Nursery and Pregnancy update

I am 31 1/2 weeks right now and still feel pretty good. Sleeping is the only bad part right now. When I finally get comfortable...I have to get up and pee and then I cant go back to sleep. Some nights I sleep SO good and hard! (Riley says I have been snoring more these days! haha) I have been eating like crazy, but I dont know if that is to blame on the holidays or pregnancy! She kicks or should I say jabs me a lot these days. I can lay down and just watch my stomach do waves. Even though it is aggrivating sometimes when it feels like she is in my ribs or she keeps me up all night occasionally, I still love every minute of it! I think I will miss the kicks the most when I am not pregnant anymore! I am still having the problems with the Carpal Tunnel but it doesnt seem quite as bad. My arms just fall asleep at night and my right hand middle finger stays numb all the time. I am getting to the point where I just feel BIG...pregnancy is not "cute" anymore! haha Cant wait for February!

The nursery is coming along slowly. We do have the furniture put together and the bedding on. I have washed the newborn and 0-3 month clothes that I have now and I am in the process of organizing and putting them away. We have already put together the stroller/car seat that Mom got us and the high chair. We still have lots to do though. It will help to be off in January to get things done! I will post pics when it gets closer to being finished.

Things we still have to do in the nursery:
-Get the chair and night stand from Sugarfoots (the chair is in, we just have to pick it up)
-Find a chandelier and get it put up
-Finish organizing the closet
-A few things to hang on the wall (a friend is painting something to go over her bed) but I just need a few other things to go on the walls.
-And Im sure there is more, I just cant think of them right now.

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Happy Birthday Riley

I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! He really is more than I could have ever dreamed in a husband and I thank God for him everyday!! I know he will also be a great father to Anna Riley and our future children! I love you Riley and thank you for everything you do!

Update on MIL

Thanks to all of you that have been praying for Riley's Mom! It has been a rough few months for her but she is finally recovering and working on physical therapy! They moved her to the Spain Rehab part of UAB to continue her PT. She took her first steps with a walker a couple of weeks ago and is now walking with the walker a little everyday. The doctors said it is just taking a while for her to regain strength due to being cut open so many times over the course of a couple of months. We were hoping she would be able to come home for Christmas and finish her PT at home but we dont know if that will happen yet or not. We plan to go to the hospital on Christmas and spend the day there if she is still there. We are hoping that if not Christmas, sometime in January! However, she will still have a lot of physical therapy to do when she gets home but at least she would not be in a hospital room any longer!!

Please continue to pray for her...as hard as it is for us to not have her around here for the holidays, its even harder for her to be stuck in a hospital and not with her family at this time of year!

Baby Shower at Boley Naz.

Mom and Dad's church gave me a baby shower Sunday. The ladies always do so great with all the food. I got lots of cute dresses and sleepers, diapers, blankets, a swing, and gift cards and more! It was so great to see everyone!! Thanks to everyone who came or helped!

School Book Shower

Last Monday the teachers at school gave me a Children's book shower. I thought the idea was so cute! I got so many good books. I got lots of touch and feel books and even one book that is a hand puppet! I also got a set of Eric Carle board books (love Eric Carle!) and some other great titles that are good read alouds.

Thanksgiving weekend & 4D Ultrasound

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and ate lots and lots of good food! If not...I am sure I ate enough for everyone!! That is one advantage of being prego during the holdiays...no guilt when I eat too much! :) We went to Riley's Aunts for a short visit and meal #1 and then headed to my Grannys for meal #2. Mom, Dad, Riley and myself headed down to Fairhope Thanksgiving night for the rest of the weekend. We got in a little shopping (not on Black Friday...wasnt up for that!), some football (Roll Tide!), more eating and lots of relaxation.

Today I went for the 4D Ultrasound. We got lots of pictures of Anna Riley. She had her arms crossed most of the time and seemed to be sitting "Indian Style." She is still head down and her heartrate was 143. She weighs 4 lbs. 4oz and the nurse said I was measuring 31 weeks rather than 29. I think most babies at this time usually weigh about 2 1/2 -3lbs. So I am guessing she will be a bigger baby or be a little early. As long as she is healthy and fully developed, I dont care!

arms crossed

sticking out her tongue

Baby update

I went to the doctor today and it was actually quite eventful. They strongly recommended that I get the H1N1 vaccine so of course I did even though I was a little unsure about it at first. I also had the gestational diabetes test which was really not that bad and I passed it! I have always heard how awful the stuff was you had to drink but to me it taste similar to a Sunkist with a little more sugar...it was not bad at all! I am just glad I passed because I really wouldnt want to spend 3 hours at the doctor! They also drew blood and I had another ultrasound and we finally confirmed that she was a she! But she still wouldnt open her legs very much. But I had two ultrasound techs looking this time and they both said it had to be a girl. And especially since this was the 3rd time to look and they still didnt see any "sign" of a boy. I had held off about ordering the bedding until we got a definite yes so I am ordering it tomorrow! I feel like we are waiting so late to get things done but that is just how I am and its been really hard to get started when it still wasnt confirmed. I know it will all get done in plenty of time with the husbands help! haha.

I cant believe that I am entering the 3rd trimester!! It feels like just last month I found out I was pregnant. I still feel pretty good but I can tell I dont have as much energy as I did. I do pretty well though after being with Kindergartners all day that are just so excited about the holidays and it is getting harder and harder to keep them calm! I have someone everyday come up almost everyday and tell me they dont know how I do it and especially pregnant! Lets just say...I am looking forward to the week off! haha

Side note: One of my best friends, Becca just had an adorable baby girl..miss Zoe Jane! She is precious. I cant wait to meet her!! It makes me sooo ready for February so we can meet our little Anna Riley!