32 Weeks and 5 Days

Well, I've had two doctors appointments since my last post. Both went fine. Nothing too significant to report. Baby was doing fine. Heartbeat was in the 150's. The baby seems to be growing at the right pace when the doctor measured my stomach. It seems weird to go every two weeks. It goes very quickly between visits. I got my results back from the glucose test. I passed so I do not have gestational diabetes and do not have to take the three hour fasting glucose test! We have another doctor appointment on Monday before Christmas. We might be having another ultrasound also to see if the baby is breeched still. We will find out on the 21st.

On Sunday of Thanksgiving, Bryan and I went and got our first real Christmas tree. I have never had one ever, but he had some growing up. We got a 7 1/2 foot tree from a farm. It was really fun to actually go and get one this year instead of using a fake one. I put the lights on and decorated it!

Last weekend, I had my southern shower. My mom came down with my dad bringing the crib, dresser, and mattress with them. That definitely made this seem like it is coming to an end. My shower was at the church, and there were a lot of people in attendance. It was nice to see some people I don't see very often here. Also, I got some stuff that we desperately needed before that baby comes. Getting some of this stuff helped relieve some stress. Everything went great at the shower. No games which I was very excited about!! Other than feeling like I was on display, it was a great day!

This weekend has been "Baby" weekend. On Saturday, we had our birthing class. I knew trying to get Bryan to go five weeks in a row would never happen, so we did the "Extreme" birthing class - 7 hours! Neither one of us were very excited to go for that long, but at least, it got it all done at once. We got there at 10:00 and actually knew two couples there. There was only 8 couples there. It wasn't as bad as we thought. We, of course, got to see the great 80's birthing videos and learned some breathing techniques. Other than that, we got a lot of information about the hospital policies, what to bring, and other paperwork to fill out. We got out a little earlier than 5:00 which made it that much better! We are glad we went and hope that something we learned will help.

Today, Bryan wanted to put together the crib (which he has said since last weekend). After going out to breakfast, he actually started. The dresser was taken out of it box. Then he started the crib. I was very nervous he was going to get irritated and quit, but he never did. After a few mistakes, he has the crib up and the mattress in waiting for bedding. I put together the mobile and the pack 'n play. He also put together the stroller and infant car seat. We must have been in the baby mood. Maybe it could be that we will be 33 weeks tomorrow and only 3 weeks before the baby could come. The nursery is starting to come together. It's so crazy to see the room go from empty to almost ready for a baby!

Our bedroom with the bassinet (Pack 'N Play) ready for the baby minus bedding!


Slowly but surely, we are getting everything ready for the baby to be here. We had to fill out some papers to bring with us about labor and delivery, and I really couldn't believe I had to fill them out already. It feels like we have tons of time until you look at the calendar.