32 weeks and growing

Well, I'm down to the single digits, which is really weird. This morning after going pee I got back in bed and noticed the baby was moving very rhythmically. I remembered reading about fetal hiccups and after about 10 minutes realized this must be what was going on. It was pretty fun to me, so I woke Nate up so he could feel too. I don't know if he thought it worth waking him up, but oh well.
I diagnosed myself with pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome. Lucky me. Basically due to the extra fluid in my wrists my carpal tunnel nerves are compressed which causes constant numbness and tingling in all fingers but my pinkies. My hands are always achy and I can rarely make a fist. It gets challenging at work, so I don't know how long I can rely on my co-workers to keep doing some of my responsiblities. At home it's not a huge problem because I have Nate to open things for me and cut things for me, etc. I never thought I'd have such odd problems being pregnant. 8 weeks, that's what I keep reminding myself (well, and that I'll most likely be late).
Since the Holidays are over and Nate is back to work now, I guess it's time to actually think about putting together a nursery. I don't know when we'll do it, but hope to get it done this month. Other than a stroller, car seat, dresser, and crib we've got nothing. So, we have plenty of shopping to do. But I think it will be a "fun" kind of shopping...hopefully.

Thanksgiving visit

The best part of our visit was seeing all these cute kids!

pregnancy picture update

Week 24


Week 30 (we were in Oregon for week 28 and kept forgetting, so this is 2 weeks out of sync)


My first experience with "kankles"





The kankles are getting better now at work since I started wearing support hose.

Nate...

What can I say about this man? He has made me laugh for over 7 years now (we just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversay) and I still am not bored of him! For our anniversay (Dec. 5th) we slept...Well, we worked the night before so after about 6 hours of sleep we got up, went out to dinner and then went to a presentation of Handel's Messiah at a local community college. Overall it was very good. I do have to complain about one of Handel's songs, it lasted well over 10 minutes and the same 2 lines of Isaiah were repeated at least 100 times. It was quite the experience and glad to have had it, though it's not something I need to go to every year. I do like the music, but I also like being able to skip ahead to the songs I really enjoy, like the Hallelujah chorus (no, not just because it indicates the end is approaching!).
I appreciate being married to a man who loves and respects me and does his best to provide for us and help us grow closer to the Lord. I have been very blessed.


So, I have gained a few pounds, but at least it's for a higher purpose!





This is him posing for a couple shot, trying to figure out which will be the better spot for me. I told you he was a goofball.





I had Nate repaint a wall in our house and this is what he did. You can actually still see the outline of the heart on the wall even though the wall is now all tan.

Home alone

Can I say how much I hate being home alone at night and hearing the helicopter continue to circle overhead? I think everytime I am home alone this happens. I'm trying to just tune it out and watch my belly move. I think I'll have to put a movie on and and turn up the volume so I don't hear it anymore. I worked last night and Nate works tonight. I don't mind sleeping alone because it allows me to sleep diagonally! And I get to turn the heater on! Oh, little pleasures. I reminded Nate the other day that when this baby gets here we will have to use heat in the house since she won't be able to produce much of her own. We really aren't cheap, we just aren't home a ton and when we are we're usually sleeping and since Nate keeps me warm we don't have to worry about turning up the actual heater.

We had our first birthing class this week. It was interesting, but I'm still going with the drugs! I don't feel I have to experience every sensation of pain during childbirth in order to appreciate the miracle. I am hoping to find out about a walking epidural though so I can still be up and moving as long as possible.

I finally bought some support stockings (only knee highs of course) to wear at work. I tried them last night and was happy that my kankles stayed away! Now if I could just get this numbness and tingling in my hands solved I think I would be out of pregnancy complaints.