30 days to go...

 

Jack at 35 weeks & 2 days

So I went in for an ultrasound on Tuesday because at my last appointment I was measuring small...yes I know all my friends out there that have had babies or are pregnant are rolling their eyes but truthfully I don't care because I'm still gaining the weight I'm supposed to - so there!  Anyway back to my ultrasound...there is nothing to worry about and he does not have any growth issues because he's already a whopping 5.5 lbs!! Yes you read that correctly - just the weight he should be at 35 weeks.  As you can tell from my tone, I'm a little sick of everyone telling me how small I am and how my baby must be tiny, yada yada yada....He's not tiny - he's perfect!  On another note, I'm switching physicians (again) but this time due to a very sad reason, my doctor's 17 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia last week.  She'll be out indefinitely therefore I'm going to be seen and most likely delivered by one of her partners.

I was also told that I'll most likely go until my due date since I'm a first time mom and I show no signs of pre-term labor (not to get into graphic details for the men that read this blog).  This gives Terry and I just 4 weeks to enjoy being a couple - we're going to go on lots of dates, eat at tons of restaurants and sleep in while we still can.  

Baby Shower & Nursery Pictures

Jack's Nursery - My wonderful Aunt Lisa came over last weekend and painted Jack's room with jungle animals.  As you can see from the pictures - we have a giraffe, monkey, palm tree, elephant and 2 birds.  I just love the way it turned out!       

Baby Shower - January 23rd hosted by my Aunt Lisa at her house.  I can't believe I have 4 pictures of the cake but not one of me and the host...go figure!











Grandma, Me & Mom

Nancy, Me & Marijane

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year -

Wow 2009 really flew by! So much happened for us, it's almost surreal to look back...I had just started a new job with Susan G. Komen St. Louis (Nov. '08), we found out we were pregnant in June and then we bought and moved into a new house in August!  Now we're about 7 weeks away from meeting our son Jack and I have a feeling 2010 is going to be just as exciting!

Some updates since the last time I posted:
- glucose test was negative - yeah!
- started our baby classes at the hospital - so far not worth our time...9 hour class could have been taught in 2 hours max.  However it was funny to see and hear all of the dads that just didn't have a clue.  One guy asked where he was going to sleep and did the hospital feed him - seriously??!  Terry and I almost fell out of our chairs laughing...at least this Saturday, we'll be able to tour the maternity ward at the hospital and get some baby care basic training.
- working on the nursery - my wonderful Aunt Lisa has generously offered to paint for us.  Not only do Terry and I both despise painting but Lisa actually enjoys it and is very talented at drawing animals therefore she's going to paint the walls yellow and then paint jungle animals in bright colors :) I will post pictures in a few weeks.
- my girl friends from high school threw me a fun circus themed shower over the holidays and I got some really cute stuff including a beautiful cross-stitched quilt from my Grandma Gordon that will be displayed proudly in Jack's room

I have a big family shower for both sides (Terry & mine) coming up on January 23rd therefore I'll make sure to take some pictures to post.

Til then - stay warm!
Allison