The nursery is painted! Finally!

After almost 2 weeks of work, this room is completely painted! Thanks to help from my friend Kendra, my sister-in-law Stacy, and my wonderful and patient husband, Tommy, we got this thing knocked out. It was one thing after another with this, but the result was totally worth it, we think!

Here are some before pics:


Of course we painted the spare bedroom a light blue about 2 years ago...





My friend Kendra and her son Reece helped us paint!



My sister-in-law Stacy cutting in the top of the wall... she did an awesome job!



The room is now pink!



Tommy got in on the action of painting those stripes... fun!






Done!





Now we just need to fill it with stuff! My first shower is this Sunday, Nov. 1. This is the family shower, so everyone from Sioux Falls, SD to Grand Island, NE will be coming in. Should be a blast... can't wait!

I passed!

Glucose results are in, and I passed! Anywhere from 80 to 120ml are normal values, and I came in at 96. They also checked for anemia (iron deficiancy) and that came back normal too. :)

Glucose Test

I go in for my glucose test in about a half hour... YAY! (rolling my eyes) This is to test for gestational diabetes. I have to drink this fabulous orange sugary drink within 5 min, then go in for a blood test 1 hour after I finish the drink to see how my body handles the sugar. If the numbers come back high, then I might have gestational diabetes, and I have to go in for more testing. If it's in the normal range, then I am good to go!! So we will see what happens!

On other notes, still not done with the nursery... grrrrrrrr. Got all the stripes painted, just need the border to go up. I might have a friend come over and help, as I know Tommy will be SLAMMED busy this week with work. Then I will finally post some pictures! I think it will turn out cute!

OK, gotta go get my drink... I'll update later! Wish me luck!

Ultrasound

We had our high risk OB appt. this morning. I have to see him every once in awhile because I'm old..... :) 35 and older get to go see him. But he's awesome, so no biggie!

We got to see our baby girl again (yep, she's still a girl!) and all looks good! They scanned her whole body, head down to her feet, and measured everything. She is approx. 14" long and weighs 2lbs. 4oz! Dr. Bonebrake said she's a good sized kid, but still in the normal range (70th percentile for growth!)

He still sees no markers, or anything that would say anything was wrong with her. He said structurally she looks good. There is always that slight risk of something happening since my 1st trimester screening for spina bifida came back abnormal, but he double checked the spinal column and said it looks good, and he can rule out about 95-97% of spina bifida. Whew!

I do have pictures, but they weren't very good becuase she kept moving, and her arms and hands were right in front of her face! We got another really good foot picture, but that's about it, so I won't post that... looks just the same as it did last time! :)

I do have to go back to see him in 6 weeks to check for her growth, and if everything looks good, then I shouldn't have to go see him again. In the mean time, I need get by next Monday, that's when I have my glucose testing for diabetes! Ugh!:)

25 week OB appt.

Went in this morning for my regular OB appt. My blood pressure was up a little bit (134/84), but no protien in my urine (good thing). We listened to the heartbeat again, she said it was in the 150's and sounded perfect! Then she measured me.... she kinda laughed and said she was curious as to how big this kid is! I asked her what I was measuring at... 29 weeks! Whoa! A whole month ahead of schedule?! But she said it doesn't mean it's all baby, so nothing to worry about. I have my high risk Dr. appt. next Monday, so she said make sure to get measurments! :)

I also got my "Glucola" for my next appt. in 2 weeks. This is the lovely sugary orange flavored drink I have to drink 1 hour before I go in for my appt. This is to test for gestational diabetes by drawing blood. If I pass, I'm good to go, if not, they want to repeat the 1 hr. test, and then possibly a 3 hr. test... ugh. So let's just pray I pass the first time and everything is OK!

25 weeks

I'm at the 6 month + mark and couldn't be happier! Things are going great, no big issues at all. She has benn moving around like CRAZY the past several weeks, in fact, she's kicking me right now! It's the most amazing feeling I have ever experienced. Just to know she's really in there just makes me realize how lucky we are. Here are the latest stats!

How Far Along? 25 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? +13 lbs. Right on target.

Maternity Clothes: Oh, heck yeah... now I can finally get into the sweaters and long sleeved shirts Kendra gave me... it's cold here!

Sleep? For the most part, good! Ever since my chiro appt, I have slept really good... sometimes not even waking to pee!

Best Moment of the Week? When Tommy was finally home and was able to feel her kick for the first time.

Movement- I think we have a boxer

Food Craving- French dip sandwiches (???)

Food aversions- Nope

Morning sickness?- Nope

Gender- Still a girl!

Labor Signs- Nope

Belly Button- Still an innie

What I miss- having a glass of wine with dinner and my pre-pregnancy jeans

What I'm looking forward to- My next Dr's appt which is Monday, Oct. 12!

Weekly Wisdom- Don't overeat... you are so bloated and the pressure on your belly sucks!

Milestones- Getting to 25 weeks with no complications!

We're registered!

We registered last night for our 3 baby showers, and all I can say is..... WHEW! I was absolutly exhausted by the time we got home... 3 hours of registering will wipe a pregnant girl out! :)

We first went to Babies R Us and did most of the "big" items there... crib, furniture, carseats, highchair, etc. That was pretty fun. Plus they give you a gift bag full of samples and coupons! After that we were starving, so we went to Jason's Deli for some food... and it tasted so GOOD! Across the parking lot from there was Target, so we got all signed up in there... this is where we did a lot of "little" stuff... bottles, pacifiers, diapers, bibs, etc. It was fun, we had almost 80 items at Target before it was all said and done!

Tommy had the gun in both stores, and let's just say, he had FUN! At Target, I had to leave him to check out stuff in other aisles, and I heard the gun beeping, so God knows what all he was scanning... he was going crazy! A woman walked by us and commented, "Looks like he's having a good time!"

Our first shower invites were sent out yesterday, so that's why we needed to get this done. And as fun and overwhelming it is, I'm glad it's done! There is so much stuff that babies need!

I'm HERE!!!

Hi all! I am sooo sorry I havne't been around lately, I have been so busy with work, home and life in general! But I'll update quickly here so you know I'm still alive :)

As you see in my last post, our bedding arived for the nursery. Yay! My SIL Stacy and friend Kendra were going to help me paint the nursery last weekend... that didn't happen. I wasn't feeling great, Stacy had bronchitus, so we decided to try the painting party the weekend of Oct. 16, 17 and 18. I will certainly post pictures when we're done!!

Bigg Dogg, our lawn, landscaping and snow removal business, has been in full fall swing! Tommy has been swamped with aerating jobs and tree trimmings. I have been working furiously to get a mass mailing out to cutstomes to get ready for snow business! Snow removal is good money and we are hoping it will be a good winter for it! Heck, they are calling for snow this weekend! :) :)

I have been working with my friends and family to get showers all arranged, and they are now all set! I have having 3 baby showers! One for family (Nov. 1), one for work (Nov. 8), and one for friends (Nov. 15). I am so excited.. the only thing is um... we need to register THIS WEEK!!! Invites are going out tomorrow for the first shower! Everything is happening so fast!!!! :) We are going to register at Target and Babies R Us.

What else... that's really about it. Sorry I havn't been keeping up with my blog. I will try and be better about it! Here is a picture of me taken right now with my cell phone.. I'm 24 weeks and 5 days!...