34 week update

With five weeks to go, things are getting exciting!  I am feeling more ready to deliver.  I went on a field trip with Jack for about four hours today and it was almost the death of me!  We've had a great week!  Kevin was able to accept a job offer, and has three more interviews this week looking into some other opportunities and different specialties within his field.  It's stressful for him (but the good kind of stress I think.)  The state probably won't get his license completed until January so we are a little stressed about that- but we've made it through tight months before.  Hopefully we can do it again with a newborn!  Jack is also getting excited for his sister to come.  Check out this picture he made in French class!  It's one of my favorites, and I am a circle.

This week, the Christmas PJs I ordered for BOTH of my kids showed up!  I cannot wait to see them together for this picture.  It's all starting to become real that another little person will be living in our house!  Yay for more laundry!

I had my baby shower this week and it was absolutely beautiful.  My sister Kellie has a talent for event planning and she went above and beyond.  I'll just post a few pictures here, but really, it was a sight to behold.  I started crying the second I walked in the door.  It was such a tribute to Aidia and all we have overcome together for her to come to our family.  Thank you to all my friends and family who came to support us and thank you for the wonderful gifts!  I never thought I would make it far enough in a pregnancy to have another baby shower!

We were able to set up Christmas this week in preparation for getting the house all ready before I'm too far gone haha!  I love all the beautiful reminders of Christ- it beings such a special spirit into the house.  Of course, there is still chaos everywhere...baskets of baby things to be washed and put away, laundry, boxes of things to go through and get rid of, cupboards to organize, and just normal mess.  I hope I can get the house sparkling before Aidia graces us with her appearance.

We have almost everything we need for her, save for a couple things like a stroller and a carseat- but I have my eye on one and I have a coupon for it.  Hopefully soon everything will come together.  We did get our swing this week.  It's a space age swing for sure- we love it.  It's really fancy and I think it will last our family a long time.  It's amazing the tech that goes into baby equipment these days!

One of the best parts of my week was my doctor appointment, because everything went so well!  We started weekly NSTs (non-stress tests) and Aidia's heart is responding exactly how it should.  The placenta seems very healthy, no signs of calcification or clots.  My blood pressure is coming back down and is in a much healthier place.  They measured baby girl in the ultrasound and told me she's 5lbs 8oz, which is 60th percentile!  I was so happy to hear this because gestational diabetes can make the baby grow too fast.  On the flip side- the fact that I haven't gained much weight could indicate she wasn't growing fast enough- but she is EXACTLY where she should be!  She's still curled up and has both hands and both feet touching her forehead in a cute little ball.  I hope that means she will be snuggly!