Less than 11 weeks to d-day...

This is my favorite picture that Lissy took a few weeks ago :)

Okay so I'm now 29 weeks and a few days along...Terry and I went out to dinner last night and commented on the fact that if everything goes according to schedule we'll have a baby in less than 11 weeks - aaahhh!!

Actually that was my response - Terry's response was "I'm really looking forward to Jack arriving - it will be fun".  I want everyone to remember that he said that when we're getting up every 2 hours to feed, change and calm a screaming child.  Don't get me wrong - I'm very excited to meet our son and start this new chapter in our life together.  I just think I'm a little more realistic in the sense that I know the first 3 months are going to be really hard and a huge adjustment.  So far (knock on wood) my pregnancy has been great and I've actually really enjoyed it.  Besides the weight gain, I love the fact that I can always feel Jack moving and kicking inside of me.  I like that strangers (for the most part) are nice to me and I don't feel bad when I eat an extra cookie.  I'm not going to lie - I am very nervous about the labor and delivery portion of the pregnancy...the whole thing grosses me out.  Terry and I start our "Child Birth 101" classes in a few weeks so hopefully we'll get the answers to a lot of our questions.  Otherwise I guess we'll be winging it! We also received the rest of our nursery furniture last weekend which Terry's parents were kind enough to pick up and drop off for us - this allowed us to save $184 on shipping costs.  Although after Terry and his dad lugged this 300+ lb dresser up the stairs I'm sure both of them would have gladly paid the shipping costs.

Alright well I'm off to have my gestational diabetes test...cross your fingers that it's negative!  

Pictures from housewarming party...

First of all I just have to say I have the best father-in-law in the world!  Not only does he know that I love pie but he always brings me back a slice when goes to the cabin.  For those of you not familiar, the cabin is in Union, MO and there is a fabulous diner called Lewis Cafe and they serve amazing pie!  Usually he brings me a slice  back on a Sunday afternoon and Terry and I will drive to South County to have dinner and I'll eat my pie.  But today he surprised me by driving all the way out to my office (on his way back from deer hunting all weekend) just to bring me a piece of blackberry pie.  Is that not the SWEETEST thing!!  Therefore I'll say it again - I have the very BEST father-in-law in the world!!


On to the pictures - my lovely aunt Cynthia, who drove all the way from Kansas City to come to our housewarming party a few weeks ago, took some pictures of the festivities.  Please ignore the fact that I looked like a wreck...no make-up, acne, and the fact that I didn't sleep the night before led to my train-wrecked appearance.  

Dad & I (baby bump)

Showing my dad and Ryan that Jack really is a boy (proof is in the ultrasound pictures)...

 Our sweet nephew Jeffrey who will be exactly 3 years older than Jack in February.  We couldn't tell if he wanted his cup or Baba's (grandpa Terry) wine.

My new china cabinet!!

 Andrew & Grandpa

Ryan - isn't he cute! Jack's middle name is after his uncle :)

 Terry & his dad partaking in their favorite hobby - drinking wine...Ha!

Next week, we head to Chicago for the big Tonsing/Saul Thanksgiving!!  We are very excited to spend time with Terry's family and hang out in our favorite city :)  

Belly Pictures

Last weekend we had my friend Lissy Early take some fall pictures of us before Jack is born.  I didn't want the typical big belly pregnancy pictures but I did want to capture the essence of being pregnant.  I have always thought it was weird that I have absolutely no pictures of my mom pregnant with me.  Therefore here are my 24 week belly pictures for those of you who have been asking!  I also had my 24 week doctor's appointment and was told that I need to lay off the sweets and carbs - what does that tell you...

We're having a boy!

So we're having a boy - Jack Ryan Tonsing and we're very excited!!  We hosted a big party at our house over the weekend so our family members could see the new house and find out the sex of the baby.  I baked cupcakes and filled each of them with blue icing therefore when everyone bit into them they found out at the same time...well that was the plan but you'd have to watch the video because one member started screaming before most people even unwrapped their cupcakes...to much anticipation I guess.  It was so nice of everyone to come in town, especially my family that drove all the way from Kirksville (parents, brothers & grandparents) along with my Aunt Cynthia that drove in from Kansas City!  Terry and I truly appreciate the love and support from both of our families.  Everyone is super excited over this baby especially my grandparents because they are thrilled to have a great-grand baby!

Terry and I spent yesterday afternoon at Babies R Us registering because people keep asking what we need...my answer to that is "everything" and to top it off I feel as though we need a million dollars just to bring this child home.  I can't believe how much stuff one person needs!  Therefore if you look at the registry and think we're being greedy please remember this is our first baby and neither of us has a clue :)

We felt the baby move today!

Okay so I wasn't going to post anything until next week but I want to use this blog as my journal and we experienced the coolest thing this morning.  When I woke up, my stomach was making weird movements - almost like thumps.  When I realized what it was I told Terry to put his hand on my stomach and it was so funny because he was like "whoa!! weird!".  Therefore I'm documenting today as the first day we felt our baby move.  Next Tuesday we'll find out the sex...it's getting so exciting!

Less than 4 weeks to go!

We had our 16 week check-up on Monday with our new doctor - Dr. Streiff.  Terry and I both enjoyed sitting down with her and asking all of our questions including those around the H1N1 vaccine.  The vaccine will be available in October and pregnant women are at the top of the priority list.  Terry was also strongly encouraged to receive the vaccine too.  Dr. Streiff checked/found the baby's heartbeat with no problems - everything sounded good!  Our next appointment is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13th and that is the big ultrasound when we'll find out the baby's gender.  Instead of just calling all of our family members, we're actually going to make everyone wait until that Saturday at our housewarming party.  It's going to be a fall themed party with food, alcohol and family - oh and a BIG suprise at the end! 

Well I finally did it...

I finally admitted to myself that my pre-pregnancy pants no longer fit me and I went shopping for preggo clothes last night.  My mom gave me a gift card for Motherhood Maternity for my birthday a few weeks ago therefore I decided to start there thinking I could get a few things and not spend a dime.  I should have known better.  Before I left for the mall, I ate a small salad for dinner thinking "even though I'm trying on preggo clothes I'm not going to go feeling fat"...boy was I in for a surprise.  I made Terry go with me so I wouldn't end of buying anything that would make me look like a tent.  As soon as we walked into the store, the saleswoman immediately came up to me and said "you don't look like you want to be shopping here".  For those of you who have been listening to me whine about this terrible in-between stage where nothing fits me but I don't actually look pregnant than you know what my face probably looked like when I walked into the store.  The saleswoman had obviously dealt with women like me because she asked me what my pre-pregnancy size was and off she went to start a dressing room for me.  I pulled maybe 3 things to try on with Terry's advice and when I opened the curtain to the dressing room, we were both like "wow"!  The lady had pulled gobs of clothes - at least 10 pairs of pants both casual and work, sweaters, shirts, bras, etc.  You name it!  At first I was kind of excited, you know the feeling when you're about to buy something new... but then my eyes made contact with a very scary pillow with velcro arms.  The saleswoman told me that I could try on the clothes with the pillow to show me what I would like 3 months from now.  In my mind I was thinking 3 months will be right around the holidays - Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I started trying on the pants and then Terry was insistent that I try them on with the pillow.  I'm not going to lie - I had a meltdown and I cried.  In my mind, I knew this was just a pillow and not my body but it was awful.  Even Terry tried to make me feel better by saying "I don't think anyone's stomach looks like that..."  The pillow had obviously seen better days and was extremely lumpy and out of shape.  I looked as though I had an alien protruding from my stomach.  Needless to say, from there on I didn't try on any clothes with the pillow.  I just tried to stick my stomach out as far as it could go and those of you who know me well, know that I've been able to look as though I'm pregnant since I was in grade school...this body trick finally came in handy!


I actually ended up finding some really cute clothes and I left there with corduroys, jeans, shirts and sweaters. I spent way more than my gift card but at least I'm set for awhile in the clothes department.