where has the time gone? I guess being busy has helped make the time zip along. We are leaning towards the name “Bragan” for Baby boy Gray, but are not 100% sure. We are fairly certain he is going to be “Harrison Bragan Gray, junior”, we just aren’t sure if he is going to be a Harrison or a Bragan. We think we will wait to meet him to decide.

I am officially a fourth year medical student and have been busy preparing for the boards. We traveled to Atlanta last week so I could take Step 2 Clinical Skills. We stayed in one of the recommended hotels from the website, and let’s just say it was not the nicest hotel. Thankfully we brought our own pillows and blankets. After taking microbiology, I will NEVER use hotel blankets again! For those of you not familiar with this test, it is an all day (7-8 hours) test where you interview, examine, and write up 12 patients. All medical students applying for residency in the US have to take it and pass to match. I am so glad to have this over with. It was a test of endurance, particularly for someone who is 26 weeks pregnant! Let’s just say they could have been a little more generous with the bathroom breaks. Boy, was my back killing me by the end of it!

We also got to visit with “Gigi”, Harrison’s grandmother and Madison’s great grandmother while we were in Atlanta. It was so wonderful to see her. Madison really enjoyed swimming in Gigi’s pool and playing in her apartment. We are so blessed to have a “Gigi”!

I went with my mom and registered last weekend at Target. This being the second time around, I got a kick out of all the things they put on the list of “must haves” for new babies. I remember being so overwhelmed by all of it the first time around. You learn very quickly which things are actually necessary and which items are another money making scheme. Registering was much more relaxing and enjoyable this time. Mom and I were dying over the precious little boy things!

We worked all day yesterday cleaning out the office. This will become the nursery, so we had to remove all of the workout gear since I don’t think it will be much use to the baby. We did not get around to my desk quite yet as this will be a much bigger task removing 3 years worth of medical school papers and books!

...and now for some comic relief! Here are some pics of the "beach ball" as we affectionately call it.