Midweek Randoms

HEY! 

• It's raining and THUNDERING!

• We had a very busy weekend. I had my awesome shower, went to lunch with my college friends/roommates, we did a TON of housework, and got lots of baby stuff done.

• I put this bad boy together while Dac was working on other things. 

• I washed all the baby clothes, blankets, bibs, socks, burp cloths, bowls, spoons, etc... and put everything away. This shoe rack comes in handy on the closet door. (Please excuse the bad photo quality. I will share REAL pictures of the nursery once it's "finished".

• I made a quick trip to Target with my mom Sunday to grab some baskets and storage tubs. These will probably move around and all but here's the closet shelves loaded with goodies! =)

• I bought a few boxes of diapers earlier on - just picked up those that were on big time sale but I hadn't bought any in a few months. I was starting to regret that but the shower featured a diaper cake competition and boy howdy we came home with some diapers now! ha! I unrolled each diaper cake diaper over two days while watching 24! You can see some of them here... and there's several more stacked up behind the stack on the right. We also got diapers as regular gifts too and while I know we'll need more - we have a really great start - and in a variety of sizes too. =) 

• Here's a picture of the crib all set up. 

• On Saturday, Terese and my mom and dad all came over to get a better look at the goods then that evening we took pictures of my Aunt Debbie's family.

• Sunday is when we did the majority of the house projects. We also went out to Dac's parents house for a little pizza party so that was fun. 

• I painted my toes AND finger nails.

• I've been busy at work.

• I had a pretty rough night last night. I wasn't feeling good AT ALL. It was awful. =(

• I'd like to stay home from work today but have three meetings. 

• I can't believe I forgot this but Criminal Minds starts tonight. AAAHHHH.

• A week and a half later our toilet is fixed. Can I get an AMEN?!

• I want to eat pumpkin everything right now. Yay Fall! =)

Mini Update

• I passed my blood tests! =) I'm not anemic, don't have gestational diabetes, and am still Rh -. Woohoo!

• I had a baby shower this past weekend. It will certainly have a post all its own but I'll just quickly say that it was amazing and we were spoiled rotten. Seriously - unbelievable.

• Slowly but surely our house is turning back into a home. Whew!! We were busy this weekend. =) More on that later too.

Monday Morning Pop Tart

Week 30: Your dad and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary this week! We had a nice little date night where, no surprise, we talked about you. =) We saw Dr. A this week too and asked her tons of questions. I feel good that she’s our doctor. It’s sort of unfortunate, but she’s been a pretty crucial part of my life the past few years and I know she’s excited for you to be here! I had to drink a really sugary pop while I was there and you were wiggling all around. We’re measuring right on track and your heart rate was 140 again. You’ve been moving a ton more this week - sometimes it’s cool, sometimes weird, sometimes creepy, but always a welcome feeling! If I’m holding a baby you always tend to give them a couple nudges. =) No need to be jealous - I’ll hold you soon enough! Four special girls have been planning us what is sure to be an amazing shower for this weekend. I still can’t believe it’s for US. How lucky are we?! Until next time, stay put and keep a’growin’!

Highlights

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of baby: Length of a cucumber

Total Weight Gain/Loss: + 41 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Had to buy another pair of jeans because I WAY outgrew the others. Couldn't breathe in them for crying out loud and I only wish I was being dramatic about that. All I really want to wear is a soft shirt and my big comfy waistband-less pants. All day every day. That would make me happy.

Gender: Surprise. 

Movement: Yes! The movement has really picked up. Sometimes it's like what is that baby doing in there!?! My belly moves all over the place!

Sleep: I've been taking Benadryl at night for allergies so that's been helping the sleep situation. I still wake up some for pee breaks or with sore hips but I'm able to get a few hours in a row so it's been nice!

Symptoms: Trouble breathing, trouble bending over, sensitive skin, expanding belly button, heartburn, pain, pressure/cramping when walking, etc...

What I miss: Getting to wear whatever I want each day (like back in college where comfy pants were totally acceptable and expected). This dressing up business is for the birds. The thin birds with clothes that fit. =)

Cravings: I haven't been quite as hungry this week. I think it's a combination of the allergy mess and a lack of room. When I do get hungry, I'm hungry NOW - but I don't feel the need to eat as much.

Best Moment this week: My doctor's appt. We got lots of questions answered and it was nice to have Dac there.

What I am looking forward to: My shower! =)

Doctor's Report

Like I mentioned earlier, I had an appt. with my O.B. this afternoon. I also had my sugar test. I drank my glucola and within about five minutes felt sick. I had this test (only it was 5-6 hour one) back in college to test for hypoglycemia (which I had). I got horribly sick that time. This time, I felt sick, but never threw up. Praise Jesus. Anyway, the drink wasn't as disgusting as it was then either. Still not good, mind you, but not nearly as bad either. They also did a blood count to check for anemia and another antibodies test. I should have results tomorrow or Friday.

I weighed in. My goal was no more than 4 lbs gained. Last time I'd gained 8! Yikes. Turns out I gained 6 this time. Not as good as I hoped but better at least. Dr. A said I'm measuring right in line with where I should be too so no need to worry about a super early or jumbo-size baby quite yet. =) 

My bp was a stellar 116 over 60-something and baby's heart rate was 140 - just like it has been the past several visits.

Dac went with me and I took a long list of typed out questions. We pulled out the list and Dr. A laughed, called me super organized, and went on with it. She just shakes her head at me. =) She no doubt LOVES me and sat there answering every single one of my questions like she had all the time in the world (as usual) and she gave me lots of other info too. I feel good  having got all that out. She answered questions about delivery, etc... much like I expected her too... but it was good to have it confirmed and know where she stands on things and vice versa.

We left with orders for flu and whooping cough vaccines and an extra vitamin for baby's eye and brain development. 

SO - for now, we wait on test results. If all is well, I go back in 3 weeks. Good golly miss molly, time is flying. 

Midweek Randoms

• I have a doctor's appointment today - complete with the big sugar test - hoping for good results there. Dac's going with me so it'll be a good time to ask lots of questions too. Thrilling for everyone involved, I'm sure. =) 

• Thursday night was Wii Night. We had it over at Steve and Cori's and Val cooked an awesome meal. It was good times! 

• We already discussed our Friday date night.

• Saturday, we did stuff around the house and I went grocery shopping. I also went to lunch with my Dad. =) AND OSU won. I made chili that night. It hit the spot... for a while... then my heartburn and stomach started to get grumpy with it. 

• Sunday = more house work. LOTS of it. We also grabbed lunch with Dac's parents and ran some other errands. INCLUDING - getting my new jeans hemmed (Mary was hero that day) and picking up nursery pillows. I think they turned out swell!

• Dac brought up some of my old childhood books from the basement. I knew for sure I wanted to feature a few of the Golden Books in the nursery and I pulled out the Dr. Seuss books too just for kicks and giggles. Later that night I went through the baby things we already have and took tags off some stuff and even did my first load of baby laundry (bibs and burp cloths).

• There are few things like a warm bath, a fresh coat of lotion, cool, clean sheets, and a dose of benadryl to bring about a good night's sleep.

• Dac and I have been enjoying the "iTunes Festival" option on Netflix. iTunes is sponsoring 30 days of concerts in London - broadcast live on Netflix and most of them stick around so you can catch them at a later time too. I think it's a cool concept and we've enjoyed having a concert playing in the background while we work. I'm hoping it's something they do annually. 

• Went for a walk last night... ouch.

• As much as I need to be doing stuff around the house I'm starting to settle back into a "sit on the couch and watch tv" routine. There for a few weeks I watched next to zero tv. But I'm tiring out.

• I had friends bring me treats yesterday. =) Erica brought some sweet baby gifts since she can't make it to the shower. Kayla brought me a "good luck on your sugar test" card along with a bag of mini Reeses cups. =) haha! And Cori had a cotton candy donut hole cluster waiting for me when I got home. 

• My football picks are leaving a lot to be desired. 

• I'm love-love-loving the cooler weather in the evenings. =)

Anniversary

Dac and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary this weekend. We tied the knot on September 16, 2006. =)

In that time we've taken some trips, moved, changed jobs, bought our first home, adopted our little Peety pug, started a photography business, and learned a lot of lessons along the way. Soon, we'll be tackling yet another big adventure together. =)

While we had originally planned to take a little anniversary trip/last pre-baby trip to Kansas City, we decided to stick around here and use the time and money to work on house projects since we're behind in that department. I'm pretty sad we missed out on that opportunity but it was a productive weekend (plus, I wasn't feeling well at all most the weekend anyway, so it probably worked out for the best.)

Instead, we headed to Wichita Friday night to eat at BJ's and do a little shopping. I got a deep dish pizza and some house-brewed cream soda while Dac got a couple of their house beers and the jalepeno burger. It was pretty good. Again, I wasn't feeling well so I really didn't even have much of an appetite (for once) but we still managed to laugh a lot and have a great time.

After dinner, we did some browsing at the mall, then hit up a couple stores in Derby before grabbing some Freddy's custard and heading home. The rest of the weekend was full of house projects but even just those few hours away together were fabulous. =)

I can't imagine doing life with anyone else. You and me, we're meant to be!

Monday Morning Pop Tart

Week 29: Welcome to Fall Pop Tart - for now anyway. It’s cool and rainy out. I wonder if you’ll enjoy the sound of rain as much as I do. Progress continues to be made on your room and the house in general. It’s been a lot of worky-worky around here. We’re determined to bring you home to a cleaned up, cozy little casa. It seems I’ve got the allergy bug again. You may remember it from the first several weeks of your life. Between that and you squishing my lungs - oxygen has been a bit of a hot commodity this week. =) Watch what you’re sleeping on, k? We’ve felt pretty overwhelmed with blessings this week. Gifts are pouring in and so are the encouraging words. A lot of people love you already! You’re coming to a great place. Hope you like it here!

(Warning: It was a rainy day and I didn't feel good... proof ahead. So much for looking cute on our hot anniversary date! =))

Highlights

How Far Along: 29 weeks

Size of baby: Acorn Squash

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm guessing 40-ish... we'll find out in a couple days. 

Maternity Clothes: Some of my bigger/longer maternity shirts are creeping up. ha! I've been rolling the full panel pants down a bit b/c my belly starts to feel too restricted as the day goes on.

Gender: Surprise. Still. So far I know of three people that are really guessing girl. There's about three who feel like it's probably a boy but are holding out for a girl, and everyone else is pretty set on a boy. I continue to go back and forth about every day. One of these days we'll do an official poll on here! =)

Movement: Yes, lots!

Sleep: The pee breaks seem to be back in full swing now. Not sure if it's the lack of bladder room or if it's the extra water I've been drinking thanks to the allergies. Either way, it makes for more frequent wake up calls. The pain and discomfort continues making sleep difficult but the latest and greatest is my inability to breathe while laying down 3/4 the time. It's kinda scary!! My lungs just can't seem to expand enough.

Symptoms: Belly button is spreading out. I have a few scars in my belly button (and a freckle) and they are becoming very noticeable... the freckle is well outside the 'button' now. Weird. Allergy/sinus mess. Breathing trouble. Cramping has been much better this week! 

What I miss: AIR

Cravings: Ice cream, toast, all kinds of fall foods. Oh and there was this one day where a huge southern-cooked meal sounded absolutely heavenly. haha!  

Best Moment this week: I'm not sure I can think of just one but it's been a great week regardless! =)

What I am looking forward to: My next doctor's appt. and, believe it or not, the glucose test. I'll just be glad to know one way or another and have it behind me.