34 Down and Hopefully Less Than 6 To Go!

So like many other pregnant women, I too would not be upset if this little boy was ready to go in like 4 or 5 weeks. I know 6 weeks doesn't sound like much to most, but at this time it seems like an eternity The heat index today was at 101 degrees. Disgusting! On the bright side, we've had another very busy 4 weeks with all baby on the mind and in my life which as been wonderful. I haven't received pic's from others so I'll post what I have, but to start off with we had a wonderful baby shower thrown by my lovely mom and sis for my sides of the family and friends. Everyone was so generous and we received so many awesome things. Shower number two that brought out the ugly cry. My sister, hub, and their three children, Kylie, Chloe, and Jonathan gave us a recordable book of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Each of them read a page for little Sam and it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen. My aunt also gave me a copy of a poem titled A Newborn's Conversation with God. I was told to read it out loud and I barely made it through the first sentence. Just to see the excitement in everyones' eyes for Brant and I after we've waited for this for so long is sometimes overwhelming for a pregnant girl and the hormones tend to kick in. Below is a shot of the fam:

Following that, our neighbors invited us over for a fantastic BBQ in honor of the little man as well. The Falk's, Lewis's, and Bradlo's each brought a dish and all went in on a gift for us as well. We ate two of the best pork tenderloins I've ever had ever, and many other sides and deserts. Yummy! Great times were had with great company. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by such awesome people and I don't think I ever want to move.

Following that we had another marvelous shower hosted by the lovely Kizzie, Marcy, and Pamela Rademeyer with the Gowert family. Another super hot day, but Joel and Marcy were kind enough to have us all at their home and we were again showered with so many awesome gifts: car seat, baby gate, pack n play, travel bed, clothes, toys, blankets, and so many of those little baby essentials. I don't have a group shot but did capture the little cake bandits:

So I've been very busy growing a little baby, and washing tiny clothes and putting together baby items, putting away baby items, and overall obsessing of how I can make everything perfect before we're headed off to the hospital. I took a little video of his little nursery for those who wanted a sneak peek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDs60FL7_rI

So onto that little bundle of joy...... our last appointment was two weeks ago and we had another ultrasound. I've been measuring ahead of schedule, but by his measurements in the US he's pretty much right on target. Right at 5 lbs at that time which the nurse advised was around 53rd percentile. His little heart rate is right on target and my blood pressure was 110/70 so everything is perfect, perfect, perfect! Except for the fact that my doctor would not push my due date up. We go again this Tuesday and I'll just try again.

And last but not least are the latest belly phots. All though still huge, it doesn't really seem that I've grown too much over the last few weeks. I'm certain, however, that Sam is getting much stronger just by his movements. Those cute little kicks have grown into huge jabs and looks like he's doing the wave across my belly. Please excuse the sweet shorts below. No they are not maternity, yes they're way too tight, but again, it was 100 degress outside today and I offiicially no longer care. Enjoy!:)

32 weeks:

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