*First Snow of the Season*

I woke up this morning to a beautiful white world. It was spectacular. There was just about 2 inches of snow that appeared over night, but what a wonderful world it created this morning. I can't believe that I have been pregnant all summer and fall and now wintertime has come. Everything seems so beautiful with little Jack on the way.

30w1d Getting Excited!

I had my OB appointment today. I have been feeling little Jack move so much lately. I am feeling great (other than a bit of nausea in the evenings). I gained another 2 pounds (for a total of 42 pounds...only 4 of which have been gained since my 10th week!) Despite this gain (again most of which I attribute to quitting smoking) I have been told that I don't look that big for how far along that I am...Paul disagrees. We saw little Jack via ultrasound today. He is cute. The tech said he had his little hands down between his legs and that this is very common for BOY babies (not for girls!) Silly little boy! They told us Jack weighs about 3lbs 8 oz and that he is in the 60th percentile. We are starting to get his room ready. I don't know how we are going to afford everything we need! (Our shower is on December 7th so that may help a bit!!!) We picked out a beautiful (but not terribly expensive) cherry crib, dresser, & armoire for his room. Paul has painted the entire room white and will be adding cream stripes on the bottom half of the room with a border to separate the striped half of the room from the white portion. (Our bedding is a beautiful ecru color and we intend to decorate the room with old fashioned toys and teddy bears.) My next appointment is not until December 17th!!! I will be 34 weeks by then. I have another appointment on December 31st (at which time I will be 36 weeks)...and then it is just a matter of weeks until Jack is here! I can't believe this is happening...I can't believe he is coming. We are so very very lucky. I am so very lucky to have such a wonderful husband (who will stay home with our baby) and a little baby on the way...and a great Mom who lives with us. Whooo Hooo...I am blessed!!!!! ~Twenty Nine Weeks~

27w4d--Las Vegas Trip

We got home last night from a 5 day trip to Las Vegas. We had a blast. We are completely broke...but what a GREAT time! I had a 3 day seminar for work, so Paul decided to come along for the fun. We used some of my frequent flyer miles for the plane ticket and my room was paid for by my company, so he basically went for free. We stayed in the Golden Nugget which is downtown as opposed to the "strip." It was actually a lovely hotel. And there were a lot of smaller casinos in our area that were less intimidating than the big ones on the strip, so we were able to gamble a bit without being "experts." We arrived Saturday night, and spent a little time gambling. We bought some cards and a Black Jack card...and then practiced Black Jack in our room for the rest of the night. We gambled on Sunday. For the rest of the time we were there, I had classes all day. Paul spent his days walking around, watching other people and gambling. We spent the evenings together at the casinos. It was so fun. One night we found a little teddy-bear making shop and made a special teddy bear fro little Jack. It is such a cute little old-fashioned bear. We each chose a little felt heart and made wishes on them and placed them inside the Teddy. This will be Jack's most special bear from his Mom and Dad. It was so nice to be away alone with Paul. We haven't had a vacation together in over 5 years! I love him so much. We had a great time. Oh, and I DO NOT have gestational diabetes!!!! Yay!!!!