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:

34 weeks:

30w4days

We are 30 weeks and 4 days today and officially have graduated to bi-monthly dr visits. Yeah! Yet another sign that we're getting closer. We've had a very baby filled past couple of weeks including birthing class, and my first baby shower with my girlies. Thanks to them we brought home many wonderful gifts for the little man such as his stroller, crib mattress, swing, walker, and lots of cute little outfits and other neccesities. It's quite unbelievable how much "stuff' these babies come with. Below are a couple of shots of the fun:

I also had my check up appointment today with my awesome Dr. He rocks! Sam's heart rate is perfect as well as my blood pressure. I still do not have any swelling or stretchmarks, however, he said today that my uterus is now measuring at 35 weeks! No wonder why I look and feel like I am as big as a house. I told Dr. Kuebel that I've been getting that alot lately but it doesn't sound as nice as the way he put it. I hear things more like, "do you have a name picked out for your twin baby, or do you think you're really going to make it to July 30th, or just a simple "whoa" which pretty much says it all.

All of the wonderful little aches and pains have set in and we're not getting much sleep. So naps are my new favorite thing too. We're headed back to the doc June 9th to have an ultrasound done so he can measure the actual size of baby Sam. He told me that it could be that he's just positioned a lot higher than usual. I don't have high hopes for that being the case. And here's the latest belly shot to see for yourself :O) That's all for now. Stay tuned........

3rd Trimester!

28 weeks down, and I'm already in my 3rd trimester! Yeeee-ha! 12 weeks to go til due date, July 30th. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I had my glucose test done at my last check up (last week) and those counts as well as my iron and others that I can't even remember all came back perfectly normal. Doc says my uterus is still measuring 1-2 weeks ahead of schedule but still assures me that I will not be delivering a gigantic baby. Considering I was 9lb10oz and Brant was around 9lbs, and one of his brothers was just about 10 lbs I think a big fat baby is just inevitable. Sorry uterus. 
Anywho, I've taken some belly photos here and there and thought I'd share since this is everyone's opportunity to watch me get fat. Speaking of fat, I just finished my chocoloate Entemann's donut dunked in milk afternoon snackie. Mmmmmm. Official weight gain to date is about 26 pounds and shouldn't be over 25, and less than 3lbs of that is baby Sam oopsies. Tootles.

29 weeks

17 weeks

11 weeks

4 weeks

26 Weeks

Haven't had much to share really. but thought I'd give this update a whirl. Boy does your life slow down and change even when your just pregnant, but hopefully I'll be better at this when the baby gets here. Latest updates: in my 26th week as of Friday. We had our last ultrasound at 18 weeks and found out we're have a little boy and have decided to name him Samuel Brayden Rademeyer. The furniture came in for the nursery and everything is place, and our registries have been updated so we're moving right along. Still on the to-do list is to find a pediatrician and child care so that I can go back to work. Both equially important.

I've been feeling great the last couple of weeks. Kicked that nasty cold and started sleeping again so all is well on the baby front. Sam is kicking and moving all the time which is my favorite! I catch myself watching my little baby bump at my desk many times instead of working. Woopsies. Tuesday is our next check up and I have to do that glucose test which requires me to drink some nasty sugary drink before they can take my blood to test for gestational diabetes. Since I've been feeling well I know that we're going to get a A+. So that's that for now. 14 weeks to go...... stay tuned!

Creating my blog

so I really have no idea what I'm doing w/ this thing. All I know is that I have a new laptop in my hands, It's Friday night and since I'm 4.5 months prego, what else do I have to do tonight?