Another Lovely Week!

Libby and I had a wonderful 32 week appointment.  We're both doing very well!  I'm in all the boxes - weight, blood pressure etc.  And she's in the 87th percentile for size - 4 lb 15 oz :).  I was hoping to get a cute picture of her face, but she didn't cooperate at all... She refused to show her face!  The plan remains the same - the next ultrasound will be at 36 weeks at which time, we'll schedule the c-section.  A cute note on her movements - she likes the shower!  When I hop in each morning, she gets excited and starts dancing around.

Barry and his Dad made a marathon trip to Florida this past weekend.  Before they left, my friend Emily and I packed almost the rest of the house in a whirlwind, all day session.  Then, movers arrived and loaded a 26' UHaul truck.

Barry and his Dad hitched the Civic to the back of the UHaul and left Saturday night at 10:30 pm and drove through the night and much of the next day.  They unloaded all the stuff into a storage unit in Pensacola to await our arrival and closing on the new house in early May.  The house feels a bit strange now... we have just a few pieces of furniture left and we are sleeping on mattresses on the floor.  Ryleigh thinks it's fun, but this preggo has a bit of a hard time getting in and out of bed.  Here are some images to give you a sense of how empty the house is now...

This week, Barry and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary by having dinner at Carrabba's - one of my favorites!  It was really nice to have a quiet evening, just the two of us.  Here's to many more healthy, happy years together!

Now this coming weekend is going to be AWESOME!  I have my baby shower tomorrow, a birthday/going away celebration with my girlfriends tomorrow evening, maternity portraits and brunch for my birthday/going away with family on Sunday.  I will take pictures and share ASAP!

Move Phase 1 This Weekend!

We are breaking-down Libby's nursery this weekend and packing it to move to Gulf Breeze.  It's very strange to be taking it apart so close to her arrival, but it'll be back together in a few weeks!  She has been very active and moving around a lot, keeping me happy and positive through all the current change and turmoil.  I am feeling her hiccups every few days, which is very cool - I didn't experience those with Ryleigh.

Barry is going down to Florida this weekend to take care of the home inspection and taking our first UHaul full of stuff down to storage. Let's call it "move phase 1" :).  So I am staying behind to work with friends and family to continue packing and organizing for "move phase 2," now scheduled for April 29.  Early hours of the morning on April 30, we all load-up and ship out where we will get settled in our new community in a condo for a week.  Looks like a pretty swell place to work for a week!

Then, we close on our new home May 8 and spend the weekend moving in and getting settled.  Really excited to meet my new doctor, get Ryleigh settled in her new school and start our new routine before Libby arrives mid-May!

And for this week's dose of cuteness...

What a Week!

This week has been incredibly busy and there is lots of news to share.  Let's start with Libby, since this is her blog :).

At our 30 week appointment, Libby and I both measured-in well and everything seems to be progressing appropriately.  We are "cleared" to continue growing and being awesome ladies until we return to the office for an ultrasound in week 32.

I made a name sign for her nursery to go above her crib, and I'm really proud of how it turned out.

Here's a 30-week belly picture (ignore the hair and lack of makeup, please)...

Now, onward to the move updates... We have a HOUSE!!!!  It took 2 rounds of bidding, a rejection on our new home and a rejection on another house to FINALLY win this house, but we are SO excited to call this house our home on May 8th!!!

Now, we have to figure out how to move our stuff and what we'll do from April 29 to May 8...  We'll sort through it all this coming week and make a plan.  Ha! A plan to make a plan...

And for the weekly dose of cuteness, Ryleigh on a swing :)

Moving to Florida!

We don't have an address yet, but the ball is rolling... We are moving to Gulf Breeze, Florida in April.   In approximately 4 weeks, this is where we will call home!!

Exciting times for our family!  This past week has been focused on trying to find our new home, but our luck hasn't been great.  So, we're looking at short-term rental options.  But, our plan is to get down there and settled before it's time for Libby to arrive.  Fingers and toes crossed!  More to come as things start to come together...  For this weekend, we start packing :).

I'm feeling pretty good at this point in the pregnancy, but I'm still struggling with some pregnancy insomnia.  Though it's not fun, it'll be worth it in the end!!

A good friend of mine was kind enough to give me some of her newborn size baby clothes last weekend, so that feels good.  I now believe I will be able to clothe Libby when she gets here in a few weeks.

Libby and I are 29 weeks along and had some monitoring done this week.  She was very cute about it... She kicked/punched the heart rate monitors and spent the whole time rolling around, giving the nurses a hard time.  The whole thing made me smile!  I want her to wait until it's time, but when it's time, I can't wait to meet her!!!

And... for a dose of cuteness, just because... Here's a picture of Ryleigh using her knife (dull and supervised) to spread cheese on her crackers.  She's growing up so fast!!!

Curve Ball...

My 28 week OB appointment threw us a curve ball.  You may recall that I mentioned a partial previa in a recent post that was discovered at my 20 week appointment.  We were in "wait and see" mode until 28 weeks when we were expecting to see the previa having resolved itself as my uterus grew.  Unfortunately, our expectations were totally off-base.  We have confirmed that we are now working with a complete placenta previa.  What does that mean?  A lot of things... a few of them are scary and risky, but if you don't consider the "ifs" and just talk about the "knowns," it's not so bad.  Basically, we know now that if all goes well over the next 8 weeks, Libby will be delivered by c-section between 36 and 37 weeks - that's May 13 through May 20.  That's 4 weeks sooner than I expected, but we can't risk my body going into labor, so we do what we must.

Good thing her nursery bedding arrived today!  Now, I need to get some newborn clothes because all the ones I have left-over from Ryleigh are bigger.  Baby clothes shopping?!?! Darn... ;)

Epic Weekend!

Seriously, this weekend was epic... Where to begin?!?!  Maybe with baby :)

Ryleigh had a chance to feel Libby move in my belly this weekend.  She thought it was cool, and has been talking to her a bunch this weekend.  Makes me smile!  I also felt hiccups from her and dealt with a mean bout of insomnia this weekend.  It's all good - I feel so blessed!  And as promised, here are some pictures of Libby's car seat cover.  It's still not washed and installed, but it'll give you a good idea of what it will look like when it's ready.

Friday, we went to the circus, and Ryleigh LOVED it.  She was engaged from start to finish.  Here are some candids from our adventure.

Saturday, Ryleigh and I went to the movies.  We watched Cinderella, which was a lovely movie.  She was interested in the whole thing, which surprised me.

Then, when we got home, we had a call for the first showing of our house.  With 30 mins to prepare and a house that was a disaster (remember, we all had stomach bugs last week), I went through the house like a tornado to get it ready to show.  The couple that looked at the house LOVED it and put in an offer.  That's right folks, after 10 days on the market and 1 showing, our house is SOLD!!!  Time to start looking for a place to live ;).  They'll be updates on that in my next post, for sure.

And Sunday was another busy day.  We went to not one, but two birthday parties.  My good friend's son turned 4 and we celebrated in a train-themed party.  It was ADORABLE!  Then, Ryleigh's classmate celebrated her birthday at SkyZone.  Ryleigh was wiped-out at the end of the day with no nap and two active birthday parties.

What's a rutabaga?

With 90 days to go, Libby's the size of a rutabaga. Her car seat covers have arrived! Once they're washed and installed, I'll snap a picture and share.

In other news, it's been an interesting few days... We've been battling a stomach bug in this house and trying to keep up with work. Here's a cute picture of Barry and Ryleigh playing legos during our down-time this past weekend.

It's Friday-eve, and this weekend couldn't be better timed! It'll be a ton of fun to make-up for the time we've spent battling illness.  On the agenda - circus, Cinderella in the theater and two birthday parties. It's going to be epic family time!!! <3