37/38 Weeks

It has now officially begun...the waiting, the wondering, the anticipating...something...anything to happen. The full belly has begun, I mean, I know there was a belly there before, but now....now it is protruding unlike before, it is there when I wake up in the middle of the night and have to groan as I roll over, hoping to not wake my husband as there is a minor earthquake on bed as I roll. I have really truly felt lucky throughout this pregnancy, it has been smooth sailing and I have felt amazing....so now as the last two weeks are upon me....I get to be uncomfortable...98% of the time. I am ok with this...I have to be, what am I really going to do about it now.

Really though, I feel good. I have suffered from a numb right hand, seems to be some sort of pinched nerve, apparently something that can happen toward the end of pregnancy. It does make it rather hard to write, type, or work with a mouse...thus...working at my job has been more challenging...not only from the numb hand but from the overall excitement to have the kid and go on maternity leave for a while.

We promise to keep everyone up to date in the coming weeks. It is a waiting game, of which if any of you know me...patience??? YEAH RIGHT!! My first parental test, it is a good one, I need it.

Michael continues to be an amazing support for me, I feel extremely lucky to have a husband like him! He spent an hour getting the car seat all figured out for the car....what a guy! He continues to be my biggest support, and that makes me realize how lucky I am to have him around.

Happy New Year to everyone! We wish the best for you all in this upcoming year!!

Michael and I Tell Our Story...

So, we have had the great honor of working with a friend of ours, Genevieve Russell. She has started an amazing business called StoryPortrait Media, basically helping people tell their stories through photographs and words. The best thing to do is go to her website and check it out, it is an amazing concept and we are feeling really honored to be working with her on our story of becoming parents. I have attached some pictures she has taken of us two. She has interviewed us and recorded it, and once it is all done we will have a 10 minute slide show with audio of us talking about being parents. www.genevievephoto.com is the website, and I think you all shouls spend some time there, take a look at the work, in my opinion some of the best I have seen. If you go to her blog, you can get a snippit of the interview with me. Very cool stuff! All the photographs are © Genevieve Russell.

Happy Holidays to Everyone!

Weeks 35-36

Hi Everyone, Yup...slowly falling behind on the blog situation.....my apologies. I am big...feeling big...having a hard time getting shoes on, hands and feet slightly swollen...and i do not have cravings? I think I might be the only pregnant woman to not have cravings, I should be wanting ice cream or a burger or something! Anyway...Michael and I are working hard at getting the house ready, the stroller and carseat are ready the crib is set and we are geting pretty damn exciting. We met with our Doula and are feeling like we are really lucky to have this incredible woman helping and supporting both of us through this process. We shall keep you posted...any time now!!!!

Week 34

WOW! It has been amazingly busy. I will have a prego picture up soon, but I thought it would be way more fun to see pics of what we have been up to in these past weeks.

I am feeling great, there is a definite feeling of being pregnant, the belly is preventing me from putting my socks on normally, I am glad to know that Michael is really the only one who has to witness me attempting to do this in the morning. Sleeping is a bit tougher, you do not roll over any more, you kinda flop in a very NON graceful way. BUT, we have about 5 weeks left and are getting way excited.

This past weekend, as many of you already know, we got to be in Milwaukee, WI. We got to stay with Michael's brother and Tricia and the new little one! Being able to share time with them was great, and to be able to hold that little one was just as fun! Thanks for sharing your home with us!

Nicole our best friend got married this weekend, and I happened to be one of the bridesmaids...I actually looked quite good if I do say so myself...that is for being 8 months pregnant. The wedding was STUNNING, Nicole looked amazing as did Andy and they both were so incredibly happy! I have posted some pics from that, with my fam and of Nicole and Andy and Noah of course! Who had to be one of the most stunning people there.

After the wedding my sister, mom, and Nana threw Michael and I a baby shower with all our family and friends in Milwaukee. It was so great to see everyone, and share in this celebration. We got many amazing gifts...one being a quilt that my sister made for us. Who knew! She learned how to quilt...she never seizes to amaze it. It is something that the little bean will cherish forever!

Michael and I want to send out a HUGE thank you to everyone, we had such an amazing weekend. I thank Nicole and Andy for having Michael and I share in their amazing day, and my mom and sister and Nana...they worked their butts off for this shower, and everyone who shared time with us. We more than appreciate it. We are not going to be able to come home for the holidays, so it is nice to know we had some time with you all.