37.5 Weeks

We have officially reached the point where we are ready for Connor to make his grand appearance!  Time seems to be going by so slow - but everyone says to enjoy it now because things will change a LOT when he arrives so we are trying to be patient.

Connor's room is done and he is so spoiled already that he has a closet full of clothes and all of the baby necessities thanks to all of our friends and family sending us lots of goodies!  We also recently received a massive box from Phoenix with lots of adorable boys stuff from my sister that she used with my nephew, Tanner.

As for baby, he is still doing well - I see the regular OB-GYN on Mondays and the perinatal doctor on Thursdays, where I get to see him through ultrasounds each week.  The perinatal doctor is watching my blood sugar levels and monitoring his progress, which has been all good news so far.  At the latest ultrasound, he was head down and almost doing the splits with his legs - one on my right side and one of my left side which was pretty funny to see.  The doctor also said that he has hair on his head (this must obviously be a Slagle thing because I didn't have hair until I was over 2 years old)!  I have, however, developed carpal tunnel in my right hand, which has become pretty unbearable in the past few days.  With this, it basically feels like my hand is asleep all the time and gets worse each night.  It seems like a very random symptom of pregnancy but the doctor said its normal so I guess I'll just have to deal with it :).

P.S. I had a pedicure today - it was sooo amazing!! Keith's grandmother gave me a gift certificate at my baby shower for a pedicure to make sure I was taking care of myself and it was so great and very much appreciated!  I've decided that if Connor is late, I'm going again in two weeks to keep my sanity!

For Easter tomorrow, we are headed to church, which is pretty special to us because it will be our one year anniversary of joining JFBC - we were baptized by immersion there last Easter to finish our membership process.  We are then headed to the Slagle's for brunch and watching the GATOR game!

Happy Easter - and Go Gators!

36 Week Update

On Monday, we had our 36 week ultrasound appointment to see how our little guy is doing!  Connor is currently 6 pounds, 5 ounces which puts him in the 55th percentile for his age.  The ultrasound picture is really hard to see but he was sucking on his fingers the whole time - it was so cute to watch!  The doctor said everything looks normal and he is head down which is the position that they want to see at this point.  Unfortunately for me, this means that he is constantly kicking me in the ribs.  He is still sitting pretty high but it feels like he is dropping a little bit each day - which means waddling is slowly becoming my new norm.  Our next appointment is next Friday so we'll keep you updated and hopefully sometime soon (cross your fingers he's not late!) we will be introducing the newest member of our family!

DIY Baby!

35 weeks into the pregnancy and I'm limited in what I can do... after bring on my feet for 8-10 hours at work, I get home and am completely exhausted and in need of a bubble bath.  So what about days I have off?  I've gotten back into my sorority crafting days and experimented with some Do-It-Yourself baby items from my favorite site, Pinterest!

First project - burp cloths!  The ones you buy at any baby store are super thin and don't feel like they will absorb much spit-up.  These are awesome and absorbent!

Up next - I'm going to make a blanket for Connor out of these two adorable fabrics... I'm a little nervous because it will be a bit harder than the burp cloths because one fabric is super stretchy and is hard to align.

As for Connor and me, I am extremely ready for him to be here!  The restless nights, back aches, strangers touching my stomach, indigestion, itchy skin, swollen feet, etc. are getting a bit old.  When things get difficult though, it's important to remember the end result and how supportive Keith has been over the past 8 months (well, since I've known him but especially during pregnancy) - he surprised me with some beautiful tulips the other day - too many to fit in one vase!

This past week we also took the Northside Hospital tour - that's when it all became super real for Keith and me!  We were able to see how the process will work and where/when everything happens.  Let's be real - we are super excited about the cappuccino and hot chocolate machine that's free to all hospital guests!

We also experienced our first 'technical difficulty' with baby prep - installing the car seat base.  Let's just say it ended up taking over 2 hours because Keith's car manual didn't match up to what we were seeing in the backseat for the latch system.  Of course, after some googling he was able to figure it out and install in under 5 minutes! :)