29 Weeks

The past week has been a whirlwind!! My new kiddos started school, we started baby class at the hospital, and we're still trying to figure out if Isaac is going to make its way near us {and praying it's not!}. Here's a 29 weeks pic:

The belly is definitely getting bigger.

Baby class was actually a lot less cheesy than I thought it was going to be and Chad and I both enjoyed it and are looking forward to next week. The nurse teaching it is very down to earth and really just wants you to be informed about everything, so it's reassuring. At the beginning of class, all the couples had to introduce themselves and tell if they were having a boy or girl, name, etc. How crazy is it that everyone in our class is having a girl?? Especially since everyone else we know that is pregnant is having a boy.

I have another doctor's appointment Tuesday and baby class after as long as we don't get hit with a hurricane, so hopefully everything will go well.

27/28 Weeks

I'm sad to say that I don't have a picture for either of these weeks. Going back to work has been extremely hectic and I didn't really expect to be as tired as I have been. Needless to say, after staying at school most nights until after 6:00, pictures got put on the back burner. However, there WILL be a 29 weeks picture if it's the last thing I do!
I had a doctor's appointment this past week and everything was good. My blood pressure is still down and the baby's heartbeat is still strong. I am measuring a week ahead, so we may have a Halloween baby on our hands :).
I'm really struggling with how much time I spend on school related things and am starting to freak out a little bit, because as much as I love my job and want to be a super star teacher, I don't want it to become so important that I don't make time for family. I'm really stressing about how I'm going to balance being a mommy and a good teacher. Any ideas??
I'm also still stressing about the fact that we don't actually have a house yet either for this sweet baby. We put an offer on one, but are still waiting to hear back. I really hope it works out, and if it does, we'll be getting in just before Ellie Grace is due.
We start baby class this Tuesday, so I'll be back with an update then.

26 Weeks

Not much new this week, although I do feel like I have more of a "baby" belly this week and I've had multiple people comment on it.

It is extremely hot here, so my feet are still pretty swollen by the end of the day. I'm feeling pretty good other than not really sleeping well because of rib pain. Most nights I end up in a chair, trying to sit up to sleep.
I start back to "official" work Friday, and I'm interested to see how my energy level will be. I also have a doctor's appointment Monday, and from then on, I start going every 2 weeks! It seems like time is passing by at warp speed! I need it to slow down just a little so we can find a house!

25 Weeks and Turning 30!

I didn't take a solo pic for my 25th week, but here's a pic of Chad and I after church on Sunday. Once again, I am looking extremely swollen, which I'm attributing partly to the fact that it's about 100 degrees here every day!

Note to self: This was not the most flattering of outfit choices

I'm still feeling pretty good; however, by the end of the day my feet and ankles are pretty swollen. I can imagine what they're going to look like when we start back school and I'm on my feet all day. I had my glucose test and didn't get called back, so that means I passed, which I am extremely thankful for. The liquid they make you drink is dis-gus-ting! Thick, cherry flavored, and slick tasting - yuck!

We did more house hunting this week and I'm hoping we get to put an offer on a house soon. I am sooooo anxious to get into a house before Ellie Grace gets here.

I also turned 30 this past Saturday - how is that possible? I still feel like I should be about 24!! We didn't take any pictures (mainly because I didn't get "for real" dressed until church Sunday), but we went on a date Friday night, then ate at my grandparents' house Saturday, and went to eat with Chad's parents on Monday. I did get a picture of my cake...ice cream cake from Dairy Queen is my fav and my mom always got us one growing up. This one is quite humorous as Mom and I just walked in and picked one from the freezer and the little guy working asked if we wanted writing...his cursive is probably better than mine though!

We start school next Friday and I have a doctor's appointment the following Monday, which will start my twice monthly visits. I can't believe how quickly time is flying!

24 Weeks and Goodies

Once again, I'm late getting the weekly post up, but I did actually take the picture at the start of my 24th week, so that's an improvement.

For some reason, I always look really tired...I hate to see what I look like after the first week of school!
I'm still feeling pretty good, just taking lots of naps. Although I've been feeling Ellie Grace move off and on for a while now, she has really started getting active this week. Her movements are much more exaggerated and Chad can see when she is moving/kicking now because she moves my stomach. It is so neat to see!
In other news, we've been house hunting this week and I wish we could just skip all the looking,paperwork, etc. and just move into a house that we like! Hopefully, this week we will find something.

Ellie Grace has also been very blessed lately with some wonderful gifts. Her cousin, HC, gave her tons of baby clothes and we are so grateful! She had some of the cutest stuff and I can't wait to see Ellie Grace wear it! My mom also went to a Bailey Boys outlet this past week when she was traveling and got the cutest stuff for both girls! We are very blessed to have such a giving, loving family!

Booties and Bows

Love these...for church and Christmas

All 3 of these are packed with clothes...we are so blessed!

These are also packed with clothes and shoes

It seems like time is passing by way too quickly! Hopefully, we'll find a house soon and get settled before Little Miss makes her appearance!

23 Weeks and A Trip

I feel like I am way behind on this little family blog. I haven't done as good as I wanted to with taking a weekly picture and I'm hoping to correct that from here on out. Here I am at 23 weeks...let's just hope the heat is making me look so swollen!

The bump is definitely bigger, but I'm trying not to let myself worry about it. As long as my doctor's happy, I'm happy.
I'm still feeling pretty good, although by the end of the day if I'm been doing a lot, my feet and ankles are pretty swollen. I haven't really been craving anything lately other than sweet tea (which I really try to limit) and apple juice...both of which I never really drank a lot before I was pregnant. We finally decided on a name and I went a little overboard buying some things for Ellie Grace this weekend when I went to Birmingham to visit my sister, brother in law, and sweet niece. We went to the Carter's Outlet and I couldn't help myself! She is a lucky little girl already because her cousin, HC, has let her borrow all of her baby clothes and keeps giving her more fun stuff.
My mom went with me to Birmingham, and when we were there, we all took a trip to Steel City Pops. If you live in Birmingham, or are in the area, you have to go to Homewood and try them. They are so good and made of all natural ingredients, so they're good for you. Definitely a good treat to cool off!

Ready for her 'poppy'

Trying the green apple...I'm sure everyone thought we were all crazy because we all tasted each other's popsicle!

Yummy!

Peach, Coconut, Green Apple, Strawberry Balsamic, and Watermelon

We liked them so much, we all got one to go for later at home! Next time, I really want to try the sweet tea flavor!

I have a doctor's appointment Tuesday, along with my glucose test, so I'm really hoping all goes well with my blood pressure this time and that I don't fail the glucose test and have to take the 3 hour one. Hopefully this week we're also going to look at houses...say a little prayer that we'll find something soon :).

It's A...

GIRL!!!

We were so shocked yesterday when we went for our ultrasound and the tech informed us that nugget is a girl! For some reason, we all had it in our heads that it was a boy and even the tech said when we walked in that her guess was a boy. We didn't "want" a boy or girl, just a healthy baby, so we were happy either way. All of her measurements look good and she weighs 15 oz., which is ahead of the average weight for 20 weeks. She was moving the whole time, waving her arms and crossing her legs. Here are a few more pictures:

I love this one...it looks like she's giving us a thumbs up!

I know it's hard to tell since the perspective is off, but her legs and feet look so long!

Let's hope her feet aren't as big as mine!

We are very happy and feel extremely blessed to have a healthy, growing baby! It is amazing to see everything on the ultrasound that shows she is healthy...we were able to see all 4 chambers of the heart, umbilical cord, leg bones, etc., which was really neat.

 My blood pressure was high again, so I am having to do a 24 hour test and hopefully that will give us some insight on why it's high. The doctor and I both think that I just get stressed thinking about the possibility of it being high when I get in the office, so it is.

I'm going to *try* to post one of the videos we got from the ultrasound...I'm not sure it will work :)

In the first one, her head is at the top and you can see her moving a little bit as well as her heart beating. The bottom one is so funny because she kept reaching down like she was trying to move her feet!

Thanks so much for your prayers...we are definitely blessed!