What a day!

Today has not been the best of days....my morning started out with a big fat speeding ticket, courtesy of "Deputy Douche Bag" all b/c I sped up to 55 mph about 20 ft. before actually approaching the 55 mph sign coming out of B'game. It's stupid as hell that the 30 mph even goes that far out of town, but even more stupid that an a-hole cop w/ nothing better to do can sit in someone's driveway (private property????) and pull a poor, innocent pregnant woman over who's running a little behind b/c she sped up a bit too soon! I would seriously like to attend my court date to fight this ticket, but it's March 5 and I suspect I won't feel like leaving my dear sweet newborn just to put some a-hole in his place! Probably wouldn't do any good anyway.....

We had our 36 week appointment today. My blood pressure was still a tad high, but not as high as last week. The swelling has gone down considerably and my weight was only up 1.6 lbs. However, stubborn Mr. Carter has flipped AGAIN and is in a frank breech position. Dr. Wiley gave me another quick sonogram today to confirm. Apparently that made Carter a little upset b/c we literally saw him flip us off! It was hilarious.....he had two little fists made and was holding them up high, and all the sudden one little finger shot out of one of the fists! Yep, that's definitely my kid. (Maybe that was his message to "Deputy DB!") Unfortunately, b/c of the location of my placenta, the doc is unable to externally move the baby b/c it poses a risk of rupturing my placenta. So, he gave me an exercise to do that could help the baby to turn himself. He said there is still time for him to move into the head down position, but if he hasn't moved by full term (next week!) then we may have a problem. I'm praying that he moves b/c I REALLY don't want to have a C-section! I'm going to work on the exercises all weekend and hopefully we'll make some progress! We'll be 37 weeks on Monday!

After our appointment, we ran to Babies 'R Us to get a few essentials off our registry list. I think we pretty much have everything now (except the crib mattress). Now all we need to do is get the car seat in (yep, still haven't done that!)

Maggie is excited for her little brother to come out and play with her!
(She's hoping he shares his toys with her!)

Hey Good Lookin'.......

what you got cookin? Speaking of cooking, guess what Mom, Brent, and I did all day today?? We decided it would be a good idea to have some food already cooked up and in the freezer so that when the baby comes and we're waaayyy too exhausted to cook, all we'll have to do is pop something in the oven. We made a variety of casseroles.....

Bierock Casserole

and we made some of this.......

Yummy Lasagna

we even made some of these.......

Burritos

and now our deep freezer is stocked!.......

Thanks for all your help Mommy!! (Grandma Barbie)

On another note, we had our 35 week appointment with Dr. Wiley yesterday. He has a good feeling that Carter has flipped back into the head down position. He didn't do a sonogram to be sure, so I'm hoping he'll do one next week. On a couple bad notes, my swelling has increased and my blood pressure was up. If my swelling increases this week or I experience any headaches or blurred vision, the doc would like me to come in and get my BP checked. I'm feeling a little bad b/c the scale goes up soooo much at each appointment, but I need to remind myself that a lot of it is due to all the water I'm retaining. Ironically, the more water you drink, the less water you retain. I don't understand why I'm so swollen b/c I drink like a camel everyday! I just need to keep telling myself that we don't have much longer and this will all be over with and we'll have a beautiful baby in our arms!

One last thing, I'd like to apologize to my unborn son for incorrectly spelling his middle name on an earlier blog! I will be changing that right away! Thanks Jillybean :)

Stupid Fat Fingers!

Well, it's official.....my fingers are too swollen to wear my wedding rings:( I put them on this morning and they barely went over my knuckles! Brent thought it would be a good idea if I just took them off and didn't wear them at all, but getting them back off my finger was the tricky part! They of course wouldn't pull off, so I tried soap and water (which usually works), but we still couldn't get them off! Brent then tried pulling them off, but they still wouldn't budge over my knuckles. The pain was horrible too, but I had to bite my teeth and bear through it b/c I knew if I couldn't handle THAT pain, I'll be screwed during childbirth! I then pulled with all my might and they FINALLY came off........Brent has forbidden me to wear them until after Carter is born......

Oh, and another just wonderful note, apparently I now snore. I read somewhere that pregnancy hormones can cause you to snore, and I prayed to God that this didn't happen to me, but no such luck! Yes, I've joined the dark forces with those who annoy me the most...The Snoring Club. Last night, I awoke to Brent yelling at me, telling me that I "needed to go check the tree I just sawed down!" At first I thought he was talking jibberish in his sleep, but then it dawned on me, I was snoring :( I of course tried to deny it, but it's true! Let's just hope that this pregnancy side effect will also subside after birth!

35 weeks!

Actually...it's only 35 1/2 weeks! Can you tell we're counting down?? Here are a couple pictures that Brent took of me tonight, looking big as a barn!
I think it's so weird how much bigger a maternity shirt makes my belly look! Oh, and yes, I chopped off my hair. I swore up and down I wasn't going to be one of "those" pregnant gals who chops her locks the day she finds out she's expecting. However, I sooooo needed a new do and figured that a short cut would be much less maintance, so I did it!



Okay, going to bed now (should have been there LONG ago, but my computer decided to act up tonight and load everything slower than molasses so I'm just now getting to post!) We have a doctor's appt. on Friday so I'll be sure to update afterward!

Gettin Closer

Well, we had our 34 week appointment yesterday. We found out that Carter has flipped himself and his head is no longer down. The doc had suspicions that his head may be up, so he gave me a quick sonogram to be sure. I was a little disappointed with the sonogram b/c I couldn’t tell what anything was! It was easier to spot things on the sonogram when he was only 20 weeks! The doc did tell us that he could tell he had lots of hair on his head! I was a little worried about his position, but Dr. Wiley said he will probably flip again and will most likely be in head down position in time for delivery. He still has 5 weeks to move and only 3% of babies are born breech, so that made us feel much better.

We’re definitely on the downhill slide now; my doctor appointments are now weekly! It’s crazy to think we only have 5 weeks until he’ll be here, unless he decides to come a little early, which wouldn’t bother me at all! I’m ready for pregnancy to be OVER! My memory has completely gone out the window, I’m an even bigger klutz (I drop EVERYTHING and then I can’t bend over to pick it up!), my ankles & feet are swollen to the size of watermelons and my fingers look like mini sausages! However, all the pain & agony will be well worth it in the long run!

Brent and I so very excited for our little man to be here! His room is completely done, with the exception of the crib mattress, which isn’t a huge deal b/c he will be sleeping in the Pack n’ Play in our room for the first few months. We’ve got all of his clothes, blankets, and bottles washed and put away. His bag is packed and ready to go. Now Brent and I just have to pack ourselves! I’m planning on taking the car to Eagle carwash next week to get it deep cleaned so we can put the car seat in. Everyone says I’m jinxing myself by being so prepared and that he’s probably going to come late now. Oh well, I’d rather be prepared than up shit creek!

Welcome!

Hello Friends! Welcome to the Gibby blog. With the upcoming arrival of our little one, we thought this blog would be a great way to communicate with friends and family so that everyone can keep up on the progress of my pregnancy and keep updated on the day to day events of the little man's life once he finally arrives.

We only have 6 more weeks until my due date, February 23!! We are super excited and hoping that he decides to come a little early. We can't wait to be able to hold little Carter Kahle in our arms! We are eagerly anticipating the day we can finally meet him (and I’m eager anticipating pregnancy being over with!)

Check out some pics of Carter’s room below. Brent did a wonderful job painting!