The First Thanksgiving

I have been dreading the holiday season this year and the first of several special occasions has creeped up on us...Thanksgiving.  This was the first Thanksgiving in 31 years I haven't seen or talked to my Dad (the year I was in Costa Rica I at least got to Skype my family).  It was the first Thanksgiving in 31 years I've not seen or talked to my Grandma and Granddad.  And I definitely felt the void.  It just was not the same without his stupid jokes.  It wasn't the same going through the Black Friday ads without him.  It wasn't the same eating yellow noodles without him.

Dad, there is not one single day that goes by where I don't think about you and miss you like crazy.  Sure not looking forward to celebrating our birthdays without you.  I love you so very much!

31 Weeks

My belly at 31 weeks

30 Week Check-Up

We had our 30 week check-up yesterday.  Kaiden is weighing 3.12 pounds which is where he is supposed to be.  They see no signs of diabetes affecting his size which is a HUGE answer to prayer.  They said the only thing big about him is his head...which sure makes delivery not sound so fun.  The doctor said he looks like me because he's got a little round face.  :D  He is breech right now but they said he still has time to turn. 

Oh precious Kaiden- your Daddy and I cannot wait for you to get here!

Baby Shower

My baby shower was last weekend and it was SO much fun!  I had so many friends and family there.  We were so blessed with things to welcome Kaiden into this world.

Hailee helped me open my gifts which was a HUGE help.

First Night of Child Birthing Class...DONE

Last night we started our child birthing classes.  I had mixed emotions about whether or not we should go.  There are some things I want to know but there's also a lot I don't want to know.  I've heard some pretty bad stories and, in all honesty, just don't know about having a baby come out down there.  My preferred method of child delivery is for me to go to sleep and wake up and Kaiden's in my arms.  All of that said, we decided to go.  I was super nervous because I can get pretty queasy. 

It started out good with lots of information.  I never knew exactly what some of the stuff in my body was for so that was pretty interesting.  However, when the nurse started talking about lacerations (tears) and episiotomies I started to feel a little weird.  I began to get really hot and my hands were swelling.  Then came the sick feeling in my stomach.  I wasn't sure I was going to make it but we took a break right after that so I was able to get up and get some fresh air and walk around.  There is one word in the English language that I just cannot stand and it's the R-word...and the nurse kept using it repeatedly.  Not sure it that's what was making my stomach turn or the thought of it being cut (I know, may be more information than you'd like to know).  We watched a video of a VBAC which was pretty graphic...count me out of that.  I want the drugs!

At the end, we spent about 15 minutes doing relaxation exercises.  We had to pretend we were having contractions and breathe appropriately.  At one point, our partners had to put pressure on our hips and for some reason David thought this was funny and could NOT quit laughing.  He had to get up and leave the class for a second.  He came back and I heard him praying that God would make him quit laughing.  This just caught my funny bone so we were both laughing so hard and trying to keep it under control as to not bother the others.  It was pretty comical.

I did make it through though.  We just have 2 more weeks of that.