Mini Update - 26 weeks

Howdy...I just started my 27 th week and as of October 19, exactly 3 months our little one is due! Yeah! :) These pics are from last week. Things still going smoothly for us here. Last week I had a stretch of days off work to get some organizing done around the house. I definitely put the time to good use, but still got to sleep in. This little boy has been kicking the crap out of me and as he gets to be bigger and bigger, I think by 9 months he's gonna crack my ribs! ( Don't laugh, that happened to a girl I work with!! ) We bought paint for the nursery and hopefully will get to work on that more here in the next few weeks, but David is busy with church obligations and of course HUNTING season is here! Probably the best news I have is that after 3 years of being on a floor at the hospital that I really dislike, I FINALLY got a position in the NICU! I've been trying to get into OB/Labor and Delivery, but have been unable to do so, so I thought why not try NICU. So PRAISE the LORD he has blessed me with this position. I just don't know at this point if I will be starting sometime right after Thanksgiving or waiting until after maternity leave. Either way, I'm outta there! YEAH!While I was working around the house, I caught 3 of our 4 animals sleeping together on the couch. I couldn't resist snapping the picture! We love em to death! I swear our kitty Holly thinks she's a dog!
This is a picture of Abigail Arbaugh again ( previous pics on the blog from her in NICU). She's doing well and is now 5 months old! She's a sweetie pie and will have a playmate here shortly! :)
First off, I absolutely HATE this picture, but David was there and I was actually wearing "real clothes" so I had him take it. Just look at the belly, not the face and hair!
During my time off work I wanted to make something for a baby, and although I know how to knit a blanket, I think it would honestly take me until the child was 5 before I could get it done! So I resorted to a much less domestic project with the fleece blanket. As you can see, one side is a dk blue ( darker than this picture makes it look) and the other side is striped. It took several hours to do, but I was pretty happy with the results. It's a good size and nice N warm! Hopefully he likes it! I know the cats do!

24 Week Update

Hello everyone! It's been 4 weeks or so since I've updated the site, so I thought it was about time. Not a whole lot of exciting stuff has happened since then, but my belly is definitely getting bigger. I have another appointment this week and I'm sure I'll have a large weight gain! This weekend between going out to eat and the Ohio State game and chinese on Sunday, I think right there is 10 lbs!! Things on my end have been wonderful. Feeling the little guy move quite frequently....not sure what he's doing in there, but he's keeping busy! We've been picking up some clothes on sale along the way. Baby shoes and clothes are just as darn expensive as adults it seems! Still throwing names around and having a hard time agreeing on some. The scary thing is that next month is Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, and then basically it's any day after that! Lots to do before then! Anyhow, my sisters were home this weekend with their husband and boyfriend and we all got to hang out and watch the Ohio State game and see them crush Iowa!! Woo hoo! Among our festivities Heathers husband David and my dad decided they wanted to compare belly's with mine. Couldn't help but snap a picture!

Congratulations!!

I must say a big CONGRATS to my friends Amanda and Nathan Stieg! They recently found out that they will be joining the ranks of the rest of us and entering into boy raising! Amanda is due about a week or 2 after me and I'm so very excited that things are going well for them and that they'll be bringing a little boy into the world!