Week 34

Another week down! I have been feeling great this week. On Saturday Dean ran a marathon and I walked a 5k. He did awesome!! I may have overdone it a little bit because I was quite tired and had horrible shin splints for the next two days. I know Bo was feeling a little stressed also. I was trying to walk as fast as I could so I could beat Dean to the finish line and watch him run in, but he beat me. It was really fun watching him run, but I wanted to be running too. I should just learn to be patient. I am sure once I can start running again, I might not be quite so excited. After the marathon, we went to Babies R Us and bought our Stroller, Car Seat, and Pack n Play. I had coupons, thanks to a friend at work, so everything was on sale. We haven't put anything together or opened up the packages but we have them. I feel slightly more comfortable just knowing we have it, if he should come soon. We are hoping he waits just a few more weeks.

Bo has been so active. I don't think I go an hour without him kicking or rolling at least 10 times. Last week at my doctor appointment, they gave me a sheet to start counting his kicks. So far it hasn't taken him more than 7 minutes to kick or move around 10 times. It is starting to get more uncomfortable when he is moving around and I am trying to exercise, eat, or bend over. We also started our baby classes this week. They are interesting but I don't feel like I am learning TONS of new information. I guess I read too many books and articles. Dean has been going with me and he has survived so far.

The rest of June is very busy, so hopefully Bo will wait until July to come. I am hoping for after the 21st. That is 37 weeks. I know we don't get to pick when he comes but I can wish right? We also do not have a name chosen yet. People have started asking that and we still have not decided. We have 4 or 5 that we like but can't seem to decide which one fits the best. It has been quite the process and is still working itself out. Maybe we will wait until we meet him to choose. Hmm.....

Less than two months to go!

Starting tomorrow there are 49 days left. Only 49. Usually 49 seems like a pretty large number. Not anymore.
This has been a very relaxed week. Of course, we were busy with work but it was otherwise pretty low key. Dean started playing on our coed work softball team, so now we are at Softball games on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons. Next week we add another men's softball league so we will be at 3 games a week. None of which I get to play in. Watching the coed team is like torture. I just want to play. I know I will get to play again but watching and eating dust from the field is no fun. Our team won though, so that's good.
I haven't had any issues this week either. Bo is being too good to me. I will say that he has moved from hard kickes and punches to pushing out everywhere. Sometimes my belly looks and feels so lopsided because of the way he is lying. He also rolls alot and makes waves across my tummy. He still won't do much if Dean is watching. When Dean reads to him, he usually moves quite a bit. He must like all the gunfighting Dean is reading about. He is reading the book, Bull Hunter by Max Brand. It is actually a pretty good story. I have only fallen asleep one night while Dean was reading. I can't think of anything really eventful that happened but it was a pretty good week. We are staying busy and that's the way we like it.

I think my photo gets worse each week. Or maybe it's my photographer's fault.

Week 31 and Mother's Day

What a busy week!! Friday we had our ultrasound, Sunday we went to the Detroit Tigers baseball game, Tuesday Dean started softball games, and I was too busy to remember to take my weekly picture.
It was a busy yet very good week. Friday morning we headed back to the doctor to get another ultrasound. She wanted to check Bo's size and make sure he was growing properly. It was a pretty short ultrasound. We didn't get to see much of his face or body parts. He is definitely growing. He weighs approximately 3 lbs 7 oz. According to my baby app that is a little on the big side for week 31. It doesn't really explain why I am still measuring small but as long as he is growing and gaining weight, we are happy.
Sunday, Dean and I went with a group to the Detroit Tigers game. Neither of us had ever been to a Tiger's game before so we were pretty excited. It needed up being a very cool, windy day. That made for a cold afternoon but the game exciting. It ended up going into extra innings and then the Tigers lost. :( We were bummed about that but still had fun. We are hoping to maybe go one more time, just the two of us so that we can spend more time walking around the park and really enjoy the whole experience. Its difficult when you are with a large group. It was a pretty fun outing for my first Mother's Day.
We also started our summer of softball this week. Dean had his first Men's softball game this week. It was really fun. They won one game and lost the other. For not having played since last summer, Dean did really well. Of course, there is always room for improvement. :) I was really worried about how his knee would hold up but he managed pretty well out there in shortstop. His hair is also starting to get quite long and bushy. He can't keep his hat on very well and has started to put it in a ponytail on top of his head. It takes me back to the days when we were first dating and his hair was like that. I'm still an advocate for cutting it but I don't hate it.
Bo seemed to really enjoy the game too. He was quite active during the evening. He must have been cheering for his Daddy. He is becoming quite the active baby. He spends most of the day and night kicking and rolling. Sometimes it is so hard, it actually hurts. He is going to run out of room pretty quick, if I don't start getting bigger.
I haven't had any issues this week. I feel larger but I still move pretty easily and can do most everything I was doing before. It's amazing that I have already been pregnant for 31 weeks and it is almost over. It feels like it has flown by but I am not quite ready for Bo to come yet. There is still so much to be done.!

30 weeks-Only 10 more to go!!!!!

This was a very good week for us. It started with a Baby Shower in Iowa and ended with a thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. (My weeks start and end on Fridays) I didn't take any pictures at the shower but will try to get them from my sister and upload them here, so everyone can see her great decorations.
The drive to Iowa was pretty uneventful. I got to lie in the back for part of the trip which made it slightly more comfortable. Of course, the car was full on the way back, so no lying down for me. It's hard to get comfortable when you can't really put your legs up or your chair too far back. It was overall a rough 20 hours of driving. And...it was freezing the whole time we were there. It was quite cold and rainy. Ironically, I was actually wishing to have our Michigan weather back.
The baby shower was very nice. My sister did an umbrella and rubber duck sort of spring shower theme. It fit pretty well, considering it was raining that day. Her decorations were very cute. We played the diaper game, where you melt different candy bars in the diapers and everyone has to guess what kind of candy bar is in each one. It was very funny. Especially since you really had to stick your nose close to the "poop" to smell the chocolate. We also made my grandpas, uncle, dad, brother, and Dean play it when we got home. Their reactions were hilarious! Everything was great! The cake and punch were delicious and we all had a very good time. We also received a lot of very nice gifts. Lots of diapers and clothes. Bo is going to be one well dressed baby. Now if only I could find a place to put everything.
The rest of week, once we returned went pretty quickly. Bo has been kicking like crazy all day and night and doesn't seem to mind our busy running around schedules. Hopefully, he will adapt just fine once he is born. Dean and I were both very busy this week and it seemed like we were hardly even at home. Dean had his first slow pitch softball game on our church team. It was fun to watch but makes me a little sad I won't get to play this summer. I asked Dean if maybe I could just hit, but he said no. He said maybe I could keep the book. So I guess that's a good compromise. He played pretty well and even got a Home Run!! The season goes all the way to August, so it will be fun to get to watch all summer. Plus, he will play on our coed work team so we will have softball 2 days a week. Add having a baby in there and we will be quite busy all summer long.
We have also been busy working outside and getting our lawn and garden ready for summer. Our neighbor tilled our garden and then tilled up much of our yard so we can plant new grass seed. Our yard is now a dirt mess but Dean says in a couple weeks it will look better. We shall see.... I think I will start planting the garden this weekend. I still have to plan out the spots and when everything should get planted but hopefully I can get that figured out next week.
We have much to do and only a little more than 60 days to do it.
Sorry about the picture quality. I hope you can tell I am growing a little bigger each week. I definitely feel bigger. Like a pumpkin.

29 weeks

What can I say about this week? Nothing too exciting happened. We went back to the doctor. Everything looks good. We get to have another ultrasound May 10th to check on Bo's growth. I am measuring a little small for the timeline so they just want to make sure he is on track with our due date. Dean seems to think he is going to come early because there is no way I can give birth to a big baby without a C-Section. I think he is wrong but I guess we will just have to wait and see. I would like to make it until at least our due date week. While at the doctor,we also got our Delivery Preferences Brochure. It all sort of became real then. Only 11 weeks left and we really have to think about having this baby. I won't pretend I am not nervous about the labor and delivery part, but I am excited to get to meet our baby. I did tell Dean the other day that I will miss being pregnant, but he doesn't think so. Not in the middle of June, when I am even larger and it is 90 degrees out. I guess I should be thankful we are not in Houston anymore, where it would be hitting the 100s. I can't think of anything else that needs reporting. Our first baby shower is this weekend in Iowa. I am feeling great and not really craving anything special. I am very thankful things are so boring now. As the weather gets warmer and our due date gets closer, we will be getting busier and busier.

Week 28

I have officially entered the third trimester!! Nothing really eventful happened this week. Bo keeps growing and kicking like crazy. We are trying not to look forward too much and begin counting down the days but it is hard to not think toward the future and stay in the present. We have so much to get done before he gets here. It has been quite rainy here and everything is muddy. I will be happy when cold and rain are officially over. Thankfully, we are starting to have some nice days and many more are on the horizon. I can't wait until it is warm all the time and there is less rain. We have lots to do outside.
I have started to notice a slight change in my energy level. Some days it is really low and other days I just want to do everything. It is also getting more difficult to bend down and get back up again. I have been trying to help Dean outside picking up sticks and cleaning up the woods, but I had to quit the stick gathering because it was difficult and there are just so many sticks. Now I just rake them into a pile. The people at work are starting to notice more and more my belly sticking out. I will not be upset when people stop talking about my stomach and how much it is growing. Unfortunately, I still have quite a while before that happens. We are thankful every day that Bo is staying healthy and I am not having any problems. My biggest problem now is finding more maternity clothes to accommodate my growing size. I do not like shopping and I haven't found many shirts that I even like. So.....I may just start wearing Dean's shirts instead. Only 11 weeks to go! The picture quality this week is awful. Sorry. I think you still get the effect. Blame Dean, he takes the pictures.

Week 27 and the Glucose Test

I had a very good week. I started the week off still battling my cold. My pregnancy weeks start on Friday so Saturday and Sunday Dean put me on bed rest. He was gone on Saturday for work, so I just laid around all day watching tv and eating the last of my Easter candy. I just couldn't look at it anymore. Plus I knew that Thursday was my glucose test and I was going to try not to consume a lot of sugar leading up to Thursday. So I just finished off all my candy. It was delicious. Lying around was also nice, but I didn't get to go to church on Sunday either. I didn't really want to give anyone else my cold and I was still feeling pretty icky. After that my cold pretty much subsided besides a runny nose. My coughing and nose blowing didn't seem to bother Bo. He just kept right on kicking and moving around. I did pretty good not eating candy also. I had a few Twizzler bites but that was it. And kool aid, of course. We would not survive without kool aid. Although I did develop a new craving this week for water. Not because I was dehydrated, because I wasn't but just for the taste. Strange. Today I had the infamous glucose test. A 10 oz bottle of orange, sugary liquid. I LOVED it!! Maybe everyone else takes a gross kind, because I don't know how you couldn't like this. It tasted just like orange soda or the orange HI-C drink from McDonalds. Maybe it is the fact that Dean has banned me from McDonalds or I'm not allowed to drink so. I don't know but I drank that whole bottle in less than one minute. Then I went to the doctor and got my whooping cough shot and had my blood drawn. It was a great morning. I also got to go into work late and Dean let me buy a donut after we got done at the doctor. He is WONDERFUL!!! Not just because he let me buy a donut but especially because of that today. We are now to the point where we have to go to the doctor every two weeks. Nothing ever happens when I go to the doctor, she just tells me I'm still pregnant and sends me on my way. So I feel like it is maybe a waste of time. Especially because Dean always goes with me. But it does mean that we are getting closer to actually having a baby, which is exciting and scary. If the ladies at work would just stop telling labor horror stories I would be fine. We are getting more excited and staring to really think about all that we need for the nursery and for life after he arrives. So much to do and only 85 days to go!