PreggoLantern

My boss made me these extra special Halloween 'props'. I think I might keep them on when I hand candy out to the little kids tonight. Love it!

32 Weeks, 1 Day

You'll have to forgive the botched photo - I will have Stevens take another pic when he gets home! Sure is hard to turn to the side (at this point) and take a photo of yourself! Doing pretty good this week, though more and more tired. My belly morphs A LOT - I looked down at it yesterday afternoon and it looked like a ski slope and then, POOF, it vanished.

We have our 32 week prenatal visit on Friday. I am excited to see if we are still measuring right on time - maybe we'll measure bigger? Might we get to meet Charlotte sooner rather than later??? We'll try to post an update Friday!

We technically only have 8 more weeks to go until our EDD. And, yes, that also means only 8 more weeks til Christmas Day!

As mentioned in our 30 Week post, things have been crazy busy. Time with Dad & Mike was quite lovely - quick - but lovely. Ate lots of yummy food AND they surprised us with the most fantastical house warming present...window treatments for practically the whole house. Thanks Dad! Thanks Mike! It is amazing how different the house feels with stuff on the windows. More 'complete' feeling. We also hung some stuff and reaccessorized (not really a word, I know).

This coming weekend will prove to be just as busy too as more family will be in town for our Georgia baby shower! Hopefully this time around I will remember to take some pics with my digi to post on Flickr.

As for the nursery - sloooowly progressing. The glider is now in it's relative spot but we still have to hang stuff and complete the finishing touches. So nothing really new on that.

Have a Happy Halloween!

Nursery Update

My oh my, we sure have come a loooong way from the initial nursery pics! As you can see, we have been VERY busy getting Charlotte's room together. This past weekend we finished painting her dressers and put finishing touches on the walls. We also assembled the crib - as you can plainly see! And, tonight we get to go pick up the glider! Can't wait!

All that is really left is to polyurethane the dresser tops, fix a couple of woodwork snafoos and to accessorize! Oh?! And, we also have to prime, paint + polyurethane the doors for the dresser in the photo above. I'm sure if you give me a little more time I could think of more! I'll post more pics soon...my camera died mid-shot.

And, oh yeah - how ya likin' those clear, super high-gloss stripes? Sure was a you-know-what to tape and prepare for but they turned out perfectly...thanks to a very special guy! By the way, it is amazing how much the camera flash picked them up - they are much more subtle in person.

Happy Birthday Daisy!

Five years ago, on this very day, our little Daisy was born! How time flies! And, just like we did for our little man, Chopper, a pint of vanilla ice cream will be making it's way home for the birthday gal (and, no silly, she won't get the whole thing)!

What a CROC! Update.

Looks like I am keeping the Crocs. Eek! Please forgive me.

What a CROC!

Ok. So. I finally caved and bought a pair of Crocs. Do you see what impending motherhood has reduced me to??? Eek! You see, the cute new flats I bought (to accommodate my growing, swelling, unswelling, swelling again tootsies) make my feet sweat something awful (gross, I know) and I never have sweaty feet. Ever. And, it is getting to that time of the year where flip flops just aren't gonna cut it.

I figure this can go one of two ways. ONE: I get past the ugliness, fall in love and buy multiple pairs in lots of beautious colors. TWO: The ugliness supersedes and I make a trip back to the store. Regardless, I have to admit, that they are amazingly comfy.

30 Weeks, 1 Day

So here we are - 30 Weeks already! Only 10 more to go! I can't believe it. It seems like so much has happened over the last two weeks...

We were up in PA for a wedding, house warming / birthday party and our baby shower. It was so great to see everyone especially since we hadn't seen most of our family in a couple of months! This past weekend we finished the stripes in Charlotte's room (pics and, I hope, a video to come) and we started on her dressers. Our plan is to finish her dressers this weekend and assemble the crib - I really can't wait to see how things look in their place! I even had a sneak peak of the little lady on Monday (I overreacted and called the doc and she had me come in to her office) via ultrasound - too cute! She is currently 3lbs. 6oz. and has a little bit of wispy hair. And, I had them check just once more to make sure she really is a little lady - no doubt now!

I have been feeling pretty good lately. Can't really complain, but I have noticed that I seem more tired now (at times) than I ever did in the first trimester. Didn't think that was possible! Probably just from more weight out front! And, by comparing this week's photo to the 28 Week photo, there is a definite difference. Looks like my belly button dropped.

So not only have the past two weeks been pretty busy, but the next couple will be equally as busy...if not more! Dad will be in town for a couple of days, then we have our GA baby shower the following weekend with more family in town, Stevens will be traveling a bit, then we have our birthing class and Thanksgiving! Whew. Just exhausted thinking about everything!

Stay tuned for nursery pics and a possible video! Ciao!

28 Weeks

Feeling a bit under the weather today - sore throat, but otherwise just fine! I'm headed to the doctor later today to get some meds and nip this in the bud...I surely don't want to be sick for our travels this weekend!

28 Weeks officially marks the start of our third trimester! Woohoo! Kicks are getting stronger and we had our first evening of the ever morphing belly last week. So crazy to watch. Can't wait to start seeing little fists and feet protrude!

Doc Update

Had our 28 Week check-up + Glucose tolerance testing this morning and all is well! My belly is measuring right on, blood pressure not too low or too high, and I actually lost 2 pounds from our last visit thanks to a persistent upset belly the past 2 weeks. Charlotte's heart beat was right in the 140s and there was lots of static on the doppler as she moved about. I found out that my legs and feet falling asleep is a normal side effect of pregnancy and, with so many questions jumping around in my head, I completely forgot to get clearance to travel this weekend! Argh! I am now waiting on the OB nurse to return my message and give us the go ahead! Can't wait to see everyone Thursday!

Oh?! And BTW we have one more appointment in 4 weeks and then we'll start seeing the doc every two weeks! Holy cow! It is getting close! I'll post pics tomorrow!