We're in the thirties!! (30 wks)

Yes, i know what your thinking...IM HUGE!!! Theres no denying that :) You will not believe the comments i recieve from ppl. Some guy in Target tonight let me go in front of him b/c "i needed to go home and pack my bags b/c i was about to have a baby!" When i told him i had 6-7wks left (i dont even tell ppl when im actually due since i get this look of HORROR) he looked at me and said "you have GOT to be kidding!?" Nice, huh? Then a lady walking her dog the other day told me i looked like her daughter who was due THAT DAY...thanks! I LOVE my belly and ppl just need to get over the fact that im carrying the way i am!

So other then the "OMG your HUGE!" comments, things are going well. My whole pelvic region is very sore. I guess its from the ligaments and joints loosening to prepare for birth. I dont think my body got the memo that my hips will do just fine with the size they are now! My bladder is also getting pretty beat up.

The Diabetes is by no lie a HUGE pain in the ass!! When your pregnant you want to eat what YOU want WHEN you want it and you just cant with this. My blood sugars have been fine. We went out to lunch today at the Wayside Inn today and i tried very hard to make good choices but you know what? I wanted some apple pie! lol..so much blood sugar was 127 2 hours after (should be 120 or below)..oh well. Ive also been doing 20 minute walks after each meal and that seems to really help and keep my sugars below 100. Im meeting with the nutritionist this coming friday and hopefully ill learn more choices as to what to eat b/c im getting sick of peanut butter and cheese and crackers real quick!! But ill do whatever i need to to keep this lil man healthy and strong.

I always talk about my pregnancy but havent given much credit to my great husband. He has been WONDERFUL! I seriously have the best hubby :) He rubs my feet every night, helps me get out of bed in the middle of the night so i can pee, rubs my back ect., ect. I think ill keep him. He also says "thanks for doing all that you do for our son", which really helps me. Being pregnant has def. made me fall more in love with him and brought our relationship to another level. I love him very much :)

One year ago...

This time last year i was driving into Providence and calling the fertility doctor to let him know i had a + HPT. I was hopeful but cautiously optimistic since this was my 3rd pregnancy in 9 months. Well i wont get into details since we know it didnt work out.

I really dont dwell on the past but sometimes it comes back to haunt you. My past is what makes me so nervous with this pregnancy and what makes me not enjoy this pregnancy as much as i would like.

My past is also what makes me appreciate what i have so much more then if all the m/c's didnt happen. I wish they didnt happen, but i wouldnt change anything b/c this whole journey has made me who i am now....and has brought Jack to me.

I will never forget those angels i lost. Jack is my miracle baby and all those late nights and moments where most will want to scream, i will relish in every second of it b/c it took me so long to experience motherhood.

So just b/c i dont talk about my m/c's doesnt mean i dont think about them anymore. Im just in a different spot in my life and i am so grateful to be here!

Appt and u/s

Jack is measuring at 29.0wks, which is very good :) His little legs measure 2 wks behind but the doctor isnt concerned since he has been measuring that way all along and both pete and I are not exactly giants :)

My BP and weight were good. Jack HR was 140-150. Im going in every 2 weeks now for appts, so next appt is 8/6 (our anniversary)! And we talked about the BIG day. He wants Jack out in the 37th week so it looks like it'll be between 9/14 and 9/19. It all depends on when my cervix starts to dialate. I also start BPPs (more intensive u/s's) at 32 weeks. So things are moving along!

29 weeks!

Things are almost done around here, most importantly,the dogs are DOWNSTAIRS!!! We slept until 7am this morning, unheard of with a crying dog at 5am usually. There's nothing major that needs to be done (besides finish the nursery and organize stuf, but we cant do that until we get the "stuff" :))

Pregnancy wise im doing well. Physically my tailbone, hips and pubic bone hurts. Sleep is now officially an Olympic event! I wake up in pain at least every 1-2 hours and it KILLS to roll over, it seriously feels like my pubic bone going to snap in half and my hips burn. Oh and its pretty comical to see me try to get up to pee since my stomach muscles dont work like they used to. My ribs also hurt from time to time but not bad. Jack moves my whole belly when he kicks now, which is so fun to watch. Some of his kicks make me jump b/c they are so hard! He has such a personality already...he'll kick like crazy if me or pete are rubbing my belly or talking but AS SOON as someone goes to feel he'll either stop completely or only give light taps! Little stinker!!

Mentally i am SO BORED! It doesnt help that im out of work and all week im here, alone. I try to have plans for during the week with some friends to break it up and that really helps. I know he has a good 7 weeks left to bake but i am SO READY for that time to be here! I just want to start my life and meet him!! Once August gets here itll go fast since the first 3 weekends we have plans and doctor appts are going to be almost weekly with u/s's and regular appts.

I really wanted to go away just the two of us before our life changes FOREVER but i dont think its going to be possible. Plus, i cant really walk for too long b/c my feet swell and my tailbone hurts after about 5 minutes of sitting...and the heat is almost unbearable after 5 minutes..oh well :) Ill take all of it over a vaca ANYTIME. I truly do love being pregnant! (but it just lasts TOO LONG).

So this week i have my u/s and OB appt. on monday. Im going to ask what the plan is going to be for the next 7 wks and hopefully have an idea when hes coming (im thinking its going to be 9/14). Tuesday i have my gest. Diabetic class (oh fun) to learn the diet and how to test my sugars. Im actually excited about this diet b/c i heard you actually lose weight on it and it helps to stay on it after you have the babe b/c it helps you shed the pounds quicker, so ill take it! :)

Lots of pics! (28wk belly pics & nursery)

Look at that belly!!! HOLY SMOKES :)

Heres the nursery so far:

Stuffed animal wall mounts... found at Madmoose.com

The tree,bear and trees are lights....looks really cool at night

the fish swings back and forth

my JACK letters, they are hung up with brown and tan checked ribbon

Nursery BEFORE:

Its coming out good so far :) We still need curtains, a rug and hang up some more decorations :)

28 weeks!

Well i gotta say is my luck is funny...i FAILED my 3 hour glucose tet, so im a Gestational Diabetic! The kicker is, i failed it by 3 points! My fasting was normal, my one hour was off my 1 point, my 2 hour was WAY high but its OK to have one high number and my 3 hour was off by 2 points. So if my 1 and 3 hour were WNLs i would have passed! Oh well. I have to call monday to find out when the diabetic class is and it looks like on top of the 2 shots i give myself a day i know how to prick my finger 4 times a day! Its a good thing im not scared of needles anymore!

Im starting to feel a tad uncomfy. I cant sit for a long time or my tailbone hurts, and my pubic bone is really sore when i move around at night. My belly button is almost flat, i dont think ill lose it completely but its getting close! All other things are still the same.

The nursery is coming along. I do have some pics of it so far and i did take a 28wk pic today but i just dont feel like uploading right now so ill post them all later :)

27 wks/ 7mo./ 3rd trimester!!!!

I NEVER thought id ever make it to the 3rd trimester! The 2T D...r...a...g...g...e...d!! I know im going to be uncomfortable soon but ill take it just as long as long as nothing bad happens this trimester, im good :)

Im feeling pretty good, some things are new from the last few weeks:
The heat is def. starting to get to me but its not too too bad. On days where i know its going to be hot and humid i just stay in. But i def notice i get hotter quicker than most. Also my feet hurt if im standing too long...pete needs to rub them every night to help. My pubic bone is also hurting, i hope its not separating like Currys did. Im also getting restless legs at night which isnt painful, just annoying. And ever since i could feel jack i could feel him hit my bladder every now and then, but, now that hes 2 1/2 pounds thats starting to HURT...and it constantly feels like i have to pee but its just from Jack putting pressure on my bladder! Jacks movements are much more pronounced now too. Its really neat if i have my hand on my belly when hes moving i can feel his heels or knees going across. And my belly looks like i stuffed a basketball up my shirt, which is pretty humorous when i see myself in store windows and things b/c i really dont feel THAT big...but my reflection tells me otherwise!

Monday we are getting our furniture and im super excited about that :) On Tuesday im going to do the dreaded 3 hour glucose test :( I am not looking forward to that!! And wed and thursday my mom is coming down and we are going to Newport and seeing Kathy Griffin..that should be good :)

Things around the house are slowly getting accomplished. The biggest thing that still needs to be done is to move the dogs downstairs...i CANNOT wait...Sadie moves alot in her sleep and they wake up really early...i just want me and pete and our room(well until Jack)!! Im hoping that can get down in the next couple weeks. This week we should have the nursery completed so hopefully ill have pics of it up this week!