36 Weeks!

I had my regular Dr. appointment yesterday and all went well. I am 36 weeks along and the baby looked great. The Dr. had been concerned about the size of the baby last appointment and had me schedule an ultrasound for yesterday. I wasn't complaining...I get to see the baby again bigger this time. So Matt was able to go with me and we had a good ultrasound! The lady that does them is very knowledgeable and very thorough in the exam showing us where everything is and why that is important to see. So we saw the kidneys and the bladder and knew then knew things were working in that area, that the baby can eat and swallow. We also saw the heart beating and the 4 chambers, good news, no heart condition! We saw the umbilical cord with 3 vessels, that is good because most babies that have Chromosomal Deformities only have 2 vessels. So overall our baby is healthy and strong. It is measuring about 6 lbs, 9 oz. so a good size. My blood pressure was a tad high, but nothing to worry about. I have 2 more appointments with the Dr until the baby is here. Next week and the 7th, then the birth will be on the 15th. Can't wait to meet the newest member of the family!!! Oh by the way, still don't know the sex, we reminded her that we didn't want to know so it is still a surprise!!

I Can't Believe He Said That!

Last week I had visiting teachers over and Parker was watching a cartoon. He kept turning up the volume and I would keep turning it down. He kept saying "but I can't hear it!" One of my visiting teachers said we are almost done and we will get out of your hair. Well a few minutes later, we kept on visiting with each other. Parker turns to them and says, "Are you going to get out of my hair yet?" I was so embarrassed that he had said that!! They both just laughed and the one said, "well I gave him the words!" It was pretty funny. Then as they were getting up to leave Parker said, "are you finally getting out of my hair?" I can't believe this boy!!! I was embarrassed, but at the same time it was pretty funny. Sometimes he says things that I just look at him and think, "where did you get that from?" He keeps me thinking!

On another day he had been watching a church video about Jesus Christ and the resurrection and had been constantly asking me questions about Jesus. So throughout the day he would be asking me stuff like, "who is the mayor?" and "is he the president?" and "is he the leader of our world?" So I would have to answer him and try to explain how things worked. Later in the evening as I was unloading the dishwasher he came to me and asked, "mom will I be a Prophet when I am older?" It kinda took me a second to process what he had asked me. I looked at him and said, "very few people become prophets, you have to be a super good boy all the time to become a prophet." That seemed a good enough answer for him and he turned around and left. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT??? I love it when he watches something and it gets him thinking and asking questions. That in turn keeps me and my brain functioning. So from day to day I wonder what will he come up with next!

My Cravings Lately

So I have once again been craving these lately.....



especially RAW! I craved these with my last pregnancy and would just eat them like an apple. But this pregnancy is a little different and I typically like them sliced thin, with the skins on, and the dirtier the better. Some nights I wake up in the middle if the night and I have to force myself not to go to the storage room to get a potato. Why do I love these so much?? I must truly be and Idahoan! In fact I went to the store yesterday to get some groceries and I was running low on my potato stash and was going to add a bag to my cart. When I caught myself looking for the bag that had the dirtiest potatoes in it! (they were all pretty clean and looked like they had been rinsed well) What am I doing?! I must be lacking iron, but they checked my blood the last appt. I had and nothing came up, so I guess it just goes back to my childhood eating dirt cakes and now I am suddenly craving it again. In fact I told Matt what happened at the store and he just rolled his eyes. Later that night I asked if he would grab me a potato while he was up. He asked if I wanted him to go outside and roll it in dirt first! He thinks it is funny, and gross. I asked if he wanted a bite...he said no! At least it is more healthy than a big bowl of ice cream!

Ahhh Sleep

I have not been able to sleep very well the last few weeks (well months really), but I just attributed it to being so pregnant and uncomfortable. Well Matt hasn't been sleeping well either and we we got thinking maybe our mattress is the problem. We have a king size bed and buying a new mattress is quite an investment. One that we really can't afford to do right now with all the hospital and doctor bills coming in. So I suggested we look at a mattress topper for the time being to get us by until we can get a new mattress. Well I bought one yesterday, it was $150!!! We decided to buy one of those memory foam toppers, hoping that it would make a big difference. We have slept on a memory foam bed and really liked it so getting a topper would be ideal. When I found one at the store I kind of gasped at the price, the realized it was cheap considering mattresses were in the $1500-$2500 range. It was an investment for the topper, but can I just say that this morning when I got up and had slept most of the night, minus the potty break at 2:00, I felt pretty good. So the investment paid off and I am hoping that the next few weeks I can catch as many zzz's as possible so I can be well rested for the arrival of this new little baby!! Oh I have 28 days until delivery! yay!! I can't wait!

Blog Overload

I just published 5 new posts and am happy to say I think I am caught up for a while. Happy reading!

Cute Girl

I happen to think that my little girl is absolutely adorable, but I am kind of biased! She got a darling dress for Christmas and looked even cuter than usual in it on Sunday a few weeks ago. She even posed for the camera so I could capture all her cuteness! The dress is a brown corduroy with bright green, pink and teal flowers. She has on tights that match and the cutest little brown flats you have ever seen. To top it off, she even let me put a big flower in her hair, which is quite unusual for her. I just love having a little girl to dress up!!

Move

Matt got a PS3 Move game system for Christmas and we have been having fun as a family playing video games. Parker is pretty good at one in particular called Kung Fu Rider. It is about an Asian man and woman trying to get away from the Mafia and they ride office chairs thru the city to escape. Parker gets really into the game moving the controller all over the place and is usually sticking his tongue out while he is playing. He is pretty entertaining to watch!