New year!!!!!

Happy 2012!!!
This year, WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!! and it's not like we have to wait long either.
I had an appointment last Thursday night, and my Grandma went with me. We waited an hour... but that was ok because we talked and stuff.
We talked about what we would do if she watched him over the summer while I worked. My grandaddy is retired, and she works for the school system, so she has summers off. But just because she has the whole summer off, doesn't mean she's gonna watch him everyday, I told her.

She is going to be a baby hog.
When I told her I was for sure going to plan on working this summer, she threw her fist in the air and let out a "YESSSSSS!"
"Oh, yeah....Sorry you have to work this summer!!!!" cackled as she walked away with the biggest smile on her face.

So I thought I would bring her down a few notches by telling her that I would only work 2-3 days a week, and She would only be watching him 1 and a half days. After the disappointment set in, she was ok with my decision. (Like she had any other choice)
I don't want to have her get worn out. She is in her 60's, though she's more energetic than me, and she's hellagood with kids, so I completely trust her.
The other days or half days, Ben can watch him or Mom possibly. Ben says he wants to watch him as long as he doesn't have class or clinicals, so that will be good Finn-Daddy time.

Anyway, back to the appointment. I saw a doctor this time and she was the nicest person ever! She said everything was looking good and that I am still under my pre-pregnancy weight!! Heck Yeah!!! I am still wearing a size smaller pants than pre pregnancy also!
When I got pregnant I lost 20 pounds from being sick and changing my eating habits. So I have gained 17 pounds back. Good news is, It's all in my belly. I mean, I have filled out a little, but It's all mostly on the front, which is fabulous. I still have more to go, so I could balloon up, but it's pretty good so far.

She also scheduled me my last ultrasound for next week where I will be 30 weeks.
I'm excited about it, but I hope Ben can go with me, since classes start tomorrow and he has class that day.

Other than the normal stuff, nothing else really happened at the appointment. She scheduled me for another one and we were out of there!

So I have an ultrasound early next week. Then coming up after that, we are going to Tallahassee to have a 4D ultrasound done. I talked about this in a previous blog.
Also Avery's birthday is coming up this weekend. He will be 18!!! Where did my little brother go??? He grew up on us. lol
speaking of Avery, we had him spend the night with us on new years eve. We didn't go out and go crazy obviously. We stayed in and watched movies and then when it was midnight, Avery gave Finn a hug, and Ben gave me a kiss. lol So it was pretty chill.

I had Friday off of work, the weekend, and then Monday off. So I made myself busy the whole time. I finished invitations and made thank-you notes, sewed some cute burp cloths, which will have a blog post of their own soon, cleaned the house, set up and organized more crap in the nursery, caught up on all my laundry, and put away most of my Christmas decorations.
I also cooked another meal to put away in the freezer for After the Birth Meals. (spinach lasagna)

Random:...Mom texted me just now and said that Dad was setting up a skype account so that we could talk to Thomas and he could see Finn.

So on the pregnancy front there's more tiredness. I am in my third trimester, so it's for sure hitting me again. Last night I got off work at 4:30 and was asleep by 6:30 and didn't wake up until Ben got home at 11.
I just feel exhausted after I have been up for a few hours.
My hips hurt.
My butt hurts.
My legs hurt.
My feet don't hurt as much as the above.
My back is actually pretty good since I've been using the pregnancy pillow.

I'm craving things. I cant remember if I mentioned my cobbler craving. But I had a cobbler craving on Christmas Eve. Mom made me cobbler, and all was good.
I go from craving salty to sweet constantly.
Also I have been waking up a few times a night with a dry mouth and incredible thirst. I just keep a bottle of water by my side of the bed. usually one per night.

Finn's movements are different. Where it was all mostly kicking, we now can see elbows or knees rubbing under my skin. Sometimes they hurt when he gets in certain spots, like for instance, my ribs. haha

It's all really neat though!