30-1/2 Weeks - Belly Shot

Last week, 29, proved to be quite a growth spurt for the lil rascal. All of a sudden instead of a bumps and pinches, it is now rolls of whole arms and legs being felt. Instead of waiting for baby to kick to feel a part I can now just put my hand on my belly and feel something sticking out. I'm sure I will grow to catch up. I can now also feel hiccups all the time, at least 3-4 times a day. Baby also likes to party all nite long sometimes keeping me up too. However, Joey told me I slept thru one of the episodes of activity - I was asleep with my belly was against his back and he said the baby was going to town riding his bicycle. Joey also got his first little high five last week. He put his hand on my belly during a "quite time" where the baby's arms are and wham, one very strong punch.

JANE UPDATE:
Well, I'm sad to say that I have lost my $5 bet on Jane delivering on Thanksgiving. (For those who don't know who that is, it is my my pregnant sister due on Joey's b-day, Dec 2nd.) The doctor told her she'd go a week early so we are in the red zone for sure. Maybe we can get a double b-day if she hits my nephew Maxey's b-day on the 29th or Joey's b-day on the 2nd.... Joey's cuz Sharon on the 1st or my brother Robert, our friends Janice and Heather on the 3rd. Madilyn only has a few days to pick a day where it is all her own!

29-1/2 Weeks - How are you feeling?

.... fat!
Can you grow out of your maternity clothes? I think I did! My 'goto' shirts are now too short which reveals the panel (ask Rachel) and the elastic on the lovely maternity pants are getting too tight! But, only 10-1/2 weeks to go! It really hit me at 12 weeks to go, I was OMG we are gona have a little kid in 12 weeks! Joey was like don't worry everything will get done! I was like it's not that... WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY IN 12 WEEKS! Yikes!

Joey's comment leads me into the house reno.... it is going well. (I add this kind of stuff because I get asked about it a lot, so there you go.) Of course, different things take longer than anticipated and we've blown our budget by 60%, but hey to be expected ???? right? Thank goodness for the hand-me-downs for my poor lil baby. Let's throw some thanks out to Mark Andrews, Chuckles, Jay, Clay, Eric, Tom, Cheryl, Issa and all the rest I may be forgeting due to my prego hores. For those of you that know Tom I think he got in the last of the demo and I think he really enjoyed it, a lot! It may have been a 3 shirt day for him!

Oh ya, the baby! What about the baby? Well, the last few nites at around 4 or 5am I've been feeling these kicks in the same spot at the same intervals. I think they are hicups.

28 Weeks - The Fair's in Town

28 Week Checkup
This is one of those benchmark appointments; we did a glucose test for gestational diabetes, I decided that it would be delicious to put chocolate chips on top on my whole wheat bagel... uummmm... oh no, the test! It came back ok, but my iron is low so now I gota take another pill. We met the last dr today, I told my baby knows how to pinch me, she thinks I'm crazy!

Well, the Fair has been in town for the last week. Since Joe is a carnie (really, he has a pass) we've been going just about every nite. Man, you guys missed some good shows. We saw Jason Michael Carroll and Phil Vassar, both were excellent and I am surprised it was not packed those nites. We also get to hang with our dear friends that do the Kachunga alligator show; Gil, David, and Bert.
This year they had a very special addition to the show, an albino alligator. There are less than 90 known in the world (or exactly 92 according to Gil); needless to say this valuable lil guy came along with the guys where ever they go like here to cook out at The Shed.

27-1/2 Weeks - Jane's Bebe Shower #2: at the Office

Nov 6th

Susan 27-1/2 Wks

Jane 36 Wks

2 month earlier

Sept 6th