35 Weeks and 3 days!

It's kind of hard to see the belly, but you can see some of our new back porch... it's all shingled and being painted tomorrow!  Baby Center says baby Wilson is about the size of a honeydew now, 18 inches  long and about 5 1/4 lbs... I can tell she doesn't have as much as room to move around in there because my whole belly will move when she's active, it's pretty crazy to watch!  We had a breastfeeding class on Wednesday (yep, 3 hours!), so that was interesting!  I am still experiencing acid reflux and cankles, but other than that, we are happy!  Now if our house could just get done!  Here are a few more pics of the progress....

Disregard me covering my nose... this is the view from the dining room, into the kitchen and the sitting/TV room... you can also see the doorway to the pantry (left side by the door to the outside) and bathroom (right side).

This is our new bedroom, super dirty right now, but at least there are real walls!

Our new bathroom, tub and shower on the right.

All the walls should get done in the next couple of days and then primed for paint.  The wood floors are scheduled to go in next Monday so hope we stay on schedule!

Preadmission Appt!!

We had our preadmission appointment today and it made it all VERY real!  We toured the labor/delivery rooms and (they are really nice) that's what made it set in even more, we will be there in about a month!  We filled out all the paperwork and got all registered so we are ready when she decides to join us!  It was crazy to put Jacob and my name in the 'mother' and 'father' boxes because I kept wanting to write my mom's name... we are almost parents... wow!!

34 Weeks = 8 1/2 months!!!

We had a work bowling outing today and we noticed there are some similarities with the belly and the bowling ball!  We went to the doctor on Tuesday and my tum is 33 cm and her heart beat was 153-155, doing well!  She weighs about 4 3/4 lbs and is almost 18 inches long (an average cantaloupe) ~Baby Center.  Only 6 weeks to go, I can't believe she is almost here!  She has gotten the hiccups a few more times and moves around all the time.  I am still enjoying the pleasures of acid reflux and swelling in the feet (also know as elephant legs/feet!), but other than that, all is pretty good.

House update:

 

All the cedar shingles are up and it's looking more like our house!!  They started insulating and pouring the patio today and they are sheet rocking starting Tuesday, so we will have walls!  So excited it is moving along!

33 Weeks and boots with the fur!!

Well, at least I know I can still wear some heels!  No, I do not own these, just thought it would be fun to put them on at work today and pretend I was on the runway!

I felt Matilda hiccuping today!  I don't know if it's the first time she's done it, but it's the first time I noticed and realized what it was... it almost felt like a strong heart beat because it was just a constant bump and you could see it every time, pretty crazy!  I also wore my one and only maternity shirt today for the first time, I will say, there is more 'give' in the tummy!  Guess there is a reason for maternity clothes ;).

Okay, had to include this... love the crumb/drip catcher!  It's so nice to get up from my desk at work and just have spots all over my belly (it's water!), especially when they land on my belly button... the pleasures of having a large belly!

French Bulldog teaches baby to crawl

Cousin Adam posted this on my FB page and I couldn't resist putting it on here, it's too cute!  We are hoping Lucy can teach Matilda how to crawl too... she does do that crawl on the carpet!

We have shingles!!

 

  

They have started putting shingles up on the outside of the addition, it's starting to look more like our house!

Tea Time & Showered with Love!!

My wonderful friends, mom and Diane threw me a fabulous tea party shower last Sunday (10/12).  There were so many delicious treats and things to eat and friends and family, I couldn't have asked for anything better!  We got so many great things for little Matilda, she has no idea how much she's loved already!  It was hard to choose which pics to share because they are so many good ones, but here are a few....

All the delicious treats (thank you mom, Kim, and friends!) and super cute diaper cake that my mom made, with additions from Kellie :). 

How cute are these?!  Cake balls all the way from the 'Ta' (thanks Runge!), so clever and delicious!

My mom made these cute little owl stuffed animals that match our bedding.

Family pic!

The hostesses with the mostesses... thanks friends, you are the best!

Had to include the little tea cups, they were perfect!

We thought we would do another belly pic now that Runge is about to pop ;)!

Thanks again to everyone, we are so lucky to have such great family and friends and we couldn't do this without all of you!!