34 week update :)

I had an appointment with my OB this morning...everything is looking great! The only bit of advice she gave me was to eat more! Haha! Since my appt 2 weeks ago I have lost 1 pound, which she said isn't totally uncommon being that I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy I may continue to lose. She says my belly is measuring perfectly so she isn't worried about it. She just suggests that I eat more to make up for it. I feel like I eat all day long as it is, especially with this heartburn I can't eat too much at once! My stomach has gone from the size of my fist to what I feel like is the size of peanut..hehe...okay maybe it's not THAT squished in there but the smallest bit of food fills me up! So I'll have one more 2 week appt and then I'll start seeing her every week! Hallelujah its almost over! I'll soon be able to reach my feet again...who am I kidding...I'll soon be able to SEE my feet again :) I am just so excited to meet our little lovebug:) We are so thankful that my pregnancy has been a pleasant one and Ava has been healthy and developing right on track! She is a model child already:) I can only hope for a textbook delivery as well...


Eric is about to leave for his last out-of-town-trip before baby comes:( I'm just a tad nervous...this will be close to a two week trip for him. I figure if we plan for me to go in labor while he's gone then it won't happen:) So, we've packed a bag with a few necessities and told neighbors & family/friends to be ready just in case. You know it always works that way....when you're most unprepared something will take you by surprise! Eric says his work already knows to put him on the first flight home if I do need him....very reassuring! Because our little Ava has done everything by the book so far I'm sure she'll only come when she's absolutely ready, which isn't for another 4-6 weeks... *cross your fingers* I guess I'm due for my 8 1/2 month belly pic already too...I'll get that before Eric leaves town, by the time he gets back I'll be 9 months along! Very strange how you're actually pregnant for 9 1/2 to 10 months....nobody told me that in the beginning:)

Labor Day Cookout

I had to work on this beautiful labor day weekend, but we had some friends & neighbors over on Monday for a little cookout & a couple rounds of corn hole to celebrate labor day! It was a good time! Eric has really been getting into this corn hole game lately. He even brought the flood lights out when it got too dark to see where you were throwing...because the game must go on :o) In case you've never heard of corn hole, its basically like horse shoes only instead of trying to loop your horse shoe around a stake you try to throw your corn-filled bean bag through a hole on a platform. Here's a couple pics...
















Of course Portia had to get in on the fun too... :o)

One of my favorite little people...

Torie & I had a just-us-girls weekend last weekend. She completely exhausted me :) She just kept going, going, going! At one point I called my sister and said "doesn't your daughter take naps anymore?!" hehe. She really has a lot more energy than I do these days! But we had a blast....we made garden stones for my mom's birthday, decorated a picture frame with a picture of us in it, went shopping (I've never seen a 6 yr old shop like she does:), baked a cake & decorated it for mom's birthday, gave each other makeovers (which consisted of painting nails & putting on sparkly lipgloss:), and last but not least ate popcorn & watched Barbie's 12 Dancing Princesses! She also LOVES to dress up in my clothes, jewelry, and high heels:) She is one diva of a child!

Such Fun!

Okay, so I just figured out how to add different layouts to my blog & now I'm obsessed:) haha...I love scrapbooking and the layouts on thecutestblogontheblock.com website are adorable and it makes staying in touch with friends/family that much more fun! Now I don't have to envy the Hamshers for their totally cool blogs anymore...hehe!

Ava's Room...So far!

Here's Ava's room so far! I'm one of those type A people so I've been hounding Eric for weeks (more like months:) to get her room painted and ready to go. We decided a couple weeks ago to just make a weekend out of it & got her room painted, border put up, celing fan put in, and closet organizer up! Of course I've HAD to buy a few clothes for her too up to this point so I washed those and hung them up:) It's this crazy maternal nesting that's taking over me...I've had the urge lately to de-cobweb every corner of my house and basement, clean out every cupboard in my house, wipe down baseboards, and scrub the cracks of my hardwood floor....I know, YIKES, haha! And I'd really like to take the clippers to my dog and just shave her down to peach fuzz so I don't have the hair laying around...Eric says maybe we shouldn't go that far:)

Water garden project!!

It's been a slow going process but we decided to put in a small water garden in place of some ugly bushes we had taken out in our front yard this year. It's been a fun little project for Eric & I! We have four fish...3 goldfish and 1 koi...and yes, we even named them :) Bobby, Chloe, and the Twins ;o) We're really proud that our fish & plants are still living and going strong! haha! Here's a few pics ...

Picnic at Mom's

These are pics from a family picnic at the Covered Bridge in Loudonville that we had last week. Its really nice to get away from our suburban lives and hang out in the country once in awhile! I never thought I would miss the bugs, birds, and other wildlife of country living:) But I still love my Target store 1 mile down the road and my fancy fitness center...hehe... not ready to trade those in anytime soon:)

The downhill stretch ...

Well, we're almost there... October is just around the corner and Ava's arrival is almost here! I'm 32 weeks (8 mos) today! We are so excited! I'm so amazed at how my body (and mind!) have been able to accommodate such a huge transition! She's been moving around like crazy in my belly these last few weeks...I guess its getting a little cramped in there so I've been feeling and seeing her little elbows, knees, feet, etc poke out of my belly all over the place!! It's a little weird I have to admit :) And she has the hiccups CoNsTaNtLy!! It's funny how she always gets them after I eat something or drink something cold like ice water. Amazing how this little person grows inside of you. I've been taking the advice of my fellow & experienced mothers lately ... sleep, sleep, sleep:) I take about 2 naps a day on my days off! I love it:) That's probably the one thing I will miss most when she gets here...I really value my sleep:)

My growing belly! 7.5 months...

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