33 Week Doctor Appointment

As you can see...I'm growing, growing, growing. The baby has nowhere to go but up into my lungs and down into my bladder. So there's definitely some discomfort there.

I had an ultrasound on Christmas Eve and the baby measures at 4lbs, 4 oz - exactly right on schedule for where I am in the pregnancy. Everything else is good too, his face looks perfect, as does my uterus etc...

I am borderline gestational diabetic, so I have to manage my diet and stay away from sugar. If you know me, you know that is a MAJOR challenge. I love all things sugar and I would gladly give up all meat, if it meant I could live on ice cream and candy alone. But I'm being a good girl for the baby, so that means lots of protein and veggies.

My weight gain at this point is 20lbs. So I now weigh 140lbs! Yikes...never thought I'd see the day, but it's here.

Please pray for energy and sleep for me. I still need to work through January!

Harvest Family Baby Shower!

December 9th was my Harvest family Baby shower. We had so much fun and I was so blessed with an abundance of baby clothes and supplies! We played several games...including, "draw the baby on a paper plate on top of your head" and "guess the circumference of Andrea's belly." Also a hit, was "name that baby food."

Thank you to my Harvest family for making me feel so special and loved!

29 Week Doctor Appointment

Everything went well at our 29 week doctor appointment. We learned that the baby's head is down...and boy can I feel that! The pressure is really increasing. He has fun moving around and kicking me all the time. I answered YES to all of the following questions: Do you have headaches? Are you swolen? Are you feeling pressure? And I added that I'm having frequent stabbing, painful ligament pains on my lower left side. They stop me in

my tracks!

I won't be having another ultra-sound until I get to 38 weeks...if I get to 38 weeks.

We purchased a used changing table over the weekend and that was the last of the big baby furniture for the nursery! I washed and put away even more baby clothes. On our To Do list: Buy a video camera! (hoping to do that before Christmas)

Above are a few pics from the Mission Inn in Riverside.