GUESS WHAT?!!?

I am officially finished with my Master's Degree!!!

I am so glad to be finished!! I finished in under a year, while working (teaching), pregnant, it was all online so I "taught" myself, and finished with a 3.7 GPA!!

I'm a little excited, can you tell?!? I know it was only UWA, but I'm still proud!!

I'm thinking I deserve something special!! Any suggestions?!? Tom says that Henry is my prize!!

31 Weeks

How many weeks? 31

Food Cravings? been too busy to notice this week

Food Aversions? anything acidic....tried pizza FAIL!!

Weight gain? Well, at the doctor Tuesday I had gained a total of 30 pound, one pound a week, I'm blamming it on the fact that Henry is a hugh baby.

What am I looking forward to? August 1 I get to have another U/S to get another weight check...who knows how big he'll be then.

What do I miss? Well this morning I woke up with a terrible headache, so today I miss advil and caffenee

This week Henry should be 16 inches long and weigh about 3 lbs and 3 oz (like carrying 4 naval oranges), but you can look at the 28 week post and see he was 3 lbs and 9 oz then. Yeah, he's hugh!! There is a 15% error in those, I mean you can't actually put him on scale right now to see. He is able to turn his head side to side and he's becoming more and more active!! Yes he is...and it's the BEST feeling in the world. His first shower is this Sunday!!! CAN'T WAIT :)

30 weeks

How many weeks? 30 weeks...10 to go, where does time go?!?!

Food Cravings? Cheese :)

Food Aversions? Anything aciding...boo!!!

Weight Gain? I think I have gained a couple of pounds this week...which puts me at almost 25 pounds..I think.

What am I looking forward to? I JUST turned in my last homework assignment, 3 finals and I will be done with school...then next weekend I have my first shower!!

What do I miss? DIET MT. DEW...been really wanting one this week :(

Henry this week should weigh 3 pounds, but as mentioned in previous posts he's already past that. His eyesight is developing, but it's still not that great. He will be born with 20/400 eyesight...he will only be able to see things up close.

29 Weeks

How many weeks? 29 Weeks

Food Cravings? Salads...cold food...it is sooo hot!!!

Food Aversions? Well I have had to give up one of my favorite summer time treats, tomatoes...to much acid...not good!!

Weight Gain? 1 pound...and it was all Henry

What am I looking forward too? On July 22 I will have a MASTERS DEGREE!!! I have been working on it since August 2010, so ready to be finished!!

What do I miss? I really would like a Diet Sun Drop

This week Henry is the size of a butternut squash and should weigh around 2 1/2 pounds. Well, Henry weighs 3 pounds and 9 ounces. He is measuring the size of a 31 week baby. His lungs and muscles are still developing. His head is growing each day for his brain. This trimester about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited into his bones. I can't believe there is only 11 weeks to go.

Nursery

Tom has been working very hard in the nursery the last couple of weeks. Here are some pictures of our progress!!! We still have to bring in the changing table, get the chest-of-drawers, then get diapers and the decorations up!! Then start the organizing!! I think we have a pretty good start though!!

Chair railing

Before the stripes

Stripes are painted!!

A closer view of the bedding

Almost finished nursery (got to add changing table..and lots of other stuff)

Another View of the nursery

28 Week Ultrasound Pictures

Tuesday I had my 28 week check-up. We know what that means...glucose!! It was not quite as bad as I imagined. After I drank the orange drink, I had an ultrasound. We had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago, Henry weighed 2 lbs. and 9 oz then, Tuesday he weighed 3 lbs. and 9 oz. What's funny is I had only gained a pound, I guess that was him!! Every thing looks great, my blood pressure is still running like 110/60 or 70...something like that...no swelling, etc. The doctor said I was growing a football player. She wants to measure him again at 32 weeks (instead of 36) to see how big he is, she said if he keeps growing like he did we might have to discuss options. She said I was a tiny lady...and he was a BIG boy...so I don't know if that means c-section or induced early (not before 37 weeks). I should now either August 1 or 2!! AHH..it's all becoming real now!!

In every ultrasound he always has his ankles crossed

I can't decide who he looks like?! He's long like is daddy, but I think that might be my nose :)


My flexible not so little boy


Henry's chubby face

28 Weeks

How many weeks? 28 weeks (offical start to the third trimester)

Food Cravings? I haven't had any, I'm starting to get to that stage where you like a couple of bites and your full....but then get hungry a couple of hours later..weird!! hehe

Food Aversions? I think I can eat pretty much anything now, I am just not taking my chances on eating a whole lot of pork. I just eat it once in a blue moon, which is actually probably a good thing since pork is bad for you.

What am I looking forward to? I would say my check-up on Tuesday, but thats the dreaded glucola. I do get to have another ultrasound though :)

What do I miss? My mind...I've heard it only gets worse.

THis week Henry should be the size of a Chinese Cabbage, weight around 2 1/4 pounds...well remember at 26 weeks he weighed 2 lbs and 9 oz, I think he's past this already. His eyesight is developing, he might can even see light from the womb. He can blink his eyes, which have eyelashes. He's adding more and more baby fat each week to prepare for the outside world. We can see that at each ultrasound, you see his legs get chubbier and chubbier and LONGER AND LONGER!! This child is going to be a long child. He kicks like crazy, it never gets old watching my belly jump. At around 25 weeks I let myself get real dehydrated, which caused Braxton Hicks....well this week I have started have some more!! They are very sporadic (Spelling?). They don't hurt too bad, but I read some where that they are my "practice" contractions." Hopefully he will stay in there until 40 weeks! I want him to be healthy.