OB Check-up...

I had an OB check-up on Wednesday with Dr. A's nurse practitioner, Angela. All and all, it was a great visit. I am now 34 1/2 weeks. Hard to believe that this baby is going to make its debut soon. I have on more week of work left! HOORAY! Mike and I are going to start working on the nursery this weekend. We are going to paint the baby's room grey. If this little "bun in my oven" is a boy, then the room will be grey, dark green, and navy blue. We found really cute "elephant" bedding online at Restoration Hardware Kids. If it is a girl, then I am going to do the room more of a shabby chic look, with pink and white accents, and birds.


Here are the visits stats:

Weeks pregnant: 34 1/2

Weight gained: I didn't want to post this, but I'm a "transparent" kind of girl. I gained 7 pounds in 2 weeks. I had to confess that the "pie sale" at Marie Callendar's was to blame. Needless to say, I will be having fruit for dessert and not fruit pie for the remainder of this pregnancy!!! Enough said!!!

BP: 118/70 (Good)

Fundal Height: 35 centimeters

Cervical Exam: No effacement! No dilation! Nothin' goin' on down there! I have been having quite a lot of contractions, so it was reassuring to know that things are not happening yet. This baby needs to bake longer!!!

L.A. County Fair...

A 40 year old elephant named "Kitty"
Mattie and Grampie looking at the animals


Mattie, Christie, and Grandma

Mommy & Mattie being silly on the burro

I took Matthew to the L.A. County Fair last week. We went with my parents and our friends Greg and Christie. Matthew had such a good time. I was so stressed to get Matthew a voucher to go on all of the fun rides they have there. Unfortunately, McDonald's ran out of the vouchers on our stop there, before we hit up the fair. Good thing! Matthew could have cared less about the rides. Matthew is just like his mommy. He LOVES animals. We literally spent the entire night looking at all of the many animals that are at the fair. Matthew's favorite animal was "Kitty" the elephant. He keeps asking me when we can go back to the fair to see "Kitty". Soooooooooooooo cute!!!

Belly Shots...

33 weeks

32 weeks

With the second pregnancy, I have to admit, I have not been as good about taking "belly shots". So, here are a few recent ones. I need to get my "belly shots" from Matthew handy, so that I can compare the pregnancies/my size. I am carrying much different with this pregnancy. And I don't think I my belly is quite as large. But, some good side by side comparison pics would be fun!!!

32 Week Baby Update...

Hello friends and family...

Our computer has been down for a few weeks now. I am going to work my hardest to keep you updated.

With only THREE MORE WEEKS of work until I go on maternity leave, it has really hit us hard that WE WILL BE HAVING A BABY SOON!

I now see my OB every two weeks, instead of monthly. Things are going very well. I saw Dr. A on Wednesday, and God has continued to bless us with a healthy baby and a healthy pregnancy.

Here are the stats...

BP: 120/70 (good)

Mommy's weight gain: 32 pounds (Good for the baby...Bad for mommy)

Baby's weight gain: The baby now weighs 4 1/2 pounds (We are looking at another 8 pound, or more baby....Probably more per Dr. A)

Fundal height: 32 weeks (right on)

Ultrasound: BABY'S HEAD IS DOWN!!!