Friday, August 7, 2009

67 days...

Well, our "Bauer Countdown" is officially at 67 days to go! Tim and I have been so excited to watch each day bring us closer to October 13....and we've definitely been keeping ourselves busy! We have been organization maniacs every weekend for the past few months and, after our yard sale last weekend, we were officially ready to start working on Bauer's room. My sweet grandparents sent us some money a few months ago to buy his furniture and Tim worked hard to put everything together and get the room painted in just 3 days!



Other than some "furniture arranging" bossiness from his wife, Tim did all of the work and we both LOVE the way it has turned out! It is so amazing to see how God has already provided so much for us...when we first found out we were pregnant, we had no idea how we'd even afford a used crib, let alone a whole nursery full of furniture! We are constantly overwhelmed by the generosity of the people God has placed in our lives.





Bauer has been growing so much lately...and he has gotten so strong- kicking and rolling constantly. I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching my belly dance, and as much as I want to finally hold my little boy in my arms, I know I'll miss that feeling. We had our last scheduled ultrasound today. It was supposed to be the exciting "3D/See the Baby's Face" one we've been looking forward to, but I should have known that our little guy would be WAY too stubborn to preform for any camera! Haha. Every time I've tried to capture his belly dancing on video or even let someone other than Tim feel him move, it's like that kid purposely starts holding his breath and stops any form of movement! So of course he knew how badly we wanted to see his sweet little face this morning and refused to turn toward the camera. His face was completely buried in my back. At least he was comfortable! Haha. But- most importantly- the doctor did say that he is continuing to look very healthy and is actually measuring about 5 days early at this point. What a happy answer to prayer!

Pregnancy continues to be an adventure. Now that I'm beyond the 30 week mark, I'm really starting to feel the typical aches and pains of pregnancy. Heartburn, back spasms, a constant urge to pee, and swollen feet have become a daily occurance. Oh what fun! I have had some trouble with my blood sugar levels and- even though I did pass my second glucose test- I am still borderline diabetic. I am not terribly surprised though, because I have had the worst sweet tooth of my life in the past 2 months or so, and I should have known that a regular diet of Oreos and Fruit Loops would catch up to me sometime! Haha.

With everything that has happened, time has flown by and I can't believe we're almost in a single digit weekly countdown. We cannot wait to meet our son!! I am going to try to keep updating the blog as much as possible, especially because I know there are so many sweet moments ahead for our little Smith family...thank You, Jesus!!