31 week appt.

we had a baby appt. this morning. all is well with baby, the heart beat was in the high 130, still normal and good. the baby is still head down and they showed me how to feel the difference between head and butt, that was really cool. i am still measuring one week ahead but that doesn't mean much, just interesting to now.


i did find out that my iron is low and that is probably why i am so tired all the time, so brandon is picking up some iron tablets for me today and they should start to make me feel better soon. i was also told to go see my family doctor for some chest tightening i have been having lately. i am sure it is nothing but better safe then sorry so i will follow orders and go get checked out!! everything else was pretty normal. we made the next appt for two weeks from now. we are getting closer and closer!!!!

love it, love it, love it

we had our first hypnobirthing class last night and i absolutely love it. no i am not going to be hypnotized and clucking like a chicken while giving birth, it is basically a relaxation technique, with breathing exercises, visualizations, and so on. the teacher is fantastic and referenced it like teaching our brains to stay calm, and focus on something. kinda of like when you swim the 500 and are so focused on the race before you know it, it is lap 17 and almost over, or when you get in the car at work, drive home and don't remember the drive because your mind was somewhere else. if you want more info you can check it out at www.hypnobirthing.com

i am sure people are rolling there eyes because i don't want medication and i am trying something new, but please keep your negative thoughts and opinions to yourself!! brandon and i are very excited about this and with my history of reactions to pain medications there is no way i want to even try them. we are looking forward to a positive birth experience and this is how we feel we can have that. we can and will gladly answer any questions you may have if you ask.

we are looking forward to the next class to learn more about the birth process, and learn more techniques to practice before baby gets here!!!

PA baby shower

This weekend was my baby shower in PA. it was very nice, my mom worked so hard to make it great. everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. i had family and friends there i have not seen in awhile so it was great to say hi and catch up a bit. Everyone was so generous ad the baby made out like a bandit!!! i posted a few pics, i don't love how i look in any of them.



opening some presents!!!



what a cute cake!!!

this was a box of goodies my grandma made for the baby. it was a jacket, hat, booties and blanket. my aunt stell also made a blanket for the baby. these were pretty cool gifts made with love!!

over all we got a ton of great gifts, i can't pick a favorite because i am so excited about all of them. i have already started organizing everything in the house. in a few weeks i will have another shower in toledo with more friends and family. i am sure it will be great too!

sick again

yes you read that right...i am going in the wrong direction. i was feeling great and lately i have not been feeling good at all. probably the last week or so. last night was great i was heaving and puked some in my mouth...fun times. hopefully this will be short lived but that is what i said when it started so we will see. i am getting such intense chest pains too...is that normal?? of course now i have a question but not at the doctor's appt. i am worn down from lack of sleep too, i am sure all you mom's can relate. i am just preparing myself for when the baby is here, i will be able to function like a super star, i will be so used to no sleep!!! sunday is my baby shower in PA i am very excited!!! i remembered my camera so i should have a good post to put up!!!

29 week appt. and PT

we had an appt today. we are at 29 weeks and all is well. the diabetes test results were all good, so no trouble there. i had to have more blood drawn today to test my thyroid since i have had issues in the past. they just want to make sure everything is ok before something happens. the heart beat was in the 150s and the baby is still head down. that was about the whole appointment. i can never think of any questions for her so we get in and out pretty fast.

as for PT i am now an as needed patient. so if i need them i can call but i do not have any more scheduled appts. i just have to keep stretching and trying the different positions to try and find relief on my bad days.

i have had some blah days lately. i can't pin point why i don't feel great i just don't. hopefully it goes away soon, i just chop it up to the baby growing so my energy is zapped!!

breast feeding class

last night brandon and i went to our breast feeding class. it was very interesting and i am glad we went. they covered a ton of information such as, how i make milk, problems that may arise and how to solve them, positioning the baby, latching on, pumping, good and bad pumps on the market, milk storage, myths and facts, etc, etc, etc. i feel a lot more prepared now and feel like i have an idea of what to expect in the hospital and when i get home. hopefully all will go well and i will be able to figure it out without needed extra help, but i also got phone numbers to call if things are going wrong once i get home. so we will see what happens. at the end of the month we start our child birth classes which i am so excited about. we are going to try hypnobirthing, and no that is NOT hypnosis!

random

look at the ticker!!!!! we are so close to the end i can't even believe it. the baby is moving even more these days and we are both getting more and more excited. the house is coming along, nothing else finished to post, but the little bits are coming together slowly. hopefully we will have a deck soon and walls painted. brandon had a couple days off coming up and we will be working hard those days. i do what i can when i am alone, but that is not much. i just hope we get most everything done before the baby gets here!

as for the back, it is about the same. i did not get to do pool therapy last time, my therapist was not there so i had a new guys and we just did stretches and such. i am trying to do them at home everyday, but my true goal is every other day!!!! i am still sore some days and better others,i figure it will be this way for awhile. the hormones are losing my hip joints and my body will continue to release that hormone throughout breast feeding so this problem could be pretty consistent for quite some time even after the birth.

happy fourth of july!!!

Happy fourth of july!!! this year we went to red, white, and boom in down town columbus. we went the the whole messmer clan plus theresa and ruthy. it was a bit stressful for brandon and me, neither of us really like large groups of people so we get a but edgy. but we ended up having a great time, and the fireworks were great. the kids did great too and it was so cute to watch them watch the fireworks. maybe we will try it again next year with our little one, the baby will be about 9 months or so by then so it would be fun. we will see!!!!

a day at the ppol

brandon worked a half day a few days ago and we were able to go to a local pool with tonia, her mom theresa, and the kids. we had such a good day and really had fun with the kids. brandon was adorable and got in a lot of practice!!!!!!!!

brandon and tierney taking a nap!


just a great picture of princess tierney! so sweet :)


rece splashing me. he loved this game and really enjoys the water!


carmine and brandon walking in. brandon looks like a natural!

Carmine playing in the pool. he really liked the water too. both him and rece went under water!!! i can't wait to give them a real lesson!

look close...brandon and the boys playing in the beach entry area.

awwww...he is going to be great with ours. can't wait till i can take pics like this with our little one.

we had a great day!! i hope to go again with all of them and get rece and carmine in the big pool swimming, i think they will both do great. it was a chilly day for a real lesson so we just let them play and get used to the pool on their own terms.

27 weeks

i will NOT need a c-section!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am very excited, my placenta is out of the way now and there is no concern, so as long as everything else goes well i will be able to have the natural birth i want. other then that the doctor says the baby is growing well, it is measuring a week ahead but that doesn't really mean anything at this point. not much else to report about that. i will start going every two weeks now, that is crazy, can you believe i am 6.5 months pregnant really almost 7 months now. boy time just flew by, sept will be here before we know it, i hope we get this house done!!!!!