All the joys...

of the last month of pregnancy. All I can say is WHAT THE FREAK?!! Everything has been so great up until about a week ago, but all of the sudden things have gone down hill very fast. Here's a list of a few "neat" things happening:

* I no longer have feeling in my right hand. Apparently you can develop Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, or torture as I like to call it, at the end of a pregnancy due to the compression of nerves. On top of the numbness, it also feels like someone has beat my hands with a hammer. They are so sore!

* My ankles have taken on a life of their own. Kankels have turned into Thankels (as big as my thigh). No matter how much I keep my feet up, they still swell. I can ONLY wear flip flops at this point. I have this one pair that has a very thin strap and at the end of the day, the strap has disappeared into the folds of the swollen foot. PRETTY!

* Clothes...since skirts are out (don't want to scare the children) I am down to my last 3 pairs of pants that fit and a handful of shirts. Thank goodness for the cooler weather.

* Sitting to Standing...this normally thoughtless task that we do dozens of times each day is now huge deal.

I know it seems like a lot of negative, and it does suck, but just look at the latest picture of Parker...is he not the cutest thing ever?! Getting to see him makes all the bad stuff not seem so bad. This is the last sono we had at 35 weeks. You can see his little profile. His arms are crossed over his chest and he is puckering his lips.



I am into my 36th week at this point. I go to the doctor on Thursday to see how I am progressing. As of last week he had dropped, but nothing else. Parker is weighing in just over 6 lbs at this point and the doctor said that is completely normal for where I am at in the pregnancy. So just a few more weeks of watching my blood sugar and everything should be okay. We did our hospital tour this past Sunday and the instructor did tell me that since I had GD then once I had him he would have to be taken by a special nurse to make sure his blood sugar was okay. He may have to be monitored for a little while, but once they know he is fine I will get to have him. So please say prayers that he is okay and we do get to be with him right after birth.

Here is a 36 week pic of me...looking large and in charge.

Baby Shower

This one is really late, but in August my sweet girlfriends threw me a baby shower. I feel so lucky to have so many close girlfriends. I've said this before, but they say that as you grow up you are able to count your really great friends on one hand. Well, I need at least 3 hands to count all of mine. Jana, Jaime, Shannon, Mel, Tiff, Nat, Ardy, Erin, Jennie, Jules, Kim and Nicole...Thank you all for everything you did. The shower was perfect. And a special thanks to my mom for opening up her home for the shower.


All the girls

Me, Mom, Jana, Anna Clair, and Abbie (head turned)

The table

Tiff and Abbie helping me open presents. Tiff, thanks for writing :)

A Few Random Thoughts

1. I love the first of Fall weather

2. Why don't they make Diet Grape soda? I have been craving grape soda (gross, I know) but I can only have diet. What's a girl to do?

3. Orange tic tac's are SUPER!

4. If you drop a can of diet dr. pepper on the ground it WILL explode and squirt you in the face until you pick it up and throw it away. I know...it just happened to me in my office.

5. Will I feel like walking around the Fair this year? Is a State Fair corny dog really worth it? Maybe Andy will go to the fair, get me a corny dog, and then come home so I don't actually have to go????

6. Babies are expensive!

7. I wish I was in Ireland right now.

8. Dove season is stupid...hunting is stupid!

9. There needs to be a grocery store that does not group products by type, but by "situation". Like, Pregnancy - isle 1, diabetes - isle 15, anorexic - isle 3, overweight - isle 10, etc. It would make grocery shopping SOOO much easier!

10. Friday's are F-U-N! It may be my favorite day of the week.

1 down...4 to go

My good friend Mel had her little boy a few days ago. He is so sweet and perfect. Here is a pic of the little guy. Welcome to the world Carson Darby. Parker cannot wait to meet you and have many fun play dates.



So that leaves my friend Tiffany up next, then me, then Jennie, then Jules...All by the end of October.

Let the countdown begin girls :)

33 Week update

I went to the doctor yesterday...everything is looking good. I am still measuring a week or 2 ahead at this point so I get to have another sonogram in 2 weeks. After that I start going every week. It wont be long.