9 Weeks to Go!

9 Weeks to go!!

Me & Sadie...look at that belly ;-)

How far along? Almost 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 11.5 pounds as of yesterday

Maternity clothes? Still the same...wearing most of my pre-pregnancy shirts but they are getting a little snug now!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Still getting up 2-3 times a night but sleeping much better! I think now that I am bigger it's easier to find a comfortable position now that my belly rests on the bed when I am on my side. Before it wouldn't quite touch which was pretty uncomfortable unless I had my boppy pillow. Now I am sleeping much better!

Best moment this week: Lots of great moments: Getting the OK from my doctor to start doing prenatal yoga again!! New Frederick Family SUV!

Worst moment this week: Back/hip pain. Baby Frederick must be sitting on a nerve on my right side b/c I have had the worst lower back pain that radiates down my right hip and leg.

Movement: Still rolling around like crazy! My doctor says he is doing "fish flops" b/c you can look at my stomach and it looks like waves moving across. It's crazy! Also, I have been able to see more imprints of feet and am still holding out for a good one to take a picture.

Food cravings: Avocado & Guacamole Still! Not sure why but everything I order has to have avocado on it!

Labor Signs: Nope

Milestones: Realizing that we have less than 9 weeks left before our world will be changed and learning to appreciate all the little things that are going on in our lives right now.

Looking forward to next week: Actually this weekend...my first baby shower in NC. Thank goodness I got the OK to go. Nice relaxing weekend with my mom and friends in Pink Hill.

Updated Pic...it's not a good one but my camera died...so no retakes :)

We have been super busy the past week/weekend with car shopping, having our hardwoods re-finished (yes again b/c they screwed up the poly the first time); buying last minute things for baby Frederick's room (i.e. bookshelves, picture frames...the little things); finishing up our baby registry...so much! Sorry for the late post!

Most importantly, we got a new SUV! That is the most exciting thing of the week. We had several mid-size SUV's in mind and of course wanted to shop around so we got the best deal. We started off at Ford b/c we both LOVE the Ford Edge. I had a Lincoln MKX as a loaner car when my Audi was getting serviced and I fell in love with it. We then realized that the Edge and MKX were basically the same car with about a $15K price difference. So off to Ford we went. Of course started looking at the fully loaded ones until we saw the price...YIKES! So we looked at the basic models with a few upgrades. Then we mentioned to the sales guy that Chris' grandfather worked for Ford for 45+ years and that changed everything for us. The sales guy laughed said we made his job easy to pick anyone we wanted! So we test drove a loaded Ford Edge Limited AWD (All wheel drive), leather, 2 sun-roofs...amazing car! And then after some talking, we were able to get the price down to our price range. Who knew that we would go in looking for something basic and walk out with a loaded SUV! We were so thrilled beyond belief and love our new car!!

Our New 2009 Ford Edge Limited AWD!!

Sadie & Chris below...she LOVES the double sunroofs ;)

I had a follow-up doctor's appointment yesterday and got the best news ever! I can go back to prenatal yoga and start doing a little more...YEAH! Guess the rest has paid off and I am doing really well, my doctor was really happy with me. She also gave me the ok to go to NC for my baby shower, which I was afraid she was going to say no to b/c at my appt 2 weeks earlier, she said that it was probably not going to happen. But, I'm off to NC on Thursday and plan to do nothing but get my hair done and rest until the shower :)

We are still working on the nursery and I promise to post pictures as soon as it's done. It's taken a back seat to all the other house stuff so we plan to complete it by next weekend. We are trying to cram all our house renovations in before the baby is born and it's consuming all our time. So stay tuned...