Well, I got used and abused today :)…. Today’s appt. was rather boring and I am glad that I told Brad that he could work if he wanted (his boss offered him to work today, they have been off on Mondays but had an opportunity for some fabulous overtime today). They did my 35 week test for THE HIV :), Chlamydia, Group B Strep, and lord knows what else.. oh my blood sugar. I got stuck like a pin cushion too, which NEVER happens to me I always have good veins and MOST nurses never have a problem. By the 5th prick and her saying gosh, it’s right there why can’t I get it, I was about to do it myself. Good night NURSE, no pun intended, it just seems like a basic thing that you would have to be good at as a nurse you know? Maybe I am wrong… :). My glucose test on my urine sample actually showed high (so I had to explain my downing of Apple Jacks and OJ this morning :)…. Then on my finger prick (thank god that was done right :) ) it came back perfect, so WHO KNOWS.. we all know my sugar levels love to play games! Everything came back normal and great, so on down the next 5 weeks we go, ready or not. His heart rate was 135 which is great, he was actually at 130 at the sonogram on Saturday which I didn’t like AT ALL… but my doctor told me between 120-160 we don’t worry. Yeah I wish it was that easy :)…
No sonogram today or measurements for him… BORING :)… Come on tell me how chubby wubby he is PLLLLEEASE :)!!! She also checked my cervix which I don’t think anyone has actually pressed the issue to me of how UNCOMFORTABLE THAT IS! :) Shame on y’all :). J/K! I am dialated NADA hahaha! Which I was told was exactly how we want it by my doctor (she is speaking for herself right there ;) ). But yeah I was like, YUP I will be just as huge of a wiener as I thought when I speak of having a baby. :) I was like, NO THANKS I WILL KEEP MY KNEES TOUCHING, THANKS hahaha! LEAVE ME ALONE! :) so yeah I don’t think that Brad would have really liked experiencing all that although he will from now on at the other appts too :), I assume they will check me every time now. I have PERFECT blood pressure… I am fortunate for that but man I would not mind being confined to my house for work :). There are too many sick-o’s in my workplace right now anyways so it is very welcomed having to stay home :).

Saturday’s sonogram went well, he was a lazy boy though. I didn’t drink the OJ that I did the first time and figured I would be good :). He is not very active around 10 am so I should have as that is when my appt. was. That apparently is his nap time :), right after momma has her “second breakfast”.. He is very snuggled up to my placenta… The sonogram tech. told me that they can hear the mother’s heartbeat, so he is trying to snuggle with momma’s heart :). That was so sweet to me.. I think getting chubby’s cheeks into the world is going to be the hardest part of labor hahaha!! That kiddo has got the most fabulous big ol cheeks and lips… I can’t wait until he is here and smells all Johnson & Johnson lotioney (I know I made that word up and my spell check is gonna whoop me :) ) and kissin’ those cheeks… man.. so exciting :). He has all kinds of drama going on in the gut o love lol… gettin’ squishy! He had the cord in his face… placenta…. Haha… so the pics are few that are good. I need to make copies of the ones that she handed us because they aren’t bad… Here are a few!




LOOK AT THOSE VIENNA SAUSAGE FINGERS :)... The blurry stuff to his face is the placenta... all snuggled up to it.







This one his lips like his daddy's!! He has that little point that comes down in the middle of his top lip, just like his pops!!


Pound it! ;)

BRADY'S FIRST GIFT...

OK so I am sooooooooo horrible at buying gifts and then keeping them a secret. I AM SUPER HORRIBLE AT DOING THIS WHEN I HAVE PUT ALOT OF THOUGHT AND SENTIMENT INTO THE GIFT. So if I say that I am going to do my Xmas shopping or buying a birthday gift the day before, although sometimes it is the procrastinator coming out in me, most of the time it's because I get so excited about what I get someone that I want to give it to them RIGHT THEN. I could never, as much as I want to be, be one of those organized beings that shops all year for Christmas. I think about it every year around Christmas time and then I am like YEAAAAAAA RIGHT, like you can keep a secret all year on someone's present lol! I am hoping that "typing out" my excitement will help me make it to Saturday with this gift in particular that brings me to "bloggin'".

Monday is Brad's birthday, however, I have a SECRET 3D sonogram set up for Saturday that he has NO CLUE that we are going to. Since he doesn't read this blog I HOPE, I am going to post this :), DON'T TELL! :) I am doing this as his birthday present from "Brady"... He really wanted to schedule one for later on our last 3D in Sept., but I was like naaahhhhh it won't be any fun to see him that close to the due date, it will give away the surprise. AND YES RENEE I AM SUPER CHEATING THIS TIME LOL! Well Saturday morning I am going to give him this -



I looooove Willow Tree so much, and I thought this was great for him. I know that it's for a "new dad" which technically Brady isn't "here" yet, but I am putting a card with the gift stating- Surprise, Daddy gets to see Brady today, and that he (Brady) can't wait to see him too... then some lovey dovey stuff. I am going to put our appt. confirmation in the card as well..... By the way typing/ writing the word Daddy about made my goose pimples come out of my skin. It's weird!! Anyways, I hope that Brad finds it as sweet and heartfelt as I feel about it... :). Also that he is surprised as can be!!

I sterilized his bottles and paci's last night!! The more I do in regards to him the more it is real, and more real, and more real! His little piggies are wearing my belly out!! :) It's sooo tender.... We have a doctors appt. on Monday so we can find out more and see if we can maybe get something set in stone to get this party started :). I hope he isn't all smooshy face in the 3D sono... I have a feeling by feeling him that it is quite squishy in there! If I feel around on my belly with my hands on different sides I can definitely feel him.. I just don't know what and have to guess... maybe his bootie, maybe an arm??? A HEAD? lol... I don't know how everyone knows what they are feeling lol...

I bought my "nursing" gear yesterday and have a feeling that this could get quite entertaining when I am learning how it works.. Like for instance, let's say I don't have a nursing top on.. which I only ordered some tanks that I can wear under a shirt that I could then take that shirt off... how does that work? What if I don't have a tank on, do I strip down to my bra to nurse lol??? Or pull my shirt up so my muffin top is hangin' everywhere.. lol.. You can see where I am headed with this story. Very confusing!

Anyways, I am going to get back to work, hope everyone's week goes well!

I think I felt a little relief already....

Well we had our 33 week check up and everything looks great! He still has some of the biggest most kissable cheeks you have ever seen :). The sonogram pics are soooo dark, I am going to try to scan them lighter... He has some big ol wips (lips :) ) and I love it and can not wait to smooch him :)! So sweet!

Onto the GOOD NEWS :).... it looks like Mr. 85th percentile went down to 73rd percentile!! He is averaging out, thank god! :) I think momma here, and making an effort not to bob for sugar cubes in the sugar jar, and drown myself in the grease of the fried foods that we love, has helped us to be healthier when it comes to the BOTH of us breaking the scales :). As of right now the estimate on his weight is 5.5 pounds, and the BIG DAY estimate is 8.9 lbs.... His little legs are just as long as we thought they would be! His little heart just sounds so strong and is still beating "gorgeously" at 136. His kidneys look perfect as well as everything else... Oh he is just so sweet looking I can't wait to get him here..


Brad, Grammy Wilkins and I spent the rainy day yesterday in IKEA aimlessly wandering around.. :)... We got his dresser and "changer" dresser! I am just so excited, now everything is coming together!! I am able to put stuff up and have begun washing all the blankets and clothes! It's amazing how you really don't realize EVERYTHING you have received until you start putting it all in a pile together!! I have such wonderful friends and family! Thank y'all for everything!! Little shout out there...

Incase anyone is planning their family vacays around us (come on you know we are your numero uno ;) ) and Brady's debut I am really quite positive that he will be here the week before Thanksgiving... To save us from a half pound, all of us (doc, Brad, and I) talked seriously about planning an induction and that will most likely happen the week before. So I am thinking the 19th or 20th... But I think the next appt. we will definitely lock something in. Who knows maybe he will decide to be anxious like us and come on his own before the good ol due date.

Today Brad and I were talking about our T-day plans... I was trying to tell him that we really aren't able to commit to plans as our whole life is going to be revolving around my contracting (hopefully) uterus lol. We switch off families for T-day, one we eat and hang with during the day, the other we now watch the game with since they started playing the game on the actual holiday. I was informed that we will be fine taking Brady to Grammy/Man's (Brad's parents) for the game when he is maybe a week old.. lol... I swear he makes me realize sometimes that we are in for a big delightful treat of Baby 101 when little guy gets here lol. I was like yeah who cares about my POUNDING UNDERNEATH that will probably not feel the greatest lol...Much less you have a new momma here who will be getting used to the whole new being "suckling" her to death.. yeah that is something you want to whip out infront of god and all at a family function lol! Sheesh.... I swear sometimes you just have to realize that they (the boys) don't read the things you read, hear the stories you hear, and see the things you see with your girlfriends as they bring these babies into the world. If you realize that, that is when you smile and nod, smile and nod. lol... What do you do.... I think we will both have to sit back and giggle at what we think we know that we don't and vice versa!!

It's very exciting... everything is falling into place.. even good ol' Clyde. He is learning that the stuffed animals are not his in Brady's room (I just know Brady is going to get this animal that is his favorite and we are going to find it laying in some "snow" and Brady's heart break.. that is my biggest fear lol! So we are working hard for him to know! Sheesh... please don't let me have to spank my first child (dog) :).

Well that is all for now.. I took some pics of the gut o love but i forgot my camera at home so I know that y'all have all been madly waiting so I will post them soon :).

Love as always, and have a good week!

P.S. Oh I put a countdown on the bottom of the page last month you can't see it if I put it on the side... But now I forget it's there :).