34 Weeks

Had a wonderful appointment with Trinie this morning.  Measured perfectly at 34cm, gained 4lbs in 3 weeks, and his hr was in the mid 140s and very reactive!!  So stoked.  Next time I see her I have my GBS test and then it's just waiting for baby Michael from there!  We went to Plainwell Ice Cream and had a giant waffle cone to celebrate.  Baby Michael liked it too because he is dancing around like crazy right now.  Loralei had some blue moon and was as cute as a button listening to baby Michael with the doppler.  Trinie lets her find the hb all by herself and even assist with the measuring!  She is such a pro.  Maybe one day she will be a midwife!!!

Also had a blast with my family visiting.  Got some great pictures with my mom and my sister!!!  Wish Lor and I could see them more!

33 Weeks

I had my 33 week appointment today with Linda and all was well with baby Michael's heartrate and everything but I am measuring 2 weeks behind now.  I was a week ahead so I am a little nervous.  I feel little and haven't gained weight in over 5-6 weeks.  She said it could just be that he has dropped lower or a weird position, so hopefully that is all that is going on.  Around this time with Loralei I measured 2 weeks behind as well...so maybe it's those rock hard abs...ha ha.  I see Trinie next week and will see how things look then.  I suppose it could also still be dehydration for the sickies that we had over the weekend and all the vomiting.

His hr was great though and he was moving around during the measuring.  He hasn't been moving as much though, but I know they don't have as much room at the end.  Guess I will keep eating lots of good food and tons of protein and maybe sneak in a few more cookies! :)

Loralei was too cute.  She went right in Linda's bag and grabbed the gel and the doppler and Linda let her find the heartbeat.  She knows exactly where to go and how to do it.  Maybe she will be a midwife one day.  I will work on a new belly picture later, although I don't think much has changed.

My mom, Mike, Crystal, Owen, and Ethan are coming to stay the week and we are so excited.  Also my cousin and his wife and daughter will be here for 3 days.  Going to be a zoo in my house but we are looking forward to the company!

Here are some belly pics from 33 weeks and 1 day!

Summer Fun

This weekend we had a blast.  We took Lor to Allegan for the Horse Luau.  She had a blast playing games, doing crafts, riding horses, and eating cookies and punch!  She also got a horse painted on her hand (instead of her face) and was very sad to see it come off in the bubble bath last night.

Then we went to a friends birthday party and the Island Festival in Plainwell.  That was just Saturday.

Today, my friend and I went to the Lighthouse Outlets and did some damage.  I scored a great Hanna set for about $17 and matching summer outfits for Michael and Lor next summer for $2.99/item.  Amazing.

Michael has been super active this weekend and I am loving every minute of it.  Can't believe 32 weeks is 3 days away!  Wow!!!  I am taking time to cherish the time Lor and I have left as a twosome...I love that little girl so stinking much!

30 Weeks

Let the 10 week countdown begin!!!  I have a feeling it will be more like 11 but either way it is feeling really close!  I am getting kicked and punched and wiggled and squished and I LOVE it.  It's hard to believe he is just barely over 3lbs and doing so much shaking in there!  I see Linda, our homebirth midwife on Thursday and Trinie, our hospital midwife next Wednesday.  I know appointments are going to be getting closer together and I already feel like I am going all the time.  I never got the results of my iron test so I am guessing my levels were fine.  We decided to skip the gestational diabetes test since I have no symptoms and had no problems with Loralei.

We have been doing so much around the house...trying to get everything done before baby Michael comes.  Here is our $15. antique door Mike sanded/stained for our headboard...

Here I am at 30 weeks!!

Here is Lor getting a pedicure...lol...purple sparkle toes as she calls them.  Daddy even did the glitter part!

And finally here are some pictures of us picking blueberries last weekend.  We picked 6lbs and Lor probably ate another pound.

4th of July Weekend

We had a fabulous weekend.  Baby Michael is poking me so good some days it actually hurts.  But even those kicks are enjoyable to me!  Still feeling really great and only 11ish weeks to go.  Wahoo.  Here are some pics from our weekend.

Lor is totally into dress up lately and here are some pics as her as a chef and some sort of fairy princess!

We went and saw Toy Story 3 with Lor and she did so great.  Here she is all ready for the movie with popcorn bucket in hand.  I think the popcorn may have been her favorite part.

Here is Lor and daddy doing sparklers for the 4th!

And, here is Alton Brown's homemade banana pudding...yes everything was homemade...even the vanilla waffers...it was a ton of work but also the best banana pudding ever!!!

3rd Trimester

In 2 days I will finally be in the 3rd trimester!  I am so psyched to meet little Michael and experience that crazy falling in love all over again.

We just got back from visiting family and we had a blast.  We got to see everyone and do a lot of relaxing.  Loralei had a blast with all the grandparents and aunts and uncles and hopefully will sleep great tonight.

Here is a picture of her from our father's day/Aunt Nanny's 25th/bunch of birthdays bbq.  :)

Here is her chasing lightnigh bugs with Aunt Helen and Daisy

Here is her eating ice cream with dad dad

Here is me enjoying my favorite keylime pie ice cream at Brusters...sure baby Michael was loving it too!

Here is Lor with poppa visiting the "neigh neighs."  Mimi and daddy were there too...but no pictures!

And here is my gymboree loot for baby Michael at the semi annual red balloon sale which was FANTASTIC!

First Homebirth Appointment!!

Our first appointment with Linda was fantastic.  Baby is doing great and she was just wonderful to sit and chat with.  Lor really loves her which makes prenatals a lot of fun.  She is going to let us use the birth tub for our homebirth and we are super excited about that!  I see her again in about a month and can't wait.  We are super excited to meet this little boy in 3 short months!

Loralei puts her ear to my belly and when my tummy growels she says, "baby Michael farted."  Too cute.  She also makes the doppler sound when talking about the noises baby Michael makes.  It is all very sweet.  She actually sung Twinkle Twinkle to my belly several times this week. 

We are super excited to be visiting with family and getting some much needed R&R.  I have really popped the past couple of weeks and am excited to be showing off a healthy baby bump instead of just a thick middle.  :)