Bonding with baby

Last night Kevin and I experienced a lot of activity from baby boy. Normally I will feel him move, quickly grab Kevin's hand to put on my belly, then....NOTHING. He was starting to think I was faking this whole thing! Well last night I was laying on my side in bed and the baby was moving so much you could see my belly move! Kevin laid his head on my belly and started talking to him, and he would kick at his head. It was very cool. Kevin likes to talk into my belly button like it's the microphone into my uterus! All it does it tickle me!! Luckily we got lots of movement so Kevin is back to believing there really is something alive in there. :)

Lots of things coming up in the next few weeks! Next week is another New Kids concert as well as going to see Jersey Boys. I expect some dancing in my belly!! The week after we go for the 3D ultrasound. We are SUPER excited about that!!

Nursery!

We got all of the furniture moved into the nursery today and put away a few of the things we have acquired so far.  Now it's just waiting for the bedding decor and of course the baby!  We decided not to paint since we're house hunting and figure why waste the time when we want to move soon.  The rocking chair was my mom's....my dad gave it to her for her first mother's day 35 years ago!  More pics once it's more put together....

24 weeks...the thrid trimester is looming!

I wish I could figure out the photo positioning thing better!  These are from Mother's Day weekend.  Anyway...

Not a whole lot of new things to report. I went to my May doctor's appointment on Thursday and they did usual:  pee in a cup (I am good at that now!), weight (their scale was 6 pounds higher than mine that day!) and blood pressure (looking good).  Then I saw the doc for about 5 minutes.  He asked how things were and I said the main issues was swelling.  He felt around my ankles and said we would keep an eye on my blood pressure for signs of toxemia but basically it's just another symptom for me to deal with.  I had to give up wearing my rings finally because of it.  We listened to the baby's heartbeat quickly, which sounded nice and strong.  He then said I was growing on track (in his mind...I feel like a fatty!) and set me up to get a glucose test at the lab to test for gestational diabetes.  My next visit is on the 11th of June, then I start going every 2 weeks instead of once a month, so that made me feel a little more like I was getting to the home stretch.  I am about ready to be done with this pregnancy and I know there is still plenty of time, and discomfort, to go!

I went to the lab on Friday morning and did the glucose test.  I had the lovely orange flavor, which started out tasting ok, but then got so sweet I wanted to throw it out.  Then you sit there for an hour and can't eat or drink anything else, so it just festered in my belly.  Fun.  After the hour's up, they took a vial of blood and I was done.  Hope I pass this test, because the follow up is a 3 hour ordeal I would like to avoid!  :)

Our big focus this weekend has now been house hunting.  We had a talk with our realtor earlier in the week about options (none, really), but decided we should go ahead and start looking for another home, then we can worry about the one we have now (burn it down, etc...ha ha).  So we drove around a little yesterday checking out various neighborhoods and we're going out with a realtor on Wednesday to see what's out there for us.  We'd love to get into something bigger before baby, buy who knows.  

Last but not least, our cats came home today.  Mr. G had sprayed 1 too many times at my parents' house so they were banished.  We stopped by the vet on the way home and they were both prescribed some Prozac for their anxiety.  Glad we have mental kitties!!  The vet also gave us some pointers of ways to get them ready for the baby coming, like finding recordings of babies crying, etc. so they will be a little more prepared when the time comes. 

Swollen, party of 1

Time for a pregnancy symptom update! The latest and greatest things seem to be that I feel like I giant water balloon most days and I can feel every stretch and am starting to waddle!

For the past few weeks now I have noticed that by the end of the day my normally obvious ankle bones have disappeared! My rings are getting tight and I would rather be barefoot than put on a pair of shoes! This morning though the swelling seemed to be ready to go right from the get go! I could barely get my rings on at all and my fingers looked like little sausages. As soon as I woke up this morning my hands were tingling and felt like they weighted 10lbs a piece!

Then there's the aches! I didn't expect to be this uncomfortable until about the 8th month. But here we are on the eve of month 6 and I feel like I have arthritis! The weather seems to be making it worse...lots of rain and severe weather here in Georgia. My back is killing me and my hips feel like they are coming apart all together (which I guess in a way they are). My body pillow I was so excited about a month ago is going flat and no longer gives me the sleeping pleasure it once did. :( Do I sound whiny yet? I am!

Sitting for hours on end at work isn't fun anymore either. I try to get up regularly so my muscles don't cramp up. But I can feel myself walking around belly first and feel like a little duckling trying to get my balance! I have also been having a hard time judging just how far my belly sticks out, so I tend to run into things more. And I still have HOW LONG to go?

I'm due for some new belly pics so I will take some this weekend when everyone is over. We'll be celebrating my mom's birthday, Mother's Day and our 1 year wedding anniversary (where did the year go??) on Saturday. Hope this rain is all gone by then!

Thanks for letting me whine! It was much needed!!