Week 32

Sorry, it's been awhile! We are currently at week 32 and boy am I feeling it. I officially had to take my wedding ring off this week:( My arms have also been going numb especially at night. My dr said that there is more and more pressure in my wrists on a nerve and that is why this is happening. He assured me this is very normal. During my appt, he asked if I was drinking milk, taking my vitamin and also eating bananas. Negative on the bananas! I need to force myself to eat them to see if it gets better. He also recommended getting arm splints to wear at night and what a difference it makes! I don't wake up numb in the middle of the night anymore. I feel my tummy getting bigger and bigger. It is getting harder to get up, or should I say roll out of bed a bazzilion times during the night. I am still going to the dr every 2 weeks so I go again next week.

The baby room is also coming together! The first picture shows the new shelf I got from IKEA last week, with the turquoise tubs. We are still trying to get everything hung so I will include pictures later when the room is complete. Allie, my lifesaver, came to help put up the circles on the wall. She is wonderful and I am so thankful she has experience with these because I don't have the patience :) I love how they turned out! We put them on the one wall above the crib, as seen in the picture. More pictures to come.......

We have begun Lamaze classes and are in our 3rd week. This is definitely a learning experience for us both. First of all, I have to say our class is fill with a bunch of ladies that think they are the 1st person to ever have a baby and moan around like they are dying. The funny thing is, they are due around the same time as me. Troy said to me last night, "I am so glad you aren't like that and you aren't emotional at all like they say pregnant women are." I had to laugh, I said, "just wait until school starts thats when the emotions will probably start." I thought that was sweet of him to say. Makes me feel better! Last night we learned about the different drugs you can take and the epidural procedure....YIKES! Although, I have to say the needle is much smaller than what people have told me. She also showed how they break the water....that was interesting as well! Next week, we get a tour of the birthing floor. I am pretty excited about this to see exactly where we will be. This class has been very helpful!

This past week I spent the week taking a class in Minneapolis with other Marshalltown teachers. It was a great class and I am so glad I went. We also got some major shopping done in the evenings! We hit up IKEA! I love this store and could spend many hours in there. We also went to Mall of America and Medford Outlet. I found some good buys and it was well worth the trip :) During this week, Troy was also gone on a fishing trip to northern Minnesota. He had a great time and enjoyed the fishing.

I've starting going back to school little by little....I know too early! That's how I feel too but I have so much to do for the beginning of the year and having a sub soon after school begins. I'm hoping I can get a couple weeks in to "train" the kids and get routines in place. This year there is going to be a lot of changes in curriculum and schedules district wide so it will be a learning experience for us all. I need to get organized.

I can't believe July is almost over:( I hope everyone has a great week and weekend!