Pregnancy Update

How far along? 38 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 7 pounds
Maternity clothes? Definitely
Stretch marks? More then I'd like to admit
Sleep: I got 3 hours a row the other night, that was heaven!
Best moment this week: Corey woke me up yesterday and said "I had a dream about the baby" I replied "oh really?" he said "Ya, I woke up smiling" Totally melted my heart.
Movement: Slowing down, had to go to L&D to get monitored, he's getting lazy!
Food cravings: Of course all I could think about these last few weeks have been the thanksgiving feast, I'm so happy to have left overs!
Gender: Still a boy, it's been confirmed 2 more times!
Labor Signs: NOTHING, Nada, zilch! I think he's comfy in there and has no desire to leave
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but getting very very shallow
What I miss: Full nights of sleep
What I am looking forward to: Hoping to have some progress at my appt on Monday
Milestones: Umm, I have 8 days to go...8 DAYS!

Good intentions

I had really good intentions to update the blog but once I started thinking about all it would say I sat here for a few minutes just staring. Things have been so crazy lately and I don't think I've really let it all hit me.
Sister Pat passed away, I had to miss her rosary and funeral because I had 2 Dr's appts that I couldn't get rescheduled and had to attend because I was having tests done. Corey and I did make it to the cemetery for the burial mass and for the get together afterwards. It was really nice to see all my family and celebrate all that Sister Pat did for us and thousands of other people and families. We were so blessed to have her in our lives, she was an incredible woman and I will always miss her. I'm heart broken that our little guy didn't get to meet her but plan to do my best to keep her memory alive and I'm so grateful she said a blessing for him days before passing away.

My birthday has come and gone, our floors should be finished tomorrow and I've been watching our niece Jayden for the last 2 weeks to help out Corey's brother.
At my appt last Thursday the baby was measuring small, in the 20% but my Dr. said it's nothing to worry about...as if! I've been doing my best not to stress about it cause I know that isn't going to help anything. I have another appt. today, with 16 days until my due date it's all seeming a little surreal.

Once a month update

So as always I've lagged on updating the blog.
We've been very busy getting ready for our impending arrival. Both showers went amazing, they were so much fun and our little guy is already spoiled rotten. I started laundry today and it took me a half an hour just to get all the tags and plastic things off of the first load but I'm amazed how many outfits you can fit in 1 load, I love it!
I'm also starting to pack my hospital bag, Corey is getting freaked out that I haven't even started it. We've been watching the birth class videos at home rather then actually taking the classes because they didn't work with Corey's work schedule. They are interesting and I'm impressed with all that he is absorbing, he was especially interested in the "drugs" section because he doesn't want the little one to be affected by them. I love that he cares so much and quizzes me on a daily basis as to what I should do when/if my water breaks.

On other fronts Sister Pat isn't doing very well, we went to visit her last weekend only to find out on our way she was rushed to the hospital, we arrived and they were just taking her into emergency surgery. we've visited a few times since then though she is mostly sleeping and when she does wake up she's confused. It's really hard to see her like this, the first time I saw her after surgery she looked exactly like my papa before he passed away. So skinny and frail and pail, almost skeleton looking. While performing the surgery they were able to see that her latest treatments didn't work and the cancer has spread to her her other organs. As soon as she's eating and able to be taken off the IV she will be moved back home to the Carondelet center where hospice will come to take care of her. We all desperately want her back home where the nuns all love her and take amazing care of her, while visiting we've run into a dozen or so other sisters and they all love her dearly and want to make her last days here as comfortable as possible. I don't know how much longer she's expected to live, I pray that she will recover as much as possible and be able to enjoy the time she has left. I selfishly hope that she will hold on long enough to atleast meet our little guy. Growing up I was very close to Sister Pat and would spend weeks at a time during summer with her and though I don't get to see her as often she has always been someone I've looked upto because of her strength, faith and how completely nonjudgmental she is. As sad as I am to know she'll be leaving us soon it breaks my heart to think she will not be a part of my children's lives. She has said that she's at peace with everything and is ready to go, I can't be mad at her for that :(

Ok, well now I'm emotionally drained and need to fold some baby clothes. I promise to TRY to update atleast once more this month.

Hide and Seek

I just spent 5 minutes searching the house and backyard for the dog...

She was getting cozy in my next load of laundry

Wedding Videos

Like I said before my NorCal family is very fun, here are 2 videos from the wedding.
Not only are they fun but family is the most important thing to them ALL, they do everything together which is not easy with 4 generations and 10 kids under the age of 10.

Sacramento

Went to Sacramento this past weekend for my cousin Hannah's wedding, while there we got to see some of the sites and had a great time.

Here's me in front of the Capitol

Danielle in front of the governors office

Golden Bridge out front of our hotel The wedding was at an old sugar mill, the location and history were amazing
Here are some of the flower girl, most of them are family

Groomsmen, all 12 of them

My beautiful cousin Hannah and her parentsPaige (Amy's daughter), Amy (maid of honor and sister), Marc (brother and officiant) Hannah and Alec. Hanna's dad was reading a poem he wrote, there wasn't a dry eye

Danielle in front of the wine barrels
I'll update more later, the wedding was one of the funnest I've ever been to. Not only are they a really fun and energetic couple but my whole family is crazy so it made for a very interesting day.

31 weeks

How far along? 31 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 1 lb, but still down 19
Maternity clothes? Yup
Stretch marks? Are getting darker
Sleep: Is getting harder
Best moment this week: Feeling hiccups for the first time
Movement: Getting stronger to the point of hurting sometimes
Food cravings: I'm tired of eating and nothing sounds good
Gender: BOY
Labor Signs: None thankfully
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being able to walk at a normal speed
What I am looking forward to: My friends shower this weekend!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't forget to take tums everywhere
Milestones: Hiccups!