31 Weeks

In my last post I mentioned it was the day before my midwife appointment. As usual nothing much happened there, nothing is always better than something. Everything is still measuring a little big. She said we'd do an ultra sound in two weeks to see if he was just going to be a big baby, or if there was need for concern. At this point I only expect to get an earlier due date, or maybe I am just hoping for that.

Cade's room is just about finished. We found some curtains this weekend and hung those. A changing table, a little cleaning, some finishing touches and his room will be complete. Joe and I grow more and more anxious everyday. I can't wait to meet him and get to know him. I'll post a few pictures that we took this weekend. We were just having some fun.

30 Weeks

So its the day before my next midwife appointment, and I'm am anxious. I admit, I usually am. A lot of baby things have happened this past week. My brother in law came over Saturday to help Joe put together some of our furniture, so exciting. While they were doing this I went to "dream" on line at a few baby items and noticed the bedding set we had looked at was on sale. I bit the bullet and ordered, also getting an additional 15% off with a promo code. Woo Hoo, that was exciting. After ordering I sat down to read some baby material. Baby, baby, baby... we are getting anxious.
Since the baby furniture was together I decided to fold and organize some baby clothes. This was so fun, imaging our baby in all the precious clothes. Last night our bedding set arrived! I sent Joe out of the room to wait till I got it together. We love it! Our original decision had been greens and browns, but how could we not do red?!? As much as we both lean toward the color. It is awesome! Now to find curtains...
Cade is very active in my belly. I now feel him almost all day long doing acrobats. Luckily though with a new work schedule and routine I have been somewhat too busy to focus and obsess over it. The evenings are another story, sitting on the couch watching my belly jump or laying in the bed feeling him roll and stretch. This has been a normal thing for about a month now, but I still get a shock when I feel something. There is something alive in there, for real.
As much as I thought things were coming together a few weeks ago, they really are now.
We are beyond blessed.

Seventh Month

This is the beginning of the end, we are in our third trimester. Amazing. According to one of my frequented visited websites Cade should have eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair. His eyes have formed and have begun to open, he can also recognized our voices. He probably only weighs two pounds, but should be a little over a foot long!
This week has been a snowy week, Tuesday even Joe stayed home from work. That was the day we decided to put a few things together. So our new stroller and pack-n-play are together, so is the bassinet we have. It is slow moving and bit messy around here, but things are coming together. Yesterday we registered at Target for our "necessities" and a bit more. There were a few things we forgot, but added later, and a few things we didn't "need" but just had to scan. It seems every time we step near the baby section we can't hardly control ourselves. I couldn't even begin to describe the amount of ADORABLE clothes we have purchased, just over the past week alone! Yesterday we stopped by Kohls, but soon after an armful of clothes we had to both avert our eyes and run for it. We couldn't stop.
According to the wives tale, Cade should have a lot of hair, with all the heart burn I have had this week. Friday is the next midwife appointment, I guess then we'll see how much more he has grown. My nights are already growing shorter, but my days are getting more tiring. I'm in training, but I know no matter how much training for sleepless nights... I still won't be prepared.
Our families have been nothing but supportive, and I couldn't even begin to thank them enough. Our support system seems to be endless and I couldn't thank God enough.