The Countdown Has Begun. 8wks 3days Left (At the Most)

So, it's crazy how fast this last bit of pregnancy has been going. I feel like every week goes by faster and faster, and I just can't get enough done to feel like I'm catching up with everything I'd like to have finished before Aeneas is here! I'll be 32wks on Tuesday, December 3rd!

I am now on medical leave from work, which has been nice, yet somehow I still seem to overdo it at home. It's not easy to do very little. I've been working on some crafts for the nursery. I'm painting a 24x32in map of Middle Earth and two smaller paintings of Smaug, and Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves walking in a line. I also painted a small Hobbit sign. I started a test baby quilt (I wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing before making one for Aeneas), which is almost halfway done. I have to say, quilting is not my favorite thing in the world. It's turning out nice so far though.

We had a "Friendsgiving" on Monday night with two other couples (both of whom are expecting as well!) It was a lot of fun, but I definitely overdid it cooking everything. 

On Thanksgiving day, we invited one of Tony's co-workers over, and had a nice quiet day of leftovers, which there were plenty. :) It was much more relaxing. We did miss seeing all of Tony's family though, and going to a movie! 

Our last check up went well, Aeneas is measuring right on track, at ~3lbs 11oz (50th percentile). Here are some of the latest pictures of him. He's finally filling out some, and has quite a bit of hair on his head already. :) I'm getting so excited to meet him! 

 Signing off until next time...

Third Trimester

So I have been horrible about posting lately! Sorry everyone! It's been crazy around here.

I had a kidney infection, and hurt my lower back at work (not a good last 2 wks for me). I'm finally starting to feel better though. However, because of this, and my morning sickness coming back with vengeance recently, my doctor and I have decided that this coming week will be my last at work. I'll be going on medical leave until baby is here, than will have the 6wks (vaginal delivery) or 8wks (c-section) of maternity leave.

Through all of this, Tony has been the most amazing husband I could imagine. He's been crazy helpful around the house, and super sweet to me. I couldn't be more happy with him.

I have some pictures of me from the last couple of weeks, but none of the ultrasounds scanned in of Aeneas. He has been growing well these last couple of weeks. He's around 3lbs now! It's crazy how real this is starting to feel! He kicks all the time, and does crazy ninja stuff in there. :) I also found out that I don't have gestational diabetes! Yay for that! However, I am on the bubble, so I'm going to try to be better about the carbs I choose (hard around the holidays though). 

Here are some photos. This is at 26wks:

I was Juno for Halloween, so here I am all dressed up. :)

This is at 27wks:

This is at 29wks:

Once I'm done with this last week of work, I'm going to be focusing on some projects I've been thinking about for the nursery. I'm going to do a couple of paintings, and work on making a diaper bag and some other small items. Other than that, I'm going to be resting, and hopefully this little guy will continue to grow like he has been!