THURSDAY NIGHT BELLY PICTURE

Got all of my shopping done!!! Didn't get to bed until 11 ish. I shopped my butt off!!! Draven went shopping with Chris while I shopped for Draven. Worked out great! I was so tired, but had a hard time falling asleep. Today we are having dirty santa at work and I might have a visit from Marla! After work, Draven and I are going to have a Christmas wrapping party. Yay!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BELLY PIC...

Last night things seemed to be better than they were in the morning. Our house guest is still there. Chris pointed out that it is the holidays and this is the right thing to do. He is right. It isn't like this guy is a stranger. While he was painting we developed a friendship. He would hang out on our front porch and chat all night. He had family issues that he wanted to avoid, so he would just hang out with us. I think he was amazed at how open we were and friendly. We have known him for almost a year now. Since he left Oklahoma he always keeps in touch. Chris gave him a car that he regularly makes payments on and usually sends a baby gift with his check. Anyway... my point is, it isn't like I have a stranger in my house.
We came home last night and he had the baby's room painted! That was worth a couple of nights of being inconvenienced. He is getting a hotel room tonight, or maybe tomorrow.
Ok, enough of that!
Last night we dropped Draven off at church. He practiced his guitar and sang a bit. Chris and I did a little shopping, but didn't get much done. One hour isn't enough time! We came home and unloaded our gifts and spread them out in the living room. We planned on wrapping them, but mainly got things boxed and price tags removed. I swear we have more gifts than people.
Oh!!! I forgot about my doc appointment!!! Here's the update. I gained 2 pounds, not bad. The baby was head down and ready to go. I have a feeling that she will be early, like really early. My guess right now is that she will be born mid January. Just guess.

Here's Preston's pretty chandelier!!! A new outfit, my big belly and the newly painted baby room!!!
I think when I told Chris that I thought she was coming early, he started to want to get things done. He bought the baby some gifts last night. It made me cry.

32 weeks pregnant...

I haven't done any official pregnancy updating in a while. I start my 32 week on Thursday. Here's a brief update on what is going on. Also, I have a doc appointment tomorrow. I will update on my specifics then.

By week 32, your baby weighs nearly 4 pounds! The crown-to-rump length of your baby is approximately 11.7 inches and the total length is about 18.9 inches. Your uterus is now 5 inches above your bellybutton. Some doctors do not see their patients every other week until now. So, if you were going to the doctor monthly, you may begin going once every other week now.
The baby sleeps 90-95% of the day, and sometimes experiences REM sleep, an indication of dreaming.
Now that your baby has grown so long and your uterus is higher, you might notice a new discomfort. Your baby is probably head-down and may occasionally stretch out and kick you in the ribs. The pressure on your rib cage can make you sore, especially if one of your baby's feet become caught. You can prevent this by sitting up straight as much as possible. Because your baby's demands for vitamins and minerals are highere than ever right now, you should continue to take your prental vitamins for the entire pregnancy.
This week your baby's movements will peak. You should continue to monitor the fetal movements daily and address any concerns with your caregiver. The wrinkles in your baby's face are dissapearing and fat is still being deposited throughout the baby's body.
The body growth slows down from now on.
Because of the lack of space in the uterus, the legs are drawn up in what is known as the fetal position.

MONDAY NIGHT BELLY PIC...

Last night I went and had my pedicure after work. It was very relaxing and long over due. Once we were home I started to get cranky. I swear everything that Chris said to me, hurt my feelings. I was in the worst mood, but did my best to not let things get to me. Around 9pm Chris' buddy came over to borrow some things to help with the ice clean up around town. Chris and Patrick stayed up till around midnight and listened to Zeppelin. They didn't have the music up that loud, but all I could hear was base in my pillows while I tried to sleep. I feel asleep at a descent hour, then was woke up by the phone at midnight. I wanted to kill somebody. Of course, the cordless phone was left down stairs and I am in a panic that it is an emergency. I missed the call. Chris had fallen asleep on the couch and I made my way back to bed. Around 1 or 2 a.m. I woke up to Chris crawling into bed. Then around 4 a.m. the door bell started ringing. URGH!!! It was the man that painted our house 6 months ago. He had been in Arizona for the last few months and just got back in to town. He didn't have anywhere to stay, so he came to our house. A few short hours after getting him a place to sleep, my alarm went off. My milk soured in the short time the power was out yesterday, so my coffee sucked. I feel awake now, but have a feeling I will fade soon. I made a double batch of oatmeal that is keeping me going for the moment. I just pray for a normal night. Who am I kidding? That was a normal night.
On a brighter note...
Maybe we can get the painter to start on the baby's room in trade for sleeping on our couch? Not to mention we gave him a car to drive to Arizona. I think he owes us.

Latest belly photos...

We have power back, so today I am posting my latest belly photos. Baby is getting big, hopefully I am not getting much bigger.


Got to love the outfit. It has been so cold, I just piling on what fits and is warm. Today in the office it is already up to 50 degrees! I can't wait till things are back to normal around this town.
Oh, and I got tons of Christmas shopping done. Ahhh... I can slowly feel my stress melting away. Now, I get to focus on the baby.

My weekend...

Not a whole lot going on. Friday night, Draven spent the night at Papa's house, so Chris and I went to our neighborhood christmas party. I drank a gallon of apple juice and chris drank a gallon of wine. We had lots of fun and talked about baby's most of the evening. Lots of pregos in the neighborhood right now. Chris and I both agree, that I am the cutest by far. Ater we got home we watched a French movie. Made me want to move to Paris. Or... maybe just go on vacation for a while. What a wonderful city. I know Draven would love it and Preston would too! Saturday we were going to get tons of christmas shopping done, but instead we went to eat with Chris mom. I wanted a steak so we went to deep fork. Oh, it was so yummy! Then we picked up Preston's chandelier. It is going to be perfect. We have so much to do on her room. We picked up Draven from dad's hosue and headed home for a pac man tourney. Chris is currently the champ. I was so beat, that by 9 pm, i was in bed and watching Hairspray. Pretty cute movie. Now it is sunday around noon. I need to get dressed so we can get our christmas stuff bought! It is right around the corner and I am not ready. Hopefully, I will get a few gifts knocked out today. Wish me luck.

This sucks, I am cold!

We haven't had power at work for 3 days now. Oh, I get time off you say? Nope, I just get to work in the dark and cold. It sucks so bad! I came home today around lunch. I just can't stand to be there. Not a lot you can do without power. We have extenrion cords all over the place from another building. We have one lamp upstairs and our computers going. Not a lot of blogging going on for me lately. Too cold to type at work, so now I am blogging at home. I don't have my camera installed on this computer, so no new pics. I just thought I would give a quick update. Draven is at my dad's house tonight and Chris and I are going to go shopping. Got my Christmas bonus today and I have to buy all of my presents! Christmas is almost here. I am ready to shop now, but Chris has a new addiction. I talked to Draven this week about video game violence. Games today are all about guns and killing people. I asked him to name one game of his that wasn't violent. He couldn't do it. That is when I brought out pacman. We can't stop playing. Chris is hooked! Funny how when we were kids we were entertained by ghost and dots, now it is all about machine guns and blood. Pretty sad. At least I know at his Papa's house he won't be playing any video games.