Thankful

Yesterday we had a minor scare with the baby.  I wasn't too concerned but called my doctor in the morning after having a little spotting the night before.  The nurse told me that was not normal and I needed to take it easy.  They sent me for an ultrasound to check everything out.  I had a feeling that things were ok - he was moving around and I didn't have any cramps but it scared me just a little when they felt I needed to go get an ultrasound that very day.  Everything checked out fine though and I am thankful that everything is ok with the baby.

Kevin, Ellen, and Eden stayed here last night.  It was great to see them and I know Stephen and Kevin enjoyed catching up! Today I'm making rolls and stuffing balls for Thanksgiving dinner so I better get busy! Here are some pics of our little guy, Happy Thanksgiving!

27 Weeks

It's always exciting to see pictures of our little guy.  Here are a couple from today's appointment.  They weren't the best because of the way he was positioned.  

Here is also a video of him "licking the placenta" which is kinda weird but that's what my doctor described it as - she has a different personality too.  She said he was looking for a nipple... I wasn't sure how to respond to that.  We also talked about delivery and she asked if I had any ideas or preferences of how I would like the delivery to go.  We talked about the epidural and I'm open to it.  She said it was a good idea because she likes the baby's head to come out half way while the woman pushes then to stop pushing and let the uterus do the rest of the work.  I told her that sounded horrible, painful, and slow.  I guess that's what the epidural is for... 

All in a day... or two

Stephen and I attempted the impossible yesterday!  We were both feeling so overwhelmed and in need of a trip away to recharge and seek some much needed advice from a good friend so we set off on a spontaneous trip to Dallas that involved driving 5 hours there, spending time with Stephen's mentor, eating at In&Out, IKEA, seeing some friends, and driving home.  All in one day... not exactly relaxing but the trip involved a lot of things we needed to get done and we fully believed we could do it all in one day.  We started off on schedule but by the time we ran into IKEA at 6:55 (closing in 5 minutes) we knew it wasn't going to happen.  The lady came over the microphone over and over saying IKEA IS CLOSED which made me feel like I was in trouble, very stressful.  We decided since we were already there and I didn't have to work today that we would stay the night and come back in the morning.  I am relieved and happy to say that we now have all essential furniture for the nursery.  Crib, dresser/changing table, and bookshelf/storage items, along with some other fun things we couldn't pass up.  I'm really excited to get all the furniture put together and start organizing the few things I already have for our little guy.  Next on the to-do list is painting the other dresser and then work on the bedding (bumper, crib skirt, etc.).  After the weekend, I'm feeling much less anxious about having a baby and starting to accept it and look forward to it.  Mom and I went shopping tonight to look for a glider/rocker for the nursery - no luck yet but we're closer and I'm sure we'll find a great one.  Well, I am really tired from our adventure and have 2 long days of work, laundry, and housework ahead of me before we set off on another trip so I better get to work or get some rest. We will see which one wins.

Moving along

As I sit here on a quiet Friday night, I can't help but think it's nice that things are a bit slower even if for a few minutes.  Stephen is at church for a bible study training that's going on this weekend so it's just a quite evening with some music.  Things have been moving so quickly lately, time if flying by, and I am still not ready for this baby to come! Sometimes I wish I could just hit pause for a little bit.  Here are some updates from week 26 or 27 (I've lost count in the last couple weeks)

• The baby has been moving more lately - it seems that he does flips in my belly all day.  It is such a neat and different feeling unlike anything else.  
• I finally finished painting the nursery last night and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Now I have some major cleaning to do :(   
• Un-baby related - My friend Jenny and I have finally started our candy company "The Silver Tin" and we are starting to get a lot of orders in which is exciting and semi-stressful because we both work full time.  We've talked about this for so long though so I'm really excited to see it take off :)
• I've decided this week that I'm taking the full 12 weeks of maternity leave - I wasn't sure if work would need me back sooner especially since another PT will have a baby during the same time I'm gone but I talked to my supervisor and she was really supportive of me taking all the time I could.  I really love where I work! 
• I'm also toying with the idea and have almost fully decided I'm not going back to work full time - maybe 80% but not sure about the details yet.   
• I've become very concerned about developing rectus diastasis which is common during pregnancy where your abdominals split from weakness and stretching.  Every time I think about it I contract my abs!  

I'm really thankful for my husband, he is a wonderful Godly man who loves me so much.  He works so hard and does such a good job at the church.  I just can't keep this fear out of my head though that after the baby comes there is just going to be too much going on with baby, church, work, life, etc and our relationship will suffer.  I've really been praying about this because I know so many women neglect their husbands after having a baby and I definitely don't want to do that!  There's just so much going on in our life right now that I rarely see Stephen and get to spend good quality time together - I can't imagine adding a baby to it all.  I'm praying to keep balanced - God first, family second, then the other stuff.  

I will try to remember to take a belly pic tomorrow and post some pics of the nursery :)