32 weeks down, 8 to go!

Welcome back friends & family!

This week is Thanksgiving, and I am most thankful for a wonderful support system in Matthew, and YOU, our family & friends! I am also VERY thankful for our new home (pictured above), our 3 furbabies--Pogo, Luci & Carolina, a healthy baby (32 weeks and counting!) and the beautiful weather in sunny Arizona!!

Speaking of Macy Grace, Matthew just completed "Daddy Boot Camp" last week, you will all have to ask him about the tri-fecta! Haha! We also have successfully completed our "Birth Basics & Breathing" class, where we learned about Epidurals, C-Sections, and Natural Childbirth. Our class also ended with a tour of the hospital, including where to park and drop off! Hopefully, my mother will be here to drive us out, so Matt can keep me from panicking (or maybe it will be vice versa!). Matt was ecstatic to see a free coffee machine on each floor WITH cappuchino AND cafe mocha. :-)

My parents have been out here for the last week (ish) and my dad has been completing all the little "projects" around the house. He had to change out about 90% of the outlets in the house! We now have a working garage door, fireplace, and can leave the screen doors open for the kitties to look out the window without escaping! We also discovered that we have misters around the back pation to keep us cool during the hot Arizona summers! My mom has been helping with other projects, such as a Baby shopping spree, lunch dates, and wedding arrangements. Thanks Mom & Dad! :-)

Little Gummi Bear is doing well, she like to kick and play! We have almost all the essentuals for her nursery, should she decide to come tomorrow....but I think we will let her cook a little while longer ;-) On our shopping spree, Grandma Kay bought Macy the BEST book ever, entitled "Moo Baa LaLaLa"....Daddy wonders how many times he is going to have to read this over the next 5 years! I was diagnosed as being Strep B positive, and will need antiobiotics during labor, and have been tested for pre-eclampsia, but praise God, it came back negative!

I definitely need prayer and encouragement over the next few weeks, as our lives are about to change forever! (In a good way, of course.) The typical holiday "stressers" seem magnified this year, but at the same time, it will definitely make the next 8 weeks fly by!

30 Weeks Down, Less than 10 to Go!

So excited to be 3/4 of the way done with our first pregnancy!

Matt & I moved into the new house last weekend, and with the exception of not having the water turned on yet, things are going well. We still need to move the kitchen, master bathroom, our clothes, and pets to the new house, but other than that, we are practically done!

My parents are arriving Saturday to stay through Thanksgiving. We are thankful that my dad will be able to help with all the little "projects" around the house (painting Macy's room, fixing the tile in the kitchen, etc). My mom is also looking forward to doting on her daughter and unborn granddaughter....well, at least I hope she is!

Macy Grace is a little cheerleader already; she practices her kicks, flips, and jumps every morning between 9:30-11:00, every afternoon from 2:00-3:30, and every evening between 6-8 pm. She especially likes it when Daddy reads her "Goodnight Moon" and "The Hungary Caterpillar". She gives me insane heartburn everyday, but if I could make it through 3+ months of morning sickness, I suppose I can last another 2 months with the heartburn. I can't believe it's coming up so soon!

I am not looking too prego yet; when I went to pick up my prescription from the pharmacy, the pharmacist, asked me if I was on birth control, because "this medication can reduce its effectiveness" to which I responded, "sir, I am 30 weeks. I don't think that will make a difference at this point!" He looked very confused after I told him this. I suppose he could have thought I am a little chunky, haha.

This is my first posting, so hope this is what I am supposed to be writing!

Much love,

Liz (& Matt & Macy)