Snow...and turkeys?!

Curtis and I were so excited to wake up Saturday morning and see that the snow stuck around. Our neighborhood was a little winter wonderland. It was beautiful!

Our neighbors were trying with their twin boys to slide down the road. Because we have a super steep driveway, Curtis told them to come slide down our driveway. Of course, no one had sleds. But the dad said he went on a website ghetosleds.com and came up with the "cookie sheet sled" but said he forgot to add Pam to the bottom. After a couple of runs, Curtis gets the idea that he would like to sled too. He went into the kitchen, got a roasting pan and asks for Pam. Well, I don't use Pam so he decides WD40 would work just as well. (Are you getting the picture of Clark Griswold??) He lubes up his pan and flew down the driveway, across the street, hit the neighbors driveway curb and flies off the pan into the yard. I just knew he had broken his hip or tailbone, but I was laughing so hard I could barely ask if he was okay. He was okay and even managed a few more runs. I have to admit...I was a little jealous that all I could do was watch. It looked so fun!

Heading down...our driveway was straight ice!

Lilly had the best time too! She gets so feisty in snow!

Here is Grey baby at nearly 31 weeks. That's the best I could do to get bundled up. The hardest part of being pregnant in the winter is finding a coat you can zip! Seeing the neighbors boys sled made me so anxious for him to get here. I just can't wait to see that baby boy!

One of the reasons we love our house so much is because of the location. The neighborhood backs up to a National Battlefield, so we see tons of wildlife. TONS of wildlife. Sometimes, hearing coyotes is a little...no, a lot scary, but the deer, turkey, bunnies, and foxes are pretty cool. Well, early Saturday morning we looked out and our "normal" flock of turkeys were making their way into our yard. I had a pretty big container of sunflower seeds and gave them to Curtis. He called them up and fed them! It was crazy. There were 13 at first, then 5 more came up, then 4 more. Over 20 momma turkeys were in front of our porch. Enjoy the pics...

30 Weeks

I know I say this most every post, but I simply can't believe how little time I have left! This pregnancy really feels like it's flying by. So, here we are at 30 weeks. Grey baby is getting so big and as active as ever.

We went for the hospital tour last Saturday. It was a lot of fun and made things a lot more real. This Saturday we have our birthing class. I'm actually really excited about this. I think it will help both of us with the fear of the unknown.

Nothing much new... He's still in my ribs. Uncomfortable, but not painful. I actually don't mind this because I love to put my hand on my side and feel his little foot move back and forth. He responds to me talking or singing to him. I love that!

One new thing is insomnia. I didn't think that's what it was but it is. I should be more than tired enough to sleep, but I just cannot get a good nights sleep lately. I'm going to try a couple of new things. Do pray this isn't going to stick around the full 8 weeks (yay!!!) we have left. I have to say there are a lot of sweet times with Grey during this no sleep stage. Last night we tossed and turned and finally got up from 2 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. It was great to feel him come out of a sleep stage, into being active and settling back down to sleep. I really can't wait to see if he does these same things when he gets here. I was reading scripture last night and read to him and it was like he listened. He still moved, but it was much more relaxed.

Here we are with Grey's big brother Gus! Love that kitty!

The room is fully painted! Hooray! We're going to begin putting furniture in tonight... pictures to come this week!!

29 Week Old Grey Baby!

This week was full of doctor's visits. I seriously LOVE going! It's so fun to see him and hear his heartbeat. Monday, we went to the perinatologist for our ultrasound and birth plan. Baby Grey is weighing in at 3 pounds and funny as ever. He was pretty sleepy during this visit despite the nurse jiggling my belly. He had been pretty wild that morning, so I wasn't super surprised that he didn't show off for us. You could tell he was a little over the jiggling though. However, she still took a lot of great pictures of him. I really wish we would have gotten a picture of him yawning. He yawned about 6 or 7 times, when she tried to wake him up. SO cute!

Grey is head down. His little bottom is off to the left (my left) with his hands and legs on my right side. ...just as I had suspected.

This picture is a great shot of his lips...most definitely given to him by his daddy! Those are some good pouty lips!!

This is another favorite... Grey is showing off his kicking skills. Actually, I think he's a toe sucker. Apparently, that's quite normal. He had one leg bent and the other extended in his face much of the ultrasound. You can see his little arms crossed in front of his chest too...
Another foot shot...
Front view shot... I love this picture because you can see the outline of his chubby cheeks! Love that!

Today I went and had my glucose test. We passed with flying colors. The worst part about that is not being able to eat or drink anything. I was STARVING! Dr. H gave Grey raving reviews, again. The best news of the whole day was learning that Dr. H will actually deliver Grey!! I really wanted him to be there. After all, he has seen us through quite a bit to get to this miracle baby. Every appointment I would ask, "so what's your on-call schedule looking like??" Finally, today he said, "Don't worry! You're having this baby either April 9th or the 14th while I'm at the hospital. " This was a huge relief that he's going to make plans to be there and also that I'll go around 38 weeks. I've gained an even 20 pounds so far. Not bad. My belly has definitely lost the point and is getting more round...belly shot to come. We have a hospital tour Saturday and our birthing class a week after that. Should be fun! No real complaints and so looking forward to seeing this little guy in nine short weeks!!