Thursday, October 30, 2008

the big 2-8

Pumpkin belly!
Kyle's baby bump

I did in fact celebrate another birthday this year, maybe I haven't done a new blog about it because I may be in a bit of denial still.... but I am now officially 28. I think 28 is going to be a great one though- this is a defining time in my life and, believe it or not, I really have embraced it! It was a great birthday full of fun, family and food- all my faves! On my actual birthday, the 16th, I worked then after work Kyle and I got to go to Greenbluff to do our annual pumpkin pickin'- success as usual. This year the trip was cut a bit short due to fun pregnancy back pain so no apple picking this year but that's okay there's always next year! We did get some fresh honey, onions and of course, pumpkins so we didn't leave completely empty handed....shocker. It was a ton of fun and on the way home we swung by Babies R' Us so that I could check out the glider that Kyle picked out for me and to add a few things on our registry then headed home so that Kyle could get started on dinner. Those of you that know Kyle know that he loves to cook and not just food but dang-good-food and my birthday dinner was definately delicious! He made BBQ salmon, potatoes and crab and then we had turtle cheesecake for dessert-YUM! One of my other gifts from him were tickets to a Chiefs hockey game fro Friday (the next day) and dinner before at this restaurant called Scratch. It's new-ish and it was REALLY good! New fav-calamari from Scratch. Then to top off the b-day fun, we had a party at my Dads on Sunday night to celebrate mine (the 16th), Monika's boyfriend Dan's (the 16th), and my sister Becky's (the 22nd) birthdays together... it was a ton of fun and I really do like celebrating all of our birthdays together. This was a great birthday and I really am thankful for one more candle to blow out on the cake!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Prego-update

We are getting closer!!
I am officially at the uncomfortable stage now which I was hoping would hold off just a bit longer so I could get a little more prep-work in but it's just not about me anymore! I have the absolute worst back pain that I have ever had and I am having to ice the center of my back daily. I am still getting pregnancy massages every other week but I think I may start to go in once a week- they are so helpful! The braxton-hicks contractions have definately increased and like to sneak up on me. Sleeping is done in hour and a half incriments that I am either switching sleeping positions in the middle of, being kicked in the ribs and lungs so hard it wakes me up, or making trips(several) to the bathroom. I think that my body is just prepping me for being up regularly during the night to nurse so I will try to keep that one in the bitter-sweet category. At my last Doctor appointment she was a bit concerned that I was having some early labor symptoms so they went ahead and took a test that can determine if you will be going into labor in the next 2 weeks- amazing that they can do that! My test came back negative which is good- he still has a bit of "baking" to do yet! As far as the braxton-hicks- I just have to drink more water (2 liters before noon!!) and try to stay off my feet and rest more.
I am officially done being the company trainer for Thomas Hammer- which is also a bit bitter-sweet. I really loved the responsibilty of it and getting to teach people technique was really fun but there is no way I can keep up this pace right now! I have also been instructed by my doc to cut back my hours at work too. I'm only supposed to work 4-6 hours a day! If you know me then you know that this is so much easier said than done! She told me this a week ago and so far, I'm not doing so great at this but I don't think my body will tolerate me much longer.
We had our first of 2 birthing classes today. There really wasn't a ton of info that I was shocked about but it definately puts a stamp on the fact that you must begin preparations...NOW! Next weekend we go over more about medications and the actual labor process which will be more informative for us.
Even though I am doing a bit of whining, trust me, I am still loving being pregnant! This little guy is moving a ton and we are pretty sure soccer is in his future. We know our lives are getting ready to change forever and even though that is a scary thought at first, we are really looking forward to that change and meeting him soon!

The turning of the leaves

Yay for Fall!!!
So, if you are like Kyle, you may not be as excited as I am that summer is gone and fall is officially here. Don't get me wrong, I do love the summer time but fall is definately my very favorite season! The air smells so good, it's crisp, clean and breazy. You get to wear cozy clothes again, well, if you aren't a big pregnant girl you can because there's not too much that is comfortable anymore at this stage. The colors of fall are all so pretty, you get to pull out all the autumn and Halloween decorations-it just makes me happy! The fair really kicks the season off so every year we go, even though it is the same thing every year it's still fun! We have a couple other fall semi-traditions- we celebrate my birthday (Oct. 16) by going out to Greenbluff. We pick apples, pumpkins, have cider and sometimes get to sneak in a slice of delicious Apple pie! Last year we got to go with my sister Monika and her boyfriend, Dan. Dan and I share a birthday and we both like to just kind of take it easy so it makes for a really great day! Last year we also got to go do some birthday golfing which was so fun but I think I may be a bit too big for that this year-booo! We are still planning on the trip to Greenbluff though so that will work for me!
Fall this year is even more exciting than usual because it is getting us a bit closer to the arrival of our little one! I still really want to enjoy it as much as possible though while it is here because I think the one and only downside to fall is that winter is just around the corner-sorry!