Hey Baby, you still in there?

I'm 29 weeks and 2 days preggo- Friday will be 30 weeks! Wow! My next Dr's appointment is 2 Tuesdays from now. I can't wait! They've got to be getting more interesting since I'm getting further along.

I feel like nothing has been going on but yet I've been through a lot since my last half-a$$ post. Looking back on that post it's not as detailed and exciting as I remember wanting to write about. Oh well.

We've still been working on the baby room. My mom and I painted the dresser. I put some of his clothes away, even though I'll still need to wash them. I've been reading more and more about our son and what's to expect with raising him, breastfeeding, and the rest of the pregnancy. I really want to do a natural delivery. With that said I mean vaginal and zero to minimal pain-medication. But as soon as the Dr says that it's better another way, then I'll do what she says. I just want our son to be healthy and for me to be as well.

I felt like I had a semi-overwhelming breakdown the other day. Everything just accumulated (along with my last trimester hormones!) and I had to have a cry! I was thinking about my overload of work at the job, how big I'm getting, how much more stuff we have to do in Junior's room, how tight our money is right now, and my two babysitters that I was kind of counting on in the fall fell through. Both for good reasons, one is pregnant and the other is doing a full-time internship to graduate. So thinking about actually finding a daycare to take my 2 month old to is completely awful to think about right now. :( But like my wonderful husband told me as I was crying like a baby on the phone "It's in God's hands because He knows the plans. It's meant to be the way it's going to be." I love my husband.

On to exciting news... My in-laws bought us a new bed!!! A new bed!! What an amazing present! That's what T and I have been trying to save for but had no such luck. His mom kept on insisting that she wanted to buy us this bed so that we'd sleep better at night and be well rested for the baby. She was getting upset because we kept turning her down with a No thanks. Well she went looking without us and narrowed it down to 2 and was going to get one for us whether we went and tried it or not. So T went and looked at it with her. Tonight will be the first night it's home and I can't wait to feel how comfy it is! His mom is a very Godly and caring person, i love her.

And the last exciting news is that we filed our taxes!! We should see the money within a week or two! Woop woop! Our first year filing together and WOW! It's nice being married, thank you Uncle Sam! We hope to pay off our furniture and one of my debts with it and still have enough left over for a little cushion in our checking and a chunk in our savings! Praise the Lord for He is good!

That is all of the recap for now. I'll post later about the new bed an any other exciting-ness that happens. :)

GLOW!

I feel the glow! I mean I really feel like I'm glowing!! Last night Trav put together the crib and today I worked on the room more and my mom also came up! I'm just glowing. It's as simple and amazing as that! Here are some recent pictures :)

No G. Diabetes!!

Had our Dr's apointment yesterday and what a great one it was! I only gained 2 lbs, my Gestational Diabetes test came back negative, and Travie's heartbeat is great!
I was so happy!!! Praise and thank God!

Trav started working on making the shelving around his room. We picked up the crib which was on sale (-$20) and got a $40 mattress for free!! We'll put that up when the shelving is done.

Everything is coming together now! He's coming and we're blowing throw money like we poop gold in the morning!

I can't thank God enough right now. He is amazing. He is the Provider, the Healer, the Maker, and Hope! Amen to Him!



Other news:
On Sunday we had a limo parked in our front lawn for the whole day. Which was interesting... I wish he would have offered a free ride or something! :)

hallelujah!

God is good! I thought we were going to over draft our account this week before pay day on Friday. Which would stink because I withdrew some from savings earlier this month to make me feel better about the order in which some of our bills were being pay. So to make up for what I took out of savings I put back in an extra $50 on top of what I took out. So now here i was last night balancing the book and my huge student loan was coming up on Thursday and our tithe check still needed to go through. So I thought we were going to be short like $50 and then Trav called me on the way to work this morning and let me know he HAD to get gas! So we'd be like $90!!

BUT!!! I just checked our account and forgot that I only tithed $50 this past week rather than 150 which was what I was thinking. SO WE'RE GOOD!

GOD IS GOOD AND IT IS ALL HIS MONEY!

Yay! Happy Wednesday!

25 weeks

23 weeks


I'm 25 weeks and like 4 days! Wow! I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but the time is flying!! This past Monday I started working on his room. I moved most of Trav's clothes out of Junior's closet and into our closet. By next Monday I hope to have the clothes transfer complete and Junior's closet cleaned out a little more. I didn't realize we used it so much for storage!

I've decided that my baby shower will be March 27th. Krissy will be hosting it. I don't want more than one. Trav's mom has said she wanted to throw me one and then Donna said she wanted to have one for the bible study group... Ladies, as much as I am flattered, I would appreciate it more if everyone came to my one big one. Yay!
We'll see what future drama unfolds!!

I took a quick trip to Ft. Myers to visit Kristin and I took Krissy. We had a lot of fun and I hope to see a few pics from that night soon.

Not much else is going on. Just starting to get ready for lifeguards at work!! I still think I'm going to opt out of the bathing suit this year. My legs are starting to get dimply. yuck.

I'll post more at another date, I'm way behind on my bible study homework, daily Walk with God, and Baby Registry!

25 weeks!

A new day & a new mood!

I knew it was just a mood swing! I woke up this morning and feel great. I slept hard lastnight.
I'm determined to go on atleast a few hikes a day when I'm at work. Not only does it give me great exercise, but it makes me feel really good being outdoors!


"When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer" - Psalm 94:19

36

I've gained 36 pounds and I'm 23 weeks pregnant. . . . . .
I'm at 191 lbs.
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Seriously? It kind of really upsets me.

I have to go in for a gestational diabetes test within the next month.

I know my mom gained 80 lbs when she was pregnant with me, but still! It does not make me happy. And I'm trying to stay positive because it's a good thing to gain weight when you're pregnant, but there are soo many pregnancy books/advice that says that normal pregnancy you should gain 25 - 35 lbs.

Well I hit 35 lbs, but I'm sure I'll gain more.

Ugh, frustrating. I need to blog to get it out and get over it, but I feel that this post is just so empty. Trust me, it's not. For every space between sentences I've let out a sigh of frustration or my mind is focusing more on being frustrated then completing sentences.



My dear husband, I feel so bad for him. He doesn't know what to say. I've been putting him in awkward situations by asking him if I look like I've gained that much or if it looks awful. Of course he says that it doesn't look like it and that I look great. He even recommended that I wear a 2 piece lifeguard suit for my when I have to teach my classes in March (in March I'll be 7 months pregnant. I took a 23 week pregnancy picture that I'll post soon. I really don't think I look that big, but I am! 191!

I think I'm totally having a mood swing right now. I'm sure tomorrow I'll be okay. Plus I'll be going to work and that's when I go on hikes which is the ONLY form of exercise that I've been doing since I've been pregnant. And just a brief pre-pregnancy exercise history: I worked out 5-3 times a week, a full 1 1/2 of cardio, abs every day and strength training.