Hello Daddy-to-be!!

Christmas Eve/36 Weeks/Steelers Game

For Christmas we decided to travel to Pittsburgh despite me being 36 weeks pregnant. The trip was actually not as bad as it was when I was super sick and puking all the time. There are lots of great hospitals in the Pittsburgh area and we were confident that we could seek medical care quickly if needed. Fortunately we had absolutely no problems and had a good weekend. We went to the Steelers game on Saturday (Christmas Eve) and watched back-up quarterback Charlie Batch help the Steelers win with a shutout. We had the best seats we have ever had at a Steelers game and had a great time!
Steelers game photos:
On a boat! (Gateway Clipper)

Touchdown!

Renegade!

Big Belly at 36 weeks:

Rubbing the terrible towel on the belly for good luck:

Steelers Santa!

Good times! Christmas with the family!!

Sad news

We found out a couple days ago that our beagle/basset Mr. Lucky is very sick and will not be with us much longer. He had one last Christmas and has been enjoying ham and burgers each day. We will miss him so much and love him!
Here are some of my favorite photos of Mr. Lucky:

My all-time favorite:

Poor Mr. Lucky...We love you!

35 Weeks

Well today we tried to get some family photos...Steelers style of course!

3D ultrasound photo!

Daddy-to-be's turn to pose!

Awwwww...Daddy's dirt monster

John Deere onsie and cute little cow!--gifts from Grandmas-to be!

I cannot believe its only a week until Christmas! We are nearly ready and will be making the trip back to the burgh to visit the family. I got the docs OK to travel at 36 weeks, hopefully the car ride isn't too too bad! And if for some reason the baby decides to come early there is always Magee! While we are at home we are going to the Steelers game Christmas eve. Nine months pregnant and going to the Steelers game...cannot say we are not true fans!

Priorities

So Friday I got two packages in the mail, one was my new farm animal baby blanket and one was my diploma. Which one do you think I was more excited about(hint...baby blanket)....have you seen the swaddled cat!!!!!!???

Oh how priorities are changing! Looks like this is just a small taste of how different life is going to be starting NEXT MONTH. Overwhelmed but looking forward to the future...Next month....REALLY?!

34 weeks

Well today we got a ton accomplished. We went to a newborn care class and learned about newborn care, safety, and swaddling (what I have been waiting for! I have been unsuccessfully swaddling the cat all week). After baby class we went and returned and exchanged some items and picked up our new rocking chair! It looks really great in the room but it is a boring brown color. We figured brown microfiber would be a good choice because of the likelihood of it being puked on repeatedly.

Here are some 34 week belly pics:

The belly is now becoming giant...

Here I am using my mad swaddling skills to swaddle the cat!

Doesn't she look happy?!
The nursery walls make for an adorable background! I LOVE them and am so happy we decided to paint them that way.

My husband/father of my child

Gotta love him!

Playing catch up

Well it has certainly been awhile since I have signed in. Finishing school was of course a huge accomplishment. Immediately after we stenciled farm animals in the baby's room for five days straight. It turned out better than imagined! Here are a few pics of his room, there are much more!! We really worked hard to create a fun, detailed farm and had a good time painting! We even made sure that all three kitties were painted into the room. Here is Shirley:

Lucy:

and Milly:

The blank green space is where a dresser will go

Then it was time for Thanksgiving with both sets of parents. There were a few hiccups in the weekend but overall a good time was had by all. Here are the "Pittsburgh Ninjas" in matching Pittsburgh shirts and black leggings:

too bad we were all pretty limited in our ninja skills and had to hold on to the walls and chairs to perform our ninja moves!
Here is me and the grandmas:

This shows the 32 week belly pretty well, no official pic this week:

Of course wearing my favorite maternity shirt!
Check out these sexy ninja feet!!

We took the parents to a place to have a 3D ultrasound and discovered that the baby looks just like his daddy! He seriously has Johnny's exact lips and maybe his nose as well! At one point he was sleeping just like Johnny and his Mom do with his hands up by his cute little face! The ultrasound clearly showed adorable chubby cheeks and confirmed for the third time that his is a boy. When the tech pointed out his hair my mom decided that he probably will be born with a mullet. Janet, my friend from baby class, said "what else you would expect, he is from Pittsburgh!" Oh Janet, how true your words are! I wonder if he will be born with acid washed jeans and high tops on as well! I can picture our little yinzer driving an Iroc with his mullet blowing in the breeze....we are already such proud parents! We got to go back to the ultrasound place today and get a free redo because the tech said she was unable to get very good shots the first time. Today we were able to see him again and we enjoyed every minute of it. The computer generated 3D images are a bit creepy but once you get your bearings and figure out what you are looking at they do become cute.
Johnny's lips!

Sticking his cute little tongue out!

Here are a few more 3d ultrasound pics!!

We still have quite a bit left on the baby "to do" list but things are coming along. Johnny put together the crib and probably will paint the dresser/changing table this week.
Today we went to dinner with Janet and Dave from baby class and it was a really good time! I am getting so jealous, she is going to deliver in a couple short weeks! I still have several weeks to go AND have to wait until next year! Janet and I took some prego pics together. She is 36 weeks and I am now 33 weeks. We are carrying our little guys differently but are both very excited!

Belly to belly!

We are just like pregnant models!

I discovered today that really pregnant women do not fit in booths at restaurants. We ate lunch at a diner today and I had trouble with the booth there as well. Looks like I am getting a table for the rest of this pregnancy. Does not sound like a huge deal but I am such a booth girl! Small sacrifices.....I think I will live. Over the past week I have been getting significantly larger and been having increasing trouble getting up, moving around, turning over, and now having trouble with my shoes. Johnny actually had to help me put on my boots today...
The baby is still kicking the heck out my innards and oftentimes he makes me jump because he kicks so hard! I have no lung capacity anymore and now feel short of breath all the time. Johnny keeps telling me that I am a loud heavy breather now! The baby has also claimed nearly all the space formerly available to my stomach and all the space formerly belonging to my bladder. I can't wait to get these organs back to their full function again. Who ever stops to appreciate their innards? Well after this whole pregnancy thing it will be THIS GIRL! Oh full capacity bladder, oh how I miss you! Looking forward to the future and impatiently dealing with the home stretch!