Baby Picture!

Good morning, all!
We went to the sonogram last night, and it was great - we actually make out the face of the little guy! We only saw the face for maybe a minute or so because the baby is getting so big that only part of it shows on the screen at a time! (We used to be able to see the whole baby on the screen, or at least half!) But, we were able to see the baby making little suckling motions with his or her mouth, and then we saw the mouth and chin quivering a little bit - which was just completely precious! I love this sono picture that the doctor was able to get - that's our baby :) :)

We are also picking up our LaZBoy recliner today - which Carol and Bob (Ian's parents) were so nice to get for us as a baby gift! So generous of them, and really appreciated - we will truly enjoy that recliner when we are spending many hours rocking that baby :)

I also have my school baby shower this afternoon after school - so there is just a lot of baby stuff happening around me! It's fun and I love it :) I also mentioned to Ian that I really love being pregnant.... One of his responses was, "I think that's your way of saying we're probably going to have more kids, right?" :) But we both agree, this pregnancy has been a blessed one, for sure!

Have a great Friday, everyone! Last weekend in May - I can't believe how fast it went by!
Love
Laura

Their numbers are switching!

Happy 35 weeks, Baby Bally!!! :) 5 more weeks to go - Today is also the day where the weeks and the days line up - so 35 weeks pregnant, 35 days until the due date! Tomorrow, for the first time, the days until the due date will be LESS than the weeks pregnant (Remember when I started at 9 weeks and had a million days to go?) ;) Anyhow, we're getting close!!!

Today is another sonogram with the doctor - I am very excited about going, and a little relieved! I just want to make sure that everything is in the right place - the cord, the head, all that good stuff :) Plus, we get to see the baby again! What fun! :) Hopefully we'll get a good picture of the little tyke, but if not - we'll see the real thing in just over a month!!!! wow....

Lamaze was good last night - hard to believe we only have one more class left - my favorite part of the class is the 'relaxation' part, where Ian tries different massages on my back to see what I like the best :) I found yesterday that rolling pin going up and down the sides of my back actually feels REALLY good - I wonder if it would feel just as good if I wasn't pregnant? Anyhow, it was interesting!

So, Happy 35 weeks Baby Bally! You have a busy week this week, Lamaze yesterday, sonogram today, and the school baby shower tomorrow! Not to mention hanging around with your mom while she's teaching and packing up the room :)

Love you all!!!
Laura

Weds update

Good morning, all :)

I'm so glad it's Wednesday, already! Once again - these 4 day weeks just have a habit of flying by - I love it!

I woke up earlier today so that I could go into the room and pack a little bit - Our last official day is June 9th, and I sure would like to be done!! Like I told my mom, I'm not getting any less pregnant!! :) Plus, I have way more energy in the morning than I do in the afternoon - these kids wear me out!

Tonight is Ian and my third Lamaze class - I think we're watching videos that show us all about epidurals - -- yikes! I don't know if I can take those... but we'll see how it goes...

It's just so funny when I wake up in the morning and part of my stomach is SO hard, and then there's some give in another part - the baby definitely knows where it likes to settle in for the night! :)

Have a great day, everyone,
Love you!
Laura

Tuesday should be the new Monday!

Good morning, everyone :)

Tuesday already! How nice to start the work week off one day in - I think we need these three day weekends more often!!

Ian worked his little tail off and he and his Dad were able to get all the farming done this weekend, which is good!

I had some serious nesting going on Sunday - so I tackled a bunch of boxes that have been stacked in our living room since we moved in! I bought some nice snake-proof plastic boxes for storage, and reorganized and stored those boxes downstairs. It looks so much nicer now! Definitely one of those tasks that we just kept putting off for no good reason....

Carol also took me to get my first pedicure on Saturday - which was a true treat!! :) I love that even though I can't really reach my toes anymore, they can still look pretty :) hehe

I was thinking over the weekend that these days are really ticking by! I suppose you all will know when the time comes when the blog stops being updated daily :)

Being pregnant is still going really well so far - I love it actually! I'm sleeping better (maybe I have it figured out?), my stomach looks more and more like there's a beach ball in it, the only bad thing - my hands are starting to feel arthritic! I read this is common during pregnancy, but it sure is not fun - they hurt!!!

Anyhow - off to school for the day - 9 more days with kids! The a few days of meetings and then off to get ready for baby!!

Have a great day, everyone!
Love
Laura

Happy Friday! :)

I wonder how many posts have that title to them? Probably at least 20 - but it's always so fitting for these Fridays!

I thought it was interesting that the baby is now 5 lbs - I read that's about as heavy as a bag of sugar from the grocery store. That's a lot of weight to carry around in my belly!!

It's always such a nice feeling when I feel the baby move around for the first time each day - It's just hard to believe there's only 6 more weeks and then he or she will be crying and snuggling with us! :) I'm amazed that the ticker above says the kidneys are finished - and other websites basically share that the main job of the baby is now simply to put on weight and fat - amazing! Also, babies born at this time are usually fine - no health problems related to early birth - so that's good!!

Well, off to school - and then a 3 day weekend! (Although Ian is farming the whole time... :( )
Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone!
And Mom and John - have safe travels to Italy!!! :)
Love
Laura

Happy 34 weeks!

Wow... 34 weeks! 6 to go!!! I so remember being 6 weeks pregnant with 34 weeks to go - and now we're getting so much closer! I was bummed this morning to see that the top 'ticker' wasn't working, I like those updates - but on the side, the baby flipped over! Getting ready to come and join us in the real world, I suppose :)

Our 2nd lamaze class was interesting - we took a tour of the labor/delivery units and the maternity ward, and then just learned more about what it's going to be like - and of course practiced some breathing and relaxation :) The breathing is good because I can actually use the pattern that I use when I run- so it's good and familiar to me :)

Usually, in the Spring/early summer I am SO ready for school to get out - I get a little burned out, tired, and I just count down the weeks... Well, now I am SOOOO ready for school to get out - but I'm not really burned out yet, which is good! I just want school to get out so that I can get ready for this baby!!! 2 more full weeks of school and then 4 until the baby's due date!

I'm heading over to the pediatrician's office today - There are two doctor's there that I want to meet, and they keep shuffling me between people on the phone, so I'm going to go there in person so they can see my shining face and actually help me :) So hopefully that will go well! Luckily, it's only about 8 minutes away from our house - which is great!

Well, I can't believe another Thursday is here - it seems like I was just home in the suburbs!
Happy 34 weeks little Bally - we get to see you before we know it!
Love
Laura

New Developments...

Good morning all :)

This isn't going to be the most exciting post ever - but I thought I would share some things that are going on with pregnant Laura :)

First thing - I'm sleeping better (yay!) but when I go to turn over, it is actually WORK now to get that belly switched to the other side - it is getting HEAVY!!! And sometimes it even hurts.... boo. Maybe that's why I'm sleeping better? Because my body doesn't even want to move! :)

Second thing - I can no longer eat my 'pregnant sized' breakfast - maybe a clue that my stomach is shrinking? Interesting though (at least to me!) I used to have a bowl of yogurt with peaches in it, and then a bowl of cereal... otherwise I would be starving at about 11:00 - now I just can't quite finish the full bowl of cereal! I know the baby wants this food - since it's putting on about 1/2 pound a week now! But it will have to come at another time :)

Tonight's our 2nd lamaze class - I hope that we learn some interesting things! We have one lamaze class a week until the end of school - and speaking of the end of school - I need to pack up my entire art room, and so my principal informed me I have until the last day of school - then he said he's just doing me a favor because he doesn't want me to need to be packing two days before my due date :)

Anyhow - those are some tidbits in the life of Laura :)

Hope everyone has a great day!
Love
Laura