Lots of News...

Today was my 34th week sonogram. We got lots of news today...First, Hunter is breech. I knew he was because I feel his head every day right between my ribs. I know he still has time to flip, but he is a big baby weighing in somewhere between 4 lbs 11 ounces and 5 lbs 6 ounces already. The bigger he gets, the harder it will be for him to flip. The sono tech even asked if they had scheduled my c-section yet! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he will turn sometime soon. He was head down at 26 weeks and was head down for awhile, but somewhere along the line he flipped back....so we'll see. Anyhow, I have lots of pictures of him and his nursery (completed!).

The sonogram, once again, was so cool. He was giving thumbs up and "chucking the deuce" as Ronnie calls it (where he puts his thumb up and pointer and middle finger out). That's daddy's little boy! We got a good look at his boy parts again...just to double check...and he's definitely a boy. He was actually using his testicles as a foot rest (see 2nd to last picture). haha! He, without a doubt, has my nose and chin. We didn't get to see much more of his face, but the pictures of his nose, mouth, and chin are unreal. We aren't real sure whose lips he has, but they sure are nice...Ron's going to be paying close attention to the mailman's next time he comes by.
The nursery is completed! Thanks to friends and family, Hunter has the cutest nursery I've ever seen...not to brag. It has all come together so well and it feels so good to have it all ready to go. The sonogram tech said my estimated due date is now June 5th as well, so if that ends up falling into place, I have 6 weeks left.
We are predicting an 8lb plus baby considering he will gain about a 1/2 lb every week. The tech also pointed out his fat rolls...she used the term "skin folds" to make it seem a little better haha! AND he has a full head of hair. YES! I am sooo anxious now. It hits us more and more every day. Its so hard to believe sometimes. Anyhow, here are the pictures...

8 more weeks!

Oh my goodness! That's all I can say when I see this picture. I look in the mirror every day but for some reason I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this picture after Ronnie took it. I am large and in charge! We went up to PA yesterday for Ronnie's mother's bday and they insisted that I get a new pic on the blog because I had grown sooo much. Now I see it! hahah I can't get over my belly.

Well, just for an update, I feel good. I definitely have the waddle, I get out of breath walking up my steps, and I feel like if I pushed really hard, this baby would fall out. haha! I laugh, but I'm not joking. I don't know how I'm supposed to stretch anymore. I'm at my max....but noooo....this baby is going to get bigger and so am I. I'm hoping that he's born a little early, as long as he's super healthy.

We started our childbirth education classes and we have and will have them every Monday of this month...I love them because I get massages out of Ronnie!!! Its really directed towards the partners because they need to remember how to relax us mommies if we start to get distracted by the major amounts of pain. Ronnie is doing such a good job...he's going to be an awesome coach. We also got to go on our hospital tour. GBMC is beautiful and the birthing and postpartum rooms are unbelievably nice. I might just ask if I can stay a little longer than normal! The nursery only had 3 little babies in it...one getting her first bath and not enjoying it too much. They were all so super cute. I think it really hit me when I looked in that window and realized that in 8 weeks or less, we'd have a tiny, tiny, tiny little baby just like that. Those babies were smaller than my cats!

Anyhow, all is well. I feel good and I'm anxious to bring little Hunter into this world...especially because he's really starting to hurt my bladder.

The Baby Shower and 10 more weeks....

The baby shower was SO nice. The grandma's-to-be did an unbelievable job in the planning! There was so much detail to everything, including the cake that Ron's mother chose. It was adorable! We received so many nice gifts and it was so nice to visit with everyone. I've been kind of cooped up all winter with our bun in the oven that it felt really good to get out and socialize. A four hour event was exhausting for my body though. The months are getting harder and harder. The countdown is officially in the single digit weeks. I can't tell you how anxious I'm getting.

The grandmother's bought Ronnie a "diaper duty device." It was great! It was an apron which contained safety glasses, diapers, tongs, latex gloves, powder, and a mask.