28 weeks = 7month & 3rd trimester & last sneak peek!

Had my Dr's appt today and the baby's heartbeat was 150bpm & when I looked in Avery's baby journal at 28 wks & 5 days her heartbeat was also 150 (the only time she made it into the 150 range)...hmmmmm, how ironic is that?! She said I was measuring right on and then I asked her something I didn't want to but I knew I had to...if she thought I had a hernia...yes I said a hernia!!! When she checked me nothing was sticking out like it has been on some days (TMI?!) but said she's 90% sure that's what it is. They normally would do a CAT scan to check but due to my pregnancy they can't do one. She also thinks I can make it till after the baby is born to have surgery. Again, how ironic, had to have my first surgery ever after Avery was born but for a dermoid cyst on my ovary. I thought I would NEVER say this but with having 2 uncomfortable/painful symptoms "down there" I'm so ready to have this baby! I will take a picture tomorrow, my hormones got the best of me today and I had some melt downs, it started when Avery woke me at 630ish am complaining about her thigh hurting, then her belly hurt, then her area "down there" hurt oh so much whining was had. Also, at my Dr's appt. they closed the lab due to shortage of help so I had to drive to another building and the guy had to try both arms to get my blood drawn for my glucose test, then back to the Dr's office for a shot since I have negative blood, then I noticed Avery's one eye had goop in it and was a tad redish so after a few phone calls & some tears I called the pediatrician's office to have her checked out AGAIN - her 2nd trip in less than a week (last week was a allergic reaction to neosporin)! We saw yet another pediatrician and Avery loved her, so did I, she said it was too early to tell if Avery had pink eye, she wasn't concerned about her thigh (Avery is still limping tonight) and that it is common for girls 4-6 yrs of age to have redness "down there" due to hot baths, wet swimming suits & not wiping correctly! DING! DING! DING! Avery does all 3 things!

Allllllllllrighty then now that you didn't want to know all that I will sign off! :) Tomorrow is another day and we will know if she had pink eye or if it's just allergies or a cold in her eye.

Update as of today, Sept. 2, 2011: Got a call from the nurse yesterday that I'm anemic (good grief wasn't with Avery) how ironic since we got an entire cow this year that's all I've been eating is beef!! So I have to take an iron supplement. Today was my last u/s and I'm measuring 4 days behind (27 wks and 4 days) and I'm 28 weeks and 3 days, baby's heartbeat was 146 & weighs 2lbs. 10 oz and yea the cysts on the baby's brain are gone, as they expected they would be!! woohoo!

Last sneak peak.....side view

Are you looking at me?!

1st Day of Pre School for 2011/2012!

This was a picture from Sunday all ready for Church! She's looking so grown up!


1st day of Pre School for 2010 and now 2011....Oh my look a difference a year can make!!! Can't believe this is her 2nd year already! Of course I had to wake her up this morning and there were some tears starting but I reminded her that she will have 2 of her BF's in her class this year so then she said she wanted to go to school but she was so tired, I even had her in bed by 8:15 pm but she was up 2x's during the night. They also weighed & measured her on the first day and she lost 2 lbs in a week....I'm not surprised she hasn't been eating :(

Putting stuff away in her locker.

Avery remembered how to write her name on her own from last year, we practiced a lot over the summer with all the cards for weddings, bdays, baby/bridal shower gifts and thank you cards I had her sign :)

Her Best Friend, Natalie! These two are going to have a great year! Keith Hawkins is also in her class but he didn't show up before I had to leave.

Got 2 thumbs up when I picked her up at the end of the day so I think all went well! yea!

Not a bunch of Kroc!

Well another summer is closing to an end and there were some things I wanted to do last summer that just didn't happen and almost didn't happen this summer either!! Time goes WAY to fast (boo!). Anyway, I did get to take Avery to Tuscora Park last Friday and today we got to have a play date with Emilie (whom I use to babysit for :) and her 2 kiddo's! We went to Kroc's Spray Park in Ashland, Ohio. It was so nice and FREE (well they have a box for donations). Took Miss A awhile to warm up but soon her and MacKinnley were BF's. What a beautiful day we had too and I got to catch up with Emilie.

Playing on the play ground that was right there at the spray park too.

Getting started

Lots of running and giggling were had! :)

Awwww holding hands :) MacKinnley was 4 in January and Avery was 4 in June

This is SO much fun!

This Emilie's 6 yr old, Max, who was too busy playing with boys all day. He wouldn't let me take his picture with the girls but let me take just one of him alone :)

Snack time, yum! yum! So glad we could finally make a play date work and get to go to the spray park!

Tuscora Park Today!

What a beautiful August day! Hot but no humidity! I decided to boycott the Fair this year (1st time in a LONG time), go ahead judge me, anywho I've been wanting to take Avery to Tuscora Park forever and today we did! Me, mom and Avery headed to Sugarcreek for some breakfast, then stopped at 2 winery's, again go ahead and judge me ;) I did buy 3 bottles and will wait till Butterball has arrived to celebrate! Then we headed to Tuscora Park.


We started off by feeding the geese and ducks. Hands were in constant motion :)

Then we rode some rides. We ran into Avery's friend, Jackson who is 10 days older than Avery.

This was one of her favorite rides.

Then Nana and Avery rode the train.

Then Avery wanted to ride the roller coaster and they wouldn't let adults ride, but she wanted to go anyway. Round #1.....smiling.

Round #2 still smiling :)

Round #3.....she was done! It was very jerky for the smaller kids. They let her off and gave her a ticket for another ride.

Of course she had to have the pink one :)

HI everyone!

Loved the noisy horn on the car!

She didn't want to go on the swings but we talked her into it! Yea she was just tall enough!

Nana wanted to ride with her.

Having fun!

At this point Avery was still having fun but mom was talking herself out of getting sick! This ended up being Avery's favorite ride. We wanted to ride the ferris wheel but it was broken :(

Then she played and played and played on all the different playgrounds they had.

What a fun day!!! She told me "thank for the best day EVER, you are my best friend and the best mommy ever and I will love you forever, ever and ever!" I'm going to say she loved it :)

24 weeks = start of my 6th month!

This picture was taken 2 days later AND at the end of the day :)

I had a Dr's appt. on Fri. July 29th for my monthly check and got to see a new Dr. I REALLY liked her, she was a new Dr. and very through. Anyway, at my last appt. on June 29th I had told my regular OBGYN I've been having pressure "down there" and she brushed it off saying that is normal after delivering a child vaginally. Well over the next month some days were worse than others and figured out a lot of it was from my chair at the CPA firm, so I lowered it and took a pillow in to sit on, plus if I'm on my feet all day at the craft store I feel it a lot more. I insisted that I be checked and the Dr. agreed, she checked me and did some kind of swab test and said yup that I was dilated a little on the outside but everything was closed up on the inside which was good and that I don't need bed rest just to not lift heavy things. That was a HUGE relief to me because it's just not my nature to sit or lay (don't get me wrong I have my lazy days which consits of scrap booking and messing around on the computer :) Don't worry I'm not over-doing anything, I take my breaks at the craft store and when I'm at home but if I don't do the work at home it just won't get done, that's just how it is at our house. Josh does a good job on the outside and keeping his jeep clean and I will just leave.it.at.that. :) The baby's heartbeat was 150 and butterball has been very active :)