32 weeks tomorow!

I am officially 8 months pregnant - less than 8-9 weeks before baby gets here. Korey and I have been busy moving into our new apartment. It's frustrating not being able to lift boxes and help move stuff around, but it's coming together and we are both excited. I had an appointment and ultrasound last week and everything looked good. My cervix hasn't changed and they did another fetal fibronectin test which came back negative. (Negative=99% chance I won't go into labor in the next 2 weeks). I am working part time. It helps that I work on a Maternity unit... My doctor said if I start feeling contractions or anything while I'm at work, just have someone hook me up to a monitor. Ha. He seemed nervous when I told him I was moving back to Batesville, which is an hour and 20 min away from the hospital but I think it will be fine. My roommate lives on the north side of Indy and we can stay with her if anything happens or if we have any false alarms. I am getting big and don't get very many "you're so tiny for ___ weeks" anymore. Ha. I feel good besides some really bad heartburn (especially at night... I wake up every couple hours from it). Tums have become my best friend lately.

On Friday, Korey and I got 3d/4d ultrasound pictures of the baby. The baby was stubborn at first and wouldn't move into a spot where the tech could get a good picture. But after some juice and jumping around he/she finally decided to cooperate. We were so excited to see baby's chubby cheeks and fingers, and even got to see some yawns and "smiles."

Pictures from Gulf Shores

Dad and his girls on the Dolphin Cruise

He's not a ham at all, is he?

Relaxing on the cruise : )

I have some more pictures like this, it was amazing

Katie and her friend Nicole at the pool

The best dad and step-momma ever : )

The crew (minus Krissy who took the pic)

The Greiwe-Norman's

Hanging out on the beach (the huge cups were from

a restaurant called Lambert's Cafe)

Korey and I on the beach

View from our balcony

Korey and I

Dad and Katie

The beach : ) We had a great time!

30 Weeks

Well we made it back from Gulf Shores and had an amazing time. Korey and I enjoyed relaxing all week and we all had a blast with Aiden, who is turning into a funny, smart little boy! He loved the pool and playing on the beach. We have a TON of pictures so I'll post some of them soon. I am so thankful we got to spend a week off of work/school to have fun and relax with the family.

I am 30 weeks pregnant today. 10 weeks left... I can't believe how fast things have gone by and how much we left to do before baby comes. Spending a few hours in the hospital last week really freaked me out and made me realize how close we are getting to baby being here... They checked me and said my cervix is showing some change (softening, 50% effaced, and 1 cm dilated). The nurse practioner (my doctor was out of town) asked me if I had been having contractions and I said no, I really haven't felt any, just a lot of uncomfortable pressure when I stand up and walk around. They hooked me up to a monitor and apparently I was having regular (very small) contractions. Once I could see on the monitor when I was having one I could feel with my hand how tight my stomach felt. They gave me some medicine to stop the contractions and after a few hours we went home. I am not allowed to work this week, but I see my doctor on Thursday for a follow up and I'm really hoping he tells me I can go back to work next week. Fingers crossed that all will be okay. Until then I am taking it easy and hanging out in Batesville with my family so I can get some stuff done here. Korey moves out of his apartment and is done with summer classes in 2 weeks so we have a lot to do to get the apartment ready before then.

Yesterday we painted the nursery and Mom cleaned the carpets for us. I loove the color and can't wait to put the rest of it together. I'll post pics as it all comes together.

28 Week Appointment

Everything went well at my appointment Thursday. My cervix looked fine (3.4 cm, it grew!) and the baby is healthy and growing. My doctor gave me the go ahead for vacation and we leave on Tuesday. I am so excited. I have appointments every 2 weeks now instead of 4. I can't believe that tomorrow I will be in my third trimester. The baby is doing great and has recently decided that my ribs are a great place resting place for his/her feet. : ) Also, my innie belly button is officially an outie. It actually popped out when Korey made me laugh one night. Ha.

I will post pictures from vacation next week. We are excited to see how Aiden does in the pool and at the beach this year. He looves sand and water so it should be a great time!

27 Week Bump

People still comment on how tiny I am for being 7 months pregnant. That looks like a pretty sizeable bump to me! : ) If I hear "you just look like you had a big meal" one more time... (Yea, people say that to me all the time! What every pregnant person wants to hear, right?)

Memorial Day Weekend

Aiden playing in the creek at my Grandpa's farm.

We went home this weekend for Memorial Day. I had to work today so I headed back to Indy this morning. I am 27 weeks pregnant today. Still feeling good, but getting that first trimester tiredness back. I was exhausted on Saturday hanging out at my grandpa's farm. I have my Glucose Tolerance test on Thursday (tests for gestational diabetes) and also another ultrasound to check my cervix length. Doctor said anything less than 2.5cm would be cause for some concern (which would mean no vacation next week to Gulf Shores).

Pictures from Mother's Day

Baby Padgett's great-great grandma Flannery. This is her first great-great grandbaby.

Michelle and Aiden

Aiden being silly

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Baby looking at you with arms up by face