Oh yeah and Holy Growth Spurt!

I forgot to mention how much I've grown in the past week.... See:



29 weeks




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Also I keep hearing how high I am carrying this boy... and how usually boys are carried lower. While I typically don't care what people say... should it be time I start dropping? Or not so much? I have no clue!

30 weeks

Well I am 30 weeks... which means I only have 10 weeks left... or 70 days (give or take a week or two). Crazy!

I have been feeling really huge lately, but some nice stranger came up to me in the grocery store the other day and told me I looked beautiful. Thank you stranger lady, I appreciated the compliment! (No, I did not grab my purse tighter and think that maybe it was a ploy to steal my wallet and then feel silly after I realized my wallet was still there and you were just being nice...)   I showed my mom my 30 week picture and she said I was big and that I looked REALLY pregnant. Thank you mother! Although I must admit I am nervous as to how much bigger I will get!

Baby is 15.7 inches long and although baby center says he should weigh 3 pounds, I am betting he is bigger than that since last week at our ultrasound he was almost 3 pounds.  I have been feeling him move around more and more. It is crazy that the movement just becomes kind of natural and something you expect and don't think anything of.  How weird it will be after baby is here to not feel that movement inside anymore.

Anyway here is my 30 week picture!

One of my biggest stressors...

Finding this beautiful boy a good home.

I posted an add about him on craigslist two weeks ago. I had never used craigslist before and was really nervous. The first email I got was from some crazy lady warning me that dog fighters use craigslist to find bait dogs and my add was a good target. Thank you for making this pregnant lady cry you crazy paranoid lady! Lol  Anyway, I actually had several non spam emails interested in our Bodie boy. 

The first was a man who has a 8 year old son and has been wanting to get a dog for his son. He said my description of Bodie was spot on with his son's personality and he wanted to meet up. He wanted me to call him, but I was a chicken, so I emailed him back and he didn't respond for about a week... but he wants to meet up this coming weekend.

While I was waiting for him to email me back another person emailed who made me VERY interested. This lady is a dentist who just moved to NM. Her and her husband are looking for a dog that can keep up with their physical activity levels. She bikes and he runs everyday. To me, they seemed absolutely PERFECT. They were supposed to come see him  weekend before last... but they hadn't gotten approval from their landlord yet. I REALLY had my hopes up that they were Bodie's dream family.  They called the day before we were supposed to meet explaining to me their landlord situation. They were hoping to get it figured out this past week and come meet Bodie this past weekend... but still no luck with their landlord.   I am soo bummed because I thought they would be the best fit. They told me this weekend that as soon as there was a change in their landlord's status of approval they would let me know.... until then... I still have 2 other people interested in Bodie. Another local guy saw a flier I had put up and said he was really interested as well.

What the heck do I do? Ryan thinks it isn't going to work out for the dentist lady. And my Mom tells me that I should give him to the first people who want him. I wish she would understand that I don't just want to give him away... I love him and I want him to live a happy life with a new family.

I talked to Ryan about it this weekend because it is really stressing me out. I would love nothing more than to wait around for these people who seem soo very perfect for him, but I don't want to miss an opportunity with another family. Ryan told me he was pretty positive that it wasn't going to work out with their landlords since it is taking soo long with their approval. We talked about giving them until Wednesday of this week to give me an answer. If I haven't heard from them, then I should move on to the local guy and if he doesn't work out the other family is coming on Saturday.

Sigh... this is such a hard decision for me and I kind of just want it to be over with so I can stop worrying about it.  :(

Hello Pregnancy Hormones!

Nice to meet you!


Like out of nowhere... they have arrived.... evil pregnancy hormones.

I *feel* like hormonally I have been pretty stable throughout the past 29 weeks or so.  Although, other people may beg to differ. It wasn't until the past week or so that I feel them. I feel myself getting really upset over something small and petty that I wouldn't normally get upset over.

Yesterday was probably the worst. I don't know why, but everything was stressing me out and I just felt overwhelmed and like I just needed to cry. I was eventually able to shake it... but gosh that sucked!  I hope it just a little phase and this hormonal part goes away soon.... but I kind of doubt it! At least I know that I am doing it and give myself the excuse!! Lol 

Nursery

Ryan put the curtains up!!! Hooray! Only problem... we need to get a 3rd window curtain panel! My super wide window, that I measured.... is still too wide with my 104 inches of window panels and I need another. :( Bummer. Even bigger bummer... I just looked them up online and they are now on back order! Ugh. Until then... this is what it looks like!  One piece at a time... literally! Lol

ALSO,  I convinced Ryan that we needed a new ceiling fan in the nursery. The fact that the actual fan didn't work I think helped convince him. But the real reason I don't like it is because it is ugly. It is all 70's style and has hasty gold hardware... yuck! I am really excited to get the new fan up! Don't know when it will happen, but as long as it is before the baby comes then I will be happy! :)

Today I feel HUGE

I know I am not huge and and I know I still have a  looong way to go. But today I just feel huge.

Most of my work shirts (I am supposed to wear a uniform) that I've been wearing are men's uniform shirts. I tried squeezing into a medium women's work shirt yesterday and while it did fit... I could tell that was probably the last time I was going to even attempt to wear it until after I have the baby. 

It is getting harder to pick things up that are on the ground and sleeping is getting less comfortable and less enjoyable.

Huh... sounds like I'm in the 3rd trimester.... Oh wait.... I am!

11 more weeks!! Lol

29 weeks

Well, baby is supposed to be 2 1/2 pounds and 15 inches long.... BUT after our ultrasound yesterday they told us that he was weighing in at 2lbs and 12 ounces! Wonder if that means he will be a big baby?  Nothing else really knew, still the same old same!

My pictures are looking worse and worse... wonder if it my camera phone or mirror needs to be cleaned!

Ultrasound

Well today was our ultrasound. It was both good and bad... but mostly good, I suppose.  Of course it was wonderful to see baby! He looked so crammed in there!!  Baby looked good, he was sucking on his fingers and had both of his hands in his face. The weirdest part was feeling him move and seeing him move at the same time! So weird. Also, when you saw his face I noticed that his eyes were open! It was kind of creepy, but also kind of cute! Lol. He looked like he had big ole round eyes like his momma! I hope that's the case! :)

The not soo good part was the whole point of the ultrasound was to check my placenta and see if it had moved up. Unfortunately I didn't drink enough water for them to see anything with my cervix and placenta. :(  I wasn't very happy about that.  I had a Dentist apt. RIGHT before the ultrasound. I came home to pick up Ryan and I chugged half a bottle of water... but apparently that wasn't good enough. :(  So it looks like I will have to have another ultrasound. Of course that isn't a bad thing, but I was hoping it would be resolved.

On a lighter note, baby boy is 100% BOY!!!  At first his legs were together and I was like, NOOOOO, please move them! Then, he did and as the ultrasound tech said, he was not hiding and showing the world that he was indeed a HE! :)  I am very glad I don't have to return anything! Lol

Weekend

Saturday was my wonderful hubby's birthday! I am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful man. He is my best friend and he is going to be the best daddy in the entire world to our little one!  I love him soo much... Aww...

This was taken about 9 weeks ago at a family wedding. He HATES pictures and it is hard to get a serious/normal one out of him! :)

We had a nice get together with some friends on Saturday night for his birthday and then it POURED rain all night! It was splendid! This was the first weekend we've spent home in what seems like an eternity and it was ooh so nice just to be home and relax! :)


Today is the BIG Day! We go for our ultrasound this afternoon! I am so excited! :) Also I am 29 weeks.... meaning only 11 short weeks until baby arrives... Eeek!  I don't know if I am ready for this... yet I am so very excited to meet and hold our little one! :)

28 week apt.

We had our 28 week doctor's appointment today and I had to do the dreaded Glucose test. I was kind of nervous about the glucose test. I chugged the nasty orange drink and it was a lot more to drink than I expected. Soo gross! But luckily I didn't get too sick... although I did get a tummy ache and a head ache! Lol  And after our apt. I got my finger pricked  to check my glucose level and my number was 109.... PASS! :) Woo Hoo!   Baby looks good. I am 28 weeks and 3 days and I was measuring 29 weeks. His heart rate was between 140 and 150 bpm.   We also scheduled our next ultrasound apt. to see if my placenta has moved up since my last 20 week ultrasound..... AND we get to go in on Monday... like as in 3 days from today... for our ultrasound! I am VERY excited. It is always cool to see the baby and it will be neat to see how much he has grown. Plus of course to verify that he is 100% a HE and that other important thing about the placenta!  My blood pressure was a bit higher than normal at this apt... but I am gonna blame it on the glucose test! :) Our next apt is in 2 weeks.

How far along?: 28 weeks


How big is baby?: 16 inches and 2 1/2 pounds!! That seems HUGE! Lol

Weight gain/loss?: I think I gained 3 pounds from last apt.... but they didn't tell me. According to my calculations, 15 pounds.

Stretch marks?: None yet... Hope it stays that way! :) I had a panic attack the other day cause I thought I saw some... but it was just sleep lines! :)

Maternity clothes?: Pretty much everything maternity except for Maxi Dresses and work shirts.

Sleep?: I have been getting up once every night to pee. Other than that... sleeping well... except I got hot being sandwiched between the cat and the husband. But most nights I manage rather well!

Food cravings?: Still Raspberries and Steak. And ice cream has been creeping up on the list... mmmm....
Gender?: Boy

Movement?: Oh yeah! He is a wiggle monster! He kicked Ryan soo hard the other day... it was great! Lol
Belly button: Still an innie!! I think it will either stay and innie or get flat. :) Ryan asked the Dr. about it today she said it might stay an innie! :)

What are you looking forward to this week?: Getting our ultrasound on Monday! Can't wait to see how much baby has grown!

28 weeks

Ummm.... can you believe I am in the 3rd trimester... because I sure can't! I have 12 weeks left until my due date. 12 weeks!!!!    I hope I will have everything done by then!  I just can not believe how fast this has gone by.

I have noticed that I am more tired than I have been the past 6 months. If I could take a nap everyday I would... unfortunately that isn't always possible. :( But last week I started 30 minute power naps. I don't think I've taken a 30 minute power nap since I was in college. I have been getting up early to walk on the treadmill almost everyday this pregnancy and lately it has been soo hard.... I'd rather sleep in 20 minutes than walk on the treadmill. But I know it is just as important now than ever.

I also have been more emotional just this past week too. I haven't really had messed up emotions (I guess other people may beg to differ... Ha!  But I think I've been pretty normal!) until now. I've cried a couple times just in the past week... over stupid stuff.  Hopefully it doesn't progressively get worse the next 12 weeks I don't know if Ryan will be able to handle it!

Speaking of Ryan this morning the baby kicked him soo hard that he couldn't believe it was the baby! Lol He was like, are you sure that was the baby! Lol Baby has been doing some major movement and I imagine we will only feel him stronger and stronger over the next 12 weeks.

I will do my 28 week stats after my apt. on Friday. I gained another pound... which I *think* puts me at 13 so far... but I'm not sure. I am super excited for my apt. This is my last 4 week apt. and after this we will start going every 2 weeks. We should also have our next ultrasound scheduled... Hooray!  

And here is my 28 wk picture:

Hope this baby is really a boy!

I just bought round wall letters with his name to put on the wall... hand painted little circles. Perfectly matching his bedding. Adorable, hand painted circles that are green, blue and brown.  With HIS name spelled out.   I don't think I can return these personalized letters if by chance this is not a boy! Lol.  Soo... Here's hoping that he is still a boy at our next ultrasound!  :)

Belly Movement....

So I don't typically stare at my bare belly. OK...well, more now that it is growing than ever... but still not very often. Anyway... today I noticed that when the baby moves soo does my belly. I don't know how I didn't figure this out earlier... but it is truly fascinating! :) I tried to drink a bunch of juice before Ryan came home so I could show him the baby's new trick... but it didn't work. Baby only does things on his clock.

So for the next 85 days.... I am going to be mildly obsessed with my belly moving. It is my new favorite trick of the baby! Lol

Nursery update

We had a change of plans this weekend and went to Alb. instead of our hometown Socorro. I was a little bummed about not going home, but it worked out well in the end and we were able to spend time with my parents in Alb. instead.

Like I mentioned in my previous post... we bought a car seat! Still really excited about that! Lol

I also bought some more stuff for the nursery decor and all of my decor ideas flew out the window this weekend.

I did NOT want to do a sports themed nursery.... BUT I saw this really adorable vintage metal soccer ball wall decor at Target... and I kind of melted. It was perfect. Ryan convinced me that we needed the football one too... although I am not quite as excited about that one. Lol.   So new ideas from the weekend is to ditch the idea of putting polka dots on the wall and the big wall I want to decorate will have Baby's name in very cute little letters that match the polka dot bedding and then the vintage soccer and football wall decor on each side of his name.




Adorable vintage soccer ball. This is not where it will go, I just wanted to see it on the wall and I had a nail there! Lol This is where I want to put a cute mirror. And notice my little baskets on the shelf! :)


I am still looking for a green mirror to put above the changing table to match the bedding. And this weekend I also got baskets to go underneath the changing table on the table's shelves. They are nice and big and fit PERFECTLY on the shelf! Just need to fill those baskets up before the baby comes with diapers and such! :)

Now I just need to figure out how to convince the cat that sleeping on the nice changing pad isn't a good idea. I think he thinks it is a new bed for him... and contours nicely to his big fat body! 

CARSEAT! :)

We got a carseat this weekend! I am pretty excited about it. Why? I have no idea... maybe because it was one of the main things on my list that I still needed to get and now it is done! Just one less thing we have to worry about.

Shopping for car seats has been interesting. I of course liked the cute ones with the cute designs and Ryan liked the sturdy and safe ones. A while ago we looked at some carseatss and Ryan really liked this expensive red and black one. Today I really wanted to get a carseat because we don't go to the big city often so I watned to take advantage of our trip. We went to a couple different stores and kept going back to the same couple of carseats. I knew Ryan secretly still liked the black and red one that we had looked at before and he kept mentioning that it was the same color as the interior of our car and would match very nicely. So even though it was the most expensive carseat in the stores I caved in and we got it.

Quick update

My brother-in-law has been visiting this week, so I haven't done much baby stuff and don't have too much to report on.

We go for our next apt. in a week and a day!! Hooray! Those 4 weeks went by freaking fast... but so has this pregnancy... so yeah.

I haven't gained much weight since my last appointment, which could be a good thing since I gained 6 pounds in between my last 2 appointments! Ha! But I was sick 2 weeks ago and lost 2 pounds. I have gained back those two pounds and have kind of been stuck there, I think at about 13 pounds total so far with 13 weeks left. It seems like my weight gain has been pretty sporadic this pregnancy, not coming gradually like a normal person, but happening in little growth spurts and then not at all. Weird. But I guess I can't complain!

Also, my curtains came in yesterday! They match very nicely (Although Ryan thinks I have too much brown in the nursery). I need to buy a curtain rod to mount above the window still...so they aren't up yet. But soon... very soon!

Yesterday I had a small vanilla shake from Lotaburger... cause the baby wanted it... lol... and I swear the baby went NUTS over that shake. He was kicking soo hard and moving around like a little monster! Don't know if he like it or hated it.. but I might have to try it again sometime so Ryan can see his kid go nuts!

And this weekend we are going back to our hometown to visit my Mom for her birthday. It is the first time going back since I've gotten a preggars belly... and I am nervous for every one's reactions there. I am expecting lots of belly rubbing.... Joy! Lol

OH yeah and last night I got my first... aren't you ready to pop soon question!  And when I said, Nope, still have 3 months... the guy looked at me like I was on crack. :)  I imagine that won't be last time I hear that!

27 Weeks

I get my weekly email from Pregnancy Weekly tomorrow, but I believe the baby is 15 inches long and 2 pounds... or somewhere around there!  I feel like I've gotten bigger since last week and I have noticed my belly is starting to get in my way when I try to do things... like picking stuff up from the floor. I am, thankfully, feeling very good still minus some restless nights sleep here and there and an aching back/hips every now and again.  This past week I must have looked very pregnant because it was the first time that visitors at work noticed that I was pregnant. I had 2 comments in one day...both by dudes about me being pregnant. I thought that was weird... but they were the first strangers/visitors at work to say something to me.. so I guess it is pretty obvious now! Lol  What do you think?  :)

Bedding

My bedding came in today! And of course I had to put it on the crib. My mom told me to keep it in the plastic and I was like... ummm... too late! Lol  I LOVE it!  :)



Hard decisions

I mentioned in my last post that one of the things on my to do list before the baby comes is to find a new home for one of our dogs. We adopted a new puppy about a year and a half ago and while we love him very much, even though he has caused us lots of headaches. I have debated getting rid of him thousands of times! Lol But he is just soo darn cute that it makes it pretty hard!

We adopted him so that our beloved first dog could have a friend and a playmate while we are at work. And while the puppy loves her.... I am not sure she loves him quite as much. His personality is very strong. He is a big giant loveable goof ball... BUT he likes to be the center of attention and has bad food aggression with other dogs. So needless to say, he has tried to kill our older dog several times... not to mention our cat. (He hates cats.)

So... Ryan and I had a loong talk about whether or not we would trust him with the baby. We layed sod this year and have lush beautiful lawn that I would hope next summer we could be outside playing on with the baby. However, we are just not sure we would be comfortable bringing the baby outside with the puppy. He is a little reckless and even though he is a year and half, still has no control over his body and can easily knock me down, without even trying to. Not to mention that food aggression thing. I would hate to have the baby caught in the middle of a food fight.  Sooo.... we decided we needed to give him away. :(  I know it is going to kill me see him go to another home, but I hope that if we find him a good home it will make it a little easier. I love that dumb dog so much! He just melts my heart when he looks at me with his big dumb rusty colored eyes! But it is going to be what is best for our family.

So if anyone knows of someone looking for a dog.... PLEASE let me know!  He is a beautiful boy. All white with a rusty mask over his eyes and diamond dot in the middle of his head. He needs a place where he has lots of room to run and to probably be the only dog. He does jump fences... but he always comes back within minutes because he is a giant chicken. :)

To Do list!

I keep thinking there are soo many things I need to do before the baby comes. I just made a list and it doesn't seem... THAT long... but I am sure I am forgetting things.

• Decorate the Nursery
• Buy cute little baskets for the changing table shelves
• Buy a Car Seat
• Buy a Breast Pump
• Figure out Childcare
• Find a home for one of our dogs
• After the showers buy whatever we still need that people didn't get us on our registry

We already have, crib, just bought crib bedding, bassinet, bassinet sheets, changing table and pad and one pad cover, swing, and like 4 outfits, one bib set and a pair of socks! Lol  We are on the waiting list for daycare and have a lead on a babysitter and the dog... well that is another blog in itself! :)

The list that I still need seems small... but living in a small town makes shopping for some if it a lot harder than it should be! I wish I could just run to the store to buy a car seat and pump... but it is totally not that easy!

I need to go to bed...

Not only did I buy bedding and curtains... I just bought Ryan's birthday present. I should go to bed before I spend any more money tonight! Oy!

Curtain situation

I have decided not to buy the curtains that match the bedding set that I like for the nursery. Mostly because our window is oddly shaped and I would have had to buy like 4 or 5 panels to fit our window. Instead I JUST bought some cool plain brown curtains from JC Penny's that block out noise and 99% of the light. I only had to buy 2 panels of that one and they were on sale!  SCORE!  I know Brown isn't very exciting, but I kind of liked the idea of getting a more plain curtain that can last longer in the room than 5 polka dot panels that we might not be able to use for more than a year or so.   Plus I can get some cool blue and green lace valances to hang on top of the plain brown curtain to make it more nursery-like and match the rest of the bedding!   :)  I hope it ends up looking ok!

I also couldn't resist and ended up buying the bedding that I've been eyeing and had on our registry. I can't wait for it to come in so I can see how it looks and get some decorating ideas.  My mom actually came up with a good idea and told me to buy one of the curtain panels that go with the bedding set and I can cut it up and use it to decorate. I kind of like the idea, because then everything will match perfectly!  

I guess it is safe to say.... I'm nesting.

26 weeks!

According to my pregnancy ticker I have 98 days left until my due date! Umm... wow! How the heck did that happen? Where has the time gone? I thought 9 months would take FOREVER and really it has flown by! According to pregnancy weekly the baby is 14 inches long and weighs almost 2 pounds! I still don't feel very pregnant although I am getting some more aches and pains. It isn't until I walk by a mirror or something and catch my reflection and then I am like, Oh Yeah, I'm Pregnant! Lol 

Also, our changing table came in yesterday. We were on vacation this weekend so we were too tired to put it together yesterday. But I think I am going to work on it as soon as I finish this blog! :)  I also think I might order some of the bedding. I have it on my registry... but I don't think I can wait until our shower. Lol Plus, I think I won't get any inspiration when it comes to decorating the nursery until I can see the bedding and the colors of it.

So here is my 26 wk picture!  :)

Baby Name

I've been getting some questions lately about what our baby's name is.

Yes, it's true... we've come up with a baby name. Truth is, we've had the baby name for a LOOOONG time. We just haven't told anyone. :) 

For the longest time I was set on one name and Ryan wasn't 100% sold on it. He randomly came up with another name one day and said he kind of liked the way it sounded and I actually wasn't opposed to it. Funny thing was, I had a dream about the very name Ryan had come up with very early on in my pregnancy, except it was associated with having twins. Well, no twins... but I did take it as a bit of a sign and the name has grown tremendously on me and I now favor it over my initial first choice.

In the privacy of our home with just the two of us, we've already started calling baby by his name and referring to him by his name. Which is soo neat! :)

So why haven't we told anyone? I don't know. It is kind of nice to have a little secret, plus part of me is a little terrified that someone will say it is a terrible name. :)  I know I shouldn't care what people think of the name, but come on, you know someone will hate it! Lol

Anyway, we've talked about disclosing the name at our baby showers. I thought that would be a neat surprise for our friends and family. Although I am still a bit nervous to let our secret out.. I am pretty sure our friends and family will love to hear the name and for those not at the shower... I am sure there will be pictures!