*8 Months*....almost

So today I am 31 weeks and 3 days. I am just going to round up and say I am 32 weeks or 8 months. Time has flown by and that I only have about 8 weeks left until David and I get to meet our little Brantley. We can hardly wait. This past month has been a very busy and exciting one. Here are some things that have happened.
*I got my first stretch marks!!!
*We have had a couple of doctors appointments and one of them was a 3D ultrasound
*I have been having some really sever pain on my upper rib cage. My ribs hurt, and they constantly feel like I am burning, and everyone once in a while I get super sharp stabbing pains. Well I talked to the doctor about this and he said, it happens. When the baby is growing and moving around the rib cage sometimes expands and you can feel like you have broken ribs. While this news did make me feel slightly at ease I still have the pain but oh well Brantley is okay.
*I ordered Brantley a whole bunch of books from Scholastic (Thanks Deb)
*I had my first baby shower, and Brantley and I were spoiled with so many great things.
*I had my shot rhogam shot, and as I feared it was in my hip. It didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
*We got to see little Brantley's face for the first time with the 3D ultra sound. I am not going to lie, he did look a little distorted but the doctor assured David and I that is not how he is really going to look, and that the ultra sound doesn't give a very good picture. But either way. I was so happy to see him. I think he is going to have the Kroeger nose and big cheeks. I also noticed in the ultra sound that he always had one arm above his head (which is what I always do when I am sleeping)
* He is about 3.5 pounds
*I have gained about 27 from the beginning of my pregnancy.
*I have found a way to roll over at night, so I don't wake COMPLETELY up and I sleep better and longer now. BUT it still isn't a great nights sleep.
*I love when David talks to Brantley and uses his name.
*I still love when David (or people in general) tell me I look big.
*I found a fantastic maternity store in Layton. It is called Honey Bump Maternity it is like a Plato's closet but for only maternity clothes.
*I no longer comfortably fit into my non maternity clothes, so I am down to about 5 shirts and 5 pants.
*I have discover that a little bit of nausea is coming back, not cool, but as long as I am eating regularly I am good.
*We discovered that Brantley is breech, but we aren't worried yet about it. He has a couple of weeks to turn and if he doesn't we will be going the c-section route.
*He is definitely a boy!! I had the doctor triple check! Just to be on the safe side.

Pregnancy is going well, but I can't wait until I can bend over and tie my shoes, or shave my legs comfortably again. I love feeling Brantley move, but what will be even better is feeling him move in my arms instead of my belly. I love this little guy and can't wait to see him in person.

Whats been Happening at the Smedley Household

This is when we were setting up the crib for the first time, I should have got a picture of the old baby's room before we switched rooms. This room was very very cramped.
Here is the way our living room looked for a couple of days. The pictures don't do justice. It was pure chaos.Here is the new baby's room. We are still working on getting it all put together and things put away. The room really is so much better for the baby! I can hardly wait to get it all fixed up and ready to bring little Brantley home.

Our new bedroom! We both love it!

So David and I have been super busy lately here are somethings that have been going on.
Number 1
We live in a two bedroom apartment. Both of the rooms are pretty good size but one is slightly bigger than the other so of course when we moved in we put our room in the big one. The second bedroom was used as an exercise/office/storage/new baby room. Also, since last summer the apartment manager put in a window swamp cooler in that room. I have been asking, more like begging, David to switch rooms since we found out we were pregnant. Mostly because I realized that having a baby (that hopefully takes naps) would be in his room during the hottest part of the day and with that window swamp makes that room freezing cold which means we would have to shut off the cooler and the rest of the apartment would be so uncomfortably hot. The room was also so cramped that switching rooms would leave more space for the baby and David's bowflex. So switching rooms would be in the best interest of everyone including the baby. So after much begging David gave in and we undertook the task that I thought we could knock out in one day but it took a couple. Our house was a disaster! Poor David had to do most of the heavy lifting, but he was such a good sport and we are both so glad that we switched rooms. The baby's room has more space and now I am pushing to get rid of the bowflex because (for now) it fits! Now I can't wait to start decorating Brantley's room with John Deere tractors and farm things!

Number 2
Life is good, busy but good. This month is one for traveling. we have so many things going on this month that I am ALMOST going to be glad when it is over so we can just sit down and relax, but when is life ever slow. Here are some things we have this month. 2 Family dinners (one for my family and one for Davids), a baby shower (I will blog about that later), deer hunt, elk hunt, and a halloween party. That is a lot in gas, but totally worth every gallon and dollar.

**7 Months**

Wow how times flies! I can't believe I am already at 7 months!

Here are a few up dates since month 6
*I am getting bigger...YAY!!
*I took the glucose test and everything turned out great...I had the orange and it was good. I expected something disgusting but it really did just taste like uncarbonated orange soda.
*I am going to get a shot at the hospital tomorrow because David is O+ blood type and I am O- which means our baby could have the opposite of me which could also mean my body could build antibodies to the baby, it wouldn't be a problem for this pregnancy, but it could possibly be for the next so I am going to go get a shot to fix that so we don't have a problem in the future.
*I haven't had much swelling...anywhere. My ring still fits and so do my shoes! Thank heavens
*I feel the baby move all the time...I am still waiting for the ability to distinguish between feet and hands, bum, and head.
*I go potty....ALL THE TIME
*I do find my self short of breath quite often...even if it is a quick walk up some stairs
*I still miss my sleep
*David and I are getting so excited!!
* The baby's room is coming together, we have decided on a John Deere/farm theme!!

* I love when people tell me that I am getting big!

*I love being pregnant*

Life in the Smedley household...

Here is a little up date on us...
Camille: I am still enrolled in school, but I did drop one of my classes. Thank heavens. I am so glad I did. I think I am going to like this semester. I like my classes, they are tough, but good. I just hope that I can make it to the end of the semester before this baby decides to come. I also have changed my major AGAIN. This time I changed it from Accounting to Finance. It is actually less required credits but along the same line as accounting but I think I am going to like it lots better.

David: David is still liking his major and job. What am I saying he LOVES his job. In fact, it isn't a job it is play. We also love the fact that he has almost every Saturday off and that he is home so much more. David has been so helpful around the apartment too. I don't usually get home until after 7 to 7:30 and he is usually working on dinner or has it done for us, and has washed a lot of the dishes! I love him so much! He is so good to me!

I was reading a friends blog the other day that has just recently got married. She talked about how much she loves the married life and how she doesn't understand what people are talking about when they tell her that the first part of marriage is hard and transitional. This got me thinking a lot about David and my first year and how hard it was for us. As I look back on those times I realize how we really struggled, there were a lot of factors that went into it, but I look at us now and how happy we are. I have come to really appreciate how difficult that first year was. Not only did it help me in my communication skills (or lack there of) with David, but I also grew to love him more and appreciate him more. I never knew I could love someone so much as I love David. He is my best friend and I can't imagine life with out him. That first year was full of hidden blessings. I wouldn't change anything. I love my life with David and I can't wait to add on to our family.

Strawberry Jam Anyone????

David has been asking and asking me to make strawberry jam. I have been waiting and waiting for strawberry's to come on sale. They finally did, so I called my mother and David and I went up to my mothers and she helped us make jam. This was a first time for me and it wasn't near as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually quite easy. Thanks for all your help mom!!

putting the jam in jars

the finished product!

After we had finished putting them in jars my mother made homemade bread. It was so delicious!! We are so glad to have this jam!! Thanks again mom!! I love you!

Happy 22nd Birthday to Camille

So this year my birthDAY was pretty much like any other day. I woke up did some dishes, did some laundry, and worked on homework. Then I went to school. Although I did leave from class a little early, which was GREAT! I came home and surprised me with these... I am in love with children's books. I love them all, and I am working on building our collection. So David got me 3 children's books, the Mockingjay, flowers and candy. I love him! We then went and got KFC for dinner and watched a movie. What a wonderful day to end the day. The next morning I woke up and found these on my door from our wonderful neighbors the Baxters....

DAVID AND I LOVE THEM!!!! Thank you so much Baxters!!

My sweet in-laws gave me a wonderful gift also, thank you for the money and the beautiful mirror from Vietnam.

My parents blessed me with some new clothes. Well my sweet mother made me some clothes. A new LONG skirt (so I don't have to shave my legs every time I want to wear a skirt now) and it is stretchy enough that I should be able to continue to wear it for the rest of the pregnancy. She also made me some new pj's. Thanks Mom!

The day after David took me to Olive Garden for my real birthday dinner since I didn't get home from school until late. We love Olive Garden! Thanks hunny!

Thank you to everyone who helped make my birthday such a special one!

A couple of weeks ago David got a call from his Uncle Scott and his cousin Jordan. They were going on a hike and asked David to go. David tells me they had so much fun and looking at the pictures it looks like it too.

Here is Jordan

Uncle Scott and Jordan

Uncle Scott