Ten for the Week

1. On my 30th week ultrasound the doctor told me that some of the babies bone measurements were reading on the smaller side. The doctor recommended that I go to the hospital for a level 2 ultrasound to make sure the baby was fine. I went to the appointment and they told me that pretty much the same thing. The average sized baby measures in the 6th percentile range and my baby was at a 5. The doctors think the baby is smaller in size based on genetics. She is healthy and normal and things are moving along smoothly.

2. Frank left on Tuesday for the WFG convention in Los Angeles. He left for four days. He had a great time and enjoyed the motivational speakers. He learned a lot and came back all charged up and ready to go back to work.

3. I enjoyed my peace and quiet all week long although I started to get lonely towards the end of the week. I wanted to take advantage of the quiet moments I shared with myself. I'm soaking up all the freedom I can before the baby comes along.

4. My friends Mike and Heather came over and we went out to dinner to a new Mexican restaurant. Afterwards we rented the movie Eagle Eye and went back to my place to watch the movie. It was a good movie but I was so tired from my wprk week that I fell asleep half way through the movie. I woke up to some pain in my lower back and thigh area. I was a bit concerned about the pain at first. It started to feel better once I started walking around. I was nervous about not having my husband around however my friends offered to come to my rescue if the pain started to get worse.

5. My pregnancy has started to become more difficult for me since I started my 8th month of pregnancy. I'm feeling more tired, more aches and pains. My belly is starting to fill in more and becoming more solid. I love watching my belly move around and I'm feeling the baby so much now which is exciting for me. Just this week I felt the baby drop down a little bit. I'm definately feeling more pressure on my bladder. My friends tell me that I'm waddling more now.

6. On Saturday I worked in the morning and than my friend Wendy came over and spent the day with me to keep me company. We went out to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Afterwards we headed over to Ikea and I found a dresser that I wanted to use for the baby and can also use it as a changing table. It is a four drawer dresser in the color white. I will have to go back with Frank to actually pick it up. My mom is bringing up a crib and two slightly used car seats that she obtained from a church friend in April. Afterwards we stopped and picked up some ice cream and made homemade brownies. We played a few board games and just visited with each other.

7. I fell asleep for a couple of hours and than Frank had called me and I had to pick him up from the airport @ 1am. It was down pouring rain outside and when I arrived at the airport I thought that I had left my cellphone @ home and I couldn't find Frank outside. Apparently I missed several calls from him. I eventually found my phone at the bottom of my purse and called and eventually met up with him. I was circling the airport for about 20 minutes until I saw him. To make matters worse we lost on hour of sleep and Frank and I stayed up just talking until about 4am. I was quite tired the next day at church. Frank and I just rested the remainder of the day.

8. On Monday night Frank had an emergency base shop meeting to discuss the convention. He had a great turn out and they covered information they learned in LA. The people who went to LA shared their experiences with the others in the group.

9. I'm getting ready for my baby shower this weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing what I may be getting to help me prepare for the new arrival.

10. We received our state refund this week and hope to see our federal tax refund soon.