Busy...Busy... Busy....

This past week was the busiest ever!! Something was going on each day.  I am pooped!! Last Monday I had a follow up Doc Apt, from my blood tests.  That was fun.(NOT) I am on a diet, until next Monday. Also checking my blood levels 4 times a day.  So that is fun..... sense my sarcasm there.  My levels have been normal so far, as a of last Tuesday when I started keeping track.  So I am a bit annoyed, since my normal diet, I don't eat that badly.  Sure I will have some sugar here and there, but that is to be expected.  But when you are given 100G's of sugar at once, yep your levels are going to be high.  I swear those tests are designed to fail.  But apparently my body wasn't breaking them down fast enough. ummm ok ...well I have been fine since.  So we will see what he says, about my numbers, he was going to determine if I would need to be put on medication, the last 9 weeks of pregnancy, as a precaution.  He didn't want baby, to be to big, or to cause pre-term labor.  My boy is just fine that you! lol 
Well Tuesday was a crazy day, but followed up by a nice dinner at Chili's with my friend Becca.  The traffic still sucked, getting around.  Since a lot of roads were closed off, due to flooding issues, from the week before big rain storm.  So that was lovely.  After dinner I got to spend a little time with Jimmy before he went to work, but I also had my test for the next day to study for. :-( 
Wednesday, was busy at work, and then school.  I had my 3rd test, and I was nervous about it.  But was in great relief, shortly after, I got a B! So that was a relief. After that, I headed over to the bowling alley, and watched the finals, for my friends bowling.  They ended up getting 4th place.  NICE!  Jimmy spent the day on set, for Chicago Fire again.  It's like his 2nd job now.  He is loving being an extra, and the little extra income, will be nice for him too. :-)
Thursday was a dentist appointment.  Just got my normal cleaning, but man oh man!! Did that hurt!! was the worst cleaning ever! My gums hurt so bad, actually I still think they do.  But oh well, that is out of the way until November.  After the dentist I got to go home and spend some time with Jimmy.  I hadn't seen him much all week ,with being busy, and he was out and I was out.  Awwwwww... So we watched some TV.  Then Friday, finally Friday!.  We went out to dinner to Hooters, with our friends, Curt and Carrier, and I got my spicey shrimp and crab legs.. mmm the baby loves :-)  Then we saw the movie, Oblivion, with Tom Cruise.  It was ok. LOL 
Saturday, was an early day, we got up around 8am, and left by 8:30, to get to our 9am 3D Ultrasound.  It was so amazing.  Watching him inside there, and moving around.  He is way too cute, I can't wait till he is out, so I can spoil him with love!! :-) But I may be a little biased on that. hehe... He wouldn't stop sucking his thumb, which was cute in itself.  I hope he doesn't continue that little habit on the outside.  He looked very comfy inside, and peaceful and happy.  So I am glad I am providing a nice environment for him so far.  On the outside, it will be much more hectic for him! lol  We nicknamed him Chubbs, from his chubby little cheeks he has.  He definitely has my german chubby cheeks, and my nose, and mouth... so yep, we think he looks like me.  Which you can see from a crazy comparison pic below.  It's amazing how technology has come.  Along with a bunch of images we got of him on a CD, which I will have for his baby book :-P We got an elephant, that plays his heartbeat.  Super cute!  After we left the US place, we headed downtown to the nerd convention, for C2E2.  That was fun, and a lot of good people watching.  We spent almost the whole day there, and came home ate, and I did some crafts, and then we crashed.
Yesterday I got my hair done in the morning, and then we ran some errands to Ikea, and other stores, and did some grocery shopping.  Then I did some laundry, and grilled, and watched some TV into the night.  All in all a great weekend, and nice way to end a crazy busy week!!! 
I am looking forward to May and June, where I hopefully wont be as crazy, but we all know that won't be the case. :-) 

Cabbage Patch Kid?

Well I have now entered the 3rd trimester.  Here we go! I am looking forward to these last 11-12wks.  I think they will be the longest.  LOL but well worth the wait.  I am hoping this next week goes by quickly, so then I get to see my little man again, in 3D! :-)
This week, was pretty draining.  Work was busy, and not at the same time.  School was good, I got an A on my test from the week before, I was pretty excited about that.  Hopefully I do well on this weeks test, we will see.
During the week Jimmy had two days of filming for the TV show, Chicago Fire.  That is pretty exciting.  We will see if he actually gets on TV one of these times.
This past weekend was a busy one for me.  Friday, enjoyed date night with the Hubby at an LFL game.  That was fun! Then Saturday went to a hockey game with my friends at the Wolves game.  Today went to a chocolate party at Carrie's house.  A lot of good stuff MMMMM..... 
Last week I was suppose to have a follow up appointment with my doctor, I had failed my sugar test.  The big bad storm decided to come that day, and our basement got a little flooding, as well as many other people homes and streets :-(  So the roads to the doc's office were blocked and I couldn't make it.  They had canceled all apts, and I am rescheduled for Monday. 
I really hope we are done with this cold weather and move on to some warmer weather coming up.  I am over it! :-) 
This week the boy has been moving like crazy as usual.  He still kicks every 2hrs, and sometimes even more.  On Saturday night, he was very active, while I was at the Hockey game.  It was very loud, so I think he was freaked out as to what was going on.  I've been dealing with some sleep issues, and some gas problems.  So that has been some fun new developments.  I hope those get better.

(He is the size of a Chinese Cabbage)

The Beat still goes on..... :-) (Video Attached)

Week 27 was a busy one, as usual.  I wouldn't expect any less at this point.  A lot went on this week. Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal, just worked, and trained my temp.  Wednesday, started the fun of the week.  Work and then school, where I had my test.  We find out this week, how we did.  yikes... Since I was done with my test early, I was able to meet some peeps by bowling, and watch them.  That was fun.
Thursday I was counting down the hours, until my day off.  The day was crazy at work, as usual.  People are getting more crazy, and we are working on our new system, which rolls out in increments.  FUN FUN!!  By the time I come back in October, we will have the whole company, in the new system.  OH JOY!! :-/
Well Friday started the eventful weekend. I was up and ready to leave the house at 8:30am, for my 3Hr Doc Apt, to check my Sugar levels.  So when I got there, they took my blood, then I had to drink this nasty, Orange Flavored drink, that had 100G's of sugar in it. YUK!! Every hour after that, they drew my blood.  I should find out this week sometime, the results.  We will see.  Last time, I just hit the top number of 139, and since my BMI is high, the doc wanted to do some more testing.  Lucky Me! Better safe than sorry I guess.  After a very long morning in the doc's, I then headed home, and ran some errands with the hubby for the afternoon.  We had to run to some stores, and then we went and picked up a Rocker/Glider, for our bedroom.  I will now be able to rock my little boy, back to sleep.  It is very comfy and I am very excited about it. After that, I had vet apts, for the cat's @ 6Pm.  So we took them, and then we lucky enough to schedule Garfield for his Neutering, the very next morning.  Poor boy.  After the vet, we headed to a local bar, and met up with some of our friends to watch the Hawks vs. Wings game.  Was a great game, Hawks won! and first time in over 30+yrs they swept the wings. Woot Woot! We went home afterwards, and I crashed from my long day.
Saturday, was a day of Grocery shopping and more errands.  Brought my daughter with me this time.  We ran all our stores, and then Groceries last.  It is getting harder for me, to lift, and bend at the store :-/ So I think I will always have to have someone with me now, for some help.  We got home, and the boys were able to help us unload, thankfully!! AJ was over for the weekend, so he was being entertained by Jimmy all weekend.  Later that day I had to go pick up our little patient, Garfield from the vet.  Awww he has a cone on his head for the next 2 weeks, my poor boy.  Then that night, the fun started, if I wasn't having enough fun already in the past 36hrs. LOL  It was time for Girls Night!! We headed over to Carrie's house, and we made our Fish bowls, and decorated them.  Mine of course was filled with Sprite and Grenadine.  But still yummmm :P The girls, made good use of theirs, with the unlimited amounts of alcohol they consumed.  We intended to leave Carrie's and head to a bar, but those Fish Bowls hit some of them hard.  So we stayed, played games, talked, and went late into the night talking.  Good Times! <3 Love my friends dearly.
Sunday I headed home early AM, then it was time for cleaning, laundry and the usual Sunday happenings.  I did all of that, and will continue more tonight.  Headed to Joann Fabrics, my other favorite place.  I made a blanket for my boy, since the other one I gave away, and I made some pillows, from extra fabric i had. :) I got some other fabric, to place over the arch of the Mobile, and the Railing on the Crib, Yep all Pinterest Ideas! :)  
All in all a busy week, and a busier weekend, which never goes by slow enough. :-) 
In baby news... He is still kicking me like crazy, every 2 hrs or so.  I have been getting more heartburn, and noticing, I can't do a lot of the same things I could before.  Well it is getting harder.  I am stubborn, so I need to know my limits. That's the hard part! While at the doc, I had scheduled, my 33wk US, for next month.  We will see how big he is, and if he will be earlier than they think. Hmmmmm.  Next weekend is our 3D US, and I can't wait to see him again!! :) He should be fully formed by now, and human looking :) I can't wait!! :)
Below I have attached pics, of the Belly Pic for 27wks, the Chair/Glider we got, Poor Little Garfield and his satellite reception, and a video of the baby's HB :-) Oh and he is the size of a Head of Cauliflower. :-P

Rocker/Glider

Me and my boy 27wks

Poor Garfield

Head of Cauliflower

What does that mean??

So this past week was crazy, needless to say.  Work was nuts, as usual.  Same ole same ole.  Been training my temp, and that's been..... let's just say going. :-) 
The whole week seems like a blur to me at this point, after the weekend.  I dealt with my Bank Account being hacked(last week), and got my new bank card, that was fun. 
The week was over, full moon had passed, and people needed to stop taking stuff out on me, especially when I had nada to with it.  I was ready for Friday, no doubt!. 
Friday night was just a chill night, made a fire and enjoyed that.  But the week had be exhausted, so I was in bed fairly early for a Friday, around 10:45-11pm.  Yep, that is early for me! :-) 
Saturday, we had an early 9:30am doc appointment.  I had my sugar test, for Pregnancy Diabetes.  That was fun.  That lovely Orange punch they gave was a killer.  I drank a cup of it, and then an hour later, I was told, they would be drawing blood.  OK!  Well I started to get hot shortly after, all that sugar in there, no wonder.  We saw the doc in between, and he measured me and took my weight and got the baby's heartbeat.  When he measured me from top to bottom he said, "hmmm, you seem to be slightly ahead in size."  WHAT!!! What does that mean? will he be a big boy, or early?? lol So he said, we will see where he is at next month, at 32 wks, I will do another Ultrasound, and we will see where his size and development is by then.  oh boy!!  His heartbeat was in the 150's, still going strong. :) He let me know, that all growth looked good and normal, from my last ultrasound.  Doc said, he was in the 41% range for growth, which he said was average for that stage.  I hadn't gained any weight either, in the month.  But the doc isn't worried, the Baby is growing, so he is getting it all.  So that was all good. :) When we were done with the doc, it was time for me to get my blood drawn.  They will call in 3 days, if anything is abnormal, and I would need more tests, so lets hope not.  After  that I was starved, and we went and got food!! LOL  But I wasn't feeling so good, but about 1-2hrs later, and drinking some water, it went away.  We then headed to our two stores we were registering at, Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby.  That was an adventure, to say the least.  LOL   It was fun, but the same time, anxiety kicked in.  Making sure, I had everything I had everything I should, was harder than I thought.  By the time we were done, I had a headache, and we went home, and I added some things, and replaced others.  All good :)  So now I just have to get my list of people together tonight, and off to my bff for her to take over. :-)
So besides all of that, the baby has been moving like a crazy boy.  We have begun this new game, when he kicks, I shove back, and he continues to kick.  It's fun! :P Makes me laugh, like he actually understands what is going on.  LOL  He's been finding a nice comfy spot for himself, under my right ribs.  I am NOT liking that one bit, so I try moving him.  Takes a little bit, and some moving around, but finally his little stubborn butt, moves.  I can't wait to see him at the end of the month, I am getting very excited!! :) 
I am hoping my heartbeat monitor comes this week, and I can listen to him at night.  I already talk to him in the car, or in bed at night, and rub him.  We have our moments, and it seems like he responds to my voice.  Jimmy finally felt him kick, for the first time on Saturday.  It was cute, I said, he is kicking, so he hurried over, and felt a few kicks.  He was like," awww, oooohhh " lol  He is definitely getting stronger each week.
We didn't do any housework this week, I was too tired, and I wanted to give poor Jimmy a break.  He wants to finish the laundry room, and when he does that, he will paint both the basement and in there.  So probably by the end of the month.  Joy.. Joy!! 

(His size, 14-16inches in total)

(He's a little cramped in there) ;-)