32 Weeks!!
Carrie, Melody and Colleen with myself and The Bump!
The Girls!!
Happy Matt after a couple drinks :)
Our cute stroller..cherry blossoms!!
Mindy The Morkie!
Bah Humbug Daisy :)32 Weeks and completely breathless! This is breathless in a completely different light...Boy is it getting harder physically to maneuver myself around and run those marathons I'm SO accustomed to :) hehehe The "Prepared Childbirth" classes Matt and I are taking have taught us many little tidbits that my books had not explained in detail...such as your anatomical structure prior to pregnancy, and what it looks like now!! With my uterus pressing up into my diaphragm it is getting much harder each day to breathe and sleeping has just flown right out of the window! My body seems to be adjusting...my mood in the morning, not so much...but I'll get used to it. Right??!!!?? Each day I wake up exhausted and almost pass out from blow drying the horse mane I've grown during my pregnancy...then she kicks...and I immediately am thankful for those sleepless nights and the heavy breathing Matt is getting accustomed to, but still chuckles at :)
By now, she weighs about 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in my uterus. I'm gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to her! In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up...hopefully she'll be a bit more conservative on the plumping for my sake!
This last week has been so wonderful, and we've had some amazing surprises! Matt and I had an Infant CPR class we decided to attend with our friends Annie & Eric Nicksick. They are due January 11, 2008. We called them early Friday afternoon to check in before the class and to see if they'd like to go to dinner before or after the class. Annie's response was "we may not make it to class, I'm having contractions 5 minutes apart" Whoa!! Seriously??!! I actually got butterflies like I did when I found out my friend Alison was being induced since these are the two women I have been able to share my pregnancy with the entire time. If Annie is going into labor....that means....WE'RE NEXT!!! We attended our CPR class...of course Matt made me giggle for half the class as he compared the dumby infant feet to mine, fat and chubby...but we passed and it was very calming to know we are able to perform CPR in the unlikely instance that it might be needed.
As we left class, I called Eric to check on Annie and he said "come to the 2nd floor of the hospital...we're here and we're going to have a baby!" After a quick bite to eat ( a pregnant girl's gotta eat), we rushed upstairs and after about a 10 minute wait they came and fetched us from the lobby to introduce us to their little girl!! Makenna Nicole Nicksick, 6 lbs 8 ounces and 20.25 inches long. She is beautiful with strawberry blond hair and perfect little rosebud lips. Eric is my oldest friend, we met when we were 9 yrs old, and it was so awesome to be able to share such a special moment with them. I loved watching Eric and Matt oooing and awwwing over little Makenna. Since she was 3 weeks early, her lungs have a bit more developing to do, but she is doing much better. Congratulations Mommy and Daddy Nicksick!
Being in the last stretch of pregnancy, your body just starts to feel more and more unattractive because you feel so awkward. Getting dressed is a little depressing in the morning because at this point I am growing OUT of my maternity clothes and in a couple weeks I feel like I'll be wearing Matt's sweatsuits to work! We were invited to our friend Ryan Pulliam's Annual Christmas party and it was so nice to get dressed up and go out with my husband. He looked so handsome and we had a great time. Of course, attending Christmas parties pregnant means a bedtime of 11:30pm still but hey, it was a blast and Ryan has everyone bring a unwrapped gift for Toys For Tots so it was a great night!
Matt and I have begun putting together all of the major items in the nursery such as the stroller and trying to figure out how the car seats work! Thankfully, the hospital will install our car seat base for us so we make sure it is done correctly. Her stroller is adorable in person, we love the cherry blossom print and we keep taking it for test drives around the house. A couple of the guys were over today for Sunday football and of course I had to bring it out and they test drove it too! Matt's Mom brought over her new little puppy, Mindy the Morkie (maltese/miniature yorkie mix) and she is as big as one of the wheels of the stroller!! So cute, but our little princess Daisy was not very happy about another baby in the house, hopefully she won't be pouting every day after the The Bump arrives. I can already tell we'll have too many spoiled girls in the house in no time at all :)
By now, she weighs about 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in my uterus. I'm gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to her! In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up...hopefully she'll be a bit more conservative on the plumping for my sake!
This last week has been so wonderful, and we've had some amazing surprises! Matt and I had an Infant CPR class we decided to attend with our friends Annie & Eric Nicksick. They are due January 11, 2008. We called them early Friday afternoon to check in before the class and to see if they'd like to go to dinner before or after the class. Annie's response was "we may not make it to class, I'm having contractions 5 minutes apart" Whoa!! Seriously??!! I actually got butterflies like I did when I found out my friend Alison was being induced since these are the two women I have been able to share my pregnancy with the entire time. If Annie is going into labor....that means....WE'RE NEXT!!! We attended our CPR class...of course Matt made me giggle for half the class as he compared the dumby infant feet to mine, fat and chubby...but we passed and it was very calming to know we are able to perform CPR in the unlikely instance that it might be needed.
As we left class, I called Eric to check on Annie and he said "come to the 2nd floor of the hospital...we're here and we're going to have a baby!" After a quick bite to eat ( a pregnant girl's gotta eat), we rushed upstairs and after about a 10 minute wait they came and fetched us from the lobby to introduce us to their little girl!! Makenna Nicole Nicksick, 6 lbs 8 ounces and 20.25 inches long. She is beautiful with strawberry blond hair and perfect little rosebud lips. Eric is my oldest friend, we met when we were 9 yrs old, and it was so awesome to be able to share such a special moment with them. I loved watching Eric and Matt oooing and awwwing over little Makenna. Since she was 3 weeks early, her lungs have a bit more developing to do, but she is doing much better. Congratulations Mommy and Daddy Nicksick!
Being in the last stretch of pregnancy, your body just starts to feel more and more unattractive because you feel so awkward. Getting dressed is a little depressing in the morning because at this point I am growing OUT of my maternity clothes and in a couple weeks I feel like I'll be wearing Matt's sweatsuits to work! We were invited to our friend Ryan Pulliam's Annual Christmas party and it was so nice to get dressed up and go out with my husband. He looked so handsome and we had a great time. Of course, attending Christmas parties pregnant means a bedtime of 11:30pm still but hey, it was a blast and Ryan has everyone bring a unwrapped gift for Toys For Tots so it was a great night!
Matt and I have begun putting together all of the major items in the nursery such as the stroller and trying to figure out how the car seats work! Thankfully, the hospital will install our car seat base for us so we make sure it is done correctly. Her stroller is adorable in person, we love the cherry blossom print and we keep taking it for test drives around the house. A couple of the guys were over today for Sunday football and of course I had to bring it out and they test drove it too! Matt's Mom brought over her new little puppy, Mindy the Morkie (maltese/miniature yorkie mix) and she is as big as one of the wheels of the stroller!! So cute, but our little princess Daisy was not very happy about another baby in the house, hopefully she won't be pouting every day after the The Bump arrives. I can already tell we'll have too many spoiled girls in the house in no time at all :)
My favorite holiday, Christmas, is just around the corner and this month is just flying by! Loving the comfy clothes ( oversized sweaters are so in right now)...more Christmas shopping ( of course I haven't finished yet)...New Year's ( yum sparkling cider)) and then Baby!! What a happy season to enjoy the last months of my pregnancy!
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