Lots and Lots of updates

Thank you all for the sweet comments about my Grandpa's passing.  It was very sad, but I know he's in heaven probably fishing or dancing with my Grandma.

Last week was tough with the wake and funeral and then Thanksgiving.  My family decided not to travel to our home for Thanksgiving this year, just given the circumstances, so it was just Jesse's parents and us.  We had a delicious dinner and enjoyed the company.  They made a nice short trip and it was wonderful to have Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday just the two of us. 

I had my 37 week appointment last week and my 38 appointment this week.  I will get pictures up today or tomorrow, I swear!  Appointments went well, passed my Strep B test which is good.  Everything is looking fine so far, I'm up 33lbs total and the doctor said that my cervix is softening, so whatever that means I suppose it's good!  I'm not dialated at all, but I'm trying not to get down about it, because I suppose that can change in a few hours. 

Plan is to see how things go next week at my appointment and if I haven't had him yet, we'll do an ultrasound on Dec. 15th and then plan for an induction the week after. So, sounds like anywhere between the 20th-23rd if he doesn't come on his own before then.  I'm hoping he decides to make an appearance on his own, but we shall see. 

Moving date is still set for Dec. 27th, so we have a lot going on in the next few weeks.  Say a prayer for our house to sell very soon and for a healthy baby to be born very soon :-)

More updates to follow as I have time! 

Celebrating my Grandfather's Life

My Grandfather is not doing well.  He has been leaving us for awhile now, but it's time he meets up with my dear Grandmother, whom I never had the oppourtunity to meet.  

He is on Hospice and has been receiving medication to ease the pain and has since needed to be put on oxygen.  His five living children have been spending a lot of time with him the last few days, as they thought he wouldn't make it through the night last night.  

He has lived a long, great life.  He fought in WW2, Played for a minor league baseball team (that won the championship in 1955!), got married to my grandmother, had seven children,  lost my Grandmother to cancer in 1980, then lost one of his daughters to cancer in 1989, got to see 13 grandchildren grow up (most of whom are married and have had children of their own), lost his Lady Friend of 20 years to Alzheimer's, bowled, fished, danced, and lived 88 wonderful years.  He has said that he has had a good life and he has been blessed.

They say he must have a strong heart, because everything else is shutting down, except that.  So please keep my dear Grandfather in your thoughts and prayers this Thanksgiving week.  

Edit:  It saddens me to share this, but my Grandpa was taken by God today sometime around noon to be with my Grandma.  I know that they are both looking down upon us all and that he is in a much better place now.

Here are pictures from the last few years to celebrate his life.

Grandpa with my Dad and us on our Wedding Day

My brother and Grandpa

Some of my cousins, my uncle and our Grandpa

Grandpa, doing what he does best... Dancing with my Aunt Patti.

Grandpa with some of the cousins and second cousins in 2006.

Unfortunately, those are the only pictures I have on my computer..... We love you Grandpa.

Thanksgiving 2010

What are your plans for the big Turkey Day? (I don't actually refer to it as that, just an FYI).

Well.... Crazy mama to be here.  I will be 37 weeks on Thanksgiving and we are hosting Thanksgiving.  Yes, at our house and yes, we are cooking the turkey.... A 22 lb turkey to be exact.

Call me crazy, but this is my favorite holiday!  It is the 4th year in a row that we have hosted and I figured heck, I can do it.  I can only imagine how tired I will be after getting up at 6am to put the turkey on, followed by finishing my cleaning and making a few side dishes.  

Everyone coming is contributing something, so I'm not all alone here.  And the hubby is a huge help when it comes to all things Thanksgiving Day.  

I just hope I get through the day without having to ditch everyone for a nap... haha

This is the last Thanksgiving that we will be this far away from family, so I couldn't hardly cancel it.  My in-laws live 4 hours away and my parents live 1.5 hours away.  We will soon live in the same city as my parents and 2.5 hours from my in-laws.  So, it will be o so nice.  

Will we host next year?  Who knows, probably!  

Hope you all have big plans for the special day next week.  I know I have a lot to be Thankful for, this year especially.  

Do you host Thanksgiving?  Do you cook?  What are your plans? 

My bags are packed....

I'm ready to go....

Well, I feel quite accomplished this week.  I was able to was the baby clothes (0-6months), blankets, sheets, ect, pack the diaper bag and hospital bag and wrap all of my Christmas presents!  Talk about being motivated! 

Now all we have to do is put the car seat in and wait for the Little Mister to make his debut.  I hope it's sooner rather than later, but at this point we have exactly 5 weeks and no more. So we know that he'll be here on or before Dec. 23rd!!  

It will be the most amazing Christmas we have ever had.  God couldn't have blessed us with a better Christmas present! 

I'll post my 36 week photo and appointment stats later today.

Belly Belly Belly......

I'm wondering if it will ever get back to how it looked at 5 weeks! haha

Better late than never... Weeks 34 & 35

Well, I'm a bit late on these, given, week 36 is this Thursday! I swear I'll get that one up in a more timely manner!  Life has just gotten in the way.

So, Week's 34 & 35.... 

Week 34 was my last appointment.  Everything went well. Heart-rate was at 144 and he was moving like crazy to get away from the Doppler.  I was measuring about a week behind (so at 33 weeks).  Which is a bummer, but it's what I suspected all along with the due dates and everything.

I gained an extra 5 lbs! holy cow! haha I think I'm up to 23 lbs.. I've decided to go by my scale since thats where I weighed myself prepregnancy, otherwise it makes me feel awful because I gain a lot more according to the doctors scale! haha

No problems at the appointment, my blood pressure is still super low which is good.

I just can't wait to meet this little guy! 

34 weeks

35 weeks

Time

Time has a way of getting away from me.  These days I'm either trying to finish up my internship in a hurry,  doing laundry, cooking dinner or too tired to do much of anything.  I've definitely put blogging to the back burner and have only been using it as a scrapbook of sorts for this pregnancy.  I know it's all well and good, because it's my blog, but there are other things I'd like to write about.  I often think up things to write about, but when I get the chance to sit down to write, I just don't feel like it.  I read through the blogs I follow, but am too lazy to get out of google reader to comment half the time (make that 90% of the time). 

I'm tired and I'm warn out.  I'm nervous about what is to come both in labor and in moving with  newborn.  Not to mention we're trying to get our house up for sale... It's just a lot to do and think about. 

So, I'm taking it one step at a time.  I'm still trying to enjoy being pregnant and doing what I can to make my house look presentable. 

I guess my time seems more stretched now than ever.  I cannot wait until this little baby boy joins our family, but everything is making me so exhausted! 

I only have 6 weeks left, 6 WEEKS! And only 8 weeks left before we move.... Yikes, not sure how it's all going to happen, but I suppose it will.  Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, if you're wondering where I've been, I've been busy and if you're wondering when I'm going to come back to write more often than just my weekly pregnancy update, I just don't have an answer for you.

That's all for now :-)