PW’s

I’m proud to say that I am one of them, a PW (Pastor’s Wife).  There are plenty of ups and dows to the postion, but mostly I love it.  I saw this video on Wittaker Woman’s Blog and couldn’t resist.  I must say, that my husband doesn’t really speak of me on stage or use illustrations of me, which is great.  Even so, many times you feel like you are constantly in the spotlight as a PW.  Does anyone agree?  In any case, check out this video.

31 weeks pregnant and feeling it!

We hve started having doctor appointments every 2 week now, so we went to the doctor again on Tuesday. Everything looks good for both of us. The checked bloodpressure, urine, weight, measured uterus, and listened to babie’s heartbeat. All is right on track! My ankles have started to swell over the last couple weeks, so that is pretty gross. I attached a photo that really doesn’t do it justice. It’s not too painful yet, just annoying and hard to fit into shoes. I just might have to buy a new pair :). The doctor looked at them and wasn’t worried, no fear of preeclampsia right now. We got to meet our actual doctor for the first time and really like her. I hope she will deliver, but the xhances are not good.

I’m also starting to be more uncomfortable with the bowling ball attached to my stomach. It’s harder to get up and down off the floor or chair, and a little harder to breath at times. I’m loving that she is moving around a ton! Its not just little flutters either, simetimes is can even see it. She especially likes to put her foot up in my ribs when I’m sitting down. It’s so amazing to feel her in there. She’s only had hiccups once, and moves the most in the evening.

We have completed 3 of the 6 sessions of our birthing class. It is going well, and we are learning a lot. We had mixed thoughts about taking it, but decided it wouldn’t hurt to get more educated. It has been pretty entertaining and so stereotypical of any birthing class we’ve seen in the movies. There are 6 couples that are totally different and would never be in the same room otherwise combined with a teacher who is really perky and talks in this sweet voice. The best part is the end of every session when she turns off the lights and we do some kind of relaxation exercise. We watched two bith videos and that may have been tmi, but oh well. Next on the list is nursing and infant care classes. It’s fun going to the classes together and great conversation starters for us. That’s all I have for now, more to come I’m sure 🙂

29 Week Appointment

We had another Dr. appointment last week complete with an ultrasound.  The short story is that Mom and baby are both healthy.  We did another ultrasound to check on the cysts that they saw in her brain on the 20 week ultrasound.  They were not very concerned about them and expected them to go away, and they were right.  There was no sign of the cysts.  These are apparently pretty common, my cousin Sarah who is also pregnant had the same thing on her baby.  They were also gone when they went back to check.

Our little girl is growing quickly.  She is currently 3 lbs. 6 oz. according to the ultrasound.  This is about a week ahead, they don’t change the due date.  It just means that she will probably be a big baby.  This doesn’t surprise us since Paul and I were both 8 lbs 6 oz.  We’d rather have her health, so that’s fine with us.  We were hoping to get some more good pics, but she was sleeping pretty soundly and even through we tried hard, she did not want to wake up or look at the camera.  Silly little girl! We are going to have to work on her photo skills =)  I also found out I passed the glucose test, so I’m thankful for that.  Now, we start going in for check-ups every 2 weeks.  I can’t believe we are already at 30 weeks!!!  Crazy!

Here are some recent pics of my belly taken in the nursury.  In case you haven’t seen Paul’s impressive painting job and carpentry skills with the crib.  I love the nursury and can’t wait to have it all finished.  Hope you are all well!