Weeks 28, 29, 30, & 31

Let's see what we have been up to the past few weeks!

28 Weeks:

It was really nice this week; Jeff was on vacation and we were able to get started on the nursery! We moved all of my craft room stuff into what used to be the spare bedroom, and decided the bigger bedroom would be better for the baby to have. We went to Lowe's and chose our paint color. I knew I wanted White and Grey on the walls, so we decided to do the bottom half of the wall in grey, and the top half in white, with a white chair rail in between. Once we got all the supplies, I went and taped all of the base boards and door jams with the painters tape. The next day, Jeff got started painting the white portion. I helped paint the edges (yes, the windows were open and the fan was on!). Once that was dry, we taped off were we wanted the chair rail to go (pain in the BUTT because we didn't have a level, but it turned out perfect). Then Jeff painted the grey. It made such a difference! We love the colors!!

I did a lot of sewing this week and made a set of burp cloths for a customer in North Carolina! I also made my very first diaper cover/bloomer with an "h" for Hudson! :) I was proud. It didn't come out perfect, but it is still very cute!

Jeff was so excited to set up the crib, even though the chair rail wasn't up yet, so he went ahead and put it all together. It is BEAUTIFUL and looks PERFECT with the colors we chose.

Updates on the baby- he is definitely growing and doing great at his NSTs and AFIs! We are so blessed!



29 Weeks:

This week Jeff was also off on vacation, which was sooo nice. We got a new slab of cement poured in the back yard and we went and picked up a bunch of flowers to plant. We also went to the nursery and picked out a Japanese Maple to plant in memory of Hayden <3 It looks amazing. I can't wait to watch it grow each year.

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My Aunt Trish came out from New Mexico this week for a visit and it was so great to see her! She left before the shower, but I got to go to coffee and dinner with her, moms, and Nana, and that was really fun! It was so nice to be able to visit.

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Jeff and I went to Lowe's this week and bought all of the materials for the chair rail. I was really nervous that he planed to do it all himself, but I was so shocked on how perfect it turned out!!! The dresser also came in, so the room is really starting to come together. I know putting all of this together has made him more excited about the baby because he gets really excited when he talks about it :)

I bought all of the detergent to start washing my cloth diapers and baby cloths I currently have this week...LOTS of laundry and the shower hasn't even happened!


30 Weeks:

Current craving-- Chicken Salad sandwiches!!!! YUM!

Baby boy is doing terrific! He has passed all of the NSTs and AFIs, even though they may take longer than they should because he moves around like an acrobat CONSTANTLY! But I love it. Feeling him move is so reassuring and I am absolutely in love with it!

This week and a little bit last week I have started getting some really bad pelvic pain when I go from standing to sitting or laying to standing or sitting....like....really bad. Hooray for the home stretch lol!

This week we had an ultrasound at Dr. Helm. Nana was able to go with us, which was really special! I was so happy, the tech was nice enough to switch to 3-D for a little bit!! He is so cute! I think he looks like me! :)

This Saturday is the Baby Shower! My mom comes into town Thursday and I am soooo excited! Nana and I picked up some Duck Dynasty shirts for us to wear while we run our errands since we are all huge Duck Dynasty fans, and I bought us some Mason Jar cups and made Sweet Tea! It was really fun!

I ordered special necklaces from Origami Owl for my mom and Nana for their thank you gifts. they LOVED them.

The shower was...how do I put this....AMAZING. This little boy is so loved....it was such a special day. I can't thank everyone enough for being there.

31 Weeks:

This week I am feeling reeeealllly like I am running out of room and we still have about 6 weeks left lol.

This little boy is trying to get comfortable in there and so am I, especially at night! I am on Spring Break this week, so my project is putting the billions of gifts away, finishing his laundry, and packing our bags for the hospital! I can't believe how quickly this pregnancy is going!!

I have an NST and AFI today, so we will see how our little one is doing :)

Last night I washed and put together the carseat cover :) And I attempted to start organizing the loot lol...

Overall, I have just been tired for the most part, but other than that and the pelvic pain, I am doing really good :)

My last day of work is April 17th, so that will be really nice to just be able to focus on getting the baby here!

Until Next Time!!

Weeks 26 & 27

The last couple weeks have been so crazy busy!!! I hope I can remember everything I need to update on...I just literally haven't even had a minute to sit and write! Okay, here it goes:

Week 26:

This week started out fairly uneventful, but as the weekend neared, things got a bit more crazy. Wednesday, I found an awesome deal on the diaper bag I registered for, so I went ahead and bought it, new with tags in perfect condition, for only $89.00!

Thanks eBay! Friday night, after work, Jeff had me meet him at Michelangelos for dinner. He and his friends were there celebrating the AFE inspection being over, so I stuck it out and hung out til 10:00pm while they had a good time. When we got home, I went to the restroom and to my horror, saw some spotting on the toilet paper. It wasn't a whole lot, but even the tiniest of amounts freaks me out. I called the on-call Doctor and they told me to head to the emergency room. It was really frustrating because Jeff was intoxicated, I had to drive myself, and he was stressing me out. He insisted on going, only to be of no assistance, but it is what it is!

We got to emergency and they quickly got us checked in and back to L&D. They hooked me up to the monitor, where Hudson's heartbeat was immediately pounding away which was reassuring.

It was really strange because they never checked my cervix or anything. They left me on the monitor for quite a while and Hudson did NOT like it! He was literally kicking the monitor off! LOL....Meanwhile, I began contracting. Nothing big or painful, but definitely present and enough to give me a shot of Terbutaline to stop them. After the shot, the contractions stopped and they sent us home around 3:30am. The rest of the weekend was unfortunately busy; I had to get up the next morning and supervise at a cheer competition on about hours of sleep and I had a ton of homework :( Sunday, Jeff and I cleaned up around the house and we got a phone call that our crib was ready for pick-up at Babies-R-Us which was exciting! Luckily, no more contractions or spotting!

Week 27:
Monday was my Glucose Intolerance test at 7:30am. I am so thankful I didn't get sick this time around! The bad thing is, when I was there, I went to the bathroom, and had some more spotting on the toilet paper like I did Friday. My doctors' office is right next to the Quest lab I went to, so right after my test I went to my doctors office to get checked. They took me right in, and even though Dr. Dave wasn't there, Dr. Lopez who is Cathleen's doctor, saw me with no problem. He checked me and noticed that my cervix was irritated and ran a test, kind of like a Pap Smear. Turns out the spotting was being caused by a minor infection, so he prescribed some medication that I took the rest of the week to clear it up. Thank God it was nothing big!

I also started my NSTs and AFI's at the hospital this week. I will be going to them every Tuesday and Friday. I went to my first one on Tuesday. The AFI check was really quick, but neat because I get to see the baby on an ultrasound and make sure he is doing wonderfully! It only took about 10 minutes which was really nice. The NST on the other hand.....ugh. My appointment was at 1:00pm...I didn't get called back until 4:30! After that, they hooked me up to the monitor, and I started contracting, of course...so what should take 30-45 minutes, took a total of 7 hours because I didn't get home until 7:30pm! They had to give me another shot of Terb (as the nurses call it) to stop the contractions, and once they were under control, sent me home. This boy! lol! It will all be worth it of course.

Before my NST on Friday, I had a regular appointment with Dr. Dave. He said I passed my glucose test, Yippe!! He also said his wife is due the day before me with a boy as well, which he totally didn't say anything until now!! He even said that Hudson is on their name list lol! He seems excited! I am just glad I am being induced early so hopefully he will be there to deliver baby boy! I have started my every two week appointments, so I go back on March 13th!

My NST appt on Friday I waited 2 hours before being seen, which wasn't as bad as Tuesday, but still took a while. The good thing is I was able to pre-register and get that out of the way! No contractions during this NST and I was able to make it back to work this time! Wednesday, I had Bunco, which I did a Vegas theme and it was super fun! Kinda came at a stressful point in the week though. Yesterday, Jeff and I went and picked up the crib and went to lunch which was fun! Today we are just lounging.

I can't believe I have already reached the 28 week mark as of tomorrow....SO crazy. Time is flying!!