30 weeks!

30 weeks! I can't believe it. Time seems to be flying by which is great. On Saturday, Jess, Matt, Amy, Amanad and I did the Race for the Cure 5k. It was in honor of Jess's mom Julie. It's a great fun race to do. It was alot harder than I thought it was going to be. Pretty hilly amd I was pretty pooped by mile 1 but I powered through and made it.


Sunday was Mothers Day. We enjoyed calling all the ladies in our lives, telling them how much we appreciate them. We are lucky to have so many fabulous woman and mothers in our lives. Baby T must have been thinking about me as well. She gave me a great gift, I saw my belly move for the first time! Granted it kinda freaked me out and Mat & I couldn't stop laughing but it was a great gift.

I spent alot of time on the couch on Sunday. Mat spent alot of time out in the yard creating a couple of our raised gardens. Can't wait to get some tomatoes and lots of other great goodies that Mat planted.

I passed my glucose test!!! WOOHOO!! I am so excited!!

Here is an update on Dad's nose. He made it to NJ and was in good spirits all weekend. He is getting it realigned today. Yikes!

So we flew to NJ on Thursday after a small delay.
Gobbled up some Chinese food with my parents and Mat's parents. Check my parents into the hotel and went to bed.

Friday we picked my parents up and headed to a diner for some breakfast.
Took the train into the city and went directly into ground zero. They had just opened up the train tracks that run through the site so it was kinda eery. Mom/Dad hadn't been to ground zero so it was nice to take them there.
Went to Century 21 to do some shopping.
.Took the subway to the MOMA and toured that for a couple of hours. We met up with Katie and her husband Michael who were in town as well. It was great to see them again.
Went to Union Square for dinner with Dan, Caroline, Terry, Jon and my family. We had tapa's at Pipa. Super yummy but I think you all know how I feel about tapas. You never get full!
Anyway, we headed to the theater to see Fuerzabruta.
It was just as cool as the first time we went to see it. Everyone talked about it all weekend so it was a big hit!
Went for some ice cream and headed home to NJ.

Saturday was the Tainow Kentucky Derby party. We picked up the parents and had some breakfast at the Tainow's. Then everyone started arriving for the party. There was probably a little less than 50 people there. The race was at 6ish. It was a great time with lots of people, friends and family.

Sunday was Fran's birthday party. We picked up the parents and had about 20 for breakfast at the Tainow's. We all got dressed and headed to the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. It was a lovely party. Her art show was amazing. So many family and friends, many who I had not met yet. My parents were there. Everyone was surrounded by so much love, it was fabulous. Lots of pictures and speeches honoring Fran. It was a great time. Mom and Dad had to leave for the airport. We picked up some pizza and went to Fran's house to reminisce about the party. We looked at all of the "90" scrapbook pages. Each one so individual and unique. Some were plain and some were elegant. It was a great time.

After our weekend in New Jersey, we flew back to Atlanta and headed straight for the doctors office. I had been fasting all morning and Baby T was NOT happy. Usually you have this test early in the morning. Due to a scheduling mix-up, I had mine at 1:30pm. Needless to say, I was a hungry hungry girl. Mat survived my yelling and complaining and got me there for my glucose test. Hopefully it was worth it and I passed. I should know later this week. I checked out fine. I was measured and she said I was right on target. My weight was great. We listened for the heartbeat, all good. Answered all of Mat's questions, all good. Got our admittance paperwork for the hospital. After it was all over, we ate a huge lunch/dinner at Cheesecake Factory. Yummy!

29 weeks: CHECK!

So we leave tonight to fly to NJ for my Mat's grandmother's 90th b-day. My parents are flying over from Ohio to come for the weekend. They have never been to my Mat's hometown. They are going to meet just about every family member Mat has ever met. We have a fabulous day planned in NYC for Friday.

So my dad was playing basketball last night with some of his student and got conked in the nose!! Mom/Dad sat in the ER for about 3.5 hours to find out what they need to do. After some x-rays, he has an "open fracture of the nose". What the crap is that?!?! Is it broken or not? They are sending him home with antibiotics and it's up to my dad to see if he wants to get it popped back in-line. Dad should make the decision in about a week. He would then have to go to an ear/nose/throat guy. ANYWAY, holy crap. Dad is going to me DH's family with a couple of black eyes!! What a weekend this is going to be!!

Feel better Dad!

Update: I talked to Dad and he is back to work today. He is feeling okay, swollen, but okay. I will see the damage for myself tonight!

Can I vent for a second? Yesterday was a bad day. I always thought maybe, just maybe, I will be that cute mommy-to-be that does gain any weight but in my belly. My sister looked like that so maybe I will?

Um, no. I am ballooning everywhere but my belly. I just look huge. Yesterday I seriously teared up when seeing my reflection in the Target sliding doors. Finding clothing is a mess. I have an event coming up this weekend and need a cute summer dress. Why doesn't anyone have maternity clothes in their stores? I need to try on things to make sure they fit!!! Walmart? Old Navy? Gap? Nordstroms? Ann Taylor Loft? Come on! I can't buy everything online only to return it cause it doesn't fit right.

People always say, "oh, it's a great time to be pregnant! All the empire waisted clothes and dresses, etc. You will be very in-style!" Um, no. If it's not maternity then it's usually not long enough so I am constantly pulling my shirt down. If it's not maternity then chance are, it won't go over my expanding hips.

Thank you Target for providing three dresses (2 in clearance) to all the pregnant moms out there. Have you ever thought that maybe that's not enough? And thank you for mixing all of your 10 racks of clearance items all together so you have to look at the tag to find out if it's maternity or not.

My only saving grace has been Kohls and Motherhood . I went on a shopping spree at Kohls and bought almost everything they had (although they had no dresses). Great prices, great fit. Too bad the closest Kohls to me is pretty far from me. But at this point, it's worth the drive. I am waiting patiently until they get new clothes in so I can gobble up more items.

I also found several cute items at Motherhood over the weekend (dresses and shirts). But what's up with Motherhood's return policy?!?!?! No returns (even with the receipt). Only merchandise credit. Seriously? I had no idea (although they made me initial something that says they explained it to me). Pregnancy brain I guess. I was so disappointed. Plus the sales lady was rude which didn't help. She so "kindly" read the entire return policy to me like I was a two year old. She also "kindly" called a couple stores for me to see if they had a particular dress in my size. She insisted that the Motherhood store that I went to a couple weeks ago didn't exist because she didn't have a phone number for them. Then miraculously found it and gave it to me cause she "couldn't get through". Thanks lady!

Alright, alright. I'm done. Thanks for letting me vent. Mat tried to make me feel better last night but I was so upset. For now I have a Motherhood dress that is one size too big but I am going to wear it anyway. No other store in Atlanta has it in my size. And Kohls will keep me work-clothed for the time being. Sigh....

Silver lining, Silver lining, Silver lining!! Gotta keep remembering the silver lining.
After my rant, let me list some good things.
I am EXTREMELY happy that this baby is growing inside me and hopefully she is happy and healthy in there!
It is kinda nice when people, who know that I am pregnant, are like "could you look like you are pregnant already" & "you don't even look that pregnant" & "there is no way you are in your third trimester".
I am happy about the amount weight that I will have to drop on the backside.
I am happy about lack or stretch marks hopefully.
Mat still thinks I am pretty.

Sleepy Kenzi...I kinda feel like this today...

28 Weeks!! Woohoo!!
So we can check the first pre-baby class off the list. Mat and I went to Breastfeeding for Couples this weekend and thought it was very informative. I know many who didn't make it breastfeeding so I was looking for some tips and any helpful information to make breastfeeding successful for me. I took lots of notes but having Mat there with me is going to help so much because when the time comes, I am going to probably forget everything I have learned! The pain factor does scare me but the lactation consultant explained that if you are doing it "properly" then it shouldn't hurt. The LC made it seem so easy and I am trying to remind myself that it's going to hurt and won't be easy. But I am really excited and I think I have a better knowledge now that I have taken the class.

The only thing I wish she would have gone over is what happens if you do have problems. What if you do have a plugged duct, infection, so on, etc. But I can usually ask friends or find a solution on google.

Classes still to take...
Daddy BootCamp
Childbirth Prep Class
Infant CPR
Hospital Maternity Tour

Welcome to the 3rd trimester Baby T!! Woot woot!!
Hope you had a great weekend :-)

Sorry for the delay in updating my status. I did have a good workout last night which was nice. One of my friends said that it might have been a dehydration thing. Which it totally could have been! Although I am drinking alot of water, my body is used to all the water. I have always drank ALOT of water. So now my body just may need even more! I don't workout on Friday's and I am just going to make sure I am hydrated before Saturday's workout. Don't worry, I will call the doctor if it happens again!

Boo for pain! I was working out last night (cardio-step/weights class) and I started out doing really well. About 20-30 mins into my class, I was having some lower abdominal pain (below the belly button). Not really cramping but just pain. Consistent. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 6 or 7. I slowed down and drank lots of water. Nothing seemed to help. So I stepped out of the class, stretched out and left for home. On the car ride home, I was really trying to relax my belly/lower abdominals. By the time I got home (10 mins or so) the pain had greatly subsided (pain level 2-3). Then I laid on the couch and felt better so much better in 30 mins.

I have not idea what was going on. I don't want to stop working out but that was really scary. I read in my pregnancy book that I didn't need to call the doctor unless it was severe pain and I was not in severe pain. I am going to my step class tonight and hopefully the pain will not come back.

T-minus 97 days! I can't believe we are under 100 days left! Woohoo!
This weekend I wasn't feeling that great but I have chalked it up to things moving and expanding. It's gone today for the most part. I AM feeling some sort of movement for the past couple days. I have to say it's one of the strangest things by far. Just when I think "was that movement", it's gone. I can't wait for it to come back and stay! I am pretty sure I will never say "I wish Baby T would stop kicking me in the ribs!" I can't wait!

Other than that, things are going well. We don't have another appointment until the end of this month. It will be my Glucose test. A glucose screening test is typically between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy to check for gestational diabetes, a high blood sugar condition that some women get during pregnancy. Apparently I have to drink something nasty and have them test my pee? I am NOT to carbo load that morning. Apparently that screws things up. Anyway, hopefully I will pass and all will be well. My blood pressure has been stable and superb the entire time so I am certain things will go well.

I'll post pictures of the nursery that is about half done very soon. I still need some bedding on the daybed.
Hope you are all doing well!

Here are the ultrasound pictures from Tuesday.

Our appointment yesterday was quick, easy and painless. I asked Dr. Sun questions about my annoying cold, the lack of Baby T's movement and anything else on my "list". Everything was fine and she gave me great advice. No measurement of my belly today since I just got the ultrasound yesterday and apparently that is much more actuate than any measurement that Dr. Sun could take.

We went to the doctor yesterday and everyone seemed very pleased with what they saw. The ultrasound tech explained everything she was viewing and measuring. She said the baby is about 1 pound 10 ounces at this point. The babies head is up near my belly button. The spine goes along the left side of my body. And it's legs are wedged down and together. She hadn't moved from this difficult position since last time so that's why we had to get another ultrasound in the first place. Since she is in this position it makes it hard to see the back side of her heart. But the tech and Dr. Trevett were certain that they could see what they needed to see and didn't need me to come back in. Her hands were up by her face and you could see her sucking or swallowing which was really cool. Other than that, not much flipping despite the bit of chocolate I ate before the appointment! Oh well. We go back to our regular OB today.

Guessing game...
Only the first ultrasound tech at our 20 week appointment was the only one who was able to confirm that we are having a baby girl. Dr. Gomez, the next ultrasound tech and Dr. Trevett all were not able to tell because her legs were so tight together. Mat hopes that they will stay that way (wink wink).

In other news...
We put together the daybed from Ikea. It's going to look great. As soon as I get some bedding, I will take some pictures. We did it in only an hour and a half. Amazing how speedy you can get things done when you have video games to play (Mat). Anyway, it looks great and the dresser that we got from Ikea is going work perfectly as well. We are probably going to use that as a changing table since our space in the room is limited. I'll be posting pictures of the nursery and ultrasound pics soon!

Big ultrasound today!
Please keep us in your thoughts!

Okay, I just realized that my dates are a bit off. I am really only 24 weeks and 5 days. Boo! Guess my new change date will be Sundays. I changed my crazy floating baby over the right as well. 107 days left!

25 weeks...woohoo!

My scheduled ultrasound for tomorrow had to be re-scheduled. So now I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

25 weeks!

I just got back today and it's nice to be home. Tough to leave Ohio of course but it always is. The funeral was really nice. Sad, but nice. Grandpa would have liked it for sure. Sunday would have been Grandma and Grandpa's 61st anniversary so that will be tough for her. Mat and I were thinking over the weekend, it's doubtful that Mat and I will reach 61 years of marriage (because of our ages) so it's definitely a lucky thing. It's much easier to hit 61 years of marriage when you got married when you were 16 like my grandma!!

Baby news: I was really sick on Monday but I think it was just a 24-48 hour bug thing so hopefully I will feel better soon. I called my doctor and everything cause I wasn't sure what meds I could take. So they were really helpful and I was able to take some things to calm my belly. I am starting to feel some sort of movement about every 2nd or 3nd day. Not much. I can't wait to start feeling something all the time. I am sure it will bring much relief. We go back for another ultrasound on Friday which I am totally looking forward to!

Grandpa Norris, the best dirty old man around!

John R. Norris, 83, of Nashport, died Monday, March 24, 2008, in Kissimmee, Fla.

He was born June 23, 1924, in Zanesville, a son of the late Basil and Nellie Mae Simmons Norris. He was a graduate of Lash High School. He joined the Army during World War II and served in North Africa, Italy, France and England, during which he was awarded three Bronze Stars. He was a member of American Legion Post 29, Masonic Lodge of Amity 5 for more than 60 years and the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Ohio. His employment career included work at Sears, Roebuck & Co., Detroit Harvester, Shellman Plastics, Racine Hydraulics and Dana Corporation, from which he retired in 1986. John was a member of the Muskingum United Presbyterian Church.

John leaves his wife, Maxine Roberts Norris, to whom he was married for more than 60 years. John will be missed by his children, Dan and his wife, Alecia, of Zanesville, Karen and her husband, David, of Lancaster, Patrick and his wife, Holly, of Zanesville and Rex of Winslow, Maine. He will also be missed by his grandchildren, Daniel Norris II, Michelle Norris, Sabrina Norris, Kari (Davis) Kern and her husband, Jarrod, Kenzi (Davis) Tainow and her husband, Mat, Jeremy Norris and Jessie Norris Roberts and her husband, Levi. His great-grandchildren, Danielle Norris, Jonathan Back, Tyler Norris, Chloe Kern, Courtney Kern and Parker Roberts will miss their great-grandpa as well. Baby Tainow will hear of her loving great-grandpa when she arrives in July. Surviving are brothers, Fred Norris of Zanesville, James Norris of Arizona and Richard Norris of Florida. He also is survived by many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Basil Jr., Zane and William; a sister, Beatrice Norris Mattey; and a great-grandson, Davis Kern.

Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home, 1271 Blue Ave., where Masonic Lodge services will be held at 5:45 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2008, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles Norris officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Roseville. VFW George Selsam Post 1058 will hold full military rites at the graveside.

To send a note of condolence to the family: www.bolin-dierkesfuneralhome.com.

Weblink: http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/OBITUARIES/803260319/1023

Kenzi's Personal thoughts...
He was a fabulous grandpa with endless dirty jokes and funny boxer shorts. He loved for you to "pull his finger" and would find many, many tresures laying along any street he past. The streets will be a little less clean without Grandpa around.
I miss him already!

Happy Easter Everyone!