For My Sister

So my sister Tammy has told me she isn't too happy with my blog entries that don't contain pictures! She thinks that this close to my due date I must have pictures with each entry.

I am really bad with taking pictures - mainly because Adam is a pain in the butt about it and doesn't like to do it for me. It is like pulling teeth with him, if I don't like the first picture he starts to get annoyed that I would like him to take a few more... MEN.

Here are some pics of me today - 2 weeks & 4 days from my due date, I just got home from the gym so they are not glamorous photos but they show my belly & the t-shirt my Aunt Lydia bought for me way back around 20 weeks. I am shocked it still fits to be honest.

It was a great t-shirt to have while I was working out so hard at the gym and no one knew I was pregnant, they must have wondered this girl works out all the time and she is only getting bigger!

37 week Doctor's appointment, Officially Full Term

Hi Everyone,

I went to the doctors today, everything is great, the baby's heart rate sounds nice and strong and I still have lots of movement from the baby which is good. My blood pressure was very normal for me - 103/57 and my weight gain was right on track - 1.5 pounds. That brings me to a grand total so far of 26.5 pounds. I have only 3 weeks to go!

Even with all these Braxton Hicks contractions I have been having the doctor told me that can go on for a while like this. I am not to be alarmed & don't call unless my contractions are lasting for a full minute and have gone on for an hour in duration & they are about 5 minutes apart.
I told the doctor I thought I would be stronger than this, because these "fake contraction" freaking hurt and they only last like 15 seconds! I am in for a world of pain!

On another note, I am still working out as usual getting to the gym 4 days a week along with walks on the weekend. Also doing lots of house work which is equally tiring as the gym it seems! I have not felt at all exhausted like I had expected to feel in my last month and I think the gym is to thank for this. Keeping up with all my working out really has paid off it seems. I also have not retained any water in my hands/feet and that could be attributed to working out too because it helps your circulation allot.

Adam and I have been working really hard around the house doing odds & ends that needed to be done since we moved in Fall of 2008. The list goes on and on but most importantly, in the past month the upstairs bathroom & linen closet have really taken shape. The bathroom was a complete gut & re-model and should be completed this weekend. All that is left is to tile the shower enclosure and put up a shower rod/shower curtain.

This was a huge goal for us to have done prior to the baby arriving and it looks like if the baby holds on for another week Adam will have time to get the tiling done! Once the finished product is done I will post before & after pictures. Also, once the bathroom is done every room in our house has been completely remodeled, in just over a years time. It seemed like such a long road back in April 2008 when we bought this house! If Adam wasn't the handy man that I married it would have never happened, all his hard work on the weekends & week nights after a long day of manual labor on a construction site is greatly appreciated!