Since posting monthly updates seems to be my thing lately...here we go...
I will be 32 weeks pregnant this week, which puts me at about 8 months. Only 2 more months before we get to meet our tiny man. We are excited, anxious and nervous. I, of course, have a million what ifs that run through my head daily. What if he comes early? What if he comes late? What if Carter doesn't like him? What if I go crazy trying to take care of 2 kids? I know in the end it will all be great. I just have to remind myself of that every once in a while.
My last Dr.s appt went really good. So far I am up 11lbs. I gained 5 in two weeks! I try not to let the weight gain bother me....after all...I am having a baby! It's the one time in your life when it's a good thing to gain weight, right? Next appt. is this Friday. I am sure I'll have gained another 5lbs. (Oh well) Nothing has changed so the appt. should go good. We don't get another ultra sound until around 37 weeks. The Dr. will then check to make sure the baby is head down. With Carter we had a few ultra sounds the last half of the pregnancy, but with the new Dr. we are seeing they do things a little different. If there is no medical reason for it, then you don't get one. Bummer! I want to check in on him and see how he is doing!
Last Saturday my Sister-In-Law, Sarah, threw me a baby shower. It was definitely nice to have a little celebration for the baby. It was very small, but she cooked enough yummy food to feed 50 people! :) It was all delicious. The new baby received several handmade things. Aunt Danielle made him a very cute taggie blanket, a friend, Stephanie, made him the most adorable hat and Aunt Sarah made some awesome burp clothes. He also got a few new outfits and other baby necessities.
We started painting the nursery this weekend. We are just about done, only another coat along the border, then I can put the final decorations up. I have all his clothes washed and ready to go. And his furniture is assembled and ready. There really isn't much more we need except him!
In other news...Carter is doing great. He is learning new words everyday like ouwie (as in when you get hurt), hamburger, all kinds of animal noises, and banana (he actually says nananana). He loves to point(or should I say poke)out eyes and noses. Recently every time he sees me in a picture he yells out "Mommy!". He goes crazy over balloons and Elmo. We are also teaching him what a baby is, so now every time he sees one (even on T.V.,in a magazine or on a box) he points and says "Baby". He is definitely becoming more of a little person all the time. We love that kiddo. :)