Hard to believe we are at 34 weeks already. It is funny to think of being 8 months pregnant. So far things have been going very well. There have been a few instances of me getting sick over the past several weeks, including the cold/headache that I have right now. But overall, I can't complain because this pregnancy has been pretty much uneventful so far (not to curse myself now!)
As for things around the house, we are finally starting to get our lives and house back together. I have been slowly taking out the baby clothing and getting things washed. Also, Derek took me to get the mattress for the crib, so we would actually have a bed for him at some point! Exciting to have his room partially put together at this point. Now it is just time to get the rest of the junk that was upstairs organized and put away where it belongs. Not to mention the disaster zone in our basement that will just have to wait for a few months! haha.
On another note, Derek and I bought an SUV from my parents, so that the baby would be good and safe in an SUV. It is a lexus GX470, which is incredibly beautiful and of course amazingly taken care of by my parents. I definitely feel safe and comfortable in it, but I have to laugh because I get so many funny looks from people while I am driving it. I guess they must wonder how someone my age that is a medical student ended up with such a fancy, nice SUV. Not that I blame them.... I never expected to have such a nice vehicle, and I surely didn't think that buying an SUV was a must, seeing as how tons of people drive their babies around in cars. But, Derek wanted the baby to be safe, and it makes him feel a lot better to know that we will be driving in a bigger vehicle just in case. Very grateful and blessed that my parents sold this to us!
So, while not much has been changing in terms of the pregnancy, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately and feeling incredibly grateful for everything that I have. First of all, Michael just turned 15. Crazy to think he is getting that big already and will be starting high school in a month! He has been great lately, offering to help out with everything around our house including painting and mowing the lawn. Also, he has been really supportive and just goes along with the plan, even if it is something he doesn't really want to do. Dad took him to Canada fishing this weekend with his buddy, so I am excited to hear all about their adventures when they get back. Also, Derek just turned 27. Again, incredible to think that we are already in our late 20s. Seems like just yesterday we were the ones that were 15 and dreaming about our futures. Of course, this got me thinking back to when we were 15, and just had started dating. As a teenager, I often thought about what my future would look like. I imagined marrying prince charming, who I thought I had found at the age of 15, and starting a family in our house in the suburbs with a great back yard where our kids could grow up, and of course being close to our families. Little did I know at the age of 15 that this would actually be what my life would look like! There is a lot of people who criticize Disney for allowing little girls to imagine their lives with prince charming and the perfect life, but funny to think that these little dreams sometimes come true. I am incredibly grateful to say that my life has so far gone just like a Disney movie. I am glad to have found the man of my dreams at a much younger age than expected. He has been everything I could hope for in a husband and has supported me in medical school even on the days that I question myself. Also, here we are, about to celebrate our 1st anniversary, and also about to celebrate the joy of bringing our first baby into the world. We are living in an amazing home in a safe neighborhood, close to both of our families. Really, life is a dream come true at this point. Sure, we both work hard at our jobs and I get exhausted by medical school somedays. But I truly never would have expected my life to be as perfect as it is right now. Definitely feeling blessed. I can't wait to meet our little guy in 6 (or less) weeks, and teach him to be a wonderful little man just like his daddy.
Thank you to my husband, our families, and our friends of making us truly blessed everyday!
Happy 1st Anniversary to my incredible husband on August 6th!
Baby Johnson will be joining us shortly, due September 9th, 2012!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
32 Weeks - Under Construction!
So much has happened in the past 4 weeks!
Derek and I had the windows and upstairs carpet replaced about a month ago. Little did we know, that along with the windows and carpet would come a TON of work to go along with it. So we have spent the last 4 weeks crazy busy with house projects. First of all, the windows that were all replaced needed to be stained and varnished, which is a time-consuming project! My parents came to help and and did a TON of work to get things done, which was incredibly sweet! I think my mom must have realized that there is a ton to do and that I just don't have the time or energy to get it done, so they rallied and did a lot to get things moving. Along with the windows came pulling up the carpet to get rid of and painting all of the rooms upstairs around the windows and in the closets. This was another huge ongoing project. Luckily my mom and Michael helped get all of the painting done, and Michael, Matt, and dad helped get the carpet pulled and all of the staples out. As a last-minute add-on, Derek decided that while we were going to have the rest of the upstairs done except the bathroom time (which we have hated), we might as well replace the bathroom time also! I am glad he decided to do that, as it looks fabulous! While it seems so short to write down in this paragraph, this work has been the ongoing accumulation of what we have been doing for the past month. I am not sure there has been one day that we have come back from work and sat down to eat dinner or watch a movie! It is work work work all the time.
Needless to say, since we have the entire upstairs under construction, there is no baby room yet! I am glad to say that he has not come early enough yet for me to panic, but I am starting to get that panicked feeling for sure. There is definitely something about having a baby room all set up and getting nested in, and I have not been able to do that yet. Luckily, once the carpet comes in this week, we will be able to set up the baby room. Our parents have decided to buy us a crib and dresser for the baby room, which was incredibly sweet of all of them! They always do wonderful things like that for us, and we are very very lucky! The crib and dresser are now here in the boxes, and I am super excited to get them set up this week!
Also, The Johnson ladies (Vicky, Tracy, Amy, and Krissy) threw me a baby shower two weeks ago. It was so wonderful to see everyone and spend time with some of Vicky's family that I do not get to see very often! People got us just fabulous gifts. It was overwhelming to sit there opening such beautiful gifts. Thank you Thank you to all of our friends and family who came to celebrate with us! It was so great! I can't wait to get the baby room set up and start getting his new clothes and gear all set for when he gets here. Its very exciting to start feeling like there is baby stuff in the house now!
And how am I feeling? Well, truthfully, I am exhausted! I have never really felt like calling in sick to work just to sleep, but it has definitely crossed my mind lately. I am working in the medical ICU right now, so things are crazy busy and I am up at 5 every morning. While I really enjoy the ICU, I don't enjoy having to stand for 5 hours while we do rounds. This is the first time that I have really started to feel like I am swelling. I am pretty sure that I am currently losing my ankles and getting cankels! Yuck! My doc told me that it was no big deal that I work all day as long as I go home and put my feet up at night..... yeah, like that is ever going to happen with the construction projects going on at our house! haha! I guess I will just have to deal with having no ankles and big swollen legs! Also, baby seems to be growing so fast now. My belly feels like it gets bigger by the day! According to the doc, I am growing right on schedule. It is hard to believe that there is only 8 more weeks to go before he gets here. I am so excited and yet also nervous! I want things to go right and I just hope that he is healthy and doing well. He sure moves around a lot, so at least I knew he is still doing okay in there for now. I am currently hoping for a bit more sleep and some peace and quiet around here once the construction is done, seeing as how I won't be sleeping once the baby is born! Wish me luck!
Derek and I had the windows and upstairs carpet replaced about a month ago. Little did we know, that along with the windows and carpet would come a TON of work to go along with it. So we have spent the last 4 weeks crazy busy with house projects. First of all, the windows that were all replaced needed to be stained and varnished, which is a time-consuming project! My parents came to help and and did a TON of work to get things done, which was incredibly sweet! I think my mom must have realized that there is a ton to do and that I just don't have the time or energy to get it done, so they rallied and did a lot to get things moving. Along with the windows came pulling up the carpet to get rid of and painting all of the rooms upstairs around the windows and in the closets. This was another huge ongoing project. Luckily my mom and Michael helped get all of the painting done, and Michael, Matt, and dad helped get the carpet pulled and all of the staples out. As a last-minute add-on, Derek decided that while we were going to have the rest of the upstairs done except the bathroom time (which we have hated), we might as well replace the bathroom time also! I am glad he decided to do that, as it looks fabulous! While it seems so short to write down in this paragraph, this work has been the ongoing accumulation of what we have been doing for the past month. I am not sure there has been one day that we have come back from work and sat down to eat dinner or watch a movie! It is work work work all the time.
Needless to say, since we have the entire upstairs under construction, there is no baby room yet! I am glad to say that he has not come early enough yet for me to panic, but I am starting to get that panicked feeling for sure. There is definitely something about having a baby room all set up and getting nested in, and I have not been able to do that yet. Luckily, once the carpet comes in this week, we will be able to set up the baby room. Our parents have decided to buy us a crib and dresser for the baby room, which was incredibly sweet of all of them! They always do wonderful things like that for us, and we are very very lucky! The crib and dresser are now here in the boxes, and I am super excited to get them set up this week!
Also, The Johnson ladies (Vicky, Tracy, Amy, and Krissy) threw me a baby shower two weeks ago. It was so wonderful to see everyone and spend time with some of Vicky's family that I do not get to see very often! People got us just fabulous gifts. It was overwhelming to sit there opening such beautiful gifts. Thank you Thank you to all of our friends and family who came to celebrate with us! It was so great! I can't wait to get the baby room set up and start getting his new clothes and gear all set for when he gets here. Its very exciting to start feeling like there is baby stuff in the house now!
And how am I feeling? Well, truthfully, I am exhausted! I have never really felt like calling in sick to work just to sleep, but it has definitely crossed my mind lately. I am working in the medical ICU right now, so things are crazy busy and I am up at 5 every morning. While I really enjoy the ICU, I don't enjoy having to stand for 5 hours while we do rounds. This is the first time that I have really started to feel like I am swelling. I am pretty sure that I am currently losing my ankles and getting cankels! Yuck! My doc told me that it was no big deal that I work all day as long as I go home and put my feet up at night..... yeah, like that is ever going to happen with the construction projects going on at our house! haha! I guess I will just have to deal with having no ankles and big swollen legs! Also, baby seems to be growing so fast now. My belly feels like it gets bigger by the day! According to the doc, I am growing right on schedule. It is hard to believe that there is only 8 more weeks to go before he gets here. I am so excited and yet also nervous! I want things to go right and I just hope that he is healthy and doing well. He sure moves around a lot, so at least I knew he is still doing okay in there for now. I am currently hoping for a bit more sleep and some peace and quiet around here once the construction is done, seeing as how I won't be sleeping once the baby is born! Wish me luck!
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