Week 29 and 30

It has been a very hectic two weeks. Isn't that how it always works after vacation? Anyhow, the baby is doing well. We had another doctors appointment. I guess I have only gained 6 pounds, which is a miracle with how much I eat. The doctor said if I don't gain at least 15 pounds by the time the baby is born I am not going to have many "reserves". It isn't really affecting me now but I guess I could be a lot more tired once the baby is here. I also got my first shot to make sure that my Rh- blood doesn't mix with the baby's blood. I had to get it in my behind and it hurt. I am used to shots in the arm that don't hurt. The baby is moving a lot. It has gotten big enough to jab me in the ribs all the time. We feel body parts but aren't able to identify what part of the body it is. Sleeping is becoming more uncomfortable but I am still managing to get a good amount of it.

We found a home for Lexi. My friend Kara adopted her. We have talked to Kara since she took Lexi and it sounds like she is adjusting well. She even got to go and run on Kara's grandma's property and go swimming in the lake. Delia is also behaving a lot better since Lexi is out of the house. She was kind of moping around the other day, I can't believe she might actually be sad that Lexi is gone.

We also decided not to sell my car. We had to get the wheel hub fixed and so we have put more money into fixing it than we were going to be able to sell it for. It is also nice not having a car payment. We will make due until we absolutely need a larger vehicle and our funds are "larger".

Next week is going to be busy as well. Jacob is coming to stay with us so he can attend WMU orientation. We are super excited to have him in Kalamazoo next fall. We also start our Lamaze class on Monday. That should be fun.

Week 28

The first baby shower has officially come and gone. I had a lot of fun and the baby got a lot of great things. We now have to figure out where everything is going to go. My friend Lisa hosted the shower. She did a great job. We played the baby diaper game where you had to guess what kind of candy bar was melted in the diaper. We also had to guess baby foods by just looking at them. I didn't get any of them right. Nick got two. So I guess if the labels every fall off he is the man to go to. In the top picture I am holding a "diaper cake" that Lisa made. I am impressed with all the hard work she must have put into it. It was super cute. Lisa is in the third picture with me. I would also like to thank her mom, Cindy, and her sister, Kim, for helping Lisa so much and driving from Midland for the baby shower. I also want to thank Nick and Elyse for helping me get the house ready and for helping Lisa get things together.

Sorry the blog is so short but opening gifts is exhausting =-)

Week 27

So the baby took it's first trip out of state. We just got home from Arizona and are glad we got the opportunity to go. The flight there was good but the flight home was a little rough. The baby didn't like it and I was sick to my stomach on the first flight. I am still feeling a little sick today so I am laying low. The baby also responded a lot to the pressure changes and was very active on the plane rides. I did well with all the hiking and am glad I wasn't much further along or it would have been difficult.

Nick and I filled all of our days with lots of activities. The first day in Arizona we went to Taliesin West. Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home near Phoenix. Then we went to Ashley and Adam's rehearsal dinner. The next day we went to the Phoenix Zoo. It was nice but I liked the San Antonio Zoo better. The second picture is of me by a cactus at the Zoo. We then went to Ashley and Adam's wedding. It was very nice and we got to see a fireworks show. The third day we went to Scottsdale and then drove to Sedona. The fourth day we visited Red Rock State Park (that is where the bottom picture was taken) and did lots of hiking. We then went to Slide Rock Park where Nick went down the natural rock water slide. The baby and I just spectated. The fifth day we took the train to Grand Canyon and did some more hiking. We went along the rim and only about 30 ft into the Grand Canyon. It was pretty strenuous. The sixth day we went to Meteor Crater. That is the crater behind Nick and I in the first picture. Nick enjoyed it more than the Grand Canyon. I liked it because Nick was so excited about seeing it. The seventh day we flew home.

Week 26

The nursery is done. Sorry the pictures aren't that great but at least they show the color and the new placement of our cloths. We worked really hard on it all weekend. We painted all the trim white and the ceiling. Nick had to spend a lot of time fixing bad "patch" jobs that the previous owners did. We also had to put in the new clothing bar and shelf. Our goal was to get it done before we went to Arizona and we did it. Nick wants to paint our bedroom a more happy color now and I think he is crazy. I don't want to paint again for a long time.

We also had another doctors appointment. Everything still looks great. I had to go in for some more blood work. I had to drink some sugar punch and than sit for an hour before they drew my blood. I won't know the results until the end of this month. I am sure if anything is wrong they will call me before then. At our next appointment I have to start getting the shots to counteract my RH- blood type. Then I start going in every other week. It seems like time is flying by now and August will be here before we know it.

I am starting to get fairly big. I will post more pics in a couple of weeks. My first baby shower is the 18th so I will hopefully get some good pictures then. I have only gained 7 pounds and the doctor asked if I was excercising. I said no, she was surprised. I guess running around like a chicken with my head cut off all day at work is excercise enough. I have yoga DVD's but have yet to open them. I need more time in my day.