33 Weeks!

How far along? 33 Weeks

Sleep: Still sleeping great! 

I loved... Having two showers this week! 

A funny pregnancy moment... One of my students asked the other day how far along I was and I said 8 months and all the kids were like yeah that is awesome except for one boy who responded with 'Oh no y'all at 8 months is when they really start to get mean!"  I responded with then you better make sure you are on your best behavior and do your work so I have no reason to be mean!

Some highlights from the week... Friday ~ I took the day off work because my dad was having back surgery so I wanted to go up to the hospital so my mom would not have to sit by herself in the waiting room that whole time.  Dad's surgery went well and I was able to hang out with him  for a little while.  He was definitely in some pain, but he still had his sense of humor and was joking with the nurses!  After I left the hospital, I went to early vote.  The line was so long though and people were saying it was over a two hour wait to just get in the building.  I was thinking there was no way I could wait that long, but I passed by the disabled room and there was a worker standing there so I casually asked half-kidding if being pregnant counted as disabled and he said that it does but only if you are in your third trimester but he told me he would let me anyways.  I told him I was in my third trimester and he seemed surprised.  I was the youngest in the disabled VIP area by about 50 years! The workers were joking about how fast I filled out the form compared to everyone else in there!  I was in and out of voting in less than 5 minutes! 

Saturday ~ Andrea and girls came over to go to my shower.  Brian and I watched the girls while Andrea ran some errands... good practice for us!  We dropped Brian off at his friend's house to watch the UGA homecoming game while us girls went on to my baby shower thrown by my Fab 5+ friends (girls I have been friends with since middle school!).  It was a lovely shower with a nautical theme ~ loved it!  We are truly blessed by everyone's generosity!  We picked Brian up (after he finished his corn hole game!) and headed to the hospital to visit dad.  We knew seeing Em and Avery Joy would make him happy.  We took mom and dad some leftover shower food and cake so they were very happy. 

 Avery Joy thinks Uncle Brian is lots of fun!

Em made a sign for Papa to get well soon

Sunday ~ woke up to find that Andrea had put away and organized all of the new baby stuff we had received!  Wow! Huge help!  I was having another baby shower in Locust Grove so Andea went to visit dad at the hospital again and went on to help set up for that shower.  Brian and I watched Em and Avery Joy again.  Brian did great babysitting on his own when Em and I went grocery shopping.  We came home to a happy, laughing Avery Joy so Brian did great! 

 AJ and Brian watching a little Sports Center together

 Em painting a boat frame for Jake

(Now we see Brian's trick of why the kids love him...)

The shower was at my school and it was a “Mommy-to-bee” theme.  So cute!  I really appreciated everyone who came out and showered us with so much! 

After the shower, I went to visit my dad at the hospital and take him some more cake from the shower.  Since I got home a little later than I had planned, I decided to just do a quick dinner.  I had bought some already formed meatballs.  I followed the heating instructions on the package but I guess they were not quite right!  Brian even commented when we were eating the meatballs that he did not think they were done all the way!  Should have gone with his instincts!  Within an hour Brian started to say he was not feeling well.  I was busy doing school work and writing a paper so I was not really paying attention to him or how I felt.  Brian had even bought us a new, nice camera and had to stop looking at it because he was feeling so sick.  After I finished my school work, we decided it was time to call it a night and head to bed. 

Monday ~ Brian woke up around 1am so sick.  I was woken up by him getting sick.  It was awful, and I felt so bad for him!  I tried to help but there was nothing I could really do.  Just a couple hours later, I was feeling sick, too and I ended up quite ill as well!  Brian and I were having to share the bathroom!  Food poisoning is NOT fun!  Brian was definitely more sick than me because he had eaten a little more than me.  I decided to go on to work because I was just giving a quiz to my students and I have an assistant so I knew I could just sit there and leave for the restroom whenever I needed.  I ended up having to stop at a Publix on the way to work and got sick there.  I probably should have stayed home, but I knew that if I missed that day it would throw off the entire schedule because the students had off for election day and then 1/3 of my students are going on a field trip for 3 days and would not be able to quiz for a whole week.  I figured it would just be easier to go to work than worry about that schedule.  Plus, with both Brian and I sick it was horrible to have to hear the other one getting so sick.  I ended up getting sick at school pretty much every hour.  I was fine while I was sitting, but then when I would get up I would get sick.  Brian was the same way, every time he got up he would get sick.  Brian did not eat or drink anything all day so that made me worried that he would get dehydrated.  I stopped for some Gatorade and Chicken Noodle Soup on the way home from work and made sure Brian had some of that.  I got sick again when I got home, but I could tell I was feeling much better.   Brian ate and then fell asleep around 6:30 that night!  The food, Gatorade, and a good night’s sleep helped him a lot. 

Tuesday ~ Brian felt so much better in the morning and was able to go to work.  I was feeling better as well, but was not 100% but since it was election day, students did not have school and I only had a couple of meetings and then I could leave.  Dad came home from the hospital so I went to their house after work with Chick-fil-A for lunch.  Dad seemed to be doing pretty well and was in good spirits.  He still gets some bouts of extreme pain so we are praying those go away soon for him.  Brian was very excited for election coverage to begin.  I was trying to stay up and watch it all with him, but I ended up having to take a little nap around 9pm on the couch.  I woke up around 10 to hear the disappointment in Brian’s voice as the election was not going as he wanted. 

Wednesday ~ Doctor’s appointment so I had a ¼ of the day off in the afternoon to get there.  Everything checked out well at the doctor.  It was nice having my appointment on Wednesday so I did not have to rush as much to get to church that night!  I was able to make dinner for us and prepare a meal in the crockpot for Thursday’s dinner. 

Thursday ~ Brian enjoyed golfing with his brother and cousins during the day. 

At night, we had our tour of the labor and delivery area of the Women’s Center at Eastside Medical Center where we will deliver Jake.  It is all so real now!  It is nice to have a plan of where to go when the time comes to get to the hospital to meet our little guy! 

How have I been feeling... Except for the food poisoning, I have been good.  It did take a little while for me to feel back to 100% though after the food poisoning.  Finally around Thursday morning, I felt that I was completely recovered!

Food cravings: More food aversions than cravings since the food poisoning!  I don’t want anything with a lot of spices or flavor.  Going for safe things like fruit and sweets!

Looking forward to: A busy weekend ~ we are celebrating Thanksgiving with Brian’s dad on Saturday.  Sunday, I have a baby shower for a friend to go to and then I will stop in and see my parents and my aunt and uncle that will be visiting from Michigan.  My sister, Jen, and her family might be coming in from Germany as well this weekend!

Doctor Stuff: I think I have gained around 25 pounds ~ not really sure exactly where I started at though!  Everything checked out great at my appointment on Wednesday.  We have an appointment with the specialist on Friday.  Hoping to get more pictures of our little guy!