Week 27: Hello, Macy!

Oh my, Macy! Mommy is surely getting ready to meet you! The third trimester immediately brought a growth spurt, apparently for you, and most definitely for your mommy!

Your daddy and I went to a wedding this week, so we finally had a reason to take a few pics, one together at the reception (a lot going on in this background, huh?):

...and a few outside our house, before we left:


We have our next doctor's appointment coming up this Friday. I'll have my glucose test for gestational diabetes this time, and after this we start going to the doctor every two weeks! Already??? The time for us to meet you is quickly approaching, even though there are many days it seems like it is taking forever. Gramma bought you a few new pink and purple dresses at Carters this week :) Your closet is getting full! We'd like to sell our old swing we had for Jadon, and get you a new one. I HAVE to make an effort to get that done this week because I REALLY like this swing a lot:
It's so not necessary for us to buy this, but we were VERY disappointed with Jadon's swing, when he was a tiny baby, and hope we can upgrade to this one for you. We definitely won't, unless we are able to sell the other one for at least $50. We paid $130 for it, but people only want deals on used baby items...guess we'll see if Craigslist can help us out.

Other than that, the only thing we would like to buy, before you arrive is a double stroller, so mommy can start taking you and your big brother for walks, soon after we get you home. This too is not truly necessary, but would be a great convenience for us, since Jadon is still so little and tends to run off quickly...not like he's going to walk alongside me, while I push you in the stroller. Yeah right! Ha! Ah the joys and challenges that will soon come, as I become the mother of TWO!

Oh yeah, and Mommy got a little worried this week about your lack of any real jolting movements. I was looking back through Jadon's pregnancy book and thought, from what I had written, that he seemed to be moving more frequently and with harder, more intense movements than you do at this point. I called the doctor just to be sure about it. The nurse said, as long as I am feeling 10 movements (no matter how intense they are) within a two hour period that you are fine. She said I should start feeling more intense movements in the next few weeks. Funny because I made that call on Friday morning, and that night you kicked me so hard, I could see my belly moving under the blanket that I had on me :) Thanks for the confirmation and reassurance ;)

Mommy's Growing

Jamie and I had a date night this past week. We went to a wedding for a girl who was in the small group I led last year. Can I just say I was a bit envious (mostly excited for her and her new husband) that they were leaving the next morning for a 10 day honeymoon to Hawaii? Ahhhh...how nice would THAT be??? Okay, back to reality! Jamie and I had a WONDERFUL honeymoon five years ago...all-inclusive at the Spa Palace in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. We're at a different place in life right now, but can I just say how ready I am to have two kids who are an appropriate age to travel on a plane (possibly to Hawaii)?

I desperately need to adjust my attitude toward my burgeoning belly! I will get back to my "old self"...one day...but then again, my "old self" won't really be that person any more. I'm going to be a mommy of two :) I'd just prefer our daughter be on the outside of this ever-growing oven:
Thanks to Gramma and Grandpa for watching Jadon ALL DAY, while we enjoyed some time together. They picked him up at 11am, and we didn't get back from the wedding until almost 8pm! It's so funny how life changes. Even though we rarely are without you, Jadon, and you are now 17+ months old, when we are away from you (even when you are sleeping), we miss you desperately. Both Daddy and I both agreed (at least five times) that we wished you could be at the reception with us...especially when we saw other babies there :/ We love you, buddy :)

P.S. I could have done without one of your "firsts" that happened this week though. While we were home by ourselves (no Daddy here), you decided to put your hand in the back of your poopie diaper. Even though you were right in front of me, when you did it, I had NO CLUE what you had just done...until I carried you to the changing table and started changing you, that is. That's when I found the poo all over your hand...and my hand...and your neck??? and your lip...EWWW! Like I said, I could've done without this "first." You could have at least waited for Daddy to be home for this one...geez!