Third Trimester :)

Hey guys! Here is our little monthly update....

I just went to the doctor for our 28 week appointment. This was the last of our monthly visits, as we have to start going every 2 weeks now. The past appointments have been pretty boring, but this time I had to take a glucose test. You have to drink 8oz of a sugary drink and wait there for an hour so they can take a blood sample. They are able to check for elevated blood sugar and signs of preeclampsia as well as my iron levels. I was really freaked out about this test because everyone told me how horrible the drink was. I was told it was super sweet and really thick like cough syrup. Come to find out - it's really not that bad. The lady told me that they just recently changed the drink to be more palatable. They had fruit punch, orange and lemon to choose from. I let the lady decide, so I ended up with fruit punch. It tasted just like kool-aid. Not to bad at all! I got a call from the doctor today and found out that the glucose test was normal, but my iron count was low so I have to start taking a special kind of iron supplement twice a day along with my prenatal vitamins. No biggie. :)

This is what we have gotten done in her room so far. We painted the walls a really light blue and all of the accents will be in shades of pink. The puppies are enjoying the crib. Every time we are in there doing something, one (or both) of them goes underneath her crib. We are hoping that Mason will start sleeping in there with her since we will be on two different floors.

These are the curtains we made. Well...my mom and I picked out the fabric and my grandma sewed them. :)

The toy box is something that my grandpa made. He made it for my oldest brother a LOOOOOONNNGGG time ago :) :) :)
I would love to know how many times this toy box has been refinished. A lot, I would imagine. The last to have it was my nephew, Caden. It was painted dark brown with a really dark fabric. It is definitely different now. :) Lots of memories. I am so thankful to have stuff that my grandpa made. I miss him like crazy. So sad he isn't here. It makes me very sad to know that he never knew Dustin and he won't ever be able to meet my kids. Ok....now I'm bawling. Damn it.

This is obviously her dresser/changing table. Not quite finished. :) Just for the record...newborn diapers are SO tiny! I can't believe I am going to be responsible for something that little. Oh my....















This week, we chose a pediatrician. It's so funny, I had no idea that you had to "interview" your pediatrician. I thought that just happened in the movies. Guess not. I called the office of the pediatrician that our OB recommended to us (we LOVE our OB, so we wanted a pediatrician that was similar to her) and they asked when we would like to set up our interview. Weird. So...I guess we are going to go check her out. It's probably a smart thing. I would hate to have never met her and then when she came to check the baby at the hospital and she turns out to be a weirdo, we would have to scramble to find another pediatrician. We are going to meet her on Nov 2 and we will also do our tour and pre-registration at the hospital. We are delivering at Overland Park Regional Medical Center and they try to get all of our info prior to delivery so we don't have to worry about it then. We are both pretty scared of big hospitals since we both grew up in small towns with super small hospitals. It will be nice to know ahead of time where to go so we feel comfortable that day.

We got our maternity photos done this past weekend, so I will keep everyone updated when they are finished. She said maybe 2 weeks to get them back! I am really anxious to see them! It was so gorgeous out!

Well...I can't really think of too much else. Dustin will be starting basketball season soon so we won't be seeing him too much after that.

12 more weeks..... :)

love you!

Wiggle Worm!

Hey guys! I just thought I would give a little update this month. We just had our 24 week appointment last Monday. It was incredibly uneventful, so I am glad that Dustin didn't take a day off to come. I just got weighed and they took my blood pressure.

Our next appointment - 28 weeks - is not going to be near as easy. I will have to take a glucose test to check for prenatal diabetes. We will be in the office for an hour (they check you at the beginning and then again after an hour has passed) so we will be able to get a lot of our questions about labor and delivery answered at that time. Our OB only delivers in KC, so delivering in Lawrence is not an option for us. We get to choose between Overland Park Regional and Shawnee Mission Medical Center. It's a fairly easy decision for us since OP Regional is only a 30 minute drive and right off of the highway. In the next month or two, we will get to tour the hospital so we will know where to go on D-Day. :)

Quite a bit has changed in belly world since my last post. I have started to show quite a bit and I swear there must be a dance party going on in there. She has been very active in the past week or so! Not too long ago, I was sitting on the couch with the remote sitting on my stomach (it has become a very handy little table) and she kicked the remote right off my stomach!! Last night I was laying down and I started to SEE her move! It was unreal! I grabbed my phone and took a quick video and you can see it - clear as day!

We are planning on doing our baby registry this week. We are planning on registering at BuyBuyBaby - it's an AMAZING baby store that is owned by Bed Bath & Beyond and their stores are set-up in the same fashion. It's like a baby wonderland! :) They have a store in Overland Park and also an online store. We will register for the bulk of our items there since they have such an amazing selection. We will also register at Target for those who don't do online shopping - I know not everyone does. (FAMILY:: my sisters will be throwing a baby shower for me Dec. 4th at my parents house in Council Grove - I know December fills up quickly for most of us!)

In the next week or so, we plan to start painting and decorating Nibblet's room. I am planning on painting the walls a light blue and accenting with baby pink and hot pink. I am so excited to get started! We already have her crib in the room, so it is already starting to become more and more real! I can't believe she will be here in 15 weeks or so! So exciting!

Well...I will leave off with a picture. This is at 24 weeks!

Here is the video of her moving at 25 weeks!