Made It Another 2 Weeks!

Well, I went back to school and have been back since the 15th. The first week was pretty hard. The kids were awful and I got tired really easily. Last week was a lot better and it was only 3 days too. We only have 3 weeks until Christmas break! Hopefully I can make it until then. I can't believe my due date is in 4 weeks. I am kind of hoping he comes a week or so early now. I am ready for all of this pregnancy stuff to be over with.

I started having contractions again this week. I called the doctor and he said that it is probably false labor. He said not to worry about anything unless the contractions get stronger or my water breaks. Neither one has happened so he must have been right.

Not only did I make it through 2 weeks of school but we also made it to Rochester and back for Thanksgiving too. I had some contractions while I was there and got pretty nervous sometimes but it was a successful trip. Brandon got to go hunting and we had a good time with family. Plus we had a huge meal.

I have to brag on Brandon for a little bit. He plays in a tackle football tournament every Thanksgiving morning (they call it Turkey Bowl). There were a total of about 20 teams in the tournament this year and his team won! This is the second time that his team has won in the past 4 years. They got a trophy that everyone on the team shares. He will get to keep it over Christmas break. Not only did they win but he did not get injured. There was a guy who broke his collar bone and another guy messed up his knee. Luckily Brandon was okay just very sore the next couple of days.

I will post a 36 week picture soon. We need to take it first.

Last Week on Bed Rest!

This is my last week on bed rest. I guess it is semi-bed rest this week. I went to the doctor last Thursday and she said she wants me to do a little more this week so I am ready to go back to school next week. She also wants me to stop taking the medication and only take it if I feel like I am having a contraction. I have not taken any since Sunday evening. I am trying to not overdue it by doing too much but it feels good to be able to get up and do the dishes or laundry. We even got the little guy's room ready! (I will have to post pictures.) I go back to the doctor Friday. Hopefully it is good news. They want to do another Fetal Fibronectin test. Supposedly if this test is negative (which it was last time) I won't deliver for at least 2 weeks. They say it is pretty accurate but I don't see how it could be. Hopefully it is negative though.

I have another baby shower Sunday! It is down in Rochester. I am a little nervous about being away from home and the hospital but if I do go into labor you would think I would have at least an hour to get back to Elkhart.

I also start back at school on Monday. I am a little nervous about that too. It is hard to come back after having a substitute. You can have the best substitute but the class just isn't the same afterward. I will have to go in Saturday to get everything ready for the week. After I go back though we only have 1 and 1/2 weeks until Thanksgiving Break and then 3 weeks until Christmas break. I am sure the little guy will be here by then. That doesn't leave too much time at school!

Here is my 32 week picture too. Don't judge it too harshly. I know I don't look the best but it was taken the day after I got out of the hospital.

The Little Guy's Room

Here are pictures of the little guy's room. We still need to put some art work on the wall but we need to find some first. I think we want to put letters above his crib to spell his name and then look for zoo animal pictures for the rest of the room. I even got the baby monitor put together and charged. I put together the mobile yesterday and an infant seat. They weren't too much work and I could sit down while I worked on them. Brandon repainted the walls this past Sunday. He didn't want to do it but he did it anyway. What a good husband! I guess the room is ready, now all we need is the little guy (but hopefully not in the next couple of weeks)!