29 Weeks

29 Weeks

As of today I have been on bed rest for 25 days.  I've gotten out of the house to go to the OB, GI doctor, 2 glucose tests, and labor and delivery, so pretty much not fun stuff!  But every time I go to the doctor someone in my sweet family (Harry, Mom, Dad, or Katherine) takes me because they don't want me driving.  I am such a lucky girl!

I did pass my 3 hour glucose test, thank goodness, but it was not fun.  I had to fast before the test, so I hadn't eaten since 9:00pm the night before and I didn't start the test until 9:30am, so I was starving.  Right before I drank the drink but already had my blood drawn once said, "Don't throw up or you have to start all over again."  I had to get my blood drawn every hour for 3 hours (4 times total) and I get faint when I get blood drawn and have tiny veins.  They have to use the butterfly needle on me every time.  But I'm just glad it is over and I don't have to do it again.  TMI, at my appointment yesterday the doctor checked my cervix again because I was concerned that my braxton hicks are getting longer, up to a minute and stronger, so I was afraid they could be changing my cervix.  But she said it was still closed, thank goodness, but I am going to get an ultrasound on the 2nd, to measure the length and to see how big Ramey is to make sure he is still growing well.

But my doctor said I could take maternity pictures so Harry and I are going to take pictures tonight with one of my former kindergarten parents, Shannon Foster, who is an amazing photographer!  I am so excited!  We were thinking about taking this picture....

How funny would that be?  Not that I would take that picture in a million years, but how funny is that picture?

Anyways, I also finished making our honeymoon shutterfly album and it should be here any day.  I am pretty excited to get it 5 years after our honeymoon.  Now I started a shutterfly album from one of the best trips ever, our 17 day Alaska land and cruise trip, that we took with my parents and sister during our 1 year anniversary, so 4 years ago.  I've also been ordering stuff off Etsy for the baby room and stuff should be coming in this week!  I finished reading Baby Wise today and I am going to start Happiest Baby on the Block sometime in the next couple of days. 

This week was the Festival of the Arts and those of you that know me well, know that it is one of my favorite things to do.  There have been years that I have gone 2 or 3 times.  My mom is an Art History teacher so we have gone as long as I can remember.  She use to work a booth when I was little and it has always been one of my favorite things to do in the spring.  Well this year I can't go.  I was so disappointed.  My dad actually told me not to cry because my mom would feel bad about it, that is how much I love it!  Well my amazing parents went on Wednesday and brought me home my favorite thing from the arts festival, the wonderful strawberry newport.

Doesn't it look amazing?  Normally Harry and I sit in a certain spot at the arts festival and share one, but this year, I ate the whole thing by myself, lol, well I shared with Ramey but that doesn't really count as sharing, I had no choice!

Here is a sweet picture of my precious hubby playing Blackbird by the Beatles to our sweet baby.  It is one of my favorite songs and I think I will have him play it every day so when Ramey is here he will recognize it, I read that in a book.

And I have been telling people that Ramey moves all of the time and here is a little video to show you what he does daily to me!  Watch around 20 seconds for that crazy baby boy!

Yes, I did have my belly button pierced senior year in high school because Harry and broke up and he didn't want me to get it pierced, so I did, then we started dating again a month later, lol.  I kept it for about 5 years, but I wish they would have told me at the time that the scar/hole wouldn't ever go away. Oh well.

And lastly, tomorrow is my baby sisters 24th birthday!!! Happy birthday Sissy, I love you more than anything and you are the best little sister in the whole world!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!