30 weeks and 2 days

That means we are only 9 weeks and 5 days away :) Not like I'm counting or anything.

It is hard to imagine that we are so close. But I feel that we are slowly coming to the point where we will be ready with everything we need!

Granted our little girl still doesn't have a place to sleep. Yes we have a crib, but no mattress. We were thinking of just getting a pack n' play and using that as her crib in our bedroom. We could also move the crib into our bedroom. There is also a possibility of getting the bassinet that I slept in shipped from N.C. So we have a few options to choose from. Hopefully within the next few weeks we will finalize on what we would like to do!

We re-arranged the nursery today and I feel much better about where things are placed. We ordered a dandelion vinyl decal off the internet (it actually came from a shop in Ashville NC!) So hopefully that will arrive within the next week. I can't wait to put that up. I feel like the green walls need something else. The only other things we need for the nursery are a few lamps, a diaper hamper, a side table and the mattress.

Heartburn and Indigestion are back in full swing. It sucks when you burp and everything you ate comes up with it! No more nausea :) Still knocking on wood for this one! Swelling my hands and feet have gone up as well. My rings are squished on my fingers and my socks leave nice little ring marks!

Had quite a scare yesterday (Sunday 1/17) Joe and I have been walking/hiking a bit more, depending on my energy level. On Saturday we did a quick hour long hike on Ridge Trail (which exhausted me!) but I felt good afterwords. On Sunday morning we went to the dog park and while the dogs ran and played we did 4 laps (which might equal 1 1/2 miles). It had been raining all night and the dogs loved playing in every single puddle. Which also meant baths for them when we got home! Joe gave them baths and I dried them off. Then I hopped into the shower. As I was getting into the shower I felt this horrible sharp pain about 1 inch to the right of my belly button. I had no idea what happened. Other then I could barely stand up and Joe had to hold me. It continued throughout my shower. I finally got to lie in bed, which seemed to make it even worse. I knew deep down there was nothing wrong with the baby girl (it felt to high, almost like it was on top of my uterus). But I still had this horrible shooting pain that had been going on for about an hour. Joe had gotten the number for our womens clinic out and decided to give them a call. While he was on hold, I made him hand up. I thought I could handle the pain. It went away for about 10 minutes and then came back with a vengance. It felt even worse. I was howling, yes howling in pain. I asked Joe to call again and he got in touch with the doctor. She told us to do the kick test to make sure baby girl was still okay and that it sounded like a seperation of my abs. The best thing to do was rest and lie on your side. Thankfully two hours later I was able to sit up and move around. I still feel like someone punched me in my gut and am very sore in that one spot. I have no clue what really happened but it seems like all is well. I'm looking forward to my dr. appointment in the next few weeks to run it by him!

CHALUPA CHALUPA CHALUPA

One of our Christmas Presents from my parents this year were tickets to the Jan. 15 Blazer vs. Magic Games. Joe put together a little highlight package of the game.

Registries!!!!

One of the best things about getting married or having a baby is creating your registry. The best part of a baby registry is it helps you sort through all the things you need and don't need for the little one.

We finally finalized our Babies R Us registry and you can view it here!

Our next step was figuring out what exactly we wanted to do about diapers. We knew we wanted to give cloth diapers a shot. But there are SO many different types. Do we want fitted, pre-folded, all in one?? Portland being a "green" city has many cloth diaper stores. We fell in love with the one right by our house called Zoom Baby Gear. The great thing about this place is that it is 1)close 2)sells lightly used cloths and 3) lets you trade in your purchases for credit. We ended up going with fitted diapers (ironically the cheapest!) as well as flannel covers. I have to admit I'm still nervous about the whole diaper thing, but we practiced while we were there and it was quite easy! And I'm sure it gets easier as you put more diapers on! (12 a day should do it right? haha)
So here is our ZoomBabyGear Registry!

It was definitely fun going to both places and picking out everything. The great thing about Babies R Us is that whatever is on your registry, after the birth you can purchase all items 10% off. So even if you aren't having a shower it makes sense to just create a registry!!!

Happy New Year! Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten???

End of 28 weeks and a Happy New Year!

We had our 28 week appt on Monday this week. This was a long one as appt. go. Normally my appt's are super quick. Doc measure my pelvic bone to the top of the uterus, takes my blood pressure, weighs me, checks the heartbeat and then we are out of there. Ten minutes tops when we actually walk into the dr. office.

28 weeks is when you are tested for gestational diabetes. I was a little worried that I might actually have it. I've gained more weight than I would like and and I drink water constantly as well as use the bathroom incessantly . (neither of which are HUGE changes from before). I also get incredibly tired and have a horrible headache between the hours of 3-6. It could just be that I finish work at 3, and I'm on go all day that, that is when my body just crashes. Anyways back to the test. We arrived around 7:30, hoping that I could start drinking my glucola (tasted like flat 7 up that was super syrupy, packed with glucose/sugar). My dr. didn't get there til 8:00, so we hung out in the lobby, read our baby sign language book and waited. Finally they took us back and I was allowed to chug my drink. You have 5 minutes to chug the whole thing (it was cold, which made it a bit easier) After that, I was told we had an hour before I could get my blood drawn. Joe and I decided to run over to the bagel store for a quick bite (I had to wait til my blood was drawn to eat, Joe of course had his right away :) ). Back at the hospital they took me right in for my blood draw. I think Joe's face and body were more squirmy watching me get my blood drawn than I was!

I also had to get my RH- shot on the same day. Everything I read said it would be in the rear. Lucky me, it was in the arm. Not really a bad shot, however they keep it in the fridge and have you ever had a cold shot? Wowzer!!!! It burns so much going in!!!! I was so surprised!

The funniest thing about our dr. appt. was when he asked if I had any complaints or anything that worried me. For the past week or so, I've been having a pain in my wrist and elbow. Well if you know me, you know I've already had two elbow surgeries. So I was assuming I was just having some sort of reoccurance. When I mentioned it to him he immediatley replied Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Joe and I were both like "huh!". Joe's first question was "Will it go away?". Thankfully the answer is YES! But man oh man, I've been in pain for about a week now! When we go at the end of the month, if it is still bothering me, I may ask if there is anything other than taking Tylenol that I can do!

Other news:
No sickiness! (felt horrible 1 day this week, when I work up, but wasn't sick!)

She has been moving a whole lot. Especially in the evenings when I'm lying in bed. I think she likes when I stand up because she has more room to move. When I'm lying down in bed, I'm normally on my side and she is constantly kicking, or elbowing (can't tell the difference yet!) the side that is touching the bed!

I've also been experiencing Braxton Hicks. Nothing painful, just strange. They happen to me when I'm up in the middle of the night (approximatley 8-10 times :)), using the restroom. I will come back to bed, lie on my back and then all of the sudden a portion of my belly just tightens and it is rock solid!!!

Nursery is coming along. Joe has put the crib and changing table together. We also have a dresser (from Joe's Grandad that matches everything pretty well) that we placed in the room. Along with an old bookshelf we had as well. My parents bought us a glider and ottaman that we love! (Joe has been known to just sit in it and play DS!) We are decided on some vinyls to put on the wall, I think we are leaning to some dandelions. We will put up some pics when I feel it is finished!!! (which could be NEVER!!!)

We finished our registries! Babies R us as well as ZoomBabyGear.com This is where we are getting all our cloth diapers. I thought I wanted to stick with fitted diapers, but after looking at all the styles as well as the types we have decided to go with prefolds. (It's actually way cheaper and not as hard as I thought it might be!!!!

I think that's it! Hopefully I'll get better at posting updates!!!