Turning 30

I'm turning 30 today....30 weeks pregnant, that is! (I still have a few more months until I actually turn 30 years old.) Only ten weeks left...unbelievable. I'm so excited for the holidays to be here, and can't wait to head down to my mom's for Thanksgiving in just a few days. I know the rest of November and December are going to fly by, although I doubt I'll be able to say the same for January. I hear those last few weeks seem to take forever!

I had a shower at school this past Wednesday, and it was really sweet. The baby got tons of cute outfits, a Boppy, and quite a few gift cards. I work in a pretty rural area, and so the secretary decided that I needed a camouflage onesie and booties in order to make this an "official" baby of the county. Jennifer (who threw me the shower at her house last weekend) gave the baby a piggy bank. Everyone passed it around the room and put change in it as they gave me advice. Here is some of the advice that I could remember by the time I got home:

• When in doubt, call your mother.
• Be a good parent by being a good wife to your husband.
• Sleep when the baby sleeps (I heard this one several times)
• Listen to the doctor, read the baby books, but always trust your instincts.
• Ask the hospital for the nose sucker thing.
• When he gets to be an adult, he WILL realize and remember how much you love him, no matter what bumps there may be along the way, so don't get discouraged.

Here's a picture of me with my principal and assistant principal at the shower.


As for actual physical updates, this has been the week of the heartburn. Ugh. It comes pretty much daily, and it's BAD. I've never really had heartburn before being pregnant, so this makes me have sympathy for chronic sufferers. There have been times during therapy when I have to stop in the middle of a sentence and just shut my eyes until the pain passes. My poor students just kind of stare at me. There's not really any rhyme or reason as to what makes it start....often I'll just have a small snack in the afternoon (like a half a granola bar) and I'll be in pain for several hours. It makes me not want to eat, but of course I'm hungry! My sleep is also continuing to slowly forsake me. I'm getting up more often to go to the bathroom, and it's not uncommon for me to lay there for an hour trying to get back to sleep. I'm not overly uncomfortable or anything, just can't fall back asleep. Overall though, I still feel pretty darn good, for being three quarters of the way through this pregnancy. I feel very lucky!

We're getting very close to choosing the name for baby. Actually, Stewart is ready to make the final decision, I'm just scared to commit and announce it to everyone (even though if people ask, I'll usually tell them what we're thinking.) We have started calling him one name consistently (instead of rotating through three or so names), so I think the final decision won't be too far off. I'l give you a hint....if we stick with what we're thinking, his initials will be the same as his mommy's!

Picture time! (Susan, are you enjoying seeing all your hand-me downs?)


Have a fantastic Thanksgiving this week, everyone. I guess it's no secret what I'm thankful for...