Yesterday was ultasound #2. We found out he is DEFINITELY a boy! We are so glad because we really bought a lot of boy stuff. So we will not have to be returning everything. The doctor said everything looked good, heart is strong and he is "practicing" breathing (no air to breathe in there but exercising his lungs in preparation for birth). Head is down pointed in the right direction. We got some cute pics of his face in 4D. I will try to get them scanned and put up on this blog.
Then I went downtown with my high school friends and our Mom's to see Dirty Dancing. It was a great show. I was having some issues in the very small seat and feeling restless legs. But still it was a great time.
This week is going to be very busy getting the house ready for my Mary Kay Holiday Party. I have to finish the baby's room, get everything cleaned, and get the Christmas decorations up. Ho Ho Ho the holidays are coming!!!!

Today is the day after Thanksgiving. We had a great holiday. We went to my parent's house at 1pm yesterday, and then the Fabian's at 6pm. We are lucky we get to see both sets of parents on Thanksgiving. My Mom kicked off the holiday season by giving my brother and I both our Christmas ornaments. Rudy and I pulled all the Xmas decoration boxes inside from the garage, but haven't put anything up yet, I want to clean the house really well first.
I wanted to go to Best Buy this morning for the doorbuster laptop but the people that worked there took one look at my stomach and told me definetly NOT to do the doorbusters. They said that people totally push and get knocked down! That is just ridiculous. So we went shopping this evening and it was actually pleasant. We got some good deals still.
Christmas shopping is definetly going to be a challenge this year! I walk funny and my back is really starting to hurt from the weight of the baby. We went to see Dr. A. this past week. She said that the baby is still getting larger. I lost one pound this week, but my stomach grew 4 cm! So he is growing very quickly. The doctor estimates that the baby will weigh over 9 lbs at birth! I may have to be induced at the end of December.
Tomorrow morning is our 2nd ultrasound. VERY excited to get some good pics! I'll post them on the site. Also going to see Dirty Dancing with the girls and our moms tomorrow. So better get to bed.

Rudy put together the big stroller with the carrier that clicks in. It is awesome. We took turns wheeling it around the house. The dogs don't hate it, so that's good. Tonight Phil and Phil are coming over to help Rudy move the huge armoire my parents got us up to the baby's room. Then I can really get some stuff done, like wash all the new clothes and blankets and have a place to put them. Rudy also promised me to put together the bassinet/playyard tonight. I'm off the next two days so I am going to try to get as much stuff organized up there as possible. Mom is coming over Friday to help, too. I'm feeling ok besides the heartburn and just feeling big. My back is starting to hurt. And I'm fighting the stretch mark battles fiercely with cocoa butter and stretch mark cream, but I think I'm losing! My skin is pulled so tight there is no way as I get bigger it can give anymore! I had to take off my wedding ring this week too : ( It was just too damn tight. I might get a large fake diamond just to be cool. Well, I'm going to enjoy my 2 days off and I'll keep everyone posted as more occurs on the pregnancy front!

Today is my off day. I went early to Carson's community day and got some great deals on baby clothes! People in public are staring at me at this point. My stomach is HUGE! Got his first pair of Levi's and a cute Levi's long sleeve T, an Adidas velour jumpsuit, a brown teddy bear "pram" (translation: snow suit/winter coat thing) complete with ears on hood, and a Calvin Klein set of 4 sleepers/onesies. He is going to be such a well-dressed little person! Rudy got kicked out of his closet in the baby's room. He is going to get set up in the downstairs guest bedroom. If you've seen our house, you know that we have zero closet space! Our closets are all half the size of a normal closet, but that's old houses for you. So even the baby's closet is pretty much full. Mine is like an avalanche every time I open it. Well, the plan is to get some of this baby stuff out of the boxes today and put together! Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Last night Rudy and I went to Babies R Us to return a double gift we got. We were looking at the crib bedding set, debating if it was actually worth the $200. We really didn't think so since we already have 2 of 4 pieces and the crib bumper can't even be used because of the risk of SIDS. So really, the only piece we wanted was the quilt. I contacted the company in New Jersey, to see if they would sell us the quilt only, and they said no and that it was only available in the 4 piece set in the U.S. So we are talking about this with a lady at Babies R Us, and she sympathized, but said there is really nothing they can do. Then, when we were walking out of the store, she stopped us and had the quilt in her hand. She said that it had a spot on it and she couldn't sell it. Unless, of course, someone ASKED to buy it. So of course, we took it! After washing it with some Oxy Clean, the spot came out and end of story, we got the quilt for only $30! We were sworn to secrecy by her, so I can't say WHICH Babies R Us we were at, but isn't that awesome!? That lady rocks.
We are busy getting the room ready. Tonight is Mom Fabian's birthday. We are always on the go!

Sunday was my baby shower. It was beautiful! So many great people came and gave us some awesome presents. Baby stuff has officially taken over the house!!!!!!!! We are so psyched we have almost everything we need! Thanks to my Mom for putting it all together. It couldn't have turned out better. See the pic on the side.

Today was a tough day. Simple tasks at work that I never thought were strenuous are becoming challenging. I move like a turtle and people like to tease me about it. I'm hoping it's the weather, but my ankle is KILLING me. It's swollen and feels like I injured it. It made it very hard to go up and down the stairs at work today and even to drive. (It's my right ankle that I broke really bad when I was a Freshman in H.S.) Then the rain started so I'm thinking that, in combination with the extra weight I'm carrying is probably the culprit. Plus, at the baby class we went to, the instructor said all joints and ligaments loosen and are more prone to injury during pregnancy. So I am going to go ice and elevate and hope it gets better. I still need to paint in the nursery, so I can't give up now! Phil F. came over and put the crib together last night. It looks beautiful in the room, so it motivated me to get the painting done. Then, after the shower, we can move all our fun new stuff right in!

Last night was appointment with Dr. Ambrose. Gained 6 lbs this month and got reemed for it. I think it was all that Halloween candy! I vowed to lay off the sweets for the rest of the pregnancy because it makes my blood sugar hard to regulate and I had a sweaty, shaking, dizzy episode at work the other day because of my cappucino and 3 mini Kit Kat breakfast. Oops. Heartbeat was loud and easy to find, 139 bpm. We were given the golden prescription to get a second ultrasound between 34-36 wks. I hope to go on Nov 29, I have to call for an appointment today. I go back to Ambrose in 3 weeks.

I got a shower present shipped to me today! From Crystal F. It's the JJCole Bundle Me cover that goes on the car seat instead of needing to put the baby in a snow suit. I am VERY excited about it!!!! It was only available online so I didn't think we would get it. Sweet!

Last night Phil and Lyndy surprised us at home with the crib we registered for!!!!!!!!! They just showed up with it! I can't believe what a generous gift they gave us. I am so excited to see it put together and in the baby's room! My parent's came out on Saturday and we went to order the tall armoire from our registry. I haven't even had my shower yet and already we have 2 pieces out of 3 for the baby's room! I am so grateful to have such a supportive family. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Well, I'm headed off to have dinner with my friend Julie H. Tomorrow is my doctor appointment and then I'm going to look for a shower outfit in Orland. Hope everyone is enjoying this 75 degree day in November!