Over Due Update

It's been a while since my last update on the baby and life in general. We've had a very busy past 2 months or so. We closed on the house Oct 30 and moved in the next weekend of Nov 7th. We tried to get everything "in its place" before company arrived. Company arrived for the holidays starting the week before thanksgiving and it's been non-stop ever since. Also during that time, we decided to go on our last vacation before the baby comes - a 7 day cruise to the eastern carribiean from San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was a lovely vacation, one we both really needed.

When we started on the cruise journey you couldnt tell if I was pregnant or just fat. A couple of days into the trip my belly popped out and now there is no mistaking me for pregnant. I am carrying slightly high and all out front. I swear I look bigger than 25 weeks but I am only 25 weeks! The only down side to cruising while you're pregnant is that you cannot do many excersions at all - even with a doctors permission - because you're concidered a liability. So, with that in mind, we parked our behinds on several beachs day in and day out for 1 week....oh the life! James drank as many local beers as he could on the beach and at the pier while I took a tour of Coca Cola from pier to pier!

As for the pregnancy, things seem to be going well. The belly is getting bigger and bigger by the day. The baby is much more active but still has "quite" days. The kicks/punches are getting harder and my feet are slowly going away. It's amazing how one day you realize that putting socks and shoes on is becoming a challange and will only get worse. I am finding it more difficult to get off the couch from a nice comfy position - soon we'll have to break out the rope and winch! Regular clothes do not fit at all - not even close. I do love the maternity clothes - comfy and really show off the belly. Oh the belly - it's a lovely basketball. I must admitt, I have always wanted a basketball and that I got. I am "in love" with my little basketball belly. It's perfect. Now that it's starting to grow it's getting a lathering of Palmers Coca butter twice daily to help with any streching it might need - it might not work, but it wont hurt! :)

We go back to the doctor next week for our OB visit, gestational diabetes testing, and recheck ultrasound. Hopefully this time this little buggar will cooperate. Back on Dec 3rd the baby was asleep with his/her back to my skin, with it's head snuggled up on the placenta asleep! The ultrasonographer could not get good views of the heart/vessles to make sure things looked okay, so 1 month later we get another peak. The ultrasound back in december looked good - atleast to me! I saw 4 chambers to the heart so no major problems but they want to make sure, so hopefully this little baby cooperates and lets us see him/her for all that he/she is. Oh and we dont know if it's a boy or girl - we'll wait until April on his/her birthday. :) The baby was breech back in december so I dont think we could have gotten a peak anyways, she could barely get the feet into view.

For now it's time to go and clean the house, put more boxes/clothes away, and starting preparing for this bundle of joy. We've got a lot of shopping to do - including painting, purchasing a crib, diapers, bottles, etc. We don't have a thing yet, only 3 more months to go!!! Time flies.