35-36 weeks

Here we are down to one month to go. The past few weeks we have accomplished quite a bit. The garden has been tilled and rows are prepped. I did not do this labor but did pull out my old camping mat and sit and weed the strawberries. haha not the easiest thing to do with a baby belly but nice to be outside. Last weekend I went out with Nate and friends and lounged in my chair watching them climb. I was so very thankful for spring this last week as my feet swelled up to the point that I did not want to wear socks. Luckily I could still fit into my maryjane crocks. I did not get a picture of my "hobbit" like feet although now I wish I had because it was quite humorous. My production shoes at work were so tight that I wore booties over my crocks, hehe. I attended my weekly yoga class on Thursday and that really helped my poor feet. Since that day the swelling has gone down quite a bit. We are going to our appointments with the midwife once a week now and that feels so odd. This next weekend is my shower with my friends here in Hamilton and I'm very excited to see everyone together in one place and celebrate this Baby Meyer. The whole pregnancy has gone so fast and I have no doubt that these last few weeks will fly by as well.

34-35 weeks

Picture with pony tail was 34 weeks and baby has grown a lot in the last few weeks! The photo of me dressed up is from Easter Sunday. We went to church and then had a buffet lunch with friends at the Naughty Moose (south of Darby) it was really nice.

Last weekend I drove over to Idaho for a quick trip. Friday night Terri hosted a baby shower at mom and dad's house. Mostly family, but a friend from college (Ariel) joined us! We painted my belly and I will need to get photos from Mom to post here later, baby was moving the whole time. It was so nice to have girl time and celebrate with friends and family.

We are continuing to organize and get rid of things in our small house. This week we purchased a new table and chairs and downsized to a smaller folding table for our desk in the living room. Progress is slow since we mostly work on the house on the weekends but I am really happy with what we have accomplished. Nate is out tilling the garden as I type! We have expanded the garden this year and I hope that baby enjoys time outside this summer so we can manage the weeds together :)

I have hit the point in the pregnancy where I will go to apts. in Missoula once a week from now until baby is here. Think I will ride up with Nate when he goes up for class so work schedule will get a little more complicated but not too bad.

Spring is here and hope it has arrived for everyone else.

Getting ready for baby

33 weeks

Wow these weeks go by fast! Nate finished the dresser this week so we now have a place to put baby clothes! I think it looks great! I have some hand me down clothes already to fill the drawers so that will be fun once I get them washed. This week I wore my new favorite shirt to work that says "we're hoping it's a pony". It's not such a funny shirt when I have to explain it to my supervisor, ah well it's not everyone's humor I guess.

We are continuing to make more and more room in our little house. Amazing what adding a few shelves can do to make our lives a bit more organized. We'd like to get the crib up next weekend and see how the rocking chair fits into the bedroom with double size bed and crib too. The cats are not going to be so happy when we move that chair, they have claimed it as their new post so we'll see how that goes.

32 weeks

Spring is here and we took a nice little walk outside at a nearby canyon, Blodgett. We didn't go far but it was nice to get out and hike around on the rocks.

This past weekend we have continued with the de-clutter of our house. I have spent a lot of time on the floor sorting through photos and papers, whew.

Nate is working on sanding and then finishing our dresser for the baby's room. It looks really nice!

A co-worker has offered to take some pregnancy photos so this week we will be taking those outside hopefully. I'll post em later. Hope everyone is warming up! Happy spring!

Moving right along

30 weeks below and 31 weeks far left

Ok so it seems I make time about every two weeks to write a post on my blog. Well better than no post at all I suppose! The last couple weeks have been extremely busy and exciting. Last weekend we drove over to Idaho to attend a birth class with Terri. We learned many coping techniques with lots of practice and had a great time. It was very educational but also a nice time to connect on the same level with Nate. After the class on saturday we celebrated my birthday with my family and Nate's parents who had traveled up from WY to spend Sonya's spring break with us. The whole entire weekend was all "baby"! Sunday we attended the baby fair in Spokane and then shopped around at a few stores that we do not have access to here in MT. It was really fun being able to pick out crib set with both mothers! This past week Nate's parents helped us out alot by painting the extra bedroom, finding a dresser, and sorting many different things that needed a new home. It was a great help and we will continue to sort until everything has a new home. As I type this Nate is still sanding the dresser that was found at the local flee market, it was an awful pea green and was discovered that it's made out of maple wood so they decided to refinish instead of re-paint. Great find, but alot more work to re-finish, but the end prodcut will look really nice.

Baby is grow very fast lately, head is currently positioned downward and so I get lots of kicks and or hand movement up high. I really enjoy all the movement, so much fun! Baby also likes the "Indigo Girls" we went to their concert this week and baby danced the whole time!

Here are the latest photos, I get a lot of "oh you're so tiny" although I feel big enough and my midwife assured me that I am measuring Perfectly. Sorry formatting is not my friend on this site. Plus our mouse is screwed up so i can't seem to put pictures where I want them to go!

29 weeks Pregnant on my 29th Birthday!

28 Weeks

29 Weeks

The last two weeks we have done alot of growing. These two pictures are deceiving because I think I look bigger in the 28 wk picture but I assure you that they are not mixed up. I think it's because my shirt is pulled lower on the 29 wk picture.

This week Chloe (cat) has learned how to sit next to me or fit on my lap without being on my belly. I think this concept is difficult for Phoebe so she sticks to Nate's lap most of the time.

Not sure how they will cope when baby is in our arms, they'll figure it out I'm sure. Here's a picture of Nate and Phoebe cuddling on the coach. Then Nate with all the pets surrounding him.