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How far along are you?: 33 weeks
Boy or girl?: Don't know - leaving that a surprise!!
Are you happy you are Prego?: Oh, so happy!!
Is the Father happy you are prego?: Yes, he loves my belly bump!!
Are you married?: Yes - happily for almost 3 years!
Will you marry the babies father?: Already have.
Did you/do you get morning sickness?: Not anymore - queasy in the beginning of pregnancy.
Or would you call it "all day sickness"?: Not quite all day - by the evening it would subside.
Do you feet swell?: Not too bad but a little - thank goodness I'm not in the end of pregnancy in the summer months!
Is your sence of smell stronger?: Yes - but not overwhelmingly stronger.
Does the father give you massages?: Yes - part of his duty as my labor coach is to practice relaxing me - yeah for massages!
Will you raise the child your self?: I am quitting my job to stay home and raise our baby!
Who do you live with?: My husband
Do you work?: Yes - last day though is January 31st and then staying home permanently.
Will the baby get it's own room?: Yes - the nursery is painted and getting ready to welcome baby!
Do you have a nick name for your unborn child?: "Baby G" after Baby Gardner (our last name)
Do you have a car?: Yes - transportation to the hospital is covered!
have you purchased any baby stuff yet?: Yes - a few things but not much.
If so, what?: Baby Bibs that say "I love Daddy" and "Daddy's Little Helper" (to daddy from baby on Christmas Day)
Do other peoples babies scare you ore attract you?: They attract me - now other people's toddlers and be a different story!
Will you let everyone touch your baby when he/she is born?: Probably but I will most likely be pretty attentive depending on who is holding them.
Who will be in the delivery room?: Just my hubby and the medical staff - a precious moment just between us.
Who will be in the waiting room?: I don't know - depends what time it is - if its midnight I highly doubt family will be waiting.
natural birth or pain killers?: Natural birth is my hope - we took the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
Do you enjoy being pregnant?: I love it - I enjoy seeing my little belly bump sticking out and knowing what is inside is a miracle from God - our baby!
Do you want to do it again?: Yes - but not right away - give me a little time for my body to recoup.
How many kids do you want to have?: We've discussed having 3-5 but lets start with 1 and of course, it all depends on what God decides to give us!
Would ou ever adopt?: I've thought about it - its a great gift to give a child.
Do babies make you smile or cringe?: Babies make me smile!!
Do you plan on reading to your child or just letting the TV do the teaching: I plan on reading - I hate the idea of letting the TV be my childs entertainment. I loved it when my mommy read to me - I gained such an imagination through that experience.

January 9, 2008:

I haven't written on here yet so I thought I better and fill in on what's going on in my life. We are a little less then 6 weeks from our due date. We are trying to get ready as best we can but there is still much to do. The nursery is painted but it needs furnished yet. I also haven't had any baby showers yet so we have practically nothing "baby" yet. I am excited to finally have a baby shower and take all the little things home in anticipation of little ones arrival. We don't know the gender and so we have two names picked out for a girl and one for a boy - we'll see what God has in store for us - a girl or a boy!? We have our last birthing class this Thursday. We took the Bradley Method which focuses on natural, drug-free childbirth and husband coaching. We learned a lot of awesome stuff about nutrition, exercise, relaxation (which helps labor progress), etc. and we feel as prepared as we can be. I am a little nervous about the "big day" but then I remind myself that this is how God designed it and many women for many centuries have gone before me - I'm not the first one to give birth for goodness sakes - I can do this!! I finally started to get cravings - only within the last month or so. My downfall - vanilla milkshakes. I figure, "Hey it could be worse. At least I'm getting my calcium this way! ;)" So far I've only gained about 16 lbs. but baby seems to be doing splendidly so I guess all is well. I'm just a little one I guess - everyone keeps remarking on how small I am with comments like, " Well, we can finally see you might be pregnant!" Believe it or not I believe comments like this are just as annoying as someone telling yu that you look like you could pop any day now. I love to tell some of those people, "Mind your own belly!" Anyway, this is how the Lord thought I should be shaped I guess so why should I worry if my belly bump isn't the same as the next girls!

PS: Check out my photos: I finally uploaded my "belly gallery" pictures and a picture of our nursery. Let me know what you think.

January 21, 2008:

Today I had an appointment and got my Group B Strep test done. Hopefully, next week will provide a good sign and I'll pass that without a problem. I am not real thrilled about the idea of being hooked up to an IV during labor. Yesterday, the doctor asked if I had been feeling regular, steady movement. Because I'm almost done with work (last day is Jan. 31) I have been pretty busy at work training a new guy to take my place so I hadn't really felt the same amount of movement yesterday - but I figured probably just because I wasn't paying attention to it. Then when the OB measured me she said I was measuring small so she ordered an ultrasound and fetal monitoring. I was glad to be doing this just to be safe but after spending almost 3 1/2 hrs. in triage at the hospital I wasn't too excited! Everything came back, as the nurses reported "perfect - couldn't get a better score!" This was relieving but I was so hungry by 8:30 - I had not eatten supper yet! Anyway, baby is head down position which is great and is moving actively today! Thank God. I am excited to meet our little one but I certainly would much rather have it come in God's timing and naturally instead of because of complications. We've tried our hardest to be low-risk and healthy so we can hopefully have a natural, drug-free labor. Though I'd just update everyone on how I'm doing.