Little boy? not so much

I am 35 weeks now and we excitedly went to get new ultrasound pictures of our little one today. If you recall from the last post, the Dr. thought I was measuring small- well Dr.'s can be wrong, really wrong! The guess now that he is closer to being in the 83rd percentile for weight at this point and I still have 5 weeks to go!!!
So in we go to see the Dr. after the ultrasound and I am preparing to hear that the due date has moved up and G will have to change his travel schedule. Nope- not at all. My due date remains the same as I now fear I will have a gigantic baby. The curious thing about all of it is I managed to lose a pound since the last visit- where is he getting this weight? The good news is he is already in position like he should be but the bad news for me is 5 more weeks potentially of him sitting on my bladder and the lower back ache that has begun. Ahh the joys of being pregnant!
I haven't had much to complain about for the past 8 months so I guess everyone will have to bear with me these last few weeks as it starts to get more and more uncomfortable.

I know everyone is asking for pictures from the shower and they are coming as soon as G puts them on the server. I am also working at thank you notes so don't think we didn't appreciate everything we got- it was really more than we could ever imagine and I think baby is set for the first few months for sure. Mom and Dad's preparation? We will have to see about that.

Happy Birthday to Popsi- we had a great dinner yesterday with the family and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather together.

33 weeks and growing?

Somehow everything that measured perfectly at 30 weeks did not continue to do so at 32 weeks- but the Dr. isn't worried, she left that for me to do. I am sure all is well but she did schedule an ultrasound for 2 weeks from now to check if this little boy is growing at quite the right rate. I find this immensely confusing because I am managing to gain weight and feel he is stretched across my entire body- her measurements did not indicate that this is true and here I was waiting for the announcement that he would in fact come early because he is big. He has other plans perhaps.
I am excited we get to see his picture again because so much will have changed since our 20 week ultrasound and hopefully it will put all my first time mom fears at ease. The good news is we have also survived G's 5 weeks on the road to have him home this week- Hana is as excited as I am because someone else can entertain her. She has still not been quite right herself since being ill last week so she is also headed to the doctor on Tuesday for a check up. However when the sun came out today and the temperature reached 60 degrees but snow was still on the ground- well this thrilled her to no end and I was able to enjoy being outside with her!
We will be sure to post ultrasound pictures in a couple of weeks!

Pictures!

New pictures of Hana in the snow with her friend Midget and my birthday celebration. Enjoy!

Went to the Dr. yesterday for 30 week check up and everything is measuring perfectly. I go every two weeks from now until 36 weeks and then once a week until this baby boy decides to meet the world. We are getting very excited- carpets cleaned this morning and picking up furniture this weekend. Not to mention a U of L game against Rutgers this afternoon- Go Cards! :)

30 weeks already!

I know I have been promising pictures forever so on my birthday I allowed a few pregnancy photos to be taken. I am now 30 weeks along and feel as if I am getting bigger everyday but the Dr. says I am the right size. Sleeping is becoming a bit uncomfortable and I can officially say that I can't see my feet when I look down anymore but otherwise still feeling good.

We painted the nursery this weekend with the help of G's parents and we are really happy with the way it turned out. Luckily the phone calls just came telling us that our furniture has arrived as well so as soon as the carpet is cleaned we will start furnishing and decorating Baby Hess's room. No he still does not have a name but if he did I don't think we would share it so that no one can make fun of it. :)

I had a great birthday with family and lots of desserts- we made the mistake of trying the new dessert place up the street- The Comfy Cow. Named appropriately because you will feel like a cow when you leave there but a great place for a group of people to SHARE dessert.

Snow day!

First official snow fall of 2010! Most of you would think I would be very upset by this (and I have been missing San Diego something fierce since they are having unseasonably warm weather at the same time) but because the wind has died down, the temperature is not as bad as it has been and therefore a little more bearable. Speaking of Bears :), Hana has already had two wonderful romps in the snow including one with her friend Midget. They ran as if they had been let loose from jail and when we came back in, Hana could barely walk for all the ice and snow accumulation on her paws. G is of course not enjoying this weather because he is nice and comfy in the 60 degree weather out in Vegas for the CES show. Hopefully he can make it home tomorrow despite the weather! The pack isn't the same without him.

I added a new blog to our ohana- my friend Christina has so many great stories from riding the Metro around D.C. and you will get a kick out of it if you ever take public transportation. I am also hoping to add pictures from the holidays and Hana's playing in the snow this weekend- for those of you who again have been asking there will be photos of the big belly!