Minor House Update

We went by our house today and were happy to find that all the walls have been primed and are ready for paint!  The rest of the patio and sidewalk was also poured today and looks great.  Our floors are getting put in and the outside of the house being painted on Wednesday and Jacob is picking up the cabinets tomorrow and dropping them off to be stained... hurray for things getting done :)!!  Sorry there are no pics, we didn't have the camera with us, will get some tomorrow or Wednesday!  Ciao!

Doc. Appointment!

We had a fairly uneventful doc. appt. today, just got the belly measured and listened to the heart beat, which was lower than it usually is, 130-140, my doctor said she was sleeping.  She felt her head and it is really low and her back is curled on my right side, with her feet and arms to the left (she told me all that just by feeling her!).  We meet another pediatrician tomorrow and go back to the doctor on Wednesday!
I can't believe I forgot to tell you about my prenatal massage last Wednesday, it was amazing, so relaxing, I didn't want to move after!  Thank you Runge and Abbey, such a great gift!!

Work Shower at 36 weeks!!

My wonderful work friends threw me a baby shower yesterday over lunch, it was great, way more than I expected!!  We had lunch, cake, mini cupcakes and lots of wonderful gifts, they were all too generous!  It was perfect.  I'm so lucky to have such great co-workers, thank you, thank you, I couldn't thank you enough!!

Vicki got us the cutest fuzzy little eskimo outfit (Jacob's description), I had no idea they made those and it is adorable!  She also got us a fabulous diaper bag that I can't wait to use... speaking of, we still need to get our bag packed for the hospital!  And a teddy bear that was Jacob's when he was little for Matilda, so sweet, she will love it!  My mom gave us the outfit I wore home from the hospital, so cute... it was fun to get something of both of ours from when we were little from our moms, so sentimental.  Thanks moms!

Some of the team :)

We had a doc. appt. on Wednesday and it was one of the "fun" appts where I got my cervix checked... her head is down and in the right position and I have dilated 1 cm and am 20% effaced, so she is getting ready to come into this world!!  We can't believe it.  We also met a pediatrician on Friday and learned about all the appointments Matilda will have when she gets here, holy smokes!  The medical bills will never end ;).  We have another appt. on Monday so I will let you know if anything has changed after that.  Less than 4 weeks to go and she could come anytime!

I love Fall foods!!

 

I have been on a mission to find these mini loaf cupcake liners and finally found them (thank you Partyworks.com!) so I made some delicious pumpkin bread... I love anything pumpkin!  Our dogs were also able to enjoy some delicious 'Pupkin' loaves from 'Three Dog Bakery' on the plaza :)!

 

We also found another fabulous ice cream that gives Christopher Elbow some competition... 'Sylas and Maddy's' on Mass. has a seasonal apple pie ice cream and it's AMAZING!  To die for!  Lucky for us, they sell pints and quarts, so we got a quart last night... they also have pumpkin cheesecake ice cream that is also very delicious.  If you are in Lawrence anytime soon, you have to try it (and visit us)!

Happy Fall :)!!

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!