Week Twenty-Nine

Week Twenty-Nine

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of a butternut squash

Total weight gain:  +16 pounds (keeping this until my next doctor's appt)

Morning Sickness: None! 

Cravings: Still sweets!

Sleep: All good, sleeping through the night with 1-2 bathroom breaks. 

I can't live without: Help from people (aka, my mama with moving packing!)

I miss: Same stuff: sleeping on my belly, comfortably bending over while sitting - this belly is starting to get in the way!

I am looking forward to: Packing for our move and closing on our house! Every passing week that makes us closer to meeting our little one!

Milestones: Baby's lungs and muscles are continuing to mature and his/her head is growing bigger to make room for his/her growing brain! And we got our first baby shower gift in the mail ~ Mike's aunts got our travel system so we're all set for a car seat and stroller!

Movement: All the time and I love it.  This belly is moving all over and it makes me giggle!

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised! 

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

(Not the most attractive picture of me, but it'll do!)

Dear Baby

To my dear little baby ~

   Just eleven short weeks until we finally get to meet you! And let me tell you, Daddy and I cannot wait!  While we wait we are going to spend that time getting ready for your arrival.  We're moving into our first home and we'll spend time getting it just perfect to bring you home.  We've scheduled our birthing class and hospital tour so we can be prepared for the big day. Our baby shower is scheduled and I just know we'll be showered with many wonderful things for you. We already got a gift today! All of  Daddy's aunts got us the travel system we registered for so we are all set to bring you home and take you for walks!

  In the meantime, I love spending some quiet moments with you, while you are still in my belly.  I love to lay on the couch or in bed and talk to you or watch/feel you move around.  And boy oh boy, do you move lately!  It's amazing to feel and see ~ you're making all kinds of movement in there. (Even as I type this!)  Sometimes it freaks Daddy out!

  Baby, I know I type this a lot and I tell you it all the time, but we love you so much already! Sometimes, I just look at Daddy and think "Wow! We made this baby!" and then I cannot wait to meet you! And we aren't the only ones that cannot wait to meet you ~ grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc.  Every one wants to meet Baby VerSchave.  And I can't blame them ~ you're already an awesome baby.

Love you lots,
Mommy

Week Twenty-Eight ~ Hello Third Trimester!!

Week Twenty-Eight

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of a Chinese cabbage

Total weight gain:  +16 pounds 

Morning Sickness: None! 

Cravings: Sweets - this week it was Twizzlers

Sleep: All good, sleeping through the night with 1-2 bathroom breaks. 

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes, comfy shoes

I miss: Same stuff: sleeping on my belly, comfortably bending over while sitting - this belly is starting to get in the way!

I am looking forward to: Packing for our move and closing on our house! Plus, baby's growing so much more now, so my belly will too!

Milestones: Baby's blinking his/her eyes, adding more fat to his/her body, and developing billions on neurons in his/her brain. And we have made it to the third trimester! Only 12 weeks until we get to meet our little one and I cannot wait! Ready for these weeks to fly by :)

Movement: All the time and I love it.  Baby is getting stronger with the kicks and sometimes it seems like he/she is doing gymnastics or building a fort in there! Mike's able to feel more kicks now and he freaks out every time!

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised! At my 28 week Dr. appointment, she listened for the heartbeat (146 bpm) and asked if I knew what we were having. When I said it we were keeping it a surprise, she said "I'm getting the boy vibe!"  

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

Week Twenty-Seven

Week Twenty-Seven

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of a head of cauliflower

Total weight gain:  +15 pounds (won't change it until after my next dr.'s appointment)

Morning Sickness: None! 

Cravings: Nothing major

Sleep: All good, sleeping through the night with 1-2 bathroom breaks. Fighting a cold now though that makes it a little uncomfortable but nothing major.

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes, comfy shoes

I miss: Same stuff: sleeping on my belly, comfortably bending over while sitting - this belly is starting to get in the way!

I am looking forward to: Next dr.'s appointment on Tuesday, starting to pack for our big move!

Milestones: Baby's is sleeping/waking at regular intervals, opening/shutting eyes, and his/her brain is very active now!  As for me, I passed the 1 hour glucose test ~ hallelujah for no gestational diabetes!

Movement: All the time and I love it!

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

Baby bump 80's style :)

Our New House!

I am so excited to share that Mike and I have bought a house!! And we are so very excited!

We knew we wanted to get a house before Baby VerSchave came, so we started the house hunting process this summer.  We probably saw around 20-30 houses and were not sold on any of them ~ none felt like "home."  While Mike was growing impatient, I tried telling him that our house was out there ~ we just needed  to be patient. After getting pregnant took a little longer than we thought it would, I've learned that everything happens for a reason and at the right time.  God has a plan for us and it will all work out.

Finally, we found it.  Our home! Where we will bring our baby home, watch him/her take his/her first steps, and where we will welcome future children and build countless memories.  I cannot wait! This house is perfect for us.  As we walked around the night we saw it, Mike and I just kept looking at each other like "wow!"  I fell in love with the remodeled kitchen, Mike loves the finished basement.  I love all kinds of things about this house and cannot wait to make it "our home."

Our closing is one month from today, on September 28th and it will give us plenty of time to get it all ready for Baby VerSchave's arrival!  I'll have my two week break in October to get lots of nesting done (hopefully with the help of my mama!) We'll be able to get the nursery all set and have everything ready!  It will be fall (my fav!) thus not too hot (hopefully) for all the moving we'll be doing ~ baseball season will be over, the school year will be in full effect ~ see...God's plan!  Perfect timing for Mike and I!

Not only am I excited to bring baby home, I am so excited to be done with apartment living!  Don't get me wrong ~ I've been so lucky with the amazing apartment I've called home for the last 6 years and I will miss it once I'm gone.  But the idea of not having to schlep laundry back and  forth to my parents, have kitchen cabinet/counter space, and central air is so exciting.

In the weeks leading up to the closing, I get stressed with all the emails, paperwork, inspections, etc. but then I start to dream about the months after the closing and the stress lifts away.  Decorating for fall...our first trick or treaters...bringing home baby...the holidays...being cozy warm on a snowy winter day...

can.not.wait.

Week Twenty-Six

Week Twenty-Six

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the length of an English hothouse cucumber! (Whatever that is!)

Total weight gain:  +15 pounds (can't change it until after my next dr.'s appointment)

Morning Sickness: None! 

Cravings: Anything sweet ~ Oreos, peanut butter granola bars, etc.

Sleep: Getting better each night ~ might have something to do with the fact that I'm back at school and second graders wear me out!

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes, comfy shoes

I miss: Same as last week: sleeping on my belly! Comfortably bending over while sitting - this belly is starting to get in the way!

I am looking forward to: Finishing our baby registry this weekend ~ can't wait to get that checked off my to-do list!

Milestones: Baby's eyes are beginning to open! 

Movement: Lots more every day ~ even during the school day and at all kinds of times. Mike's getting to feel more kicks too!

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

Week Twenty-Five

Week Twenty-Five

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of your average rutabaga!

Total weight gain:  +15 pounds

Morning Sickness: None! 

Cravings: Oreos and Wheat Thins

Sleep: Good and bad, depending on the night!

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes

I miss: Sleeping on my belly! Comfortably bending over while sitting - this belly is starting to get in the way!

I am looking forward to: Continuing to plan for the next few super exciting months!

Milestones: According to babycenter.com, baby's getting more fat and hair is beginning to grow.

Movement: Moving at different times of the day and they are getting stronger!  I love when I'm just sitting at work, especially if my students are at lunch or prep, and I'll just feel a kick! It's like baby is saying "Hi Mommy!"

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!