The goose is getting fat?

We've been busy this last week, with Thanksgiving and all. I had a Dr. appt last Wed. Everything is still going well. My belly is measuring a little bit big. They don't want to assume anything so we have a sonogram coming up at my next appt. They want to see how big he is. Either he's going to be a big baby, or I've just got some extra fluid around in there. Dec. 10th is the date for all that. I'll be sure to keep you posted.

I'm now wearing Chris's t-shirts. Most of mine don't fit. I can wear maternity clothes outside of work. I don't want to wear them to work, they'd just get ruined. And there's no need to keep buying clothes this late in my pregnancy, lol. Especially casual clothes just for work. Chris thinks it's funny, but I don't think he minds.

We went Friday, after Thanksgiving, to get the Christmas tree. Penny and Justin came along too. It was a very cold day. The 'hay ride' down to the trees was pretty chilly. There was a good breeze the whole time we were out. But we got our tree! Chris and I decorated it Saturday after we got off work. We also managed to get the house lights up. Thanks to my mom, we had plenty of white light to hang. It looks pretty darn good, if you ask me.

We were in a little bit of a rush because of the MU/KU game that night. But it was all worth it. We got to Jamie and JP's house about 6:59 and the game started at 7. It was a family event. Even Hannah watched it with us. What a great game! MU won! (of course) ;)

Sunday morning Chris left for KC. He and JP went to the Chiefs game against the Raiders. That game didn't go as well as the MU/KU game. Unfortunately KC lost. I think Chris had a good time anyways. He didn't get home till almost 7 that night. It was a very busy weekend for both of us.

All kinds of new stuff!

So we got the new nursery furniture last night. Chuck came over and helped Chris put it together. Cara came by later. She and I helped. With help from Chris's family, we were able to afford the new furniture, THANK YOU! We got a dresser/changer, an armoire, and a crib. Chris and his dad put the crib and changer together. Cara and I tackled the armoire. Overall, it took us about 2 hours to finish. It looks sooo nice in the nursery. I'm really excited about it. I have some pictures of last night. I was the one holding the camera, so I don't have any pics of Cara and I, oops. ;)
When Chris and Chuck got done with the Crib, they didn't realize it wouldn't fit through the door. They had to take it back apart and reassemble it in the nursery. Luckily it was just the crib that didn't fit. It was a pretty easy fix.
Chris and I bought the bedding for the new crib last week and I was finally able to decorate with it. I really like the red and blue theme we went with. It looks so nice.

I was shopping the other day and finally found the outfit we'll take Vance home in. Chris doesn't like dress clothes. But he didn't mind this one too bad. It was exciting to find dress clothes in 'newborn' size. It's been really hard to find anything smaller then 0-3. But don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed shopping.

30 weeks, 3 days

I had my Dr. appt yesterday. Things went well. She put me on Zantac. I've been having pretty bad heartburn the last few weeks. Hopefully this will make a difference. She's pretty sure Vance has turned head down. She felt around and it seems that way at least. I've gained a little too much weight this last month. She wants me to only gain 1 pound per week and I am gaining about 1 1/2. So I am going shopping today for some healthier food. No more McDonald's for me. HA!

My mom came down to the shop yesterday and helped me rearrange the kennels to make room for the crib. I think it's going to work out pretty well. I wanted to put him where there won't be as much loose hair. We're looking into buying a canopy to go over the crib too. After getting the kennels moved around, I went to Michael's Craft store and bought letters to the wall. We spray painted the letters blue. I think they look nice. When it gets closer to my due date, we'll move the crib down to the shop and finish the "baby corner". My belly continues to grow. I am noticing the sweat pants I've been able to wear are getting tighter. I may have to go shopping yet again. :)

October Madness

October has been a busy month for us. Last weekend we were up in Maryville for homecoming. We had a good time. We spent time with Mike and Gina Davis. Gina is also pregnant, and we were able to blab a little on the subject. I didn't get any pictures of our trip to Maryville. We stayed most the day on Saturday. We watched the parade in the morning and then went back to the Davis's for some food and TV.
Last night was Halloween. We spent the evening over at Penny's in-laws. They live on a very busy street. Penny and I spent most the night outside on the porch. It was fun watching all the little kids come up to the door for trick or treating. My mom, Penny and I all "dressed up" for the occasion. Penny was a bunny, I was a cat and mom was a mouse. Vance also had a costume on, lol. I had a shirt made with a pumpkin on the belly. It was pretty cute. I can't wait till next year when we can really dress Vance up. I'm looking forward to all the fun things we'll be able to do with him.
This week marks my 30th week of pregnancy. Things are still going well. I've been feeling some contractions here and there. Nothing out of the ordinary. I go back to the Dr. on Monday. They will then put me on a 2 week appt schedule. Only 70 days to go! We're still getting the nursery together. We've decided to move the crib and changing table we have to the shop and buy a new matching set for the house. We've picked out a set from K Mart. It had a changing table/dresser combo. We are also planning on getting an armoire. At this point we need all the storage space we can get. I bought the rocking chair for the nursery the other day. Chris and I have been eyeballing this St. Louis Cardinals rocking chair from TJ Maxx. When I went to see if they still had it, it was on clearance. YAY! We are still looking for some bedding to match the Cardinals theme. I've found some red and blue stuff at Babies R Us. I hope to make a trip there next week or so.

October 15th, what a big day!

My baby shower was last night. I had such a wonderful time! We had a great turn out. I think there was around 20 people there. The cake was delicious. I wasn't able to have any till I got home. My stomach was in knots at the shower. I barely drank any punch. We played a word scramble game. I wasn't any good at it. Penny had to give me a few hints. Penny also had the women write on onesies. They were suppose to write messages to the baby or to the parents. They turned out cute. Cara wrote one saying, "Don't Shake Me" and Jamie's said "Don't mind the smell, I get it from my dad". We'll have to make sure we get a picture of Vance in his personalized onesies.

Julie Arnold told me she had never see so many gifts at one shower. I came home with a car full, literally. My trunk was completely full, my back seat was filled to the ceiling and the front passenger seat was full. It was kinda funny driving home, I had balloons blocking the back window. I had Chris help me unload the car. He couldn't believe how much stuff there was. After we got it all in the house, we put it all on the table and tried going through it. We just looked at what we got. I didn't even try to put anything in the nursery. I guess I'll be doing that tonight. :) We have a job ahead of us.

Yesterday I also had my doctors appt. Chris went with me this time. I knew they were going to draw blood and I also had to get a shot. I wanted to make I had someone to drive me home in case the blood and shots got to me. I was alright. They also did a sugar test on me. I passed. I'm not diabetic. Everything is measuring up right and I am gaining enough weight. Only 4 pounds in 1 month. They expect me to gain 1 pound per week. But if I keep this up, I'll end up weighing about 200lbs when the baby is born. AH! That's a scary number for me. :) Otherwise everything is still going well. The Dr. ask me about his movement and was glad to hear he is active. She thinks this is a good pregnancy. No complaints or concerns. They have me coming back in 3 weeks and then from then on I will be going every 2 weeks.

The Pumpkin Patch

Justin, Penny, Chris and I went to the Pumpkin Patch on Thursday. We all picked out our pumpkins. After leaving the orchard, we all went to our house for dinner and pumpkin carving. I have a few pictures of how they turned out. I cheated and used a stencil. Chris wanted more of a challenge but had a little bit of a problem with his. It ended up just being a big hole on one side and half a raccoon face on the other. We all had a great time.











Mine is the middle one, Chris's is on the right and Penny's is on the left. Justin wasn't done with his when the picture was taken.

I've also managed to get a new belly pic, for those of you watching me "grow". :)

It's about time!

I've been busy, I guess. I hadn't realized how long it's been since I've wrote. Work has kept me pretty busy. At least until this week. I've had a nice week so far. This last weekend was a blast. Chris and I took Saturday to go to the Northwest/Pitt State game at Arrowhead Stadium. Northwest won, but they went into overtime. It got pretty hot outside. I got quite a bit of sun on my face. I was worries that I may burn, but all is good and I'm looking pretty tan, lol. After the Northwest game, we went home and watched the Mizzou game on TV. Again, another win. Yay! Sunday came and we didn't do much. I was so tired from Saturday. I even fell asleep during the Chiefs game. They lost, so I guess it wasn't worth watching anyways.
Vance has been more and more active. Almost too active. There have been times I get crampy from him moving so much. I read that when I'm not active, the baby will be. And BOY! it's that right. Anytime I try to sit and relax, he gets going. I'm am still sleeping well. He seems to sleep when I do. Or at least he doesn't kick hard enough to wake me.
My next Dr. visit is Monday. It'll be a very long visit. They have a few tests they want to do. I am a bit nervous. No reason to be, I know. I just don't like sitting and doing nothing. I have a book I can take to read. Let's hope that passes the time. Monday evening is my baby shower. I'm excited about that! It's been a while since I've seen all my family in the same room together. It'll be a nice time. Yesterday I went shopping for my "shower outfit". I didn't find much. Everything makes my belly look huge. But I guess that could be because it's getting bigger by the day. Or at least I feel that way. Some of my clothes, mainly t-shirts, have gotten pretty tight. I'm gonna have to replace them soon.
So this week is my 27th week. Only 13 more weeks to go! That's only 90 days! I think I may miss being pregnant. I've had a good pregnancy so far. Chris said he's done waiting. He wants Vance to be here now. I think he is getting bored waiting. He doesn't have the daily changes like I do. Well I am going to stop boring you. I would leave you with a picture, but my camera doesn't have batteries. I will add one asap. I promise!