Nursery pictures at last!

I promised nursery pictures a long time ago, and I have finally followed through on my promise! We have had the room painted for over a month now but all of the decorations were not in place. Now we have curtains, shelves, and artwork. The only thing left to hang is her name, which will go above her bed.
I must give Ricky all the credit for painting the room. He measured out all of the stripes and painted them two shades of red. Then he painted the top portion of the wall a pale pink. He also put the white chair rail along the middle of the wall. It was a lot of work and he did a great job.

Only 1 Month to Go!

36 Weeks

Wow, I can't believe I only have 4 weeks until our little girl is supposed to arrive. (I'm hoping she will arrive in 2-3 weeks so we can be home with her on Christmas!) It seems like these past 2 months have flown by.

Ricky and I attended a childbirth class 2 weekends ago on Nov. 15th. We learned about the entire labor process and got to watch a detailed video of an actual labor. OUCH is all I have to say about that...

We also learned about epidurals, natural childbirth, etc. We took a tour of the labor and delivery area at the hospital and saw the nursery. But there were no babies! I couldn't believe it. I have heard that a lot of people are due in December so the nursery will probably be full when I am there.

We practiced breathing and relaxation techniques. They seem like good ideas in theory, but if people actually remember to do them is the question I have. I think they might go right out the window if you are trying to push a baby out. I guess we'll see!

Then we learned some basic childcare and first aid for infants. Overall it was a good class. Some things were pretty self explanatory but I'm still glad we attended.

This past weekend my parents visited us. We had lots of fun shopping at the outlets and watching football. We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Sunday, which was the highlight of the weekend! I have been craving blueberry pancakes and man did they hit the spot!

I am now going to the doctor every week. My next appointment is tomorrow - my 36 week checkup. I doubt I have started to dilate, but they did tell me last week that the baby is in the right position. She is head down and turned to the side. Let's hope she stays that way!

We're getting closer!

I can't believe I am 34 weeks pregnant! Only 6 weeks to go! I am technically full term as of 37 weeks, but I have a feeling this little girl will not be early! If she's anything like her mom, she will be fashionably late. :)
I'm still feeling pretty good. Just tired and sore sometimes. I know that's normal. I'm still at the gym 5 days a week, but my workouts have become a lot less intense. It doesn't take much to get my heart rate going these days! But I feel better just being there. I can't imagine not working out. I don't know how I'm going to fit it in when we have the baby, but I will figure it out. Just knowing I'm doing something that benefits me both physically and mentally is such an exhilirating feeling.
Ricky and I are attending a childbirth class on Saturday. It's an all day class so we should be full of baby knowledge when we finish. Should be tons of fun! I know Ricky is thrilled about it. Ha ha!
I go back to the doctor next week for my Group B strep test. I'm now going to the doctor every 2 weeks. Once I get to 37 weeks, I will be visiting them every week.
I know some of you are still waiting on nursery pictures. We're almost there. I plan to hang the artwork this weekend and then I promise to post pictures! We plan on putting her name on the wall above her crib, but since she doesn't have a name yet that will have to be put on hold for now. :)