33 wks

We had a great appt.  Baby is still head down and I have gained 19 lbs. as of 5/24.  BPM 126 and growing well.  We learned a lot at our breastfeeding class that evening.  It has been very exciting the last few weeks.  My sister came down to help me paint the baby's room this weekend.  Chip completed the shed with the help of the neighbors.  I look forward to getting the crib together and all the wonderful gifts in their place.  We have an ultrasound on 6/1.  I can't wait to see him and learn how much he weighs.  After 6/8 we go every week.  They have so kindly scheduled my appts. up through 7/8.  We are very blessed to have one more shower this coming weekend with our friends in NoVA.  Keep you posted this coming week!

IL Baby Shower

Chip, Alvin, and I drove out to IL for the week!  Chip was fortunate enough to work from my parents house via internet.  It was very nice weather and we accomplished a lot of spring cleaning and misc. stuff to get the house ready for the baby shower the following weekend.  Everything was beautiful!!  Mom, Adrienne, Patti, Tammy, Mel and co. did so much to make it special!!  I loved seeing old friends and catching up!!  Alvin enjoyed being collar and leash free the whole week!!  He loves the farm!!

Mother's Day Shower

The Baber's hosted a wonderful shower over Mother's Day weekend!  We had a great time!  Thank you everyone for coming!! 
Bumble B is a professional baker so I was thrilled to help make the cake a couple days before the shower!  Chocolate and raspberry with white frosting, YUM!!

4 lbs 15 inches

The ultrasound appointment went very well.  He is a big boy and is 4 lbs of my 13. 15 inches long.  BPM was 136.  I am 30wks3days and he is measuring in the 90% percentile at 33 wks.  I continue to take it a bit easier these days and bending over is getting a bit harder.  Chip and I attended our first parenting class.  It was very informative and several incidences made us feel good because we had already done or had discussed to do a couple things that were suggested!  Go US!!  We are getting the ceiling fan in the nursery installed as I am writing this.  That was one thing that was suggested last night for air circulation/SIDS and white noise!  Chip did very well in demonstrating Infant CPR/chocking procedures.  It was very surreal being at the Birthing Inn and thinking it will be our turn soon!  We look forward to our first baby shower in Cartersville, VA this weekend, hosted by Chip's mom and family.

30 weeks!!

Thursday April 30th I put in a call to my doctor to be seen without an appointment.  Once I got to the dr. office everything was fine, no worries.  To be on the safe side we did not go the the Nascar Race this weekend and stayed home to rest.  This was the first time where I really needed to listen to what my body/baby needs so we can keep healthy and growing for a couple more months!  Chip was very good in reassuring me/us that we needed to stay home.  Its not about me anymore, duh?!!  The past day or so he has been up in my ribs and moving around a lot more.  Sometimes even stopping me mid-step to remind me he's there!!  We have an ultrasound on Tuesday to see how big he has grown!  We'll post pics then:)

29wks6days

I can't believe I let more than a week go by without a post.  I guess we have been busy with finishing the construction here and checking off things on our to-do list!  This is the end of 29 weeks.  They continue to call me for days to sub.  It's been fun.  I am really glad about the beautiful weather that I believe is here to stay.  Though it tempts me to get out more than I really should.  I have appts. every two weeks now.  On April 21st I had my glucola drink and blood drawn.  Everything checked out great!! Baby's heartrate was 142 and growing on track!  I am up 13 lbs. and feeling good:)  We are looking forward to a fun-filled month of May with family and friends!