I'm feeling pregnant....

and Stan always says, "Well, you are!" I've felt pretty good and had energy up until a few days ago, but now I'm just feeling worn out by the end of the day. We had an appointment on Monday afternoon, and I found out why! Baby Pierogie is 6lbs. 8ozs. already! I guess carrying around a baby that big in your belly WOULD tend to wear you out after being on your feet all day with 18 first graders. I had some serious cankles on Monday and am retaining so much water! We have just about 4 more weeks to go before we get to meet our little one, and we can't wait!!!

In other news, we finally finished the nursery! We got a shelf which Stan hung, and we got the crib all made up and ready. Everything is put away and in its place. We have the coming home outfit all picked out...all we need is baby. :)

We are going to the doctor every week now, and we will be having another sonogram in a few weeks just to check the weight and to make sure we can attempt a regular delivery versus a c-section. I will post when something else exciting happens! Enjoy the pictures of the nursery!

26 weeks!

I am 26 weeks pregnant today, and my baby update said the baby is almost 2 lbs now! I was looking back in my pregnancy book and can't believe how much the little one has grown already. He went from looking like a little gummy bear to looking like a baby!

My doctor's appointment isn't until Thursday, but I wanted to post a nursery update! Our crib is all set up, and we finally picked up the changing table. It all looks beautiful together. I even have clothes in the changing table already. We need to get a mattress, but all of the "big" stuff is in there, so it makes me feel like we're ready (kind of??). We chose a Nautica sailboat theme for the bedding, and we have the comforter already. I am still looking for some kind of a sailboat picture to hang on the wall. Every once in awhile, one of us will just go in there and rock in the glider. It's kind of crazy that in about 3 months, we will have our baby in there!

In other news, I've been feeling pretty good! I haven't had too many problems (unless you count not being able to see my feet or get up from the couch or bed without a big production). My baby bump has grown (along with some other parts that were big enough to begin with!), and people have started commenting that I "look pregnant" now (thanks, I think??).

The only issue I've had is that I got sick the first week of school. I guess I caught a virus from the kids, and I had a pretty bad cough. Because of all the swine flu craziness going on, if we have symptoms, we are required to check in with our school nurse. When I did last Friday, I had a temp of 101, so I was given a mask and sent home. I decided to go right to the doctor just to be safe. He said he didn't THINK it was swine flu - very comforting. :) He said it was probably just a virus and to rest, but he gave me a prescription for a Z pack in case it got worse. By Sunday night, I thought I was going to have to head to Walgreens around midnight. I made it through the night and got my prescription filled on Monday. Within a few days I was feeling better. I still have a lingering cough, but it is nowhere near what it was. I actually had to sleep on the couch for a few days because every time I laid down, I would cough like crazy. I was worried that I was going to crack a rib, and the baby was going to shoot out from me coughing so hard. Luckily, I am still in one piece.

The baby has been kicking away, and my belly has been doing weird alien/gremlin motions which is fun to watch. Every once in awhile, he'll give me a kick that makes me stop and say Whoa! I like feeling him move though - it eases my mind to know that he's doing what he's supposed to, even if it is time for bed and he's having a dance party.

We have an appointment on Thursday, and hopefully we'll get the ok to head to TN on the 25th. Until then...



Just in case I turned into a piggy...



Our changing table! Thanks Nana!





The crib! Thanks Mema and Papa!