32 WEEK DOCTOR APPOINTMENT

We had our 32 week doctor appointment today! The sex of the baby was definitely confirmed. For the first time I could actually see what she was talking about instead of just taking her word for it! I was hoping I would be released to go back to work on Monday, but that is not going to happen just yet. She said we are going to have to wait until my next visit on December 10th and re-evaluate. I need to take it a little easier than I have been. The babies heart rate was SO strong and loud! Right at 138 bmp. I also measured right on at 32 weeks. Everything seems to be going great except my having contractions and starting to thin out. Hopefully I will be able to return to work on Dec 11th! We got some great pictures of Baby B's feet today THEY ARE HUGE! So adorable! I can't wait to hug and kiss them! We have decided we are going to deliver at Bryan LGH. I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We are sure giving thanks at our house that baby B has remainded in my belly this long! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

BABY SHOWER-31 weeks!

Me & Krystal

Me trying to explain that my belly "is not THAT big..." during
the guess the size of mom's belly game

My sister Emily and Me

Gabe giving his best belly shot!

The love of my life Gabe!

Me and my old roommate Emily!

Gabe insisted we show the frontal view of how big the belly actually is!

31 weeks

We had a baby shower on Saturday. It was SOOO much fun for me to see all of our friends! I had a had a great time and I am pretty sure Baby B did too because the baby didn't stop wiggling the whole day or night! We announced the sex of the baby to our anxious friends! We have one more baby shower to go until we can post the sex of the baby for everyone to see! I actually slipped up at the shower and used a gender specific word so i let the cat out of the bag a few minutes before I had planned! OPPS! We got some great stuff! It seems like everything is getting more and more real with each shower! Gabe and I just sat down after the shower last night and it seemed like it hit us both at the same time that we are going to have a child in 8-9 weeks. What a wonderful blessing! we really want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts that attended the shower. It meant more to us than you know to be surrounded by friends! I really want to thank the girls who helped with food and my sister for throwing the shower. It was a blast! After the shower everyone hung around and we played some cards and had some laughs... apparently the assembly of a diaper genie looks easier than it really is! HA! I posted a bunch of pictures from the shower! I also had to post Gabe's impersonation of my belly pics. So cute! Thanks again! Love you all!

HICCUPS!

Hey all! Finally we are into the single digit week countdown. I am still on bed rest, but making the best of it. I am really ready to go back to work. I should find out on our next doctor appointment whether I will be able to return to work or if it will be prolonged until Christmas Day (36 weeks). The past few weeks have been filled with some ups and downs. I have noticed serious mood swings and have been a little more emotional. I think it is partly because of the pregnancy and partly from being cut off from everyone for 10 weeks. Bed rest can really start to take a toll. We have a baby shower tomorrow and am so excited to see all of my friends! We will be announcing the sex to them. It has been such a blast listening to every ones predictions...only time will tell! I can't believe we haev been able to hold the secret in for so long! The past few weeks has also had many high points. The baby is hiccuping like CRAZY! I thought it was cute at first, but after the first few hours I just felt bad. Poor baby! They lasted off and on all of yesterday morning. I have had trouble sleeping because Baby B is such a maniac as soon as I lay down. However, I am blessed that the baby can give me those little (HUGE) kicks and let me know it is doing alright. I will post some pictures after the shower tomorrow.

**We also have a close family friend in the hospital battling cancer and some heart problems so please keep him and his family in your prayers.

UPDATED BELLY PIC

Almost 30 weeks

I decided it was time for some updated belly pictures! The baby is definitely making use of my entire belly these days! I can feel him/her under my ribs a lot of the time. My skin feels like it can't possibly stretch any bigger, but I know it will continue to grow and grow over the next 10 weeks! I have started to feel a little sluggish again, but overall I am still feeling great. I have a doctor appointment on Thursday. I am anxious to see what she has to say about the size of Baby B and the effectiveness of bed rest. I had a moment of reality setting in last night when i realized we have just over 9 weeks until the baby arrives. I was suddenly thinking about all the things that need done before Baby B enters the world... Perhaps I should remind myself that if all goes as planned, I still have over 2 months to accomplish everything :) Daddy (Gabe) is also starting to get very anxious! From this point on the baby will be gaining 1/2 pound a week! Grow baby Grow!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who pitched in to get us our stroller and car seat, especially my sister Emily for organizing everything. It arrived today. I LOVE IT! I can't wait for Gabe to see it, I know he is going to love it as much as I do! I assembled it all by myself! (Ok, it wasn't hard, but still I feel a sense of accomplishment!) Having our stroller and car seal makes it seem so real! I feel like Baby B's birthday is so close and yet, still so far away! I just wanted to post a few pictures of the travel system. I tested out my mommy skills by strapping the teddy bear in the seat. It really made my day to have a package arrive so soon. I didn't think we would see it for several more weeks. I am feeling much more prepared now! Everything else has been going pretty well. I am anxious for my next doctor visit on November 13th to see how the baby is doing and hopefully get the ok to return to work on Dec 1st! I have been having a lot less contractions in the past few weeks, which is very encouraging! I feel great other than the normal third trimester tiredness and shortness of breath. Morning sickness has also been plaging me a little, but it is nothing like the first trimester. We are just getting so anxious to meet our new addition...Is it January yet???

THIRD TRIMESTER...LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!

The "Little Stinker" Elijah and Me

The roundness of the 8-ball-hard to capture on film

7 months prego Halloween costume- An 8-ball

Oh third trimester...I can't believe we are already here! My belly has been growing like crazy! Morning sickness has also decided to show it's ugly head again. It is NOTHING like I had in the first trimester, but still not fun. Other than that I am feeling pretty good! We weren't able to do much for Halloween because of being on bed rest, but we still entertained ourselves. We just ordered some pizza and handed out candy to all the adorable kiddos! We don't get many kids at our house, so we went to Gabe's parents. My favorite trick or treater was my God son Elijah! He was a skunk..."little stinker!" He was the cutest skunk ever! I dressed up as ab 8-ball. It was hard to capture in any pictures, but the 8 on my tummy was really round. It was comfy and I still felt like I was in the Halloween spirit, so it worked. :) Here are a few pictures!