7 months!

I am definitely feeling this!

Instead of listing the things I want to complain about, I am going to make a list of the top 5 things I am thankful or happy about.
5. I can still sleep at night.
4. I can still paint my toes.
3. I can still pick up things off the floor. (Most of the time)
2. Chad still thinks I am cute.
1. I get to have a little baby in the end to hold and snuggle!

Happy 30 weeks!!

*This picture shows Ally's excitement over this whole ordeal!

I am posting a little earlier than normal, but I am super excited because today marks 30 weeks!!! I am pretty much on the home stretch. This little guy could come in just 7 weeks :D or be late and come in 11 more weeks :( But I will just be happy no matter when he comes. I have a bunch of kisses waiting for him!

Week 29

I was able to watch my stomach move for about 5 mins straight. This is the last part of it before he took a nap :D. Any movement you see is all him. Just click play!


This is taken up North!

This week has been ok. My cold is hopefully almost gone. It's been hard having a cold and also having my belly be so tight that I can't take a deep breath. So I have been limiting my activity so that I don't get super winded. The other day Chad was picking out his clothes for the day in his closet and I came in the room, I thought quietly, but he said "If you are trying to sneek up on me it's not going to work because I can hear your breathing". That wasn't my intent at the time, but I will keep that in mind for the future.

Chad and my dad ran Grandma's Half Marathon last Saturday. They had a good time with it. I stayed back at the place and just hung out till they got home. After they got back we drove up to Grand Marais. They actually went shopping with me! I did only get to go to three stores, but that was actually enough for me at that point. We drove back to where we were staying and then Chad and I went swimming. That is actually super fun when you are pregnant. However, once you climb out of the pool, your body feels so heavy again. This week
I have been getting more of his room ready. I have put away a bunch of clothes that we have recieved and started to get the changing area ready. It's fun but it's hard to bend over a lot. I still have time, but it's nice to have it ready just in case something changes!

Week 28!

Getting soo close to the 30's....I call that the home stretch because it won't be long then!!!!!

I had another shower last Saturday with the ladies from church and my friends from church. It was a lot of fun!! I recieved some really neat and thoughtful gifts! Chad's mom had saved some of Chad's clothes from when he was a baby and so she gave them to us at the shower. She gave us the outfit that Chad wore home from the hospital, his overalls and a little hat! I am planning on having our little guy wear the outfit his dad came home in the hospital in, when he comes home.

I also have a cold this week, so I am not sleeping much or feeling well. However, we are about to leave for the North Shore for Grandma's Marathon. Chad and my dad are running the 1/2. Good luck to them!!!

I don't currently have pics from the shower except for the one up above, so I will post more soon(hopefully).

Week 27

I can definitely tell that I am in my last trimester. Everyday brings something different; good and bad. I will try not to complain for as long as possible though, because mostly everything has been going really well (overall). The only health concern at this point in my blood pressure. It has started to get higher again. I have a dr's appt this Friday to have it checked out again. I am pretty sure I will just have to have my meds increased.
The biggest task right now is trying to find a pediatrician. I also wasn't expecting Chad to really take an interest in this part, but I am glad that he is. Maybe this means he will do some of the appointments?! I am getting a lot of recommendations right now and then I will see where we want to go.
This last weekend we had our first shower with all of our friends (co-ed). It was rainy but sooooo much fun to have everyone there! Thank goodness my parents put their chandelier in their garage because that's where most of the shower took place because of the rain. I knew there was a purpose for that there! haha :)
One more thing to add.... My brother in law, Scotty, gave me the best compliment ever, "You don't even look pregnant from behind". THANK YOU!

Week 25 and 26

*Ally wanted to sit down there on our way home from Grandma and Grandpa's house after the wedding.

*Lola's wedding

*Week 25 belly pic
Sorry I am a little late! Things have become really busy. I passed my glucose test which is good! I don't have gestational diabetes! I celebrated that by eating ice cream this weekend! :) This weekend was Memorial Day and Chad and I went up to Jenny's cabin. We had a lot of fun! Seth and Chad played golf, while Jenny and I shopped. Chad and I came home early on Sunday for my friend Lola's wedding. We had a great time there!
Today is June 1st and I am officially in my 3rd trimester! This has been going by way too fast! I am OK with this though. I am starting to have some other annoying side effects, but I can deal with them (for now at least!)

Have a great short week!

Week 24

*I wore this shirt when I took my 11 week pic. Don't worry I have not worn this shirt out in public since then.

We survived our birthing class!! It was a long 7 hours on a beautiful sunny Saturday, but we made it. Now, if I can do 7 hours of that birthing class, one with a teacher who lectured for the whole duration, while we sat on very uncomfortable chairs, I can definitely do stage 1 of labor. And yes I learned that in my class. Stage 1 of labor usually lasts 7-8 hours. Then there are stages 2 and 3. That's a whole other story.
We did learn some very important information. It also helped Chad and I decide what we want to bring to the hospital and what our possible birthing plan might be. And when I talk about what I want to bring to the hospital, I am not just talking about a pillow from home and a robe. I am talking about dvd's and Chad's laptop because they have wireless. I know what you are thinking, "you are going to do that while laboring?" Let me just live in my little bubble for now :)
In other news, the baby had the hiccups twice today. It was a very light tapping feeling(sorry for lack of better words). I just happened to have my hand on my belly and felt it. At first I was confused as to what it was because it was so light. I am so used to him not regarding any personal space, so this was kind of a shock. I am sure it will get much more noticeable when he gets even bigger.
One thing that is going really well right now is sleeping!! I can't believe it! With the cool air at night, we leave all of our windows open and I sleep as sound as a rock. I do wake up with kinks in my neck because of how long I slept in a certain way, but hey, I will take it!