Week 31 Check Up

I cannot believe we are in our 8th month!  I say that and most days these days, I feel like I've been pregnant FOREVER. 

We had our 31 week check up with our midwife group yesterday.  Everything is looking great.  She is measuring a week further along, which really means nothing at this point other than she's healthy.  She is facing down, which is really great news, as long as she stays that way.  We have check ups now every 2 weeks until we get a little closer to the due date and then it moves to every week.

The nursery is coming along great.  We are almost done.  Travis has been working his tail off, with the help of family and friends, to get the wayne's coating and trim up and painted.  It is going to look so great once it's done. 

Our nursery furniture is also slowly making its way to the Cooper household.  Our crib arrived last week.  Our rug is suppose to be done sometime this week.  We already have our changing table.  Our glider is SUPPOSE to be here on May 2nd.  Our side table is also suppose to be here by next week too.  Apparently, Pottery Barn Kids online orders all of their items from overseas but there is a Dallas warehouse that stocks the same products.  It all depends on HOW you order it... via phone or internet.  Whatever, as long as we get our side table before the back ordered date of August!

We are also wrapping up our Bradley classes.  A 12 week crash course on birth & newborn care.  It's nuts to think that the end of this class almost means Baby Girl will be here that much sooner.

Baby is doing great on a personal note.  She is moving a ton still but the movements have gone from drop kicks in my stomach to hard rolling movements.  The midwife said her feet and hands are on my left side which makes sense.  I was starting to get worried when I could only feel her on my left side. 

Being pregnant has definitely become more difficult.  It's harder to move around on a daily basis.  I am not sleeping very well anymore and most days feel like I would rather nap than eat during my lunch break.  I shouldn't complain.  My first trimester was so easy and I know for most people it's not.  And everyone gets to go through the same joys of the third trimester.  Everyone tells me to get plenty of rest NOW because once she gets here, I am done with sleeping for a while.  But I can't seem to be able to sleep very consistently.  Oh well, it will all be worth it.

Hope everyone is doing great and had a wonderful Easter!

Baby Shower was Amazing

Big, HUGE thanks go out to Brooke, Holly & Katie for throwing me the most beautiful baby shower ever.  Seriously, these women should turn their services into a company because everything, down to the very last detail, was perfect.

Thank you to everyone who came as well.  Travis & I are really blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.  It was so great seeing everyone, especially since Travis & I are about to become home bound in less than 3 months. 

Baby Girl is pretty set now!  Lol.  It's so funny how many things you need before the baby gets here.  Diapers, bottles, bedding, bath, bibs, swings, etc.  We FINALLY have all of our baby furniture (except an end table) ordered and on it's way.  Now the fun part!  Putting the room together.  I will keep everyone posted as the nursery progresses.

We saw the baby actually move for the first time this past week.  Mom is in town for the shower so Travis, her and I were all downstairs watching TV when the baby started her nightly aerobics routine.  I kept thinking with as hard as she's kicking, we'll be able to see a foot soon enough.  And just then, my stomach bounced.  I whispered to Travis, "Look, look!".  Like she's going to stop because she can feel us looking or something.  And then she did it again, and again and again.  I looked like I was popping pop corn from inside. 

Her newest trick is the pushing movement.  I think she's running out of room to get the full drop kick in so she's pushing her feet and hands across my stomach.  I'm also extremely impressed every time she has hiccups.  I can see each little bounce.  It only lasts for a minute or two but they are timed too closely together to NOT be hiccups.  I know Travis is just as excited about her as I am but I think his patience is wearing thin for the, "LOOK!  LOOK!  She's moving again!".  I could literally sit there and watch it all day and never get tired of it.  Of course, I think if Travis had an open faced sandwich inside HIM putting up as much as a fight as Little Girl is, he would be equally as enthralled. 

Mom got to go with me to my midwife's appointment.  I was really lucky because this appointment just happened to be my glucose test so it was nice to have my mom there in case I needed to wait around.  I cannot tell you how much I really love our Midwives Group.  Every single one of them take care of me like I am their own daughter or sister.  We had our typical appointment where they listen to the heartbeat.  Mom, of course, starts crying so this makes Kathleen start crying and then I'm crying.  Mom even got to see a sonogram of Baby Girl, which was a big treat and so special for both of us. 

Only 3 more months to go!  Time has just flown by.  As always, thank you everyone for following our blog.