Last year of my twenties!!!

Yesterday I turned 29 years old!!! EEEK!! Honestly, I kinda forgot about my birthday since it seem like there's a million other things going on these days. But it was a great one. I woke up to a big Kate Spade box on our bar top with a big bow around it and a card. Mike got me the diaper bag that I've had my eyes on for sometime now! I LOVE IT and can't wait to put it to use!!! The work day was a normal one and after that we had our Birth Class at the hospital from 6-10p. It was a long day. My work folks brought in Sprinkles and a couple of my lovely friends took me to lunch! Tonight my mom had us over for my birthday dinner that was delicious, as always! They got me tickets to see Michael W Smith in concert for his Christmas tour with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. I CANT WAAAAAIT!! We went a couple of years ago and LOVED it! MWS is definitely a favorite...I've lost count, but I THINK this is like the 19th or 20th time I've seen him in concert!!! Headed to bed now...I have a FOUR day weekend ahead of me! Ahhhhh....

Not sure if I was sticking out my butt or sticking out my stomach...either way, I look weird. But you get the point... :o)

Yummers!!!

What a weekend!

Friday night we enjoyed a delicious Maggiano's dinner with our friends Lee & Teri from there we--for once--didn't have to make the long haul back to Rockwall since we were house-sitting at my moms house all weekend. It worked out great that we stayed in Plano because Saturday we had a 'double-header' at the hospital for our Baby Classes. The car seat class was 1st from 9am--12:30p and then we went back for Breastfeeding Class from 5p-9p! Whew. They had plenty of food and drinks for all of the preggos...but geeez, those chairs need some more cushion! It was rough the last couple of hours. I was pretty much over it! BUT we learned SOOOO much!
The car seat safety class was very eye-opening and makes me realize how much we don't know and also how important it is to ensure everything is perfect when installing these things! I'm nervous because I don't know if the Britax car seat that we have fits in Mike's car like it's supposed to. We have to go get it checked out. IF not, we can always take it back...but it took me forevvver to decide on this dang thing. So I'm hoping it works!! The breastfeeding class was very informative for me & Mike! Even though I'm still nervous about it, we learned lots of great information and will hopefully retain it all when the real deal happens! haha.
Tuesday I will be 30 weeks along with the pregnancy! Good grief--10 more weeks! Eeek! Last Friday was our doctor appointment and now I start to go every 2 weeks! I did the glucose test and drank the orange sugary soda thing...it wasn't bad at all. I'll get the results tomorrow. Everything else looked great. Baby was measuring 1 week early. Here are his most recent pics! :)

I can't believe how clear his little face is!!! Ahhhh, can't wait to meet him!!! xoxo

3rd Trimester!

Last week I officially entered into the the 3rd trimester! Here are some of the things that I have been feeling...

• TIRED!!!!!!
• can't sleep
• can't get comfortable in bed
• backaches
• shortness of breath
• heartburn
• frequent urination

Lovely huh?!? Well...on the BRIGHT SIDE, these are all totally normal and I'm oddly thankful for these symptons! We had a super relaxing weekend and honestly didn't do ANYTHING on Saturday & Sunday. It was nice. I had Girls Night Out on Friday and stayed out till 11pm!! It was a great time, I haven't stayed out that late in forever! This week is pretty slow and next week will start the madness! November will be nuts-o!!! That's all for now...

A couple new pics...

Slowly but surely, the nursery is coming together. Still lots to do...

THIS is the precious hat that matches the sweater that my mom made!! LOVE it!!! Perfect for our January baby!!!!!

Movin' Along...

This past week I signed us up for all of our baby classes at the hospital! Here's the list:

• Prepared Childbirth
• Baby Care/Infant Safety
• CPR
  
• Car Seat Safety
• Breastfeeding
• Car Seat Check

Whew, that's a lot of classes! Some of them are even 2 and 3 days long! I'm in the process of ordering a few other decor & lighting things for Asher's room, it's really starting to come together. We purchased the crib mattress because I was so anxious to put his bedding on his crib. It looks great!

In the meantime, my mom is working hard on a quilt to possibly hang on the wall in the nursery. She's also going to make a mini blankie for Asher to tote around. I haven't seen either yet..it'll be a surprise. I CAN"T WAIT! She DID finish Asher's first sweater and hat (not pictured)....

HOW CUTE IS THIS?!?! (I love the little model too! haha!) My mom is SO talented...too bad I didn't take after her in this hobby. She even put little footballs for the buttons! I can't wait to see it on our little bundle!!

26 Weeks!

It's only been a few days since my last post....but I have new pics so it's worth a new post! :)

We just got back from the doctor and everything was great. Asher is measuring perfectly, his heartbeat was strong and he had LOTS of movement. The doc went into more details about the delivery and it made me so nervous! Basically he was saying that we have the option to induce labor at 39 weeks if we wish. Mike and I haven't really talked about this in detail yet but it will definitely be an upcoming convo. I DO think it would be cool for his birthday to be 1/11/2011...just sayin'! :) My next appointment is in 3 weeks and that will be the Glucose Test. I hear it tastes pretty gross...we'll see. As I mentioned in the last post we are moving right along with A's nursery. We still have lots to do but here is our progress so far...

Here is the new paint color. It's kinda hard to see but easier to see against the cream color door. The paint color is like a light sage greenish color. Love it!

Final product!

Chair & crib! :)

25.5 Weeks!

This pregnancy is flying by before my eyes! It seems like the holidays are just around the corner and soon after that Asher will be here before we know it!!! EEEE!!! :)

We've been staying busy lately in the baby-world. We made our decision and registered at the hospital that I'll deliver at. Next week we'll sign up for all of the classes that they offer (birthing, breast feeding, safety/CPR, etc.). Even though it's farthest from our house, I think we've made the right decision. It's amazingly beautiful, clean, super sweet staff, and I hear they treat all of the moms like a Queen once you are there! I can't wait! :) We've also finalized our decision on the car seat and stroller--this was a MUCH bigger task than I thought, so I'm glad it's over with! We purchased our crib and it was delivered last week. As I type...Mike is painting the nursery so I'm thinking tomorrow we'll put the crib together! I can't wait to see his room come together!

I'm feeling great these days other than some weird (and excruciating) arm pain. I've had it before, a couple years ago. But now it's back. I've had it checked out, x-rayed, EKG, blood work, etc. and they said it was a muscle spasm. I used to only get it maybe once a day but today I had it about 10 times!! EEK! Mike is nervous that it's something serious. He's the worrier for both of us. My next doctor appointment is on Tuesday so I'll add it to my list of Q's for the doc although I'm sure it's not pregnancy related.

Well the paint fumes have made it to the study...so I'll be heading to the other end of the house. I'll leave you with some recent pics of me and the bebe!!!

24 weeks

25 weeks

me--today!