28 weeks and 5 days

Well, the last two weeks have been crazy. We have had a lot happening in our life and some of it was not happy but some was happy.

First, the not so happy. We had to go home for a few days. Brian's mom was put into Intensive Care and we just could not let her stay in the hospital all by herself during a really tough time (since Brian's dad also was in the hospital after suffering from a small stroke). It was tough to make the long drive back to Ohio, but in the end we are really glad we went. It was great seeing Brian's mom's face light up when she saw us walk into her room. It was even better when she got to feel the baby kick. I really think that seeing my round belly helped Brian's mom get through several procedures to move out of the Intensive Care Unit.

Now, a happy thing that happened was that I had a doctor's appointment. Well, that wasn't fun since I had to get some blood work as part of the 28 week exam. The blood work was to test several things such as gestational diabetes. The good thing was that the baby and I are doing well. The blood work came back pretty good. I am just a bit low in iron, but I can take a simple iron supplement. I also have an infection but the doctor feels that is typical and can be treated with antibiotics. Other than that, the doctor is very pleased with how my pregnancy is going.

Lastly, we celebrated Thanksgiving in Indy. It was just the three of us. We made a 12 pound turkey. It was very yummy. We want leftovers so that we can make some soups to freeze and stock up on leftovers for when the baby comes and we don't have time to make meals. Below are the pictures of us with our spread and us with our turkey. I am very proud of my turkey prep skills because it was yummy!! Also, Brian always looks cute carving the turkey!!

26 weeks and 3 days

I am feeling happy. I am looking forward to welcoming Baby Girl. We are no where near being ready for her...don't have a house yet, so no nursery. But, we are close to picking a house. We have a meeting this week with a mortgage advisor, so that will help us pick a house. I am just happy and trying to relax and take it easy.

Well, take it easy is the official medical advise that I have been getting. I had a little scare over the weekend. I was feeling some discomfort along my pelvic area, so I called the on-call doctor and she told me to go to the hospital. I didn't have to go to the ER, I went directly to the maternity wing...Labor and Delivery. Everything is normal, they just said that I need to take it easy and get a maternity support belt...or as my friend calls it a Belly Bra! :)

I am actually glad that I went to the hospital. It was nice to see the layout of the wing and get my registration form submitted. So one thing I don't have to worry about when the big day comes. Also, it was nice to get to listen to the baby's heartbeat. She was really active and moving a lot so it was fun to feel the kicks and also hear them on the monitor too. But, of course I don't want to have to be in the hospital before February!! So the plan for the rest of the time is take it easy! I have never been a good sick person...and get the needed rest...so it has been hard being a healthy pregnant hardworking woman.

25 weeks and 2 days

Woohoo 25 weeks celebration was a spooookie one! Ha ha! I had a lot of fun getting ready for Halloween. As you can see I made a jack-o-lantern tee shirt. I also got a really nice cardigan sweater from Juan. Brian said it makes me look like I am a bat...hence the reason for the bat woman pose...I guess you can actually say that I was the "Great Pumpkin"

This week was a really nice week. Mami and Papi came to Indy and they got to feel the baby kick. It was nice seeing their big bright smiles when they felt the little thumps. They are just the happiest Abuelos!!

I also had my doctors appointment. She said that everything seems great and normal. We got to hear the baby's heart beat again. It was healthy, in the 150s. She did say that my belly measurement is about a week behind but that is nothing to worry about. Again, I'm eating well and often. I have been going back to waking up in the middle of the night hungry. This time not only do I wake up to a grumbling stomach, I wake up to the baby kicking like crazy. But, it makes me laugh when all is said and done. And it makes me relax too, because I look at the kicks as her way of telling me that she is doing well.

24 weeks and 4 days

Nothing much was going on for the last week and a half. Well, the only thing was that I had to work every single day...I thought that when you work parttime you're supposed to work a couple days then get a couple days off then work a couple days. Nope, not at my store. Interesting how a coworker told me today that I look like I have more color in my face. He asked what I did different and I told him I got some sleep and well needed rest!!

It is amazing how much difference I feel between just two weeks. I don't know if it is just that I had to work a lot or if it is just that I am getting closer to the end of my pregnancy. No matter what, my energy level is starting to deplete quickly.

23 weeks and 2 days

So it is Autumn!! I love fall time, because of all the wonderful food ideas you can come up with. We finally took the advice of my doctor and did something fun and relaxing. We decided to take a little drive this weekend to an orchard. We had fun eating our caramel apples and walking around the orchard finding a nice spot to take a picture. Brian said that the pictures make me look like a very big fruit!

I am looking forward to making some yummy apple pies with all the apples we bought. Now my apple pie is not my mom's recipe, but it is pretty darn close to her yummy goodness. Oh yummy! I am really glad about this pregnancy thing, because I don't feel guilty thinking of all the tasty desserts and trying to pick one to make. At some point, I think I will just make all my great ideas. At least, I will be good and spread them apart from each other.

This week, Brian finally got to feel the baby kick again. He has been trying to feel the baby move almost every day now. And finally, while watching football, he got to feel her kick. We had just finished eating dinner and I was relaxing while Brian cleaned up the kitchen. I could feel her once or twice and then Brian sat down and I told him to put his hand on my belly. He was a little skeptical, but I told him to have patience and then boom...she kicked pretty hard too. He got all happy and smiled and she kicked again. He laughed a little and then she kicked again.

It was really nice seeing his face light up with joy. He is going to be such a great dad. He already is great!

22 weeks and 4 days

Oh things are so getting real. My belly just keeps getting bigger and bigger. At times, I have a little woddle (limp). My back will go out for a brief second and then I am fine...I think that the baby might be having fun with my nerve.

No matter what I am enjoying myself...well my baby girl actually. She is still small enough to have enough room in my belly to move, so I feel her moving pretty good. Actually, this was two weeks in a row where she has gotten really active at church.

Of course, Brian gets a little down because when he puts his hand on my belly she tends to stop moving. I keep reminding him that she is still small and that soon enough he will be able to start seeing my belly move because she moves her arm or foot across my belly.

No matter what, we are just so excited and looking forward to seeing our baby girl and picking a name for her. Yeah, she still doesn't have a name and won't have one until we see her.

One of the real exciting things we did was start planning for Christmas. We are so excited about the baby that we had a photo shoot so we could make photo Christmas cards. The photos of this week are actually some of the photos we took.

21 weeks and 2 days

So again, I am still on my baby high!! It is so great knowing what we are going to have. It is fun talking about the baby now that we know we can say "she" or "her." One thing that sort of was a shock to me though was how much I have grown already!! My picture is from the wedding we went to this weekend. Friday night, it hit me that I didn't have anything to wear, literally!! On Saturday morning, I tried on my usual wedding outfits and they didn't fit. Brian reminded me that his sister gave me some clothes and that is how I ended up wearing the black jumper. Now, my problem was what shirt to wear. I really wanted to wear purple, so I put the blouse on. Good thing that I was wearing a jumper over it, because I could not button the shirt over my belly. Then I struggled with what shoes to where and if we would have gotten a full head to toe picture you would see a pregnant women wearing "hooker boots" or as the older generation would call them "Go Go boots!" Needless to say, it's time for me to do some shopping.

I didn't find much for me to wear, but I did find Peanut something to wear. This is a 4 in 1 outfit that we found yesterday at the store. We know that we will get a lot of clothes as gifts, but we really wanted to pick out the "homecoming outfit." If you are wondering, the little hat is a bear and on the feet are little bears. I just love this outfit and we had to get it...yeah I cried when I saw it!!

This isn't the only thing that Peanut got this weekend. My friend Diedra was staying over and like the crazy friend that I have, Diedra went to Old Navy and bought several outfits. As, my wonderful husband put it, "This is all getting so real!"

By the way, Brian is really excited about having a little girl. He may not show it, but deep down he is bubbling with happiness. Well, I am feeling Peanut kick which could be a sign that she is getting hungry...again...I have been eating every 2 hours...and today seems like a really hungry day!!