33 Weeks: Daddy Vs. Crib

Hooray for 33 weeks! Only 7 more to go until due date! I can finally see the light at the end of this tunnel! I skipped last week because not a lot was going on! I did my first load of baby laundry and put all of her clothes away in drawers or hung them up in the closet!
This week our girl is weighing over 4 pounds and will have grown a full inch by the end of the week! I can definitely tell she is growing. I can feel where she is at just by pushing around on my stomach. She's pretty high up and I'm 95% sure she is sideways...hopefully she'll turn soon. I like to play guess the body part every time I get a poke or a nudge. My feet have started swelling this past week. I have some really cute cankles going on. I've had it pretty easy so far so I guess the real fun begins now that we're in the home stretch
This was a very exciting weekend for Andy and I. Andy put together her crib, which was given to us by Annalise's GaGa, and we finished her room! It took about 4 hours, but it was well worth the time and the effort!

Andy opening the box

Bewildered Daddy looking at the instruction booklet and all the pieces up against the wall

Big Sister Indy wondering what in the world is about to happen from the safety of under the bed.

Progress

Almost finished!

Crib set up complete now we can decorate!

33 weeks and the room is decorated!!!

31 Weeks and Counting! Happy Birthday Andy and a Dr. Checkup!

                                                                                                                                                                   Less then 9 weeks to go! Two months from Sunday until my due date and I cannot wait to meet our sweet girl! We started our 31st week of pregnancy off with a nasty cold and some pictures! I have been bragging to everyone how I had not gotten sick this year, which is a huge accomplishment when you teach preschool all day. Naturally I woke up Saturday morning with a stuffy, runny nose that has yet to go away despite medicine. To feel better I decided to dress in a new maternity outfit and take pictures! In the last week my belly has popped and I thought I'd show it off:

Laughing at my photographer

Andy wanted to see who's tummy was bigger...his is still winning :)

Saturday night we celebrated Andy's birthday with friends! It was a fun night of grilling out, corn hole, and cookie cake!

Andy playing corn hole

Sean and James messing around with Andy while singing happy birthday

Sean cutting the cookie cake

Andy and his cookie cake

Monday I went to the doctor for another checkup! It was a good appointment! Annalise's heartbeat was really strong. I was given the names of some medicines I could take for my cold....so far no good though! I also talked to the Dr. about period like cramps I had been having Friday and was told these were not cramps, but most likely mild contractions and if they became too regular and resting did not help I needed to call and go get checked out at the hospital. I have also progressed from monthly visits to every two weeks! That was exciting!
Monday night Andy and I celebrated his actual birthday with presents and dinner at Ichiban, a Hibachi steak house!

30 Weeks!

I can't believe I'm here! It seems like just yesterday I was getting that plus sign on my pregnancy test! With 10 weeks/68 days to go, I am more anxious then ever to meet my daughter! I think about her birthday constantly and how much greater life will be once she arrives! I just cannot wait!
 Not a lot has changed for me symptom wise this week besides my growing belly, but for Annalise that's a different story. This week she's the size of a cantaloupe about 17 inches long and just over 3 pounds. Her brain is continuing development this week by getting bigger and forming grooves, wrinkles, and indentations. She is now able to regulate her body temperature somewhat.

Me at 30 weeks! Definitely looking pregnant now!

Andy and I had a very interesting week this week. We celebrated Indy's first birthday, had two "snow" storms, and finished up buying the major things for Annalise's room. We decided to not wait until after my baby shower to buy the big things for her room. I'll be 34 weeks at my shower and babies in my family have been known to show up anywhere between 36 and 38 weeks so we (mostly me) really want her room done before then...just in case. Plus...who buys a crib mattress as a baby shower gift?? I wouldn't and do not expect anyone else to either. So yesterday, with coupons in tow we headed out to Buy Buy Baby and Babies R Us to order her bedding and purchase her crib mattress. It is all starting to come together!
I also pulled off an awesome diaper and wipe purchase yesterday at CVS using coupons! Probably the best one yet! I had $5 in CVS care bucks from a previous diet coke purchase. I also had a $2 off coupon when you buy $10 or more Huggies products from CVS, a $2 off any Huggies diaper coupon, and a .50 off any Huggies wipes. So I bought a pack of 64 wipes for $3.29 and a pack of 32 diapers on sale for $7.99 total with tax was $12.07 and total after extra care bucks was $1.96 and $2.67 after tax! I felt pretty good about that one!