28 weeks and counting...

3rd Trimester...baby! Oh yeah!!! :) I am so proud to reach this milestone for some reason. I feel some since of accomplishment or something! It is sort of strange. We are definitely getting excited for Zoe to be here! Although, we still have a lot of work to do! :)

This has been a full week, and I know that they will all be pretty full for the rest of time for a while. I love to be busy, so I am happy! :) We finally went to register at Babies R Us this week, so I think we are registered for everything we need! (Ha!) We are really guessing when we are at those stores, so we will see! :) It is fun to use that scanner thing again!

This week I also did the invitations for my sister's baby shower and went to the Kris Allen American Idol concert in Conway. The concert was for the final three contestants, and so Kris came home to Conway to a big crowd! Zoe enjoyed her first concert! Her mommy was tired after standing for three hours in the heat and humidity! :) My body was a bit swollen before the night was over. I had a great time, and it was definitely worth it! :) I am happy that I have been able to do so much while I have been pregnant. I know some pregnancies are not nearly as easy as mine has been so far!

I went to the doctor this week! Zoe is doing great! Her heartbeat sounded really good. My glucola test also came back with good results. That is the test where they are checking for gestational diabetes. They have you drink this really sugary drink (like a Sunkist pop with heaps of sugar added....not that yummy believe it or not) and then wait an hour to draw blood. They test to see how your body processed the sugar. I was relieved to hear the results from that test. Our next appointment is on June 1 which is right before Geoff leaves for Montreat! :)

The nursery is still coming along. It is a work in progress. We have received a bunch of stuff we ordered, but we are still working on finishing the paint! :) I know it can come together quickly once we really take the time to focus on it! I am excited to see the final product! It won't be long!

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all the mommies out there! It is a amazing that I am a mommie to be myself. :) I know my life is going to change forever, and it is a wonderful thing! I so happy right now, and I can't imagine the joy that Zoe is going to our hearts! :)

Registries

Hey everyone! It's Geoff this time.

We have a few baby showers coming up. We're so grateful for everyone and shocked that people want to buy Zoe and us stuff. Here are links to the three places we've registered. Many of the same items are registered at all three places, so you may want to shop around and find the best deal. Just click on the store name to view the registry.

Amazon.com | Babies "R" Us | Target

Again, thanks so much for all that you are doing for us. We are in awe that people want to help us get what we need to welcome Zoe! We're on our way in Week 29, and I'm sure Krista will post more soon.

24...25...26...27 weeks and counting...

27 weeks!!! I cannot believe the counter on this page says 88 days to go!!!! :) I love being pregnant! I guess I haven't blogged in a while! I didn't think it had been this long! It has been a busy month I guess. I haven't blogged since April 7th and today is May 1st (Toad Suck Daze weekend)! :)

Okay, well let's see if I can recap this month of my pregnancy before I slip into the 3rd trimester next week!!! I cannot even believe it!

Well, on the pregnancy front I have been feeling pretty good. I went to the doctor and the heartbeat sounded great, but I am putting on a little too much weight! (LOL!) I go to the doctor on Tuesday of this next week, but I am kind of scared of the same results! I have been having some pain right side high up in my abdomen. My doctor had me go get my gall bladder checked out because they really thought it was a little to high to be Zoe. There is not a woman in my family (both sides) besides my sister that still has a gall bladder in place! However, my ultrasound showed that my gall bladder looked fine! Praise be to God! The nurse said it was something probably being inflamed by Zoe. I guess it is just my Zoe letting me know she is there with me all the time! :) Despite that minor pain in the side, I feel really great most of the time! I have started having some swelling in my feet this week, but nothing to really bother me. I have been really lazy about doing exercise lately though (which is unlike me if you know me very well). The last time I did any exercise was a walk LAST Saturday!!!! I am planning on going to the gym today and getting back on the wagon! It is good for me and Zoe! :)

On the nursery front, I have completely different plans since the last time I posted. The bedding I ordered (which I loved) never came in....we finally called them and it was discontinued! I wonder if they would have ever contacted us with this information! It made me very upset, and more upset because I had start over again and lost that time. The next day I ordered this new bedding set from restoration hardware baby and child. I am completely over the other bedding and fiasco, and I am completely loving the new nursery plan! I think about this nursery constantly. It is almost crazy. I just want to finish it fast for some reason!!! Geoff has been great especially on this front! He is amazingly talented and pretty much can make happen anything I can dream up!!! He is a jack of all trades for sure! :) He has been working on the painting since last Saturday. I have been helping with the designing and taping, but the painting is all Geoff. It looks awesome, and I will post pictures soon! Geoff is also working on some photography for the nursery as well! He built a light box last night and made a little studio in our kitchen to take the pictures. I am posting one of the shots (see above) he took last night! More to follow soon! Praise be to God for an amazing husband and future father! My furniture came in this week, along with my curtains and lamp! The rug is on the way as of this morning! I know it will all come together soon, and it makes me feel much more relaxed! I am throwing a baby shower for my sister on May 30th, so I need to finish so I can spend time making it super special and cute!!!! I have two showers planned for this month (so we have to register today!) and it is really exciting and meaningful to me! It is fun to celebrate Zoe before she is even here! :)

I am so happy right now. I have so much to be thankful for that my heart overflows with joy. I hope my happiness spills over onto others in my life! :)