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...

Finally...another post!

I have been so bad about posting lately...sorry! Lots of updates to share :) Here are the latest ultrasound pictures of Baby D...

So isn't he PRECIOUS?! Okay, let me explain the pictures so you can tell :) First of all, these pictures came from our big ultrasound that we had on Tuesday at the hospital with an ultrasound tech. She checked EVERYTHING out and said that the baby is growing just as he should. In fact, he's already a pound! And that makes me a little nervous...he's still got 18 weeks to gestate. I just feel like he's gonna be a big boy! And THAT makes me even more nervous about the labor. Oh well, I guess I'd rather endure a little more pain for a healthy baby than a puny one :)

Okay, back to the pics! The first one is a profile picture. I just love the little nose!

The next one is a full on face shot. His forhead is to the right and chin to the left. You can see his little ear popping out of his head at the top and his little hand covering his mouth. And don't worry if you can't see all this...I had to study this picture to figure out what in the heck it was...and I was there while the tech was explaining what was going on in each picture!

The first one is of him making a fist with his numb up...kinda like a gun, but not scary...more on the cute side. My boss (who went to Texas Tech) said he's already making the "shoot 'em up red raiders" hand gesture!

Here's some belly pics as well...21 weeks and growing!

In other exciting news, I'm really feeling the baby moving quite a bit now. It is so awesome!!! It really started about a week ago and I was just so happy to feel the movement. This pregnancy keeps on getting more and more real. And it's getting Bryan and I more and more excited to meet our little man!

We've started talking about names and have some great ideas, but nothing for sure yet. And we've decided to keep our final selection a secret though until he actually comes. That way we don't get all the opinions and it's kinda fun to have at least one surprise for everyone!

We also started looking at day cares :( I'm not at all excited about the thought of taking him to one, but I must go back to work. We were so pumped about the Univ. of Texas Child Development Center (Bryan works for UT Houston so we would get a discount) that's a mile away from our house but when I called a few weeks ago I was told they have a waiting list until Summer of 2010!!! So disappointing. Then we looked at the YMCA in the medical center and were comfortable with that option. And they have an opening! So we definetly could put Baby D there but are going to check out at least a couple more. I'm just praying that God makes this decision very clear for us because we definetly want to choose the right spot.

Well, I think that's it for today. I'll try to update more frequently!

Week 17 Ultrasound

Here's the pic from our visit a couple weeks ago. It's a little hard to figure out what it is, so I'll try to explain. This is a shot of his bottom - all you can see is his little toosh, 1 leg pretty clearly, and the other is just a line. THEN in the middle is where you can tell he's a boy! :)

I also wanted to post a pic of the ADORABLE longhorn onesie my friend, Cate, gave us over the holidays. I LOVE IT! Bryan is less than thrilled, of course. He asked why it was inside out. Ha. Ha.

It's Official!

We're having a baby BOY!!! Dr. Cook confirmed it today and we are so excited. Now all we have to do it figure out what we're gonna call him!

The doctor said everything looks great so we're feeling pretty good about things :) We go on January 20th to get the "big" ultrasound at the hospital. That's where an ultrasound tech will measure the baby and make sure things are coming along okay. We'll get some awesome pics from that visit!

I'll post the pic from today a little later...

Week 13 Ultrasound

So I wanted to get our last ultrasound pics up before we go tomorrow and get new ones. I think it will be awesome to see how much the baby has grown!

Today has been so nice...I took the day off and am LOVING not being at work. I can't say I have much to show for the day but relaxing was definetly the point! I'm going to run a few errand in a bit and make some YUMMY Pecan Snowball cookies this evening...so the day won't be a complete waste. I may even get a workout in! Haven't done that in a while. I could definetly get used to being a stay at home mom-to-be!

Week 16 belly shots!

Finally! Another belly shot posting! It has definetly grown A LOT since the last pics. I'm actually starting to look pregnant and not just chunky...YAY! It's just so cool to see my body totally change. Well, hopefully not totally, but you know what I mean :)

I went to Motherhood (a great maternity clothing store) last week and got some cute maternity clothes, so I'm feeling more attractive these days. It's hard to feel cute when your clothes aren't doing anything for you! I'm so grateful the current maternity styles are so cute...no tents for this lady!

We go back to the doctor on Tuesday and we are SO excited! This is the longest span of time we haven't gotten an update on our baby...4 whole weeks! We'll find out for sure what we're having and get to see how much the little one has grown. And by the looks of my stomach...it's a lot. I'll definetly post the new ultrasound pics.

Last night I went to a Christmas party a few of my friends hosted. It was so much fun! I love that several of the girls have little ones at home and offer so much support. It's awesome to be able to share this time with friends that have already been through it. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have them! My friend, Kathleen, even offered to take me to a lactation class once the baby is born. How great is that?!

On another note, this pregnancy is doing a number on my immune system. I read somewhere that a woman's immune system decreases during pregnancy so that it doesn't fight off the baby. I'm definetly noticing that I'm getting sick more. In the past month I've gotten a couple colds and yesterday I came down with a bad eye infection. Yuck! After a trip to the urgent care clinic at 2 in the morning I got some medicine and am feeling much better. It still looks like some one hit me in my eye, but it's definetly an improvement!

More to come next week!