The Beginnings of a Nursery!

Obviously we are not done and things are still cluttery and all the over the place, but I wanted to post some pictures of what I got accomplished Sunday! The black doors/drawers/shelves unit is what Derek made - from scratch - for $200! I think it turned out awesome!!! He still needs to add the little magnet latches to the doors, but other than that it is complete.

Week 31

I haven't posted lately because I have been so busy with finals and paper-writing since Thanksgiving, but I graduated on Friday...woohoo!!! Things are still good, just growing and getting a little uncomfortable since she likes to press into my lungs and bladder from both ends. I officially have permanent cankles and I can't stand/walk for long periods of time anymore without my back killing me. We are getting her room together and will post pics soon! Here's a picture of the growing belly from Friday night at our graduation dinner. See everyone at Christmas!

Week 29

Last week was packed full of Thanksgiving and an awesome baby shower so I forgot to post, but you didn't miss much! This week has been a blur, I can't believe it's Friday already and we have just TEN WEEKS to go!!! Eeek, scary! I have been feeling a lot more uncomfortable this week for some reason. Like a lot of pressure if that makes sense. I think she is just growing more and I haven't caught up with her enough yet. Or maybe this is just how it's going to be from now on? Either way, I'll live and I'm SUPER excited to only have two and a half months left!!! Here's a comparison shot from 22 weeks to 29 weeks - same outfit so I thought I'd take a picture. Wow, big difference and I thought I wasn't growing! LOL

Week 27

Our baby shower last weekend was fantastic and I have been busy writing thank you notes today! We're looking forward to Thanksgiving in Louisville and our other baby shower. Not to mention, a short week at work...which apparently my feet/ankles/legs need. I am having some crazy looking swelling on my left side which makes my foot look like Eddie Murphy in a fat suit with a huge cankle! Right side is just fine though...very weird, but my BP is good, so nothing to worry about. I have been trying to lay off the sodium and prop up my feet as much as possible. My midwife suggested at least 3 hours a night, but that's hard to do when you get to work around 7AM and don't get home until 10PM two nights a week. Have I mentioned I can not WAIT to graduate!?! Only 25 more days!!!

Well Ms. Avery's favorite new trick is to make things dance on my belly. I will sit back and set and remote control or a something along those lines on my belly and she makes it jump and wobble all over the place. It's crazy to watch! She should be about 2.5 lbs this week and is now blinking, along with coughing, hiccuping, and taking practice breaths...which I did not even know they did! Very cool. I just can't wait to meet her. I am working on switching from books about labor and delivery to reading how to actually take CARE of her once she's here. For some reason the importance of that has just now dawned on me. I think I've got time though...12 weeks to go!

Week 26

Well it appears we have the most stubborn baby ever. Today was our 3D ultrasound and the sonographer said she was one of the hardest babies she's ever done. We only got two or three semi-good pictures of her face because she was curled up in a ball and tucked down into one side of me...and stayed that way for an ENTIRE HOUR! No amount of pushing, shaking, jumping, lying on my stomach, or my side would help. We did get to see her yawn a bunch, eat her fist and her toes, and she also loves to grab and hold on to her toes and feet. She is in the true fetal position and her feet and hands are constantly in her face. She also presses her face flat into the inside of me, so whenever it wasn't blocked by hands and feet, it was squished into the inside of my uterus.

So here are some of our best shots. I guess she is insisting on making her appearance a surprise until February.

Foot in the Eye...her favorite position!















Best Face Shot















Her Little Butt
















Hand Up by Face and her Little Armpit
















Her Chubby Cheeks

Week 25

Another busy, busy week that flew by. Seriously, February is going to be here before we know it. She has been super active these past couple weeks and I even saw my tummy move from the outside for the first time last weekend. She also got hiccups for the first time yesterday - very funny! It was the same little feeling over and over, but sometimes it felt like she got too close to me and the hiccup made her hit her head. LOL I am super excited about my shower here in KC next weekend and about getting to see everyone at Thanksgiving. I can't wait!!! We have our 3D ultrasound on Friday, so check back for pictures of her beautiful face next weekend!
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Week 24

So, I think I stopped growing? Or maybe I am just transitioning shapes. I feel like I look the same as my 20wk pictures. I look more pregnant in clothes, but smaller in my belly pics. I guess I should enjoy not being huge and unwieldy while I still can. Not a lot happening this week, but it has FLOWN by! I can't believe how quickly time has been going lately and once we get into the holidays it's just going to go faster. We scheduled a 3D ultrasound for November 13th and can't wait to see what this little girl looks like! Hopefully we'll get some good shots. That's really about it...I'm still feeling great, have lots of energy, and forget I'm pregnant sometimes until a kick or flip or stabby pain reminds me she is in there.

P.S. For those concerned, no - I am not tanning! I give myself a tan with the picture editor so I don't look so pasty :)