Ready for Thanksgiving

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks since I've posted anything. The last couple of weeks have been a little busy. My mom & Steph threw me a baby shower 2 Saturday's ago, and it was so much fun! I loved that some old college friends were able to make it, along with my close friends here, and my family. Everyone really enjoyed themselves, and baby Avery got TONS of presents! I'll have to steal some pictures from my mom's and/or Steph's camera because I know there are some funny pictures from us playing games. Although I was a little worried about having the shower at my house (just because of seating and space), I'm really glad we did. It was nice not having to pack up all those presents in my car to just unload them again when I got home...Brad just simply toted them all to her room.

Since then Brad and I have really just been working. Brad came down with the flu a little over a week ago and missed a couple of days of work, but since he's gotten better he's been working non-stop. Thank goodness we both get FOUR whole days off together starting tomorrow :)

Yesterday we had our 3D/4D ultrasound and it was amazing. My mom and Brad's mom both got to be there and I know my mom was in amazement at how different ultrasounds are these days. Avery insisted on sleeping the entire time, but at least she was in a position where we could see her little face. She is absolutely the cutest little thing ever...if I do say so myself :)

She kept her hands by her face the entire time and she even tried to hide herself from us a few times with her little hands. I also had the ultrasound technician double check that she was still a girl and she most definitely is...no surprises...thank goodness! I am still in disbelief after seeing her. I've probably looked at the ultrasound pictures a hundred times now and I absolutely can't wait to meet her. I am 32 weeks today, which means I only have about 8 more weeks to go before that can happen!!!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and while I'm a little sad I can't travel to spend the holiday with my family in Ohio, like I've done almost every year since I can remember, it will be nice to be with everyone here and for Brad and I to start our own traditions. We're having an early dinner at our house which will include both sets of parents, our 4 siblings, their significant others, and their kids. One thing I am absolutely thankful for is the fact that my mom and dad are still married to each other, and so are Brad's parents. Makes things so much easier and causes no problems with the holiday's. After the dinner at our house we'll be heading up to Jefferson to enjoy another Thanksgiving dinner with Brad's extended family. I guess it works out that all of my extended family lives outside the state, or else we'd be having to juggle 3 dinners...shew.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, I promise to update after the long weekend and to actually include some pictures. I know it's easy to think of all the bad things going on in your lives, but try to remember this is the time of year to count all your blessings and be happy for what you have.

Happy Thanksgiving,
LG

30 down...10 to go

How far along? 30 weeks tomorrow

Maternity Clothes? Most definitely

Stretch Marks? I don't think I'm going to get away with NONE, but it's ok...I feel like they are my battle wounds :)

Sleep: That's when she seems to move around the most...when I lay down to go to sleep

Best moment this last month: Brad feeling her move more, so he's more included in this pregnancy

Movement: Her kicks and punches are getting stronger & some catch me a little off guard

Food Cravings: Still nothing specific

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In...but it's getting incredibly shallow, so I feel it would pop out any day now

Wedding Rings on or off? They're on and they're staying that way :)

What I miss: Not having to get up in the middle of the night to pee and not being so hot while I'm trying to sleep

What I'm looking forward to: My baby shower on Saturday :)

Weekly Wisdom: I can't believe she's going to be here in about 2 months!

Milestones: My gestational diabetes test came back negative...which is GREAT news!

Finally a Few Pics...and Preggo Update

I hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend! Ours was good, minus Georgia getting beat in OT :( That did not make for a happy husband. Anywho, our Halloween weekend really started Thursday night when we went to Brads parents to have dinner and carve our pumpkins. Brad and I carved one and Kristan carved one....Rylan surprisingly wanted nothing to do with it and thought the pumpkin guts were disgusting...which they are! And I think they turned out wonderfully...if I do say so myself :)

I was a little concerned when I walked into the kitchen to this...



Kristan's Owl





Mine & Brad's Haunted House!



Friday I had a my 28 week Dr. appointment where I had to drink the sugar drink and then have my blood tested for gestational diabetes. The test results came back negative, which is wonderful, but my iron count was a little low, so I have to take an iron pill every day until I deliver and then they said they would check it again to make sure it's where it's supposed to be.

It was great to sleep in Saturday morning and then go to brunch with Brad. After that it was time for the big Georgia vs. Florida football game and what started out terrible ended up in a great battle the second half. Unfortunately, the dawgs lost it in overtime and I had one heartbroken husband . After the game we headed up to Fatsos for their Halloween party and stayed for a good bit of the night. When we got home around 1AM we realized we had one sick pup :( Not a good thing to come home to.

Sunday we ran some errands, and tried to take care of Max and his upset stomach before getting ready for our trick or treaters! Brad even finished painting Avery's room and I was very impressed. I was so excited about the tick or treaters and was expecting a bunch of little ones. Well...it started off slow and I got a little bummed, but by the end of the night we ended up with around 15 trick or treaters. Rylan ended up being our 16th and she was adorable...by far, the best of the night! She was dressed as Dorothy and even had a little Toto tied to her pumpkin :) Below is one of the only pictures we could manage since she wouldn't stand still for long enough to take a picture.

She had obviously had a few pieces of candy because she was wired and wanted to do nothing but run around and play with Max. After visiting for a little while, Brad's parents headed home, and we headed to bed. It was a wonderful weekend that of course went by way too quickly. At least it's already Wednesday, but unfortunately, I'm really not looking forward to this weekend. Brad has to close both Friday and Saturday night and that always stinks, and I have to go into work Saturday morning for some "cleaning day". Ridiculous, considering we have a guy come out and clean the office weekly. I guess I still have Sunday to look forward to. I have a feeling that it'll be an extremely lazy day for Brad and I, but I'm ok with that. Everyone have a great rest of the week and I'll update again soon.

Love,
LG