Our nursery is ready to go – now all we need is our little pumpkin!  We are so happy with how our nursery turned out – it is perfect!

The closet is ready for LOTS  of clothes – I have a feeling Grammy will help fill it up.

Baby Mobley is ready for Butler Basketball to start!

I am now 36 weeks and seeing the doctor every week!  We can’t believe Baby Mobley will be here in the next few weeks.  Everything looked good at my doctors appointment this week.  Baby is still head down and measuring right on track.  I have started having some Braxton Hicks contractions over the past week – the doctor even noticed I was having one when she measured me.  I am still convinced that this baby is going to stay put for a while though.  If baby comes early I will be surprised!

My belly is still really growing!  I had to buy bigger maternity shirts because the ones I have are getting too short.  I think I also need to get some long sleeved shirts since it is getting cool outside.  I think Baby is starting to run out of space.  We can usually tell exactly where baby is laying and feel and see a lot of movements.  I am starting to get a little uncomfortable, especially when baby tries to stretch out.  Overall I still feel pretty good.  I am sleeping really well, but I have been very tired the past week or so.  I have been trying to rest as much as possible, but there are still several things on my to do list.

Jason and I are trying to get some final important things done.  This weekend we packed our hospital bags and put the finishing touches on the nursery.  We have been deep cleaning a few parts of the house and stocking the pantry with easy to cook meals.  We are still trying to finalize our baby name list.  We need to make another trip to Buy Buy Baby to buy a few more things.  I feel like we are running out of time!  I have to work next weekend, but then we will (hopefully) have a few weeks to relax and finish preparing.

We have all our baby gear put together and ready to go.  Jason installed the car seat and we got our stroller and put it together.  The cats of course have had to check out everything.  We have the pack n play set up in our room and the cats have been fighting over it at night.  I haven’t got many good pictures, but here is one of Ginger checking out the highchair.

Nursery pics coming soon!

Good news at this weeks appointment – baby is head down!  I still have no idea how the doctor can really tell, but she seemed pretty confident.  I do feel like the baby has “settled” into a comfortable position, as I normally feel the baby along the right side of my body, with legs/feet up top.  Jason and I are just happy that we don’t have to worry about a breech baby anymore.  We are enjoying watching and feeling our tiny baby moving around, especially now that we have a better idea of what it is we are feeling and seeing!  Everything else was good at the appointment.  Still measuring right on track at 34 cm and the heart rate was in the 140s and my blood pressure is still normal.

I am still feeling pretty good.  I have had a cold this week that has been very slowly progressing and doesn’t seem to want to go away, so that has been annoying.  My feet and hands have also started to swell a little bit.  Last Monday (Labor day) Jason and I spent most of the day cleaning the house and my feet were very swollen at the end of the day!  My rings are starting to get pretty tight too, so I have been just wearing my wedding band in fear I won’t be able to get them off.  I am still sleeping pretty well most nights.  About once a week or so I will have a bad night of sleep, but most nights I sleep all night and only get up once to go to the bathroom.  Some nights, however, it seems as though the cats are determined to wake me up every hour and I have a hard time falling back asleep.  Overall though, I feel like I can’t complain about my sleep!

The nursery is now complete and we are buying the last few things that we need.  I had my last shower this weekend so now we are planning on making a trip to Buy Buy Baby in the next few weeks to buy a few last things.  I am so amazed by the generosity of our friends and family.  We received so many wonderful gifts, there is hardly anything else that we need!

I can’t believe I only have 6 weeks left until my due date.  I will post more pics of the showers and nursery soon!

I had my 32 week appointment yesterday and baby still looks good!  I am measuring 31.5 cm, so baby is growing right on track.  The doctor does think that the baby is breech, but wasn’t 100% sure.  She said babies tend to “get comfortable” around 32 weeks, but I’m pretty sure he/she is still spinning in circles.  I am amazed by how much movement is going on!  So if baby still appears to be breech at 36 weeks, I will have an ultrasound and go from there.  We are hoping baby Mobley will decide head down is comfortable!

We had maternity pictures taken this weekend, which can be found here.  Michelle will also be taking our newborn pictures when baby arrives.  She was so fun to work with and we love our pictures!

We spent some time this weekend working on the nursery with my parents.  We still have a few more things to do.  We need to buy a bookcase and work on accessories.  The biggest accomplishment was putting up our tree decal.  It took a while, but we are happy with the results!

Rufus is testing out the glider.  I am a little concerned about how he is going to react once he realizes that the nursery is for the baby and not for him.  Every time I am in the nursery or sitting in the glider, he comes in and is very lovey.  He likes to sit on my lap while I read.  I don’t think a baby and Rufus will fit on my lap!

Warning: bare belly picture below!

My belly is really growing now!  I am definitely starting to feel more uncomfortable and I have a difficult time sleeping at night.  The baby is moving so much that it keeps me awake sometimes.  I have been feeling bulges in my belly the past few weeks that is either a baby head or butt.  A few times I have even been able to feel a whole baby body, it is crazy!  I have no idea what positions this baby is in, but I’m pretty sure he/she is just spinning in circles.

My 30 week appointment was uneventful.  Baby is measuring on track.

Our childbirth class this week was all about interventions – epidurals, inductions, c-sections, etc.  It was a little bit terrifying, but it was good to know what to expect!

Only 12 weeks to go!  I have officially started my every 2 week doctor appointments.  My last appointment went well.  Still measuring perfectly at 28 weeks.  And I passed my glucose test, so I’m glad I don’t have to do the 3 hour test.

Jason and I are really enjoying our childbirth classes.  The first 3 weeks focused on breathing and labor positions, as well as signs of labor.  Our instructor has been sharing lots of useful information with us.  In the next few weeks we will cover interventions and pain relief, newborn basics and breastfeeding.  It’s been nice to be at the hospital and become familar with it.

I had my first shower this past weekend hosted by my coworker Helen.  It was for me and my coworker Lisa, who is 8 weeks ahead of me.  We had such a great time!  We got lots of gifts and I am overwhelmed by the generosity of my coworkers!  Jason and I had a good time going through everything and putting it away in the nursery.  Thanks everyone!

Less than 100 days left and only 2 weeks left of 2nd trimester!  I am definitely starting to “feel” more pregnant now.  I have been having a more difficult time sleeping and finally had to invest in a snoogle body pillow.  It has really helped!  I’ve had a few more aches and pains, but overall I’m feeling good.

We are still slowly working on the nursery.  Our glider came in this past weekend and we moved furniture all around the nursery until we found an arrangement we like.  We still need to buy a bookcase and work on accessories.

Tomorrow night we start our 7 week childbirth series.  Jason is very excited about this (really, he is!).  We are looking forward to getting familar with the hospital and learning more about childbirth in general.  The series also includes an infant care class and a breastfeeding class.  It’s starting to feel real!

I am now 24 weeks, also known as V (viability) day, because the baby is now viable outside the womb.  Let’s hope baby decides to bake for another 16 weeks or so, but it is still a nice milestone!

I feel like I am starting to look really big.  And as you might be able to tell, my belly button is really sticking out!  I guess that’s what happens when you have an outie.  I am still feeling really good.  I can tell sleeping is going to get interesting the bigger I get.  I am still sleeping pretty well but I do wake up uncomfortable sometimes.

I had my 24 week appointment last week and everything was good.  The heart rate was 150 and my fundal height was 24.5 cm – so it appears that baby is growing properly.  My weight gain is also right on track.  In the next few weeks I will officially weigh more than Jason!  At my next appointment (28 weeks) I “get” to do my glucose tolerance test, then I start every 2 week appointments.

Baby is still moving a lot.  We are enjoying feeling him/her move around.

We are trying to narrow down our name list, but are having a very hard time with girl names.  There are a lot of names we can’t use because they don’t sound right with our last night.  We are taking suggestions!

We are still working on getting things crossed off our checklist.  The glider for the nursery should be here in a few weeks.  We have completed our registries at Target, Buy Buy Baby, and The Land of Nod.  We still need to pick out and order a tree decal for the nursery.  I have a few crafty projects I need to work on (making a crib skirt and mobile).

I think that is all the news for now!

Here are a few pictures of the beginnings of the nursery.

The curtains I made.

The cats checking things out.  They have not been nearly as interested in the furniture as I thought they would be!

We have got a lot done in the past 2 weeks.  We registered at Buy Buy Baby, Target, and The Land of Nod (I wish we had one in Indy!).  Jason has been great at helping me make all the difficult decisions about baby gear, especially with the car seat and stroller.  This past weekend we had our nursery furniture delivered, put it together and hung up curtains.  It’s starting to look like a nursery!  We also ordered our glider.  We have a lot more decisions to make about nursery decorations – luckily we have plenty of time.

I think I finally got a bit of the 2nd trimester energy burst – but I think most of it is just early nesting.  I feel like I constantly need to be doing something and am not content sitting on the couch.  Yesterday I spent so much time cleaning my feet hurt at the end of the day!

Overall I’m feeling great.  The baby is kicking and moving like crazy.  Jason and I even got to witness seeing my stomach move last week.  I usually feel movement several times a day now, and notice the baby tends to be very active around 11:30 every night when I’m trying to fall asleep.  I hope this isn’t a bad sign!  Looking forward to what the next few weeks will bring!