Rain Rain Go Away!!

It seems like it has been raining here for months! The river by us is considered close to flood stage and some roads have even been closed. Luckily it doesn't effect us because we live up on the hill but having everything be wet all the time is getting SO old. I don't know how many more days of cleaning off muddy/wet paws this big pregnant belly can take. Obviously I'd much rather Dakota do her business outside but each time she wants to go out I wonder if she really has to go or just wants to be outside. The forecast is looking like we might see some sun this weekend and I think it would do wonders for my mood! I'm sure part of it is just the general state of being uncomfortable but I find myself being so irritable at night and nit picking at Mr. L. Last night I went to bad feeling guilty because everything he did or did not do was getting on my last nerve and I proceeded to tell him about it. He is wonderful and I know he understands so I'll just chalk it up to thinking that he should at least go through some level of discomfort too...ha.

In other news I attended a meeting last night to start the planning process for my 10 year high school reunion. I can't believe it's really been 10 years. That makes me feel super old! We're aiming to have it some time this fall so hopefully things will be settled enough by then that I'll be able to attend. Now the fun begins of trying to get in touch with everyone in our class when email/facebook either wasn't around or wasn't widely used when we graduated. I have a feeling I'll be logging quite a few hours in the near future on facebook trying to search for people that I didn't necessarily keep in touch with. I think seeing everyone after 10 years will be really fun and if at the very least will definitely be interesting!

32 weeks and my first baby shower!

Here I am at 32 weeks and still feeling pretty good. Hallelujah for a little bronzer because I don't feel like I look as pale this week. It definitely helps me feel a little more perked up than I actually am. Our childbirth classes are coming to an end soon and I feel like I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Still no furniture to report about though...boo. Hopefully we'll hear something soon. In exciting news we did have our first baby shower! It was so much fun and we were blessed to get so many wonderful things for Baby H from our family and friends. This shower was hosted by my aunt and cousin and held at the clubhouse where my Grandma lives. I guess a plus of not having the furniture yet was that Mr. L and I were able to unload the car and put everything in the nursery until we can figure out where to put everything.
Hopefully you can tell what Baby H's favorite team will be...well hopefully, but I don't know that he has much of a choice at this point.

This adorable umbrella stroller will be perfect for football seasons to come. We also got our infant car seat from my Mom and sister so now at least we are somewhat ready would he decide to come early.

Here I am with my Mom, the proud Grandma. She has been such a great support to me throughout my pregnancy and will be wonderful with Baby H!

Baby H is also lucky enough to have quite a few of his Great-Grandparents still living. He will actually have 3 on Mr. L's side but only one on my side. Here she is, my Grandma. She is so excited as this will be her first great-grandchild. He is definitely going to get lots of kisses from her.
Next week I'm excited for another appointment with the doctor as well as a prenatal massage! Pray that things continue to go well and that Baby H grows bigger everyday!

31 weeks and a doctor's appointment

I'm 31 weeks and growing bigger everyday! Everything I'm wearing these days is maternity except for a few select cardigans and a couple pairs of Mr. L's sweats that I lounge around in. I have never been a huge dress wearer but lately that seems to be what sounds comfortable when I'm getting ready for work in the morning. I had my OB appointment this week and everything looks great! I gained 2 more pounds since my last visit three weeks ago and the doctor told me I am a text book case (I take that as a compliment!) After going through some questions we got to listen to the heartbeat which sounded good and Dr. G told us that she thought Baby H was head down. This news was music to my ears and hopefully he stays that way and doesn't decide to flip around on me. I start going now every two weeks and really look forward to it each time.

The below photo is a special family cradle that has been passed around my family and where Baby H will sleep for the first few months of his life. Our tiny little bedroom is so crammed with furniture that butted up against my nightstand seems to be the only logical place to put it. Baby #1's (Dakota) bed is currently taking up a lot of room and we're trying to figure out another place to put it. I had the bright idea that if we could get her out of sleeping in her crate at night and trained to stay on a dog bed that we could move the crate to the basement and put the cradle where the crate was.
After two attempts at ordering the correct size this is what we ended up with...it's huge. The photo really doesn't do it justice as to how big it is. I don't know why I thought a bed would be smaller than her crate. Needless to say right now it's residing in the hallway but we've made good progress with her sleeping on it all night without getting up. After another week or two we'll have to re-evaluate how we want to shift everything around.
And here sits our lonely crib mattress...waiting for a crib to be put in to. Mr. L's wonderful parents surprised us with it and as you can see our nursery furniture still has not arrived. I called to check on it today and it had just come in on the truck but they have to wait for it to be inspected, then for the delivery service to come pick it up and then they will call us to make an appointment for delivery and set-up. So that means it will be another week and that will make it over 10 weeks from when we ordered it. You'd think that a children's furniture store would know better than to tell an anxious pregnant lady that her son's furniture should arrive in 6-10 weeks. Every week of waiting after the 6 has been torture...ha! Oh well, I guess this whole pregnancy has been a lesson in patience.
Hopefully I'll get to show you a picture of the funiture soon! Until next week....

30 weeks

So here I am at 30 weeks...I am feeling Baby H move more and more each day. I go back to the doctor next week and I'm really interested to see how much weight I've gained. I haven't really been having cravings so to speak but could eat ice cream everyday. Other than that my appetite has been pretty limited as nothing every really sounds good. Sleeping continues to be difficult. The only way I really feel comfortable is on my back which I know is not a recommended position to sleep in. Each night I try to start out on my left side and switch back and forth from side to side until I can't take it any longer and only have about an hour left until the alarm goes off and then I'll let myself lie on my back in a modified fashion. Comfortable sleep (even if only an hour at a time) is one thing I definitely look forward to after the baby comes. The next two months are going to be busy and all that I have left to do is keeping me going. Baby H's furniture should be in any day and I can't wait to really get moving on decorating the nursery! I am also very excited for the baby showers that are on the calendar. I am so blessed to have some amazing family and friends that want to help me celebrate this precious miracle that we have been given.

The rug for the nursery was delivered and I absolutely love it! It's going to look so great with everything we have planned.

Mr. L and I started our childbirth classes at the hospital. We decided to opt for the six week series where we attend once a week for 2 hours at a time versus the all day Saturday class. It's been going really well so far and we're learning a lot. I have to say that my favorite part of the class each time is the neck massage I get from Mr. L during the relaxation portion! This week we had the hospital tour as part of our class and it makes the reality of everything that's going to happen really set in. As we walked down the hallway of the Labor and Delivery unit we heard the cries of a baby that had just come into the world and it took every part of my hormonal body not to tear up at how precious it was. Our sweet baby H will be here before we know it and we'll be those parents hearing the first cries of their son. We have 3 more classes to go and a lot more material to cover. I know that there's no way that I'll feel 100% prepared but every little bit of information helps.

With each day that passes I get one more closer to meeting my son! Until next time...

29 weeks and counting

So we're another week closer. I'm still feeling about the same although sleeping is becoming more and more difficult. I think I'm getting closer to moving out to the recliner in our family room at night but hate the idea of being out there by myself...call me a scaredy cat. Baby H is moving more and more and I'm feeling it all throughout the day now versus just at night. We're still waiting on the furniture to arrive for the nursery so my nesting has come to a halt for now. I wish it would start back up soon though because my house is a mess...ha.

I got the pleasure of attending a baby shower for another sweet sorority sister of mine, Jess. She is due with baby B about a month before me. We're both having boys so I can't wait for them to play together some day. Her shower was so much fun! We used fabric markers and each made our own little onsie, what a cute idea!

Something very exciting came in the mail this week. A sweet friend of mine owns a company called Caught Ya Lookin'. I stopped in to see her shop when I was in Lex and ordered a few things for Baby H and am absolutely thrilled how they turned out! I was able to design the diaper bag from picking out the style and fabric to having our initial monogrammed on it and the inside lined with plastic. They have so many cute things! I also got a sweet little stroller blanket with his name on it. I can't say thank you enough to Kristin for everything!!
We rounded out the weekend celebrating Valentine's Day at the Waterfront. The food and service were wonderful and we had a great time enjoying one of our last few times out for a while as just the two of us.

In my next post I'll tell you all about the childbirth class that we started...stay tuned.

Who says that!?!

In relation to my last post where I stated that random strangers are starting to feel more and more comfortable making comments about my belly on any given day and my tolerance for what I assume is just good intentions gone wrong has started to ware thin. See below the conversation I had today with the cashier at the cafeteria where I work.

Nosey cashier: "Oh, look at you, you about near the end aren't ya?"
Me: "Nope, got a few more months to go" (all while trying to keep a smile on my face because I know where this is headed)
Nosey cashier: " Really!? You havin' twins then?"
Me: "Nope" (still struggling to hold a smile)
Nosey cashier: " OH, you must be eatin' good then cause you look like you havin' twins."
Me: At this point I really have nothing to say so I try to do the laugh it off, I've already paid, let's end this conversation ASAP laugh.
Nosey cashier: As she hands me my receipt and laughs "Well good luck with that"
Me: Because my mother taught me to be polite when I certainly was thinking other things..."Thanks"

All I have to say is WTF?! I don't look like I'm having twins (at least in my opinion) and I have only gained 14 pounds so far which my doctor says is right on track. So now I'm going to go eat my grilled cheese and soup that I bought and try to not feel like I should be accompanying my co-workers to the weight watchers meeting next week. People are unbelievable! Note to self: start packing my lunch!

The Third Trimester

I can't believe it's here already! Who knew that my pregnancy would be going by so fast. I realize I have the "worst" part still to go but all I am focused on at this point is holding that sweet boy in my arms. Check back and a few weeks and we'll see if I'm still singing the same tune.

I am definitely starting to feel LARGE, as in people at this point have no qualms about commenting on my belly which at least up until now I haven't really minded too much. I am feeling baby H move more and more each day. The thing I most look forward to every day is his active period for a few hours at night where I can sit on the couch and watch my stomach. I try to imagine what he is doing in there and I always end up making myself laugh. Sleeping is starting to become more difficult but for the most part I wake up feeling rested and know that it's my body's way of preparing me for the little amount of sleep I'm going to get once he gets here. I had my 28 week doctor appt. this week along with my Glucose Challenge. I am happy to report that I don't have Gestational Diabetes and everything looked good as far as my progress.


My nesting is definitely in full swing and I'm pretty happy with the amount of things we've been able to check off of our to-do list so far and are actually a little ahead of schedule. We started off by organizing the storage room in the basement which included pulling everything out, going through every box and what we didn't purge put into labeled plastic tubs. Mr. L and my Dad assembled these great shelves so now everything is up off of the floor and I can actually walk around and look for things.

I can't believe how much space was being wasted before. Here's our pile of empty boxes that needs to be taken to the dumpster.


Next on the list we completed the great furniture shuffle. We moved the office to the basement and moved the guest room to the office to make room for Baby H in the old guest room. This was done in two phases and with my dad and Brother-In-Law helping Mr. L and I'm really happy how things worked out.



Now having all that done we could finally work on the nursery! Mr. L and my Dad got Baby H's room painted, ceiling and all. The color turned out really nice and although it's not the traditional nursery blue I think it will go great with our sports theme and bedding. I found the cutest baseball ceiling fan online and thanks to my Dad (he has been so much help!!) it is installed and working. Now we're just waiting on the furniture to arrive. It's been six weeks since we ordered it and the store told us 6-10 so I guess it could come at any time. I will be so excited when it's here so I can see how everything will come together! There will be more nursery pics coming soon so stay tuned!