It snowed!

We got our first flurries of the season yesterday! It was very pretty, especially since it did not stick! It is really cold out. The lows are in the low 20's and the highs in the low to mid 40's. It is supposed to warm up some for Halloween though.

I think my stomach is growing daily! I put on a scrub top yesterday that had been fitting ok, not comfortable, but it worked. Well it was so tight on my stomach I thought the seams were going to rip at any point yesterday. I really wish they would let me wear scrub pants and a long sleeve t-shirt, it would be so much more comfortable and I would not have to spend a ton on bigger scrubs since I don't know if I am going back to work. It is getting harder for me to bend over and pick stuff up these days. I am having to learn new ways to pick whatever I drop in the floor, darn big belly :) My back is starting to hurt too, oh well.

I was reading in some of my books and websites about the babies developement this week and he weighs almost 2 lbs. and is around 14 inches long (head to toe)! He is getting big! This week his eyelids begin to open. I can definitely feel him anytime he is moving now. At work he is pretty still until I get still and then he gets to moving! I love feeling him and especially seeing his little kicks and punches from the outside!

99 days!

We have made it to double digits! It is only about 3 months until we get to meet our little boy!

Dr. Appt.

We just got back from our appointment. It was with a nurse practitioner instead of the regular dr., but I liked her alot better. She was so much more informative and willing to answer any questions we had. I did not like what I saw on the scale, but I guess I had to gain some weight eventually. The babies hr was 144 and he was kicking her the whole time. My uterus is still measuring perfect. I got the flu shot and Aaron has to get it also, but he wants to get flu mist, sissy :) It did not hurt at all. She also told me some other OTC medication for my crazy indigestion, so hopefully that will get better. I think that is it. We have an appointment in four weeks and then it will be every 2 weeks until 36 weeks it will be weekly.

Twins....what

No I am not having twins! I had a dream last night that Aaron and I were at an appointment and they told us we were having twin boys. I asked the dr. why they are just now finding the other baby since I have had 3 ultrasounds already and she told me the other baby must have been hiding! Then I was freaking out because they did not have any clothes that would match each other! I was not worried about only having one crib and one carseat, just about them having matching clothes! I guess that sounds like me! My little man has to be dressed perfectly and if it were 2 they would both have to have perfect clothes!

Henry has been one busy boy! I was home sick yesterday, I think it was REALLY bad acid reflux, and he did not stop moving the whole day and again today he has not stopped moving! He is really active on my off days. I guess he is not being rocked so he is letting me know he is there! Last night I took a bath and he was punching and kicking like crazy. I was about to call Aaron up to see how much he was moving, but then he quit. He wants his Daddy to think he is the perfect little boy that is so well behaved :) He was trying to kick his partner in crime, Abby, in the head last night for laying so close, but he was to low.

We finally found out why all of Abby's toenails have fallen off and are now deformed. She has lupus, an immune mediated disorder. We are going to start her therapy off by switching her food to a high fatty acid base. If this does not work, we will put her on a low dose steriod, and if that does not work, she will be put on a high dose steriod. This will be for the rest of her life. Her toes are sometimes painful to her, but not often, that she shows anyway. We have some pain medication for her bad days. I just want her to feel better :(

We have an appointment this afternoon and I am also doing my glucose test. Hopefully I will pass it! I am afraid of what the scale is going to say when I get on it! Atleast I have not gained much weight so far. I think I can expect to gain about a pound a week now.

Snow already....

It is below freezing this morning, so I was looking at the forecast to see what the next 10 days are going to be like.....yes my friend, snow is in the forecast. This is freaking crazy. I am not ready for snow yet. I was hoping it would hold off until Thanksgiving atleast.

Is this nesting.....

I don't know what has gotten into me this weekend, but I have wanted to clean like crazy. Since I have been pregnant, I have not wanted to do anything on my days off but be lazy. Now I want to relax, but I will think of something to clean and go clean instead! Aaron thinks I have gone crazy, but I like this new burst of energy. I am wondering if my "nesting" phase has started?!? I would be fine with that, and I am sure Aaron would too! I used to be a neat freak, but then it slacked off and I just wanted the house to look clean, not worry about all of the detailed cleaning. I hope it keeps up until I give birth to him and even afterwards. The only bad thing is that I want new furniture for the living room now! Maybe I can talk Aaron into it ;) This place just doesn't feel very homey to me. I know it is my fault, b/c I have not cared what it looked like, but now I do! I am also ready for the holidays b/c it means it is that much closer to meeting Henry, going back to see family for Thanksgiving, and decorating for Christmas, my favorite :)

Update

It has been a while since I have updated everyone. I have had alot going on, so this may get long!

I was in Tennessee the week of the Sept. 29th because my grandfather passed away. It has been very hard for me because he was like my father growing up since my dad passed away before I was 1. He was one of the strongest men I have ever known. I wish I could have seen him one last time, but I am glad that he is no longer suffering. He had been doing pretty good, he beat cancer and never told you he was feeling bad. He was more frustrated that he couldn't do the things he used to be able to, but he always said he was going back to work, yes even at 76! I will miss him and wish that he was here to meet Henry, but he was about to have to live a life that I would wish upon no one. He knew that Henry was on his way and that his name was going to be Henry, so that is what we have decided to stick with as the baby's name. We still have not decided on his middle name, but we have names we like.

We had a shower last Sunday. We got ALOT of things for the baby, which I am very grateful for! We were going through every thing today putting it away, and this little boy is already SO spoiled! He has enough clothes for the first year of his life, plus some. I will have to change his clothes several times a day just so he can wear all of it! I think he has more clothes than me and Aaron combined! Aaron said we are no longer allowed to buy any clothes! We also don't need anymore blankets or socks. We have like 50 pair of socks. The only big thing we are still wanting is a swing, but we have enough in gift cards to buy one. We bought the travel system today. The car seat is the top ranked for safety. The last thing we need are diapers. We don't have any, since we are using cloth. Everyone back home thinks I am crazy for using cloth diapers, but they don't know how far they have come. Also, I don't want the diapers in the land field for years and years or my little boys bottom to be exposed to all of those chemicals.

I think that is it for now. My next appt. is on the 24th and I have my glucose test that day. My belly is growing, ALOT! I think that is the only place I have gained weight, so far. He kicks and punches ALL the time.