29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain: 21.5 lbs
Maternity clothes? 90% dresses, esp now that it's getting HOTTTTTT.
Stretch marks? none :)
Sleep: uuuugh bad sleep this week. back and forth, back and forth.
Best moment this week: every night for the past couple weeks when we have gone to bed Roscoe has gone right into Mila's room and slept in there for the first part of the night. love this!!!
Worst moment this week: taking my three hour glucose test (more the experience/aftermath, rather than the actual test).  Results supposed to come in tomorrow. 
Miss anything? sitting in the sun, drinking a pear cider. yep.
Movement: lots of kicks...you can sometimes see the kicks on the outside of my belly!
Food cravings: none
Anything making you queasy or sick? nothing new
Have you started to show yet: yep
Gender prediction: it's a girl!
Labor signs: none yet
Belly button in or out? still in :)
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time? happy. and tired.
Looking forward to: Sissy and Bret coming to visit this weekend!!!

Kansas City Baby Shower

This past weekend my wonderful sister, Erin, and Susan, the mom I used to nanny for, threw me an amazing baby shower in Kansas City.  It was more than I could have every imagined and I (well, Mila) received so many presents; I cannot believe how generous everyone was!  It was so nice to be able to see all of my close friends and my mom and dad's closest friends and coworkers as well.  Dan, the oldest boy I used to nanny for (he will be 20 this year...I started with him when he was 9...so hard to believe!) was there the whole time, taking pictures, helping carry in gifts and serving the guests; it was sooooo nice.

Susan had the shower catered by Saigon 39, a Vietnamese restaurant in Kansas City. How I did I not know about this place when I lived there?!  I could have eaten all of those spring rolls (or maybe I did? I don't really remember seeing anyone else eating any of them....).

My sister had the best shower game (no it wasn't where you smell melted candy bars in diapers and try to guess what they are, phew!).  She had everyone choose a baby related "event," write it on an envelope and then include a note to Robert and I that can't be opened until that event occurs.  Two of my favorites were "Prom" and "The first time Mila projectile vomits on Robert."  It's going to be so awesome to open these little notes every so often as we pass these milestones with Mila.  Erin was also going to have everyone play a Price is Right type of game but we ran out of time.  My sister is seriously the most creative person I know, good thing she's a teacher! 

A woman my mom used to work with makes the most amazing cakes so naturally my sister tapped her to make the goodies for the shower.  Does the cake look familiar?? It's the fabric for Mila's bedding!  Believe me it was as delicious as it looked!  And check out those cookies and mini cupcakes, aren't they adorable?!

After appetizers  and the game we all gathered in the living room to open presents.

Seriously, look at all of these presents!  I would say almost 90% of the presents included baby girl outfits, seriously, who can resist a tiny little outfit?! Mila is going to have the best closet on the block!  If you look closely in the middle of the picture below, there is a basket full of books. My sister had the idea to have everyone bring a book instead of a card to start Mila her very own library.  You can't be a Fisher girl without loving to read!!!

The shower was an amazing success. I have said it before, but I will say it again, I cannot believe how generous everyone was. Mila and I are so lucky to have all of these women in our lives. Unfortunately I didn't get to take a picture with everyone but there's no way I will ever forget this shower.

All of the pictures from the shower can be viewed here.

Thanks again sissy and Susan for the wonderful shower, you guys are so good to me!!!

28 Weeks & Doctor Appointment

Hellllooooo third trimester!  Bring on the wine!  (JUST KIDDING)

How far along? 28 weeks
Total weight gain: 20.5 lbs
Maternity clothes? 90% dresses, maternity and non maternity
Stretch marks? still none!
Sleep: have been sleeping pretty good these past couple of days
Best moment this week: my baby shower in kansas city :) :) :)
Worst moment this week: i found out my glucose test came back elevated. boo.
Miss anything? sitting in the sun, drinking a pear cider. still.
Movement: much stronger kicks this week
Food cravings: none
Anything making you queasy or sick? nothing new
Have you started to show yet: yep
Gender prediction: it's a girl!
Labor signs: none yet
Belly button in or out? still in :)
Wedding rings on or off? on...although they are getting a little tight at different parts of the day
Happy or Moody most of the time? happy
Looking forward to: having nothing going on this weekend

Today we had another doctor's appointment and, overall, things are good.  I did find out last Friday when I got off the plane in Kansas City that my glucose test came back elevated so I will need to do the three hour test :(  I found out today, however, that my test came back at a 140 and my doctor's cut off is 140, what are the chances, I just barely missed the mark.  So now I will need to go back to the lab and they will draw my blood after fasting for 12 hours and then I will drink a double dose of the sugar water I drank last time (if you haven't had this you're not missing out).  Then blood will be drawn after one hour, two hours and three hours. Keep your fingers crossed that this test comes back normal or I will have to do all kinds of gestational diabetes things (which I obviously know nothing about right now).

Other notable items from the appointment:

• I am slightly anemic so I was told I need to eat more medium rare steak (barf) and take an iron supplement (that will make me constipated...awesome!) that is also not covered by my insurance (just keeps getting better, right?!)
• Before getting pregnant I was a stomach sleeper and I read online that it would become uncomfortable to sleep on my stomach long before it was bad for the baby, however, it's still not uncomfortable and I'm in the third trimester so I was wondering if it was a bad thing or not. My doctor, though, said sleeping on my stomach is great for the baby because of the increased oxygen flow as long as it's not bothering me.  Yay! Bring on the good sleep!
• My doctor is going to write me a note so I don't have to work at the Hyatt anymore while pregnant. It's too hard to be on my feet for 6 hours, and I can't even imagine working there at night after I've already worked during the day.  I still plan on going back after Mila is born, but we will see how it goes (although I can't imagine giving up my hotel discount!)
• I'm measuring at 29 weeks (which is only a week bigger than I actually am...much better than the last appointment where I was measuring four weeks bigger, ahh!)

Upcoming Appointments - what can I say, I'm a planer :)
8/1 at 3:45pm

8/15 at 3:30pm

8/22 at 3:45pm

8/29 at 3:45pm

9/5 at 3:45pm

9/12 at 3:45pm

9/19 at 3:45pm

9/26 at 3:45pm

Summer Vacations

Mila isn't even born yet and she's already a traveling fool.

In April, I flew to Houston to for my best friend, Shantelle's, birthday.  At this point I wasn't showing so no one could really tell I was pregnant (everyone who didn't know probably wondered, though, how Shantelle was friends with a girl who didn't drink!) so things were pretty much the same as they had always been. I was even able to stay out until the bars closed at 2am!

In May, Robert and I took a much needed babymoon to Scottsdale, Arizona to relax and have one last vacation together, just as the two of us, before Mila is born.  We spent the weekend laying out by the pool, eating yummy food and enjoying each other's company. 

In June, Robert and I met my parents, sister and brother-in-law in Hilton Head, South Carolina for our annual family vacation.  We had booked this trip before finding out I was pregnant so it was nice that the destination is known for it's laid back, relaxing atmosphere.  The guys played a lot of golf, the girls did a lot of shopping and I think I might have had ice cream every day.

In July, I flew home by myself for my Kansas City baby shower.  Other than the temperature being 104 degrees for two of the days I was there, it was a great trip. I spent a ton of time with my family and my best friend, Whitney, which is exactly how I wanted the trip to go. 

Sadly, the trip to Kansas City will be my last trip before baby; I was told I couldn't fly after 28 weeks and today I am flying home from KC at 27weeks, 6 days, so I pushed it right down to the wire.

I can only imagine how hard it will be to travel with a newborn/toddler/child, but I know we will keep up this fast paced, jetsetting life, even after Mila is born.

More shower pics to come when I get back to HB!

Guess Who's Pregnant?!

The secret's finally out!  One of my best friends, Shawna, is pregnant!  She's only 4 weeks behind me and pregnant with a little BOY (this is how we know who Mila will marry, obviously!), due November 7th. Robert and I could not be happier for her and Bryan and with both of us able to share stories, questions, etc. with, it makes the pregnancy that much more special.

I can't wait to meet her little guy and to take pictures of and watch the the two of our little babies grow together.

Congrats Shawn & Bry!!!

27 Weeks

Happy 4th of July!!!  Only 3 more months (minus 2 days) until Mila is supposed to arrive!

How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain: 19 lbs
Maternity clothes? 90% dresses, maternity and non maternity
Stretch marks? none...so far so good thanks to my regimen
Sleep: have been sleeping a TAD better this week
Best moment this week: tie:  we saw Mila's little face in our sonograms AND we are 90% done with the nursery
Worst moment this week: I had my glucose test on Monday. bleh.  and I won't find out the reults until my appt next week. double bleh.
Miss anything? sitting in the sun, drinking a pear cider. still.
Movement: we saw on the 3D ultrasound there was lots of movement but surprisingly I don't feel much of it, maybe on 10%. I have an optimal uterus apparently :)
Food cravings: none
Anything making you queasy or sick? the sugar water from the glucose test almost made me lose my cookies
Have you started to show yet: yep
Gender prediction: it's a girl! (seriously we confirmed this AGAIN at the ultrasound this week)
Labor signs: no...thank goodness!
Belly button in or out? still in. I've come to the conclusion that I have my dad's belly button and it's just not going to pop out (which is totally ok with me)
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time? super happy this week :)
Looking forward to: KC this weekend!!!!!!!

3D/4D Ultrasound

Today we had our 3D/4D ultrasound and it was pretty cool.  And it was pretty special because Courtney was able to come with Robert and I so she was able to see the whole thing too.  I drank a glass of orange juice before I went in to get Mila moving and then we got started. The ultrasound technician started out by saying that the conditons of my uterus were wonderful and we would get really good pictures (I attributed this to taking a trip to the bathroom before the session...).  The whole session only lasted about 16min but we saw so much and SHE was moving out of control. At one point the technician said that my uterus was perfect and that she hoped Robert and I planned on having more kids because it couldn't be any more ideal!; she went on to say that there was lots of room in there for Mila to grow in to so my stomach probably woudn't grow much bigger (sounds great to me!). 

When the tech first tried to take the pictures, Mila was being a little feisty and kept shielding her face with her hands.  We could also see her holding onto (and playing with) the cord. 

At one point she had her leg pulled up all the way in front of her face...she's holding her foot to her forehead here!  We may have a little gymnast on our hands.

This is probably the clearest picture that we got. The tech said if we get a picture of her sleeping like this after she is born we might win "the contest" (?) because this picture is amazing.  She stares at these things all day so I will take that as a suggestion that my daughter should also be a model.

This is my favorite picture of the bunch because you can see a little smile. She is probably chuckling about all of the comments about her mom's perfect uterus.

You can view all of the photos here but, even better, here's a DVD of all of the pictures, set to the music of Queen (Robert and Court's choice) so you can pretend you were there too.  At the very beginning you can see a little of her movement during a normal, 2D ultrasound.

It really is crazy all of the detail you can see, especially on something that is inside my stomach.

And yes, we already asked about purchasing one of these machines, they cost $65,000! So, it maybe wise to steer clear of our house for the next three months or you may be forced to watch my wedding DVD and Mila's sonogram DVD...on repeat :)