Just checking in...

I am tired! Seriously, it's finally getting to me. I can only do something for a little bit and then I have to rest. I am also getting out of breath really easily now. So fun!

This weekend we have our childbirth class. I hope it's not too boring. Maybe I will at least get some funny stories to share with you about it.

So, the nursery is still coming along..here are a couple of pictures of what we have so far:

Her bed and bedding..


And her glider, which is really light green, but for some reason it is looking tan in the picture..


Next appointment is on Monday and I will be 34 weeks. I think Joanna is going to this appointment with me. She's excited. I'll update next week, hopefully with some new pictures of Bella!

32 Weeks!

Had my 32 week check up today. Everything was good. She weighs 4lbs 1oz. Can't remember the length, but my dr. said she was on the shorter side. She was head down today, but not engaged and the dr. said she didn't trust that she would stay head down. We'll see. I go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound. Speaking of, here's her pic from today. It's her side profile. Cute, right?



Here are a couple of belly pics too...





Other good news...I didn't gain ANY weight! yay!!

30 Weeks!!

Yay, made it to 30 weeks! Had my shower this weekend (separate post to follow) and now I have to get the nursery finished up. I can't wait to put all my new goodies in there. I will post pics of the nursery when (if??) it gets finished. I haven't taken an official "belly" shot this week, but here is a pic from my shower and I actually look pregnant in this shirt.

I have to go to the dr. one day this week to have my Rhogam shot because I have an negative RH factor blood type and Calvin has a positive RH factor. It's not a big deal, but just in case Bella ends up with RH positive blood, I will need it. Other than that I am hoping I get to stay home all week and get some things done around the house.

So that's about all that's going on in my exciting life. What's new with you?

Baby Shower!!

Yesterday (March 28, 2009) was my baby shower!! It was such a fun and special day. The hostesses did such a great job and everything was perfect. This was my cake. Every single person I talked to raved about how beautiful it was. We really hated to even cut it. We saved as much of the actual baby as we could (not sure why) and now she is in my deep freeze waiting to be eaten at some point. Maybe after Bella gets here?

My sister said she counted over 50 in attendance! This is a slideshow of all of the festivities.

I felt bad because I didn't have enough time to sit and visit with everyone there. I tried to make sure that I talked to everyone, but still not sure I was able to. Calvin and I are so thankful for everything that was done for us.

Now..I better go get busy with those thank you notes!

29 Week Appointment

Today we had our 29 week appointment. Not much to report and it was a fairly boring appointment. We did get to see Miss Bella, but just the backside of her. She would NOT turn, so no cute ultrasound pics for us :( I forgot to ask how much she weighs now, from reading my book it looks like she should be around 3ish pounds by now. Also, she's breech right now. Let's hope she flips. Next appointment is April 13th. She was going to start seeing me every 2 weeks, but since things are going so smooth and boring we are going to do 3 weeks one more time.

This weekend is my shower! I'm excited to see everyone. My friend Jana (Hot Jana as Hunter calls her) is coming to stay the weekend with me. We are going to a festival Friday night and then a poker game after the shower. I can't wait to see her, it's been too long. Some other friends are coming in from College Station for the day and I am really looking forward to that. I will post pics afterwards.

Not much else going on. We went to Austin last weekend to see my dad. He bought me a glider for the nursery. Calvin and I have been wroking on getting a garden done outside. That's about it. Hope everyone is good!

Third Trimester!!!

Finally! I thought the 2nd trimester was never going to end! Things are going good. One great thing to report is that I passed my gestational diabetes test, yay!! I also got taken off of one of my meds, so I am down to just my thyroid medicine, baby aspirin, 2 vitamins and my injection. This is a big deal considering I was taking about 9 pills at one point.


So here is the 27w bump shot:

Not too much of a difference than my last shot. Fine by me considering I still have several weeks left.

Friday we are heading to Austin to visit my dad and Debbie. Not looking forward to the drive, but I am ready to see them. Also, Calvin's brother, Rick, (from Colorado) will be here in about a week. He's staying for a month or so in Katy doing some work. I'm so excited for Calvin because he doesn't have much family and he is so close to Rick. We only get to see him about once a year. His wife, Patti, isn't going to be able to make this trip, but they are supposed to come meet Bella once she makes her arrival.

That's all for now, folks!

Dr. Appointment Today

Today was our 26w2d appointment. Everything went good. Bella weighs 1lb 15oz. I had my 1 hour gestational diabetes test, but don't have the results back yet. I'm praying I passed so I don't have to do the 3 hour test. I talked to her about the blood thinners. She said she was not planning on taking me off of the Lovenox. I told her I was concerned about not being able to have the epidural and she said that we would have to schedule an induction so that we could plan for me to be off of the Lovenox in time. So..this is probably going to be a May baby instead of June. Today was the first time that we did a 4d ultrasound that you could actually make out features on her. Here's a pic. It's a side profile, showing the left side of her face and her left arm going up above her head. You can also see her fingers from her right hand up near her left hand. I think she is going to have big pretty eyes like her Daddy. She had her lips puckered up so cute! Unfortunately the printer jammed while we were in there and she wasn't able to print it on the right paper, so it's not as clear...but here she is!

I go back in 3 weeks and then start seeing her every 2 weeks.

Next weekend I think we are going to try to head up to Austin to see my dad before I get too far along and don't feel like traveling.

My mom is coming over tomorrow to help me start on the nursery. The walls in there right now are a dark color so we have to white them out before we can start painting the nursery color, which I think is going to be a very pale yellow. Bella has continued to receive lots of goodies. My sister has bought her several outfits, my mom is always buying her clothes. She is going to be one well dressed girl! Also, they have started planning my shower, which is going to be on March 28th, can't wait!!

That's all for now. Hopefully I will have some nursery pics to post in the next couple of weeks. Hope everyone is doing good!