Delay in posting

I had a wonderful baby shower on Sunday and I'm slacking on posting info and pictures about it due to a nasty head cold!  I promise, details will be posted soon!  The good news is that the baby is super active right now, even with me being sick so that's one thing I don't have to worry about.  Ok, back to bed...

30 Week Ultrasound

So, because I'm a "mature" mother-to-be, I got to have a 30 week ultrasound to be sure all is progressing well with the munchkin.  The doctor says that everything is looking good, baby is head down and they are estimating that the baby weighs 3 lbs and 9 ounces already!  I'll probably be returning to their office for another ultrasound or two to watch the baby's size.  I have to start monitoring my blood sugar, and with this being an issue the baby could grow a little too big too quickly, so we'll be watching it.  Other than that all is well, the little bugger seems to like practicing it's Riverdance routine on my ribs!  10 more weeks to go!

Pregnancy exemptions

I was taking my CPR renewal class tonight and thought it was nice that I was exempt from doing the Heimlich Maneuver on the mannequin simply because I was pregnant.  This got me to thinking about the other pregnancy exemptions I get to take advantage of, like shoveling!  Then, because of the snow on the ground and its slippery nature, I do believe I'm exempt from dog doody pick-up!  Sorry Kevin.

I'll have a new baby update post next week, after our 30 week ultrasound.  Stay tuned...

Toucan Sam, or Samantha? Hmmm...

The latest addition to the nursery...

I see this fella every time I walk out of my bedroom

and sometimes I think, "I really like it!",

and sometimes I think, "why is it watching me!?".

Baby's room in the making

This room is the smallest in the house and actually started off as the dogs room!  Back when the big boys were crated, it was the the best place to put a Great Dane size crate.  It wasn't just where we put the dogs, it was decorated like a dog room, picture frames, little art things, etc.!  But now, it will be the baby's room.  We're going from dog theme to jungle theme!  Here are a few pictures to give you an idea.

The tree frog only took a few hours to do, not bad (I think) for my first time!  The palm tree, well that took quite a few more hours - I didn't count them!  Start to finish it probably took me a week and a half working on it here and there.  I think I'll be adding something else, maybe a colorful bird or some turtles somewhere, but I think for now I'm taking a little break!

Dogs

I have no new baby news to report, all is going well and the little munchkin is growing just fine.  25 weeks tomorrow, so only three more weeks and it's the third trimester!  Dum da dum dum.

So in this case I'll just report on the dogs... 

Drake - he who doesn't understand why he can't comfort the couch 24 hours a day - still enjoys a good romp in the yard, searching for squirells, bunnies, chunks of grass to pull up, perimeter patrol for other dogs, and a nice twig to chew on...

As for J.J., remember that "ball of the day" I mentioned before?  Hello November 6th ball...  You can see this one has met the lawn mower, but it's still one of his favorites, and one of ours I must say!  Ahh, quiet.  He sure doesn't act like a 9 year old when it's ball time.

J.J. in the Jungle...

Ok, so I really want to stress the fact that I did not pose J.J. for this picture.  Kevin and I were working on the nursery and taking some pictures.  I looked down at the rug and there's J.J. trying to hide himself amongst the other jungle animals!  He's perfectly covering the giraffe's head.  What a cutie.