32 Week Appointment

I went yesterday (Thursday) for my 32 week appointment. I saw the nurse practicioner (or something along those lines), Shannon yesterday. I had seen her once before I got pregnant for my annual exam and I really like her a lot. I had gained 1/2 pound since the last appointment bringing my total so far to 12 1/2 pounds. She said there was a little protein in my urine sample but they would just keep an eye on that. Blood pressure was good still. Even a little lower than last time I think. Baby's heartbeat was in the 140's and Shannon was able to give me a good idea of how little Bailey is situated in there as well. She is head down with her back coming up my left side, with butt at the top and legs folded on my right side. I guess she won't necessarily stay that way, but that's how she is for now. I've definitely been feeling that little butt up against my ribs making me uncomfortable! :) That's okay, I'll take the discomfort any day.

And.... I had a discovery this evening while we were at Trunk or Treat. Let me back up one day first. Last night while I was making dinner, I just felt like she must be growing leaps and bounds right then and there, like there was just no more room in there and I was feeling really uncomfortable. That's the best way I can explain it, but I didn't think much of it. Then it happened again tonight around the same time while we were at Trunk or Treat. So I told Ashley about it, and she's like "you're having Braxton-Hicks contractions". Oh. Yeah that makes sense. Haha. So there you go. It has started. It was really a little bit painful so I hope this doesn't happen too often in the next 7 weeks (unless she wants to come before that!) but it also is kind of encouraging to me, since I haven't felt anything like that up till yesterday. I've still got the January 1st insurance deal on my mind, so although I know these don't mean anything at this point, it's hope for me that she will come before then!

Well, I think I'm off to bed. I have had a cold this week and not sleeping the greatest because of it, so hopefully I can get some extra sleep tonight.

Insurance & Taco Bell

Today was kind of a fun day. I got to leave work at 3:00 so that is always fun. The purpose for that was to attend Anthony's open enrollment meeting for insurance. They are changing the dental insurance from Delta to Guardian. I'm actually a little familiar with Guardian because that is what we had at my work during 2007 (I never was a member, but I am basically the insurance administrator, so I deal with the companies). Turns out this is actually better insurance than Delta, and CHEAPER. So that's some good news.

I also had a lot of questions about our insurance because we were hoping to switch to the cheaper plan that has the deductible and trying to figure out how/when to work this out with a baby on the way. So my questions got answered, and I'm mostly happy with the answers, but some new questions were created. The billing lady at The Women's Center (my ob/gyn) told me that the only thing we would have to pay was $50 at the time of delivery. But that is not the case according to the literature we received today. So I'm wondering where the billing lady got her information from, but I have an appointment on Thursday so I plan on finding out. So here's the thing.... we will remain on the plan we are on now until January 1, which has better coverage for in-hospital stays, so the only thing is, in order to avoid paying the deductible AND the higher percentage on the hospital stay, Bailey needs to come by December 31st.

SOO.... I am asking that you would pray that she would be born by then. I really hadn't been worried about that, and still feel like she'll be here by then, but it just makes me a little nervous since 1 day (December 31st to January 1st) could mean a difference of more than $1000 for us. :/ So please pray for that if you remember. I plan on asking about how long they will let me go overdue at my appointment on Thursday as well. I'm sure it varies depending on the doctor, health, etc. but anyone have any input on that?

After the meeting we ran to Taco Bell to get a free taco for each of us. Thanks to whomever stole a base in the world series. :) And I feel good about myself cause we only got the free tacos, and that's it. Because I'm sure they rationalize giving away free tacos by saying that people will come for that and then go ahead and buy more for dinner since 1 taco is not enough for a meal. So they probably end up making more money than what they would have if they did not have the free taco offer. Well, I beat the system. Taco Bell made no money off of me today. :) We got our free tacos, and made dinner at home. Good job me. I'll try not to strain my arm as I pat myself on the back. :)

Well, I think I am going to go clip some coupons now and maybe watch Jeopardy in a few minutes. Later this evening, a date with House and some yummy frozen coffee made special by my hubby.

32 Weeks

My face looks dumb in this picture, but the others the hubby took were kind of blurry, so I went with this one. Just look at the belly, not the face. :) I just can't believe I only have 8 weeks left! It is all the time getting harder to get up from the laying down position and to turn myself over in bed. And every now and then when she makes a drastic move in there, it is somewhat painful. But I am still enjoying being pregnant. Wonder how much longer I will say that? Haha.

I am having a baby shower at work on November 18th so that is exciting. I worked a little more on the baby room this past weekend, so I am making progress there. I just wish I could know when she will be born! Christmas is so up in the air right now, who knows what we will be doing on Christmas day! Will I be miserably pregnant? Will we have a newborn? Will I be in the hospital? I guess the not knowing makes it more fun, so I'll just keep being patient. :)

Boring Update

I feel the need to blog but don't really feel like I have anything to blog about. Nothing too exciting going on around here.

Monday evening I went to Anthony's quiz bowl match at Lee. They were missing some kids and they didn't do so great, but I had a good time. Tuesday was a stay home night and I made some yummy chicken alfredo! Wednesday night we had church of course. And tonight is a stay home night with Survivor, Grey's Anatomy and a cup of yummy coffee my hubby made for me!

I cannot believe that I am 31 weeks pregnant already and we have less than 9 weeks to go now! I had one of those moments last night where I was totally in disbelief that I am pregnant at all. Like, why is my stomach so huge!? I guess I just feel like I have waited so long for this. Ever since I was a little girl I couldn't wait to be a mom, so it is so amazing to me that it is actually about to happen.

Well I guess that's about it for now. I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from the baby shower.

Weekend Fun

Well, here we are, Sunday evening, another weekend almost over. :( We are skipping church tonight because Anthony has homework he has to get done. So I'm here trying to leave him alone and kill some time till 8:00 comes around to watch the Red Sox play! Hard to believe they actually made it to game 7. I hope they win tonight cause that would sure make for one happy hubby for me. :)

Friday evening, we stayed around the house. Had some pizza for dinner, Anthony did homework and we watched the episode of Fringe from Thursday that we missed. I got caught on up Grey's Anatomy and laundry while he was doing homework.

Then Saturday, we headed to Lynchburg for the day! We got there right before 10 and then Vicky, Amanda, and I went to Starbucks for some catching up and good coffee. It was so wonderful to be with them again, we don't do that nearly enough. After coffee, we went back to Amanda's and just hung out for a while. Then the shower started at 3:00 so I got to see all my Lynchburg friends! It was really fun and it was great to see everyone again. I got lots of goodies to use for Bailey. It was a little surreal that the shower was actually for me! I just still have those moments when I can't believe I'm pregnant. Before heading home, we stopped to get some gas and to get some Tokyo for me! I ate about half of it last night and will finish the other half tonight! Yay! Oh, and during the shower, Anthony, Matt, and Evan (Vicky's brother) went to Buffalo Wild Wings and got 100 wings to share... yeah... crazy boys. And Anthony volunteered our debit card to pay with the other guys giving him cash, so he handed me a lovely $78.00 receipt when they came back. Thanks babe. But Evan gave Anthony cash for about half of the bill, so that was nice of him. Apparently the Geek Squad makes good tips. :)

And on a sad note, on the way to Lynchburg, we hit and killed a squirel. :( It was sad, and I cried. (Insert laughing here.) I know, pathetic, right? Can I help it that I'm an emotional person? But Anthony made me feel a little better by telling me that the squirel was lucky that he got hit by us and not someone else, because if it was anyone else, they wouldn't have thought twice about it. But me, no, I actually shed tears for the squirel. So at least someone had a little compassion for him. RIP little squirel.

So today we went to church and Mom's of course. And then I went with Ashley to one of her friend's houses to a Pampered Chef party that her mom was having. It was fun and there was some yummy food, but I did control myself, and not buy anything. And it turned out I actually knew Ashley's friend's mom because she teaches at Shelburne, so I taught with her for a year. Small world.

Well, I guess that's about it for the weekend. I'm excited for tomorrow evening because Anthony has a quiz bowl match at Lee in Staunton so I am going to go to that!

Well I'm off to go make myself productive for a little while at least. GO RED SOX!!!

Almost Friday!

Almost Friday! Yay! Well, the busy week isn't going too badly. Last night Anthony stayed home while I went to church. He had homework that was due this morning, so he had to get that done. Then this afternoon we both went to Kevin & Sarah's and Anthony helped move some furniture around while I played with Trinity to keep her out of the way. She is such a little cutie!

Went to the doctor today and I saw Dr. Hoover. He was the last doctor (who delivers babies) in the practice that I had not seen, and I liked him a lot. So now I have at least spent a few minutes with every doctor who could deliver Bailey. The appointment was fine, just the normal stuff. My blood pressure was good and he said the baby is growing fine. I have gained 12 pounds now. Maybe I can keep it to one pound a week from here on out - 22 pounds would not be a bad amount to gain. I won't count on that though. :) My next appointment is two weeks from today.

We are not going to be able to make it to Lynchburg tomorrow evening, so we'll just head over there Saturday morning. I am so excited to see all my friends! I wish we could get together more often, but it's so hard to coordinate everyone's schedules! Someone needs to go ahead and come up with the next big event to get us together! :)

Well, I'm off to watch Survivor. The Red Sox are about to play as well, but I'm not expecting much out of that. :(

Unusually Busy Week

So this week is a strange one for us. Here's a sneak peek...

Monday - Anthony was not home until 10:30 because of a quiz bowl match at Broadway. Tara playing bachelorette, but pacing the floor with boredom till Anthony gets home.

Tuesday - Anthony goes directly to church after school to meet up with 7-9th graders and Summer, Megan, and Steve to go to Buffalo Wild Wings in Charlottesville. Tara leaves work at 4:30 and meets them there for wing night with the kids. Both home around 7:30.

Wednesday - Church, but Anthony may be staying home because of the amount of school work that has been accumulated due to the strange week. But hopefully not, since he is getting some done tonight.

Thursday - Going to Kevin & Sarah's to help move furniture (Anthony) and corral little Trinity (Tara) to accomodate their recent increase from a family of 3 to a family of 6, due to their amazing huge hearts and taking in 3 foster children. There will be pizza.

Friday - May be heading to Lynchburg after work, or might be a night at home. Not sure yet. This will depend on how Anthony's work load is looking in a day or two. If we don't go Friday night, then probably just myself will head there on Saturday morning. I have a baby shower and some seriously overdue hang out time with my girls!


This is so not a normal week for us! We are stay-at-home people, and usually the only "outing" we have during the week is to church on Wednesdays. So while we are busy, these are all great things so I can't complain. Also can't complain about not having to make dinner any night! Wednesdays we just have sandwiches since we don't have much time at home before we go to church. So yay for no cooking! That means that it's okay that I'm not going to make it to the grocery store this weekend. We'll just use what I had planned for this week.

Well, that's all for now. Off to watch the Red Sox get crushed, I mean, win, yeah! :\