Lil' Whopper

That's my new nickname for the chunk growing inside me!  We had my 32 week appointment today and had an ultrasound.  He is already weighing in at 5 pounds and is in the 67th percentile for his size!  I think about some babies I have known to be born at full term and only weighed 5 or 6 pounds.  This lil' whopper is already at 5 pounds!!  That's OK though, it just means he is healthy!  We saw him breathing on the ultrasound, along with his heartbeat.  He moved his arm for us and turned his head and looked at us!  It was pretty cool. 

Here's a picture of our Lil' Whopper!

Thanksgiving Eve

Where has November gone?  It is really hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here.  At school this week, we had students write what they are thankful for.  It always amazes me at what a couple of them come up with.  There is always the kid who is thankful for video games, or his/her parents (because they buy them things).  But on the other hand there is always the kid who is thankful for something as simple as friends because "without them, it isn't as much fun".  I always love to read what they are thankful for, so I thought I'd make my own list (condensed of course) of what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving. 

• My wonderfully patient husband that puts up with me everyday.
• My parents, who were my first friends and are still some of my best friends.
• My in-laws (immediate and extended family) for always making me feel welcome into their family.
• My job, that always keeps me challenged and never deals me the same hand twice!
• My friends, who are always supportive and sometimes know me better than I know myself.
• My house, it's not a mansion, but it is home.
• My health.
• The amazing gift that Scott and I have been blessed with; the anticipation of waiting for our little man to make his arrival!

There are a million other blessings that I am thankful for this Thanksgiving, but these are the big ones!  We hope that you and your family have many blessings you are thankful for and that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Riddle me this...

What's just over three pounds , 17 inches long, and likes to do somersaults?  You guessed it, Evan!!!!!

I think because he is getting bigger and running out of space in there, he is doing more flips, turns, and somersaults.  I'm not feeling as many kicks, jabs, or elbows these days.  Instead I can see my whole belly move.  Our favorite thing to do these days is put a remote or cell phone on my belly and watch it move!  It is kind of strange, but makes me laugh every time! 

The List

I was feeling a bit overwhelmed yesterday.  I realized I only have 10 weeks (or less) until Evan arrives and that made me panic.  Some days if feels like I just took the pregnancy test last month, or we just found out we're having a boy, last week.  Some days, I think "There is no way I've be pregnant for 30 week!"  But sure enough I have been pregnant for 30 weeks.  I guess this whole things still seems surreal to me.  I feel Evan moving all the time, I've seen him on the ultrasound, but yet I still can't wrap my head around the fact that in 10 weeks (or less) I'm finally going to be a mother.  This has been something we've been waiting for for 6 years.  6 years of heartache, disappointment, tears, jealousy (yes, I'll admit it), anger, and just unhappiness.  And now everything we have wanted for 6 years is only 10 weeks away.  Amazing!

So in addition to feeling emotionally overwhelmed, I was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of things that need to be done.  I did what I always do, I talk it out and then yell at Scott for offering suggestion.  I don't want suggestions, I just want to talk it out...it's how I think.  So after apologizing for snapping at my wonderfully, patient husband, I made a list.  Once I got it all down on paper, it wasn't nearly as overwhelming, until I looked at some of the things on the list.  I realized this is a primary list.  Several things on this list, will have lists of their own shortly.  "Hospital Bag" is on the primary list, but it will have a secondary list, listing all the things that need to go in the hospital bag.  Again, it is how I work.  I work best with lists and it makes me feel good to cross things off. 

Everything is still doable and I always throw some no brainer, duh type items on there just to cross off to make myself feel better.  At least, I'm not as overwhelmed as I was yesterday...at least for today :-)

28 weeks...well almost 29

Time is flying....flying, flying, flying!!

• How far along? 28 weeks, 4 days!
• Baby’s Size: The produce comparison is an eggplant, but at our last ultrasound 2 weeks ago he was already over 2 pounds! 
• Movement: He is an active little boy!  I've started my kick counts this week and my doctor said to look for at least 4 movements in a half hour (not every half hour) twice a day.  Well he usually hits the 4 movements in about 4 minutes.  He likes to sleep when I am teaching, I hope that doesn't carry over to his school years! He is nice and active when I'm sitting down, eating, and sleeping!
• Sleep: Still waking up several times a night!  It is a good night when I get 3-4 hours of uninterrupted sleep.  I can still fall right back asleep though!!
• Food Cravings: OREOS and MILK...yummm!
• Food Aversions: It changes daily.  Either it sounds delicious, or it doesn't. 
• What I am Looking forward to: Finishing up the nursery (we'll post pics when it is all done) and Thanksgiving dinner...I've been craving all the Thanksgiving foods for months now!!

 

100 day countdown

I can't believe that I have been pregnant for 180 days.  It is absolutely unbelievable and amazing how quickly the time has gone by.  Today I'm 25 weeks 5 days.   That means I only have about 14 weeks until my due date.  Wait a minute...wasn't I just 20 weeks along?  Wasn't I just getting into the 2nd trimester and now I'm just about to my 3rd trimester?  I'm not sure where the time is going, but it is exciting to think that everyday brings us closer to meeting Evan. 
We had another ultrasound yesterday, and everything looks great.  Evan is developing just great and the doctor told us that he looks like a normal developing baby.  The most surprising news is that he weighs a whopping 2 pounds, 3 ounces already!  Amazing!!!  He is starting to develop a pattern with his activity.  His favorite play time is between 6-8pm.  He like to kick, turn, and give me jabs.  So much that he actually kicked my cell phone off my belly last week.  He's a strong little boy!
Scott and I are going on our "babymoon" this weekend.  We are headed to the beach house for the weekend...just the two of us, along with Buttons.  We are really looking forward to sleeping in, taking naps, going out to lunch at our favorite spot, being lazy, and mostly just being together and taking it easy!  I can't wait! 
Oh and here's a picture of our 180 day old baby!

A letter from Evan

Hey there people,
It has been a while since I wrote, Mom's been hogging the whole blog lately.  So you know that I'm a boy now!  I made sure I cooperated and at least showed my parts at the ultrasounds.  Mommy and Daddy are so excited.  I love to be called Evan instead of ECG...that was getting old!!!  I'm 23 weeks old and am getting huge these days!  I weigh over a pound and I'm all proportioned now.  I'm the size of a large mango this week.  Mommy wants to go to the grocery store to see what a mango actually looks like so she can see how big I am.  I also enjoy to flip and turn in Mommy's belly, but am still a little shy when Daddy comes over to feel.  I usually stop moving, but I love to hear his voice when he talks to me!  I also really like music.  When the radio is on or when we're singing in church, I like to start grooving!  Overall life is good, but I still have a lot of work to do before I make my appearance in January....growing is such tough work (on Mommy too)!
I'll write more later...maybe in a few weeks!
Love to all,
Evan