29 Weeks, March 25, 2007

I am now officially a week into my third trimester. I keep telling everyone that I'm waiting for things to slow down, because I still feel like there's so much to do before this baby makes her debut! Supposedly the last trimester is the slowest, so we'll see - right now I feel like the time has just flown by. I had my gestational diabetes test this week - and thankfully everything was normal. I had waffles and syrup as my last meal before that test, just in case. John and I ordered our crib and dresser for the nursery, and it should be delivered on Thursday. I think I'll feel like everything is coming together once we get the room more set up. Also, this Thursday we start our childbirth classes at the hospital, and we've also registered for Infant CPR and baby massage classes. Can you see why I feel like there's so much to get done in the next few months? Also, we're excited to have family come visit in April for a couple of baby showers, and we've scheduled a grandparent's tour at the hospital so that they can check out the facilities before "D" day. This weekend has been just beautiful here in the Carolina's. We've had 80's and sun - so we are trying to stay cool and get a touch of sun as well. You can see from this week's picture that the tulips are in bloom and the grass is really growing as well. John and I have really been enjoying Spring, and we've started grilling and having dinners out on the back patio, just trying to take as much of it in now before life as we know it changes forever! Have a great week!

27 Weeks, March 11, 2007

Hello! Hope you're all adjusting to the time change a little early this year. Tonight we really enjoyed the longer daylight, however, I'm afraid that morning will be coming very early! I'm still feeling our baby moving frequently, and I was reading today that this is the time when I may begin feeling her hiccup - so I'm curious to see what that's like. I noticed today when I was singing in choir that I have noticably less breath support when I sing - I felt like I was taking a catch breath a lot. I guess that's to be expected - but it was very noticable today. Also, this past week we noticed that our dog, Ceasar, has been having some twitching on his front left leg - and it seems to also affect a small twitch in his neck. I called our animal hospital, and they recommended that we bring him in just to have it checked out. They noticed that it's definately a muscle related twitch - and then when they looked at his pupils, they noticed that they're different sizes which made them concerned. We haven't noticed anything different in him except the occasional twitching - but they wanted to do some blood work. They called us back the next day and said that the blood tests were normal, however, they recommend that we visit a dog neurologist because the different size pupils may be indication of a neurological disorder, eye trauma or something else. We like our dog, but I'm not ready to spend hundreds of dollars for them to run all kinds of tests when he seems completely normal, and the twitching only seems to happen after he's had a walk or played really hard. We'll keep an eye on him, but I don't think we'll be making an appointment with the dog neurologist right now. This past weekend we did some registering at a couple of places, and that went well. There's so many things to get ready for a new baby - but thankfully we've got a few more months to go! One of my challenges every morning is getting ready for work and trying to figure out what to wear - but this weekend I got a package from my mom with a few more pretty maternity tops - thanks mom! The black shirt in this picture is one of the new ones. Have a great week!

26 Weeks March 4, 2007

This past weekend in Charlotte was beautiful - we're getting ready for Spring to come full force. I can see my daffodils and tulips coming in - but we're just waiting for them to bloom. I have basically finished the curtains for the nursery - and I'll post a few pictures when I have them hung. I had an appointment this week, and everything looks great - a strong heartbeat and healthy baby. I was measuring approximately a week further along, so I was able to have another ultrasound and got to see our little girl moving and kicking. She looks normal and healthy - so that is a blessing. They haven't changed my due date, but it's something to keep in the back of my mind when we get closer to June. On Saturday we had Mike & Colleen McLaren stop by on their way through Charlotte - and we had a short visit with them. Also, we've been doing a little practicing for the baby - on Thursday this past week we watched the DVD of Happiest Baby on the Block - calming techniques for your baby. This is a great DVD, and so after watching it - John decided to practice swaddling on our boston terrier, Ceasar. We both laughed so hard we were crying. He was a good sport about it - but it didn't seem to have the same effect of calming him like it did for the babies on the DVD. All in all, things are going great and nothing too new or exciting to report. Hope all our friends and family in the Midwest are enjoying their heavy blanket of snow - and it doesn't cause too much trouble. Until next time....