Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

My Oregon 'O' pumpkin looked much better earlier this week but is starting to get soft....but you get the idea :)

37 weeks

37 weeks today! And also considered full term! Woo hoo!! :)

I think its interesting to have comparison that I have a watermelon in my belly! LOL ;)

I can't believe there are just 3 weeks left until my due date...time has flown by! It's crazy to think that she could arrive anytime now! I'm really excited to meet her! Not feeling nervous or anything (at least yet).  I am continuing to feel good and sleep well ::knocks on wood:: I think at this point I can consider myself a lucky one - I know that I will start to feel uncomfortable over the next few weeks but I'll manage since I've felt great throughout my pregnancy.  I have started to notice pressure in my pelvic area which I know is normal - I feel it the most when I go to get up into the truck but its tolerable. I've got everything ready to go, hospital bag is pretty much packed but I do need to put a few outfits in there for our baby girl.  

I've been busy at work as always but will not be getting anymore new work after tomorrow and hopefully can get as many items done as I can...I have a lot to do so I'm going to do my best to get as much done as I can.  I'm still planning on working until I have the baby unless I get put on bed rest for some reason.  I figure I may as well work and enjoy my time off with our little girl - with working from home it makes that a little easier vs commuting everyday to an office.

My mom, Dan, Scott, Nathan & Natalie are en route to Idaho and should arrive in the next hour and will be here until Sunday.  Dan made the baby's dresser which we are going to use as a changing table too - I'm excited to see it and put it together - I know that it's going to look awesome.   I'll post pictures of the nursery once we get it in there this weekend.  My mom's birthday is also today! Yesterday I was on what I'd like to call a bake-a-thon! I made cupcakes, a 4 layer chocolate cake and banana muffins.  The cake turned out great - I haven't made or decorated a cake in a while and it turned out awesome.  I put it in my cake transporter I used for my cake decorating class and well it was about 1/8" taller then I needed and didn't realize until I put the lid on so the "Happy Birthday Mom" doesn't look as nice...oh well! I plan on putting all 47 candles on there too so no one will know by the time I get all those candles on there! hehe :)

Jeremy has also been gone this week for work and is going to be home anytime - he was out of town for work last week and this too - I think he was more nervous leaving on Monday because he knew it was possible I could go into labor.  I assured him I would be fine and I was.  I don't mind being home by myself and it gives me some time to run errands or do whatever I want to do :)

I was so excited earlier this week when the mountain range near Boise was covered in snow! It looked so pretty, although I noticed yesterday it started to melt.  I bet it looks beautiful during the winter all snow covered :)  The weather has started to cool down here with some rain but there nice blue skies out there!

Oh and Jeremy brought home a bunch more samples from work...OMG! He seriously brought home about 10 cases of diapers (in sizes we don't have), more bottles, baby supplies, baby medicines, bowls, sippy cups, etc! Luckily we have lots of closet space - I wish I took a picture of it all, because I couldn't believe the amount of stuff that they had saved for him!

The puppies have arrived!

So we got word over the weekend that Kizme had her puppies! There are 3 males and 1 female.  Bernadette had planned on keeping a female but since there is only 1 to pick from she is open to letting us have it if we want because we have been waiting for so long to get a puppy from her.  The female is the only merle which is the black, white and brown markings like Dixie was.  The 3 males are black-tri which is mostly black with white and some brown in there.  We are getting

Here are some pictures that she sent to us! I am so excited that we'll be getting another dog to add to our family this winter! I'm guessing (waiting to confirm) that the pups will be ready to go home around the end of the year which is perfect since we plan on being in Oregon for Christmas! :) Yipee!

Weekly doctor appointments

I went to the doctor today for a check up and had the normal exam and they also did the GBS test and internal - not dilated at all yet.

I start going for my weekly appointments until the end! Can't believe how close my due date is! :)

Tomorrow I'm going to the hospital to get the car seat inspected - that'll be odd having a car seat in the truck! Speaking of truck...my boss asked if I was still getting in and out of the truck...I sold my Acura TSX 2 years ago once we realized that one of our vehicles was going to just sit once Jeremy got a company car and well since we have quads - there was no way the Acura was going to make it pulling quads through the sand dunes! So yes, I am still driving the truck - I have to be careful getting in and out and can no longer hop out like I used to! Jeremy wasn't very optimistic on how long into my pregnancy I'd be able to get in and out of the truck...but I see no point in getting another vehicle.  More than likely we'll take his car to the hospital since it'll be easier for me to get into vs getting into this...

36 weeks

Here I am at 36 weeks!

Wow! I can't believe the end is near! 1 more week until I'm full term! Everything is continuing to go well!  I have my next doctor's appointment on Monday - they'll start doing the internal exams at that point as well as a GBS test.  We've got everything ready to go and I'm taking the car seat to the hospital on Tuesday to get checked to make sure it's installed correctly.  I pretty much have my hospital bag packed as well - there's just a few items I'll put in there once we leave. So now I have to sit and wait patiently...I'm not very good at waiting but am doing good for now.

It's interesting to see everyone's guesses on when Baby Sanders will arrive...

Important dates

Due date: November 18th

My birthday: November 22nd (I was actually born on Thanksgiving day!)

Thanksgiving: November 25th

The guesses range from...

Elizabeth - November 10th

Jin - November 15th

Emily - November 17th

Maureen - November 18th

Kelly - November 20th

Matt - November 21st

Shalane - November 22nd

Jeremy - November 22nd

Amber - November 23rd (Also had a dream about October 28th - which is my mom's birthday)

Krystin - November 25th 

Bobbi - November 25th 

Juana - November 25th  

Juana - November 25th

Jenessa - November 27th

It's funny my mom is certain that I'll have her on my due date - I told her not to get her hopes up...but I know she is hoping she will arrive while she is here visiting from November 17th - 22nd.

I'm mentally prepared that I'll go overdue but have no guesses when she'll arrive!

1 month until my due date!

I can't believe there is only a month left until my due date! Time has flown by! We pretty much have everything ready to go! My mom, Dan & kids are coming next Thursday and are bringing the dresser that Dan made which will complete the nursery.  We hung all the pictures and what not in the nursery - so it's pretty much done and will be complete when the dresser arrives.  I'll wait to post pictures until its all done :)

All is going well - I waited to find somewhere to have the car seat checked...the hospital does a free inspection but all their slots are full til the first week of November.  I called the local fire department but they don't have anything til November 4th so I'll take it then.  The lady told me if I had the baby before then the hospital will check the car seat before they let us drive away.  So I'm not to worried about that.

We went to Babies R Us this past weekend since my 20% off coupons were good and picked up the swing, baby monitor and other misc items we needed, so I can officially say we're ready to go...just need a baby :)

I've been really busy with work lately and am trying to get as much done before I go out.  My plan is to work up until I have the baby.  The only reason I wouldn't consider that is if the doctor takes me out an puts me on bed rest or something.  If I am taken off work before I deliver that doesn't count towards the 6 full paid weeks of short term disability (8 weeks if I need a c-section) that I'll receive.  I have a phone meeting with HR tomorrow to go over my benefits and what I need to do once I go out on leave.  I know that my company lets me take short term disability and then their FMLA is a total of 13 weeks (federal FMLA is 12 weeks - not sure how or why they do 12 weeks).  I am planning on taking a total of 13 week off.

I'm so excited for what's coming up! :)

35 weeks

Here I am at 35 weeks! 

35 days until my due date!!!! WHAT?! When did that happen?? I'll be full term in 2 weeks! Sheesh this pregnancy has seriously flown by! :) I'm so excited to meet our little girl soon! :)

My belly is definitely growing more each week - over the last few weeks I've noticed stretch marks that started coming out of the wood works.  I've been good about putting lotion on my belly but know that they are hereditary and my mom has them on her tummy from having my brother and I.  I've had a few that were around my belly piercing that have been around since about 20 weeks - but yeah they're coming out. Oh well I know it's the nature of the beast!

All in all I'm still feeling good - I'm still sleeping good too...I do get up a few times to go to the bathroom but can usually get back to sleep pretty quick with no problems.  I know I keep saying this every week but I keep thinking I'm going to hit a wall and start feeling crummy but it hasn't happened yet...I guess I'll count myself lucky until it happens.  ::knock on wood that I continue to feel good!:: :)

I've started washing clothes from newborn and 0-3 months...holy moly! I know baby will need her clothes changed frequently and its a good thing we have a lot of clothes...once the nursery is finished I'll take pictures of the closet - which good thing its a huge closet with 3 bars to hang clothes on! I am certain we will not need to be purchasing any clothes for a good year! Between all the new stuff and hand me downs we got we're set! :) She's got some of the cutest outfits! I'm thinking her coming home outfit will be her Oregon Ducks onesie and pants...I'm sure the nurses will love it since they're probably all Boise State fans! ;) hehe! 

My mom, Dan and kids are coming in 2 weeks to visit for a long weekend...Dan built us a dresser for the baby's room...I haven't seen it yet but can't wait to since he is really creative and well he has the resources working for a cabinet shop that I know it'll look awesome! I need the dresser to load all these clothes into...especially the ones she isn't going to wear quite yet.  

That's about all that's going on here! :)