Big Catch Up Post!

Mac and I celebrated 32 weeks yesterday! We had another ultrasound to see if he had moved and our little stubborn boy is still butt down and head up :) Oh well, he does have time to move but he is running out room so if he is going to flip he needs to do it in the next two weeks!!!! Other than him sitting breech we had a great doc appointment! He is growing just like he should and is measuring right on time! We even got to see him practicing his breathing!!! I still feel pretty good at 32 weeks. I can tell I’m starting to get a little tired at the end of the day but other than that not much to complain about. As you can tell from the pictures I am certainly growing!!!!


I hate that I passed 30 and 31 weeks with no blog post, however I do have pictures! We celebrated 30 weeks at the beautiful Ritz Carlton in Naples, FL. Grant was invited down to spend the week by one of his carriers b/c he is pretty awesome. I don’t brag on him enough but I’m one lucky girl!! He did a whole lot of golfing and I did a whole lot of relaxing at the spa and/or the pool. It was FABULOUS! Exactly what I needed before all the craziness begins with showers, nursery stuff, etc.


View of the golf course

Pool side for dinner

Grant sinking a putt during the ACE Classic Pro-Am. I was very proud of him! After his round we had lunch in the club house and a lady commented on how great his putt was at 18. It was sweet!

30 weeks - taken in Naples

31 weeks - don't worry our nursery no longer looks like this! Nursery pictures coming soon!



Speaking of nursery stuff... ours FINALLY got painted AND we picked up/put together our furniture. Well that is not completely true... We were very lucky to have some great friends help us out. Katie and Ryan meet us at Koo Koo Bears to help load up the furniture, move it upstairs and then put it together. THANKS KATIE AND RJ – Y’ALL ARE THE BEST! I'm still waiting on some stuff I ordered to hang on the wall and for his bookcase but it is coming together. I love how it is turning out it is so calm and relaxing, hopefully it will rub off on Mr. Mac!

I have more catch up posts planned this week! I had my first baby shower last Saturday in Warner Robins and I have another one this Sunday! Not to mention we had not one but TWO 4/D ultrasounds b/c our little guy was being shy (stubborn). He is one handsome little boy!!! I also have a big nursery post planned! Lots of fun stuff coming up and I will be one busy girl! It’s hard to believe that we only have 8 weeks left!!! I am going to be better about updating b/c I want to document everything that is going on right now. I feel like it will all be over in a flash and I’m not going to lie it kind of makes me sad. I like having a constant companion ;)

Sorry for the super long post - that is what happens when you don't post in over a week!

CLC

I promise...

A BIG blog update to explain my MIA and to update you on my 30 and 31 weeks of pregnancy!! I took last week off for much needed little R&R with my hubby so I have lots to post about. However tonight I'm too tired and Glee is on so I'm majorly distracted!

Stay tuned!!!!!

29 weeks!

This past Tuesday (I'm late as usual) marked my 29th week of pregnancy. Only 11 more weeks to go! Mac has been moving more and more which makes this mama happy! He loves to beat up my right rib cage and I'm fine with that. The more he moves the more reassurance I have! In other good news I passed my glucose test so no GD!!!



Here is Mac and Me at 29 weeks! I am really growing!

As you can see we haven't made much progress in the nursery. We have the painters scheduled... Once it's painted we can pick up the furniture and start piecing it together! I am very excited.

This weekend we have our 3/4 D ultrasound. I'm excited to get a good look at Mr. Mac! I hear it can be kind of creepy ;) I will be posting pictures this weekend! Other than that I'm looking forward to a relaxing!

CLC

28 Weeks - 12 more to go!!

Hello THIRD trimester! It is hard to believe that we are in our last trimester of this pregnancy! To think that this journey started in 2008 and here we are in February 2011 and I’m in my 3rd trimester!!! That just makes my heart happy!!!

Below are pictures of me at 27 weeks and 28 weeks. I forgot to take my picture for 27 weeks so you only got a belly shot since I was I my pj’s and I had already washed my face!

27 weeks

28 weeks and a sneak peek of the nursery!



Today I had my 28 week appointment and glucose test. I must say the drink was really not that bad. I was a little nervous when the nurse told me I had to finish it in 5 minutes but it tasted like Orange soda so it didn’t take long. My Mom has been wanting to hear the heartbeat so she came with me today. It worked out b/c I had someone to talk to me while I waited an hour for my blood draw.



I don't know I've mentioned this before but I love my doctor! I started rotating doctors a couple appointments ago. Today I got to meet another doctor and I am very pleased. So far I have met 4 out of 6 and I like them all very much. This is a good thing as it is rare that your main doctor will be on call the day you go into labor! Today I met with Dr. S. She was wonderful! I was a little nervous when she suggested I get an ultrasound b/c I expressed concerns that I haven’t felt him as much as I should. Due to my placenta being in the front (sorry if that is TMI) it is normal to only feel the strong movements but they wanted to check anyways. I’m so glad my Mom was there or I would have had a major breakdown. Everything looked GREAT – Mac is growing just like he should. He weighs roughly 2lbs and 12ozs! The only issue they see is he is still breech. He was breech at my 20 week ultrasound which is normal but they like to see them move into position between 28 and 30 weeks. This does not mean he won’t or can’t move but b/c my little man is breech I get to see him again in 4 weeks ;) This is huge. Normally you do not get another ultrasound after 20 weeks and I get two maybe 3 more!!!! They will check him at my 32 week appointment and again at my 36 week. If he hasn’t moved then we will discuss what our options are moving forward. They do have procedures they can do to move him but will not be able to do that with me b/c of my placenta being on the front. They are afraid it would detach and that would B-A-D! So we sit and wait….if he moves he moves... it’s all up to him now. On a side note I was born 2.5 months early b/c the placenta detached and I was breech!! So he can hang out where he is and I’m fine with that!

One perk of the 3rd trimester is I start going to the doctor every two weeks now! I LOVE to hear his little heartbeat!!! We are in the homestretch and I have so much to do! I will have a nursery update coming soon and our furniture arrived this week!!! Grant and I will have lots to keep us busy and April will be here before we know it!!! I will leave you with an ultrasound picture – he was moving all around and opening and closing his mouth. Sad that I can’t feel every movement like some but I am just so happy with what I’ve got I’m NOT COMPLAINING!


I know - he is handsome ;)

CLC

Running a marathon....

If there has been one thing I have consistently craved during this pregnancy it has been these little devils……..




I bet I eat on average 100 a day. I have never been the type to keep candy out in my house BUT Mac has changed that. For the last 4 months or so I have kept a bowl that sits on a table at the bottom of my steps filled with these little tasty treats. No matter what time of day I grab one on my way down or up the stairs. It’s an addiction. In November I was obsessed with the dark chocolate ones, December it was the peppermint/white chocolate now I’m hooked on the plain ole regular ones. I’m hoping next month I can find the ones filled with caramel...YUM!



On a side note Grant is training for a ½ marathon in March which means long runs for him on Saturday’s. We did this race last year and I really enjoyed it….however at 8.5 months pregnant by the time the race rolls around I will be sitting on the sidelines cheering him on. What this ultimately means is that as I sit and eat 100 Hershey kisses and gain an absurd amount of weight Grant stays fit and trim. What happened to the husband taking on pregnancy symptoms and gaining weight to make the wife feel better?? Oh well as I sit and eat my heaping bowl of ice cream topped with Hershey kisses on Friday nights I think about how I don’t have to stress about getting my long run in the next day. BUT when he comes back from his run all energized and probably 3 lbs lighter I just eat another little kiss and remind myself that I’m running a marathon everyday by GROWING A HUMAN BEING – so take that Mr. Fit and Trim :)

It's a good thing I really love Mr. Fit and Trim!

Stay tuned – my 27th week post is coming up...my last week in my 2nd trimester!!! CRAZY!

CLC

26 Weeks!

This past Tuesday marked my 26th week of pregnancy! Mac is moving and shaking...literally!!! I don't think this feeling will ever get old. He is most active around 8 o'clock at night which works out great. That means Grant has been able to feel him almost every night before bed ;) I am still feeling very well....no complaints! I realize that could very well change in a week or two, but for now I'm going to enjoy it!!! I can't believe I only have a little over 3 months left!

In other news Grant has started cleaning out his sports room. This is a task that we didn't think would take that long but has turned into a cluster!! Hopefully we'll have it cleaned out by next weekend. I need to decide on paint color so we can get it painted and we should be good to go other than a few nic-nac things! I'm excited to get started in his room!


And finally here is a picture for your viewing pleasure!

I feel like my feet are always awkward in these picture.....Haha!

CLC

Happy 30th Fuller!

This weekend we celebrated a good friend's 30th birthday! It's nice to know that I have another friend in the club!!! We all met at La Parrilla on Saturday to surprise Kelly and then afterwards we headed to another bar to watch the Falcons game. By the end of the night I was EXHAUSTED but we had a lot of fun!!! The best part since I couldn't drink margaritas was the cake - it was DELISH!!!!

Here is Kelly right after the Happy Birthday song. Her hat was so big it blocked Melanie out of the picture!

The cake...OMG it was good. I'm not sure if it was really that good or if I just kept telling myself it was better than a giant margarita!

My other favorite part of the night was snuggling with this little guy! Carter was such a good baby the entire time. I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure it was b/c he was with his Aunt Tina!

Here is the picture of all of the girls at Ormsby's. Probably the hottest girls at the bar...I'm just saying.


We all had a really good time!!! I somehow avoided any pictures with Grant but I promise he was there!

Happy Birthday Fuller - Welcome to the 30 club!!!

CLC