Third Trimester...here we come!

So I can't believe I'm actually beginning the final trimester. Time flies when you're pregnant! It's just amazing to me that our sweet baby will be here in 3 months...or less! And I'm really hoping he comes a little early, especially since he's already measuring large. I've had several friends deliver at 37 weeks and I'm all about that! Lots of walks and jumping jacks are in order at that point...ha! Well, I'm sure our little guy will come when he's ready :)

I went to my dr. appt. last week and took the standard blood glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes. I got my blood drawn, drank this really sugary fruit punch drink (it tasted like Koolaid...yum!) and got my blood drawn again an hour later. Not a big fan of needles, but the lady that does it is really nice and good at distracting you while she's poking. So I'll post the results when I get them (hopefully next week). I'm hoping I don't have it - they say 7-8% of all pregnant ladies get it.

While at the doctor they checked the baby's heart rate and it was 150. It's been consistently on the high side of normal so that whole myth about girl's having higher heart rates has been proven false! I'm also going to the doctor every 2 weeks from here on out. I'm so happy about that! It's always something to look forward to :)

Well, we registered last Friday and had so much fun at Babies R Us. It started out a little overwhelming, but got easier the further we got into it. We picked out the cutest little Froggy mobile! I love it! The colors for the room are going to be sage green and dark brown. The room is really coming along too. Bryan put the crib together and positioned the rocking recliner. I think getting the room ready has gotten me even more excited about meeting our little man! Well that, and seeing a 2 day old baby last weekend! A friend of mine, Wanda, just became a grandma a week ago Thursday and I visited her and Samantha, the mama, and Paeyton Elizabeth, in the hospital. She was just so precious and little!

Other than that, things are fairly uneventful. More updates as they come!

100 days to go!

Okay, I've really got to work on my blogging skills...my updates are so far and few between. I'm on the computer all day at work and don't usually like to get back on in the evenings...so that's my excuse :)

Things are going really well with the pregnancy. Haven't been back to the doctor since the last post - I go next Thursday (YAY!).

Tomorrow is a big day...Bryan and I both took off work and are going to register! So exciting! I'm hoping it won't be quite as overwhelming as a wedding registery. That was stressful for me! Bryan handles that kind of stuff much better :) Thank God I found someone to balance me out!

We did get our crib already, so that's done. It's beautiful! Here's a pic...


We were just amazed because we ordered it online (cribs.com) and thought it would take a few weeks to come in, but no! It came in 3 days! It's been sitting in a box in the study/soon-to-be-nursery for the past few weeks. This weekend is the weekend we are going to assemble it! We've just been waiting for our lap top to come in so we could move the desk and computer out and move baby stuff in!

And we actually already have lots of baby items to put in the nursery. We have been super blessed by lots of hand me down baby stuff from a few of our friends that just had babies in the past year. Thank you thank you thank you to Lisa & Colin (and baby Will!), Julie & Dan (and their 4 beautiful kids), and Jenn & Toby (and Kenzie). We are so grateful to have such generous people in our lives.

So I've been feeling Baby D move A LOT! It is so cool because he's gotten big enough that I can see his kicks from the outside. Sometimes Bryan and I just stare at my belly when he's movin' around. It is just incredible!

My body is of course continuing to change. My belly button now actually looks like a button - it is pushed so far out it's not even funny! I'm gaining weight steadily, and although I know it's healthy, it still makes me feel horrible. :( I don't look horrible, but it has been a struggle to feel good about myself on some days. THEREFORE, I went SHOPPING! I've been having great luck getting cute, inexpensive maternity clothes at Motherhood. So last Sunday I was out and about and Bryan told me not to come home until I bought some new clothes. What a husband! I mean, he's a really good guy, but he was also tired of hearing me complain about my body. And what better way to make a woman feel good about they way she looks...buy some cute, flattering clothes! So I've had a fashion show all week wearing my new outfits. Love it!

My back has been acting up lately too. It's an old injury that is definetly being aggrevated by the soccer ball I'm now carrying around in front of me. By the way, that's how big my uterus is...the size of a soccer ball...WHOA! I've been doing prenatal yoga which has been amazing and very helpful. I'm definetly a yoga fan now. The stretching and toning that it does really makes me feel great! I'm also going to start swimming again. That's supposed to be awesome for preggo people...I just have to get motivated to do it! Exercising throughout this pregnancy has really helped me feel better about all the bodily changes going on. It's supposed to help with labor too, so I'm counting on that!

Well, I guess that's about it...I'll post after the doctor visit next week. Oh, and I do have an updated belly shot...