We had a busy week! It was my bright idea to host Thanksgiving this year because we had a new bigger house and could manage it. Of course, I decided that before I knew I would be almost 8 months pregnant at Thanksgiving. Poor Johnathan had to do most of the work, although I tried my best to do my fair share. Regardless of all the hard work we put into it, we are so greatful to have the ability, opportunity, and fantastic friends and family to do this.
We spent Tuesday night doing a thorough cleaning. He mainly worked on the kitchen (because lets admit it, it's his domain not mine) and I spruced up the rest of the house. I swept, vacuumed, and steamed all our floors...among other things. Boy did my back hurt at the end of it! Which of course was made worse when I went to bed, because now when I sleep my lower right back starts hurting. We didn't just clean the common areas, but also the guest rooms because we were having our first serious house guests! My brother, his wife, their new baby, and her parents stayed. So those rooms had to be clean and set-up.
Wednesday evening we went to dinner with our house guests and then started prepping some food. I made my "famous" pumpkin pies and some scratch mashed potatoes (Pioneer Woman recipe). Johnathan prepped a lot of the appetizers that he wanted to make. I think he takes on too much, we didn't need all of those, but he loves doing it and so it's a must. He was up til 4 or so cooking and cleaning.
Thursday was the big day. We woke up and fixed breakfast for our guests: waffle, egg, cheese, and bacon sandwiches with a side of liver mush because my bro now lives in Texas and doesn't get it a lot. Then the real food prep began. We decided to make 2 turkeys because we were having 20 guests and wanted to ensure there was enough for everyone. Of course it was overkill but you live you learn. We had a lot of our guests bring food to help us out, and Johnathan's mom made a lot (green beans, pork loin, apple pies) and helped a lot by allowing one of the turkeys in her oven. It was loud, crazy, and fun.
The Menu
Appetizers- shrimp and asparagus in filo, deconstructed jalapeno poppers in filo, mushroom/spinach/cream cheese/sausage dip in filo, corn/peppers/onions/black beans/feta cheese dip with chips, and mini crab cakes (homemade)
Main- turkey, pork loin, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade cranberry sauce, dressing, mac and cheese, cornbread (plain and spicy), and sweet potato casserole
Dessert- homemade apple pie and pumpkin pie
We also had a 3 month old and a 5 month old to nibble on and fawn over. Both of them are and were fantastic babies. They're my niece and nephew, so that puts the pressure on me to have a baby just as cute and just as mild mannered #bitingmyfingernails.
Johnathan worked so hard cooking and cleaning (I helped a little with the cleaning but was so tired). I'm hoping he had fun and doesn't just think back on all the hard work he put into it. He stayed up until 3:30 cleaning because he just can't bring himself to leave a mess like that. That wouldn't have been so bad if we didn't have to get up at 7:30 the next morning for an ultrasound.
I've been getting them about once a month to keep tabs on the baby's weight, just to be sure she's not getting too big (a complication with gestational diabetes). She was measuring about a week ahead, but the tech said they allow for up to 2.5 weeks ahead, so she's doing good. She weighs 3 lbs 12 oz which is the 45th percentile. So she's right on track, yay for a healthy baby!! She's been head down for a while, so let's hope she stays in that position and doesn't try to go breech. Also, my amniotic fluid, placenta, and cervix all looked great! There weren't as many fun shots to get of her, because the bigger they get the harder it is to see the whole picture. But Johnathan was able to be there again because he was off work, so that was nice! Even though he was like a zombie he was so tired.
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| This is at least the 3rd time we've caught her with her foot by her face. She seems to like playing with her feet. |
Ok I've been slack and haven't taken any belly pics. I'm sure there's some to be seen from Thanksgiving, but I won't get my hands on those for a few weeks. But I can say, I looked dang good in em! :)
Due Date: January 30, 2012. We are almost 31 weeks along, 64 more days!
Weight Gain: I've gained about 10 lbs. It's always nerve wrecking weighing yourself the day after Thanksgiving, but I didn't notice any change in my weight from my endocrinology appt last week.
Symptoms: Starting to get tired quicker and sleeping back pain. I can sleep on my side, no problem because that's how I normally sleep. But I find now that when I wake up to go to the bathroom or whatever, that I have a sharp pain in my lower right back. It makes walking a bit difficult right away.
Cravings/Aversions: Yeah, I can't say I followed my diet plan during this week/weekend very well. Many times I didn't even test my blood sugar because I knew it wouldn't be pretty.
Sleep: Actually not too bad!
I am loving: Feeling her move every day!
I miss: Being able to get around easily. I swear I've hit a belly growth spurt over the last day or so, and I know it's only going to get bigger!
I am looking forward to: My baby shower, it's coming up next weekend!
Best thing about this week: Hanging out with our family and loving on some adorable babies!
Milestones: 3rd Trimester
Movement: She's a good little mover. My fav is when she moves my whole belly. But seriously, she'll be moving up a storm and I'll get Johnathan to put his hand on my belly and she stops. I'm wondering if she chills out when she hears me talk. I may start using sign language to get him to feel.
It's a...: girl!
Heart Burn: Ugh, so much! I regularly take Tums throughout the night. And I recently learned a valuable lesson about not making Doritos my bedtime snack.
Belly button in or out?: In still. But the edge is poking out in a funny way, which almost gives the appearance of an outtie. Grrrr.
Labor signs?: Nope. Just the way I want it, although that resolve is starting to waiver as I get further and further along.
