Workout woes

OK, so the pictures from the last post are of me at 32 weeks, for the record. We accidentally left out that little detail. I have been pretty religious about continuing my workouts during this pregnancy, whether it was jogging in the beginning or walking like I do now. But I have to admit that it is starting to get really hard now. I took Josie (our lab) for a walk today and just about died trying to make it up the hill in our neighborhood. I was huffing and puffing and my muscles were aching like I had just run a couple miles! Maybe I'll stick to the nice, flat treadmill or change my route from now on :)
The latest update on the crib is that we received the second one last Wed and it was damaged too! But since the only thing that was scratched up was two of the posts, we decided to keep the crib and just order replacement parts from the manufacturer. The parts should get here sometime in the next couple of weeks. We're going to really appreciate that crib once we get it all put together!

Furniture Fiasco

Last Monday when we were out registering at Babies R Us, UPS delivered 2 of the 3 pieces of furniture we ordered for the nursery. The crib box was in bad shape and sure enough, when we opened it, 2 of the legs were really scratched up. Turns out it was going to be faster to return it to the store and order a new one online rather than have UPS pick it up again. So one of our church friends (Thank you Craig!) helped us get it to the store in his truck Tues night. So now we are back to waiting. Agghh-- How frustrating! But we did get the 3rd piece of furniture and got it all put together. It's finally starting to look like a baby's room! The new crib is supposed to come this week or next.
As far as an update on Avery, there's not much to tell. She probably weighs close to 4 lbs now and is almost 19 inches long. I went to the doctor last Thurs and everything was great. Now I have to start going every 2 weeks.
As for the rest of our world, it's mostly working, church or church activities, and market research for Scott's future practice. We're usually able to squeeze in a weekly trip to Braums for ice cream too. But then if you know us well, that's not anything unusual :)

10 week countdown

I am starting my 31st week of pregnancy now and Avery should be about 3.5 lbs and 18 inches long. After my doctor's appointment this thursday, I will start going every two weeks. Last week we started our birthing classes. A lot of the info we already knew, but we did learn a few things. I really enjoyed the part where we did breathing exercises becasue the husband had to massage the wife's back and legs while she breathed. Too bad we're only supposed to do breathing exercises for 2 more weeks!
We had a nice, relaxing weekend with a quick visit from Scott's Dad on Saturday. He went to see Scott at Dental Depot and then took us out to lunch and headed back to get Jan in Coppell. Scott and I both have the day off tomorrow, so we're looking forward to that. We are going to go register for baby stuff in the morning and then just enjoy the rest of the day together. We've really got to start taking advantage of these last few weeks of freedom and "alone-time", although it's sometimes difficult when you've been looking forward to having a baby for so long!

Beginning Week 30

Now that you've seen the updated pics, I've got the update on Avery for this week, which is week 30 of my pregnancy. According to my "Week by Week" book, she should weigh about 3 pounds now and be about 17 inches long (about 10.8 inches from head to bottom). Just like the book says, now that my uterus takes up most of my abdomen, I am starting the feel the discomfort of pregnancy-- thankfully just a little. But really, this pregnancy has been fairly uneventful and i have felt pretty good-- so i can't complain. Even Scott said that he thought I would feel much worse than i have. In one way it's hard to believe that I've still got 11 weeks to go, but in another way i can't believe that I will be a mommy soon! I am starting to really look forward to the moment when I see her for the first time and finally get to hold her in my arms.