Week 28 update

So we are 12 weeks away from having our little girl! OMG! How the time just flies by. My baby shower plans are coming along nicely; we found a place to have it and now we just need to find someone to do the cake. I am really set on the cake I posted before, but it is on the pricey side. We have received some good quotes,so I am hoping we can get it! Also I had my 1 hour glucose test done today and some other routine blood work. I should get the results by next week. I drank the lemon lime flavor which was not bad. I usually get to pick and choose orange only because I don't like orange anyway so it does not ruin my taste buds. This time I did not have a choice, but like I said it was not bad.
I went ahead and ordered my baby shower dress. So far #4 has the most votes and that is the one I ordered, but I really like #1, so I am debating over ordering them both or just sticking with #4. What do you all think?
I feel like my belly is getting bigger and bigger everyday. My belly button is almost popped out and it is super tender. I do not fit into some of my maternity jeans that I could fit into at the beginning, so my wardrobe is becoming very limited. Abigail is very active some days and other days she is not. I am suppose to start tracking the fetal movement now, but cannot recall the exacts. Something about three times a day counting the amount of kicks/movements I feel in one hour? I will have to research it or call my doctor. Other then that I do not think there is much to report.

Baby Shower Dresses

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Please vote for your favorite on the side!

I want a dress that matches my theme. See previous post for pictures of the cake and color scheme!

Ultrasound 26w 5d

My doctor scheduled an ultrasound that I am thinking is going to count as the "Big 20 Week scan". The tech said it still looks like a girl, but baby was very stubborn or lady like and had her legs crossed. The tech had a hard time getting the areas that she needed because of the babies position and the baby did not want to move! LOL! She is going to be stubborn just like mommy and daddy. We did get a couple good profile shots even though her hand is across her face and we got a good shot of her foot! She has big feet already measuring at 2 cm. That may not sound big, but they looked big! She weighs about 2 pounds right now and I was measuring at 26-27 weeks so right on. Not much else to report here are the pictures!

Valentine's Day 2009 Slideshow

Lloyd and I's Valentine's Day 2009 Trip

We had an awesome three day weekend getaway! Friday night we arrived in Ft. Bragg at our Bed and Breakfast at about 8:30pm. We got settled in our room, "The Harvest Room", and spent some quality time playing Uno then went to bed around 11. On Saturday we woke at 7ish and just relaxed in our room until 9:15 when we thought was breakfast; it turned out I had actually signed up for the 8:30 breakfast! LOL! So the inn keeper was nice enough to bring us breakfast to our room. After breakfast we headed out to the Botanical Gardens! What a beautiful and peaceful place! This is 47 acres of gardens nestled right along the ocean coast! It did sprinkle a little off and on while we were there, but not enough to scare us away. Then we went to a little hole in the wall Mexican restaurant and were embarrassed once again. We did not read the signs and see that they did not accept credit cards until after we already ordered our food. I had to go ask the server if she could tell me the closest ATM so Lloyd could go pull out some cash. After lunch we walked along some of the shops. Then we just went back to our room for a two hour nap! We woke up and started to get ready for our dinner date. As part of our Bed and Breakfast package we had a $75 gift certificate to a local restaurant called the Mendo Bistro! This is a very nice casual restaurant hidden in a huge building on the second floor. We got dressed up and headed out; as we were getting there Lloyd opened the door for another couple and we headed upstairs. We waited to be seat which we were told would only be a 10-15 minute wait. As we were waiting the gentlemen that we had held the door open for came over to us and explained that he and his wife felt bad that we had held the door for them and that they had got seated first. Since they had a table for four, they thought they could invite us to join them at their table. We thought it over and decided to join them. It was very nice to have the adult company and conversation. No kids, no schedules, no cold food because I had to share it with Luke. They were a local couple and she is an elementary school teacher and he was a Scuba Instructor. So her and I had a little bit in common and it was awesome to hear his scuba stories. They do not have children, but do have a yellow lab that we talked about! LOL! He is a lot like Marley from the movie, so they had some fun stories! We truly enjoyed our dinner and their company! Hi Steve and Kim. We got back to our room about 8:30 and had our special treats which were champagne and cookies (there were chocolate covered strawberries, but we enjoyed them before dinner). On Sunday we had breakfast and then checked out early. There were two places I wanted to hit before we head home. MacKerricher State Park and Glass Beach. MacKerricher has a boardwalk that leads to great ocean views and Glass Beach used to be a dump in the 40's or 60's where people used to dump bottles. Now all that glass is smoothed out by the ocean tides and just lies on the shore! It is beautiful! While at MacKerricher we did not make it to the boardwalk because the road that leads to it was closed, but we were able to get to another part and walked along the beach. That is where I drew the big heart in the sand with Lloyd and I's name in it and the date! We did not stay long there or at Glass Beach because it was cold and I had to go to the restroom. I wanted to go to my grandfather's old neighborhood and see his old house, but we decided that we were going to head out to avoid the weather as much as possible. Around 11am it was time to head home! THE LONGEST DRIVE EVER! The roads are pretty winding and I was already not feeling very great from breakfast, so we took them very slow. While needless to get into too much detail, but I ended up getting car sick and all together the trip home took 6 hours! The next post is the slideshow of pictures I took!

25 Week Update: Appt. with new OBGYN

Let me start by saying I LOVE MY NEW OBGYN! She was great! As soon as she walked in I knew I was going to like her. She was very nice and funny. She had a little bit of a cold and warned me of that as soon as she walked in and kept her distance until she had to measure me and check the heartbeat. Which we got to actually hear for the first time!! That was the best part. OMG! I weighed 133 pounds! That is a lot for me; I think I was close to 140 when I delivered Luke, so to be at 133 already shocked me. I guess it is all the food I have been eating. I measured right at 25 weeks I think she said. I also heard her say something about 25 weeks and 6 days, so I am not sure. I will be 26 weeks on Friday. She gave me a lot of information and I have some things to get done before my next appoint which will be on March 13th. I have to get my glucose testing done within the next week and on Feb. 18th I have an ultrasound per her request. Which means I will probably cancel the one on the 25th with Western Career College because that is too close together. She also wrote me a prescription for some Compression Stockings to wear during our long drive to Fort Bragg this weekend. She said they will help prevent blood clots! I will be checking into them to see how much they cost and if my insurance will cover them. As for symptoms the only thing I have been really struggling with is heartburn. The pain in my stomach has stopped unless I do something to strenuous then I just rest or take it easy and I am fine. She said that is probably just Round Ligament Pains and to continue listening to my body. After my appointment on March 13th we will go to the every two week appointments already! WOW! That surprised me too, that we are getting so close. We will be scheduling a tour of the hospital where we will be delivering and if they allow it I will take pictures. I have heard and from the pictures on the website it is a nice hospital. The Labor and Delivery is like a hotel suite. I think that is all for now.

Abigail's First Pair of Shoes and other fun stuff

It has been so fun looking for girl stuff! Today I picked up some hangers from someone on freecycle and she threw in a pair of shoes for Abigail! SO CUTE! We have also decided on the bedding we want:


The baby shower theme is going to be pink and brown and I would love to have this cake:


My friend Jeanette is hosting my baby shower and I will be contacting everyone soon for address so we can make sure you get invited!