Three to the Three

I had another doctors appointment today. Blood pressure perfect, heart beat perfect, measuring perfectly. I asked the nurse to not tell me my weight because I am tired of dwelling on the number. She seemed a bit confused. However, every doctor's visit I sit and let that number simmer and I can not let it go. Yet, my doctor never says anything about my weight, so I am tired of having that number bounce around in my head.

We then went to Target and purchased a mattress for our newly painted crib (thank you Claire!) I am excited that everything is falling into place. I just need my partner to make his way down to Texas, only a week and a half left!

I think that I have grown so accustomed to being pregnant that I am kind of forgetting that I will indeed have a baby at the end of this. It is strange how I have shifted into this place that can not fully grasp that we will have a baby.

Well, now I have to make my way to a neighbor's house because she has a gift for the little one. This is the same neighbor who touched my stomach the entire time I did my arm weights at the gym yesterday.

Thirty Two Weeks

Pregnancy discomforts have slowly crept up on me this past week. I am not fully able to describe the discomfort but my insides hurt and are creaky. I can feel her whole body (I have grabbed her little feet several times this week and poked her noggin) and since she weighs around 4 pounds, I can feel the weight of her now. The times I am most uncomfortable are when I am sitting or lying down, which is awesome. Exercising and swimming is the only time I do not hurt. I am hoping this was just a temporary result of a growth spurt because I still have several more weeks of growing to do, people to see, and places to be.

It has been two weeks since I left Bozeman. I am getting pretty anxious to see Will again. I think that this time apart is really going to benefit us, but it still gets hard sometimes. I am looking forward to having some uninterrupted Will time before the baby gets here. I have no idea how to fully soak up and relish the fact its not going be us two from here on out, but I at least want to try.

My mother and I got to speak with Grant this morning. I think its funny that I have spoken to him more since he deployed than I did the entire time he was stationed in D.C. He finally received all of our mail, so feel free to send him stuff. The address I posted a while back is still correct. I am thankful he is able to communicate so much with us because then he can see pictures of baby girl and share in this moment with us.

It is a bit cloudy this morning. Those clouds better burn off because the only thing on my to do list today is get some more sun, ha. I actually do not mind the clouds because a cloudy day here is still twenty times better than the weather in Bozeman.

A Few Accessories

I had picked out four different types of fabric that all complimented each other when I was home in March. I really liked the way the green would match the stems in the flowers and the pink would match the flowers, I thought they went really well together.

I decided I wanted to make two pillows for whatever gliding chair we had for the nursery, some wall hangings, a bumper, and a crib skirt. My mother slaved over the pillows. I think they turned out beautifully. I then used scrap pieces of fabric for the wall hangings. I am not sure when we will start on the crib items, but we still have plenty of time, ha! (less than two months, whaat?)

We also decided on a place to live yesterday. We found a sublease from June until October in some luxury apartments. It is only one bedroom, but compared to what we are used to, its a mansion. Little things that most people take for granted (dish washer, stove, closets, doors, garbage disposal), we are so excited about finally having. Hopefully within four months we will have a better grasp what our future holds. I think that the apartment is in the perfect location because it is right next to Sonic. Load up on as many pregnancy cravings as possible, ha!

Well, I am off to continue living the retiree lifestyle.

Thirty One Weeks

My mom took this picture of me last night as we were headed out the door to her neighborhood block party. It was fun to meet everyone she lives around. They seemed excited to meet me also, but I think more of their excitement came from figuring out exactly who I was. Several of the women had seen me out walking and were curious who had knocked up their trophy wife. I am thankful I could clear the air.

It seems that the rain has finally hit Texas. Well, mostly clouds have hit Texas. So I think that today will be a sewing day. I plan on making some decorative pillows, a bumper for the crib, and a bed skirt. For today I will work on the pillows, can't wait to show pictures of the fabric.

I have my first doctor's appointment tomorrow at the Georgetown Hospital. I can not believe that we are in the home stretch now, over 75% finished with the pregnancy. I know that she still has quite a bit of time to flip, but she is still laying straight across. Her head in my right hip and legs in my left. She has not changed positions since we had our ultrasound.

I am off to finish my coffee and pick out the ottoman I want for baby girl's room. I am very thankful for a mother who is so willing to spoil me and baby girl.

My "First" Mother's Day

Even though I feel like I am technically a mother, I know I do not have an actual child in my arms yet, so I guess next Mother's Day will be my first official one. I mean I have a creature living inside of me doing flips, what else should my title be? My mom gave me a sweet stuffed owl, that Will is going to think is creepy. Both my mom and I received flowers from my brother, which made me feel super special.

Will claims that horizontal stripes will just make me look bigger, but I believe those horizontal stripes are covering my bump quite nicely... Of course I did not opt to take a picture from the side.

We are going to finish celebrating Mother's Day with swimming laps, laying out, and going to see the movie Something Borrowed.

Thirty Weeks

I am officially in Texas. I am thankful I made it through my flights with out any one touching my stomach, but that does not mean I didn't have enough stares to last me a lifetime. Is pregnancy that strange??

I have already had my Mexican food fix the first night I was here. I am slowly working on getting my sun fix. I might be brave enough to swim at the pool tomorrow. I have only laid on my mother's back patio so far. We have some rocking plans for these next few weeks I am here. You know, going on walks, laying out, sewing baby items, watching all the television I have missed these past two years, and more high stress activities, ha.

Here is the last pictures in front of our junky door.

This was right before we left for the airport. The reality of never going back to Bozeman has not quite hit yet. I think that it will be better once Will is here in Texas with me. The last few nights before I left I would be wide awake at three in the morning and I would be mentally replaying all our memories in Bozeman. Change is always something I struggle with, even if the change is a going to be a great one.

Well, I am off to finish catching up on all the Real Housewives of Orange County and lay out a bit.

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Twenty Nine Weeks

I began typing this post last night when fireworks were going off in celebration of Osama bin Laden's death. I am pretty anxious to see what this means for my brother and the other troops over in Afghanistan. I wonder how they told everyone on Grant's base the news.

Well, here is week twenty nine's update. It is a little late since I will be thirty weeks on Wednesday, crazy!




I had my Gestational Diabetes test this week and passed it, but discovered I am anemic. I was pretty sure I was, but I would rather not take iron pills. I also had another meeting with the scale which always has me down for a few days, but I seem to have snapped out of it a bit quicker this week.

Baby girl got the hiccups for the first time this week and we both got to feel them. Will seemed pretty concerned and kept saying, "shh, baby its ok. Why won't they stop, is it ok they are so close together?" I reassured him it was a very normal occurrence.

She is still hanging out sideways in my lower abdomen. So I do not have any of the typical pregnancy complaints of her kicking my ribs, she has not discovered how to move above my belly button yet.

We also watched the movie, The Business of Being Born, this weekend. I thought it was interesting to see the way in which American doctors view the act of giving birth. Will seemed less than excited for me to have the baby in the hospital after watching the movie. I just feel it helps to be better educated about what to possibly expect. To help us stand firm when they try and pressure us to put medicine in my body that is not medically necessary.

This last week was my last full week in Bozeman. I was fairly busy with dinner dates, babysitting, and substitute teaching jobs. It is a bit sad to leave, but I am thankful the weather has been horrible, it eases the move to sunny weather. It will also be strange to not see Will every waking moment. We have grown used to seeing each other very often over this past two and a half years. Will thinks it will be good for us since we tend to get annoyed with each other, I told him I didn't know what he was talking about because I surely never get annoyed with him :)

Well, I am off to work out on the elliptical we inherited from a friend.