34 weeks 3 days...

Almost there is what I keep telling myself :o) These last few weeks have been hard. He is getting bigger and I am more achy and tired. I have gotten to that part of the pregnancy where I don't sleep, I wake up all night long. Not because of Seth moving but because sleeping on my side causes pain to my body. So I am constantly turning from one side to the other. Thankfully I have one more work week and then maternity leave!!!

Oh yes, as of our last doctor's appointment (33 weeks), I am measuring a little over 2 weeks ahead! I gain no weight, although I think this next appointment I will have :o( The last 3 appointments I have see all 3 doctors in the office. The first and second agreed that if I continued to measure further along they would do an ultrasound to see how much the little guy is weighing. When I went to the last appointment I had to tell they doctor what the other 2 had said. He agreed and said if he was weighing on the heavier side that they would deliver early. YAHOO! But he said no use doing an ultrasound at that appointment because I am only 33 weeks and they can't deliver him then. So we'll see what happens at this next appointment next week. I will be 35 weeks and a baby is considered full term at 37 weeks. So hopefully Seth will be here if he is a big little guy around 38 weeks! That is my hope at least :):):) If so he'll be here just in time for Thanksgiving!

Here are a few pictures from my baby shower on October 11th. Oh yes I have another one this Saturday thrown by my lovely mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law!

Seth's bedding!

Blanket made by good friends of ours!

The cooks of the day...yes I help marinate the tri tip and chicken!

My mother in law and me!

My wonderful sister and the amazing diaper cake and deserts she made!

Baby Shower #1 & Family Update

SOOOO...last week defintely was an eventful, stressful and emotional week. Thank the Lord we made it thru okay!

The week started off with me having the stomach flu! Like in my previous post it was horrible and I wish that on no one, especially a 8 month pregnant lady!!!

Come Wednesday my boss found out that the business is not going so well and so the corporate office cut everyone hours in half! That was a surprise. Especially since the way Brett and I have it worked out my paycheck pays the rent! BUT Praise the Lord, He never leaves you stranded when you are faithful to him. He is my provider, my Jevoah Jirah and I know he will provide all of our needs! I was planning on leaving for maternity leave in the middle of November, but now that this has developed I decided to go ahead and take the full 4 weeks before Seth due date instead of 2. Today is our doctor's appointment and I am going to make sure that will work out.

Then Wednesday night I get a call from my sister. My dad is in the hospital in Florida (he was on a business trip). He has blood clots! My dad had not been feeling well, having a hard time breathing and so he went to Kaiser the week before and with the symptoms my dad described he was diagnosed with Asthma. At the time my dad's leg was not in pain. Well after the flight to Florida and a couple days there he had horrible pain in his leg and ended up going to the hospital. THANK THE LORD he did because it ended up he had blood clots in his legs, lungs and his coronary artery! The doctor was shocked he wasn't already doing CPR on my dad, if he didn't go to the hospital he would have had a massive heart attack that could have killed him, possibly even that night!

You think your parents are invincible and will always be there, but this was a reality check for sure! We almost lost my dad, and with Seth being here in approx a month and half! I am sooooo grateful that the Lord was with my dad and He allowed him more time here!!! I want Seth to know my dad and to be able to play ball with him, tristan, and jakob. To be able remember his Poppa Rick! So please keep my dad in your prayers, that the clots will melt away as I like to say and that he will not be on blood thinner the rest of his life (those are scary too!) I know anything is possible with the Lord! He is our healer too! Also please pray the the Lord will give the doctor out here wisdom to do all he can for my dad. In the 5 days my dad was there he lost sooo much weight, I almost didn't recongnize him!

Well Saturday we continued with the planned baby shower #1 and it was beautiful, and we were blessed. My sister did an amazing job at decorating and planning. My momma too even tho she was unable to be there (she flew out to Florida the next day after finding out my dad was in the hospital). I have a few pictures that I will have to add later. My mother in law, sister in law and cousin in law have planned another baby shower for us on the 25th and I thankfully my parents are back from Florida and can attend that one :)

In my 32 weeks of being pregnant...

I have not thrown up once! But as the clock struck 12 on the first day of my 32nd week I was in the bathroom thinking to my self...am I dying!?!?!?!

No not dying...just a bad case of the STOMACH FLU! Eww and gross!!

I haven't gotten sick like that in a couple of years. Maybe more than a couple years, like 2004 is the last time I was that sick...Of course it waits until I am pregnant and not just a few weeks pregnant but 32 weeks pregnant to hit me! I can honestly say that was a HORRIBLE experience! My poor baby would not stop moving all night long (due to massive noise coming from his mommies insides...) although I can say I was relieved he was moving so much because it did reassurre me that he was still hanging on despite the torture his mother was enduring! :o) Thank the Lord it was only the 24 hour bug. Now my poor husband has caught it. Lucky for him tho he isn't 32 weeks pregnant! LOL!

Let's see, since my last update we celebrated our 1 year anniversary. It was a nice relaxing weekend. Watched our nephews, went out to dinner, drove to Babies R Us and finished registering and bought our swing (so Jakob could be our guinna pig and test it out for us!) and ended the weekend relaxed and with a doctor's appointment. I am currently measuring 2 weeks ahead, so if I continue to measure that way there will be an ultrasound to check out Seth growth and weight which I hope means if he is getting too big....they will GET HIM OUT EARLY! But just my luck he will be 2 weeks late like his momma was :)

Looking forward to this Saturday, my first baby shower thrown by my mom and sister! Yay!! Then on the 25th my mom in law, sister-in-law and cousin in law are throwing me and Brett another shower for that whole side of the fam. I can't wait! Then after that it will be count down time! 5 weeks till D-Day!!!! Crazy! :)