Well, the 3rd and final trimester has begun and I am thrilled about it! Only 11 more weeks (hopefully) before our little guy enters the world! It feels like I cannot grow anymore, but I know that is not the case. I passed the glucose test for gestational diabetes, so that was good news and I had my 29 week appointment today. From this point until 36 weeks I will see the doctor twice a month and then at 36 weeks I will go once a week. Everything is going well, with the exception of sleeping issues and back cramping. It is becoming routine to get up around 3 am a couple times a week to have a bowl of cereal. Strange, but it helps with nausea and I am usually able to go right back to sleep. Major cravings include: anything with strawberries or strawberry flavor, juice and cheese.
I had my first baby shower in St. Louis, hosted by Lindsey and Jenna, my sorority sisters. It was a joint shower for Stacia, Haley and myself. Unfortunately, Stacia could not attend per the doctor's order. We missed you, Stacia! Attached are some pictures. Thanks again to Lindsey and Jenna. It was so much fun!
We also got a new sleeper sofa since baby Lorei will occupy our other bedroom. We are really happy with it and love all the extra seating. We figured why not go ahead and finish the kitchen update we started over a year ago as well and have everything done with the house before the baby arrives, so we had a new dishwasher and range installed. They are wonderful compared to the appliances that were there before. Let's just say, I think they were older than I am!
