Week 38

The countdown begins.......we are at week 38. Time is going very fast right now! I go the to dr weekly and this week's appointment went very well. The heartrate wouldn't stay at one number...imagine that :) It was anywhere from 130-140. I am not dialated at all yet either so hopefully by this coming week, we see some progress there. I feel that the baby has dropped and is permanently sitting on my bladder. We are so excited and anxious to meet our new addition to our family!

I have been back to school for 2 weeks. The kids started last Tuesday. Every night I am exhausted!!! Troy has been wonderful and made supper every night for me. I try to lay low and keep my feet up at night so I don't get swollen. So far, I haven't gotten too swollen throughout the day. The air conditioning was not working in my room for a few days last week so that was not fun at all. My students have been wonderful and very helpful! They are so curious about the baby and are dying to know what it is. I told them last week that I was going to the dr and the next morning one of my girls said, "where's your baby? I want to see your baby." She doesn't quite understand that when the baby arrives I won't be at school for many weeks. I've been prepping them that I will be gone for awhile and that their schedule will still remain the same. I don't want their structure to change much at all because they rely on that.

The past couple weekends we have layed low so that has been very helpful. This weekend we went to the Marshalltown football game. It was beautiful weather! Then Saturday we didn't do much of anything. Today we went to a couple's wedding shower for friends of ours, James and Allie. They get married in October and I am her personal attendant. I am very honored and can't wait for their special day. I have to say that Troy and I were the official bags game champions! We brought home the title. I pulled through and had to carry Troy :) We had a great time.

I hope everyone has a great week and I will update after my dr appt this week. I pray for good news!

Week 36

4 more weeks, hopefully........although I wouldn't mind going a couple weeks early :) I need at least a week or 2 of school to set routines and expectations and then I will feel more comfortable. Teachers are back to school tomorrow :( What a fast summer! It went WAY too fast. I've been in my classroom here and there getting things ready just incase I go early. I'm excited to meet my new class. Starting school gets me even more excited to meet our new little one because I know it could be anytime. I had a dr appt today and now continue to go every week. He did an exam and said that the head is down, which is great news. The dr. also said, the head is very low, which is even greater news :) He said it is probably sitting on my bladder and I totally agree because I feel like I'm going to the bathroom all the time. The heartrate was at 126 today. I had a morning appt so she wanted to make sure that it wasn't my heartrate because it wasn't as active. She pushed my stomach around-not comfortable at all- and woke the baby up. Then it shot up to 150 which it should have. After that, she wanted to make sure it went back down and it did right to 126. She was impressed because it did exactly what she wanted it to. This appt was very real for me and helped me realize that this could be any day! He told me since we live about 45 mins away I need to make sure that I call when contractions are every 7 mins for an hr. While your pregnant you constantly think ahead of when your in labor and the baby arrives but this was very real. It made me so excited!

I started having Braxton Hicks contractions last week and my stomach gets rock hard. Troy strongly suggested that I get my bag packed. I think he was getting nervous:) So I got my bag and the baby's bag packed and put everything we need inside the crib so it will be very easy for Troy to get us loaded in the car because I'm sure my mind will be elsewhere. I put the car seat in the car already so that's one less thing to remember. I packed a boy and girl outfit....ok outfits:) After the baby is born, a photographer comes in the room and takes professional pictures for you. So I wanted to be prepared:) This is the reason for the baby bag and my bag separate. I first had them in one bag but I just didn't have enough room :) We are set now!

I am very happy to say that we have officially found a daycare provider. This has been very stressful. We thought we had this all figured out back in February but things changed and we had to search. I called about 4 different people and had no luck. Then I happen to ask a lady that lives in Conrad if she would be willing to do it because she stays home with her 3 girls. She graciously said yes. We were so relieved! Troy and I are very glad too that we will not have to travel to Marshalltown each day with the baby in the winter. There are so many positives about this decision. We are very blessed!

Below are some pictures of the nursery. I am happy to say it is done! Some of the pictures didn't turn out as well but you can get an idea of how it looks. I have really enjoyed decorating:)

The past few weeks have been VERY hot! So I've tried to lay low and stay in the AC as much as possible. This week has been so much better! We did make a trip to the State Fair on Saturday. It was very hot and humid. We lasted a few hrs. I can't believe how much the heat effects me now. Usually I have no problems but I was miserable. Troy was a trooper and always made sure I was feeling ok. He could tell I was getting too hot, so we left. I got my cheesecurds so the mission was accomplished :) Well better get my things ready for school. It's a school night! Have a great week!

Week 34 and Baby Shower

6 more weeks.............I am to the point where I am ready to have this baby :) I know, I've got to hold out a few more weeks at least. It is very difficult to get around, bend over, get off the couch, and most importantly roll out of bed a bazillion times each night. Luckily, I have not been swollen and I am very thankful for this. I had a dr appt last week and the past 4 or 5 times, the heartbeat has been at 145. This time it dropped to 135. It made me nervous but he said that we want the heartbeat to do this because it will begin to lower and be closer to mine as it is delivered. So we are getting closer :) :) I also told him that I am feeling more pressure and feeling like the baby might be dropping. He checked my tests to make sure that everything was ok and it's looking good. I go again this week so I can't wait to see what the heartbeat is. Oh and I'm ready to throw the scale out the window at the dr office! I hate that thing!

This weekend my aunt Cheryl and cousin Jill threw a shower for Baby Moore and I back home. Baby Moore is soooooooooo spoiled already! As you can see from the picture below, my car was full! I am very thankful that so many friends and family were able to make it. It was nice to visit with everyone. Below is a picture with Cheryl and Jill and then another picture of Cheryl, Jill, my mom, and I. I had a great time and we are very blessed!

Today I finally broke down and went to school for a long period of time. I was there for about 5 hrs and the air conditioner was NOT turned on. I was soaked by the time I left but I got a lot done! It's amazing what you can get done when nobody is there. I still have a lot to do and brought a lot home to do, but I feel that I made a lot of progress. Only 2 more weeks of summer vacation:( I hope you all have a great week!