32 weeks and the clock is ticking away!

Wow! 32 weeks pregnant today! Which means I have approximately 8 weeks or less to go at this point. Sorry for no graphic or image this posting, my computer is still buried in the corner as Nick and I try to clear out our shared office for the baby's room. We've made a lot of progress so far. I've thrown out about 6 bags full of just paper stuff. Maybe, another 2-3 bags/boxes of just random stuff. It actually feels really good to purge all of this "stuff." Today, Nick and I took 25 lbs. worth of old bills, invoices, papers with important info on them to shred. Yup, 25 lbs, and that doesn't include what I've already shredded at home. All of this purging really makes me think about how much money was spent on things in the past 10 years, and why do we hold on to so much stuff? Either way, with the little man coming soon, and us being forced to do this, it's been really nice to get rid of all these things. It's like we're preparing for a whole new chapter in our lives, as we move on out of our twenties.

Yesterday was another routine OB appointment. I got to meet the last doctor in the practice, Dr. Horton, she was very nice, and a lot younger than I expected. I'm about 165 lbs right now, so I've gained about 10 lbs so far in my pregnancy, and about 1/2 lbs from my last visit. Our little man is measuring right where he should be for 32 weeks, so he's growing right on pace. Which is a huge relief for me. I fear him being under or over developed with my Gestational Diabetes, but things seem to be so good so far. I have my first NST test this Friday, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will go well, and that I won't have to sit there for 3+ hours. I'll have to do two each week from here on out. Next week, I'll also go see Dr. Ghidini for another NST at INOVA Alexandria, and do my 32 week sonogram. I'm going to be closely monitored until his big arrival, but I know it's just to make sure he's doing good and try to avoid any potential complications that can occur fairly suddenly. But, with that said, I've been trying my best to stay healthy and positive :)

Now if only the weather would cooperate! It's been about 90 degrees for the past 3 days here, and it's only April!! I'm so glad that I won't be pregnant in the middle of summer, it's been miserable in this heat. Upside, is that all the trees and flowers have burst into bloom. It's so beautiful out! And I use this heat as an excuse to eat a half cup of ice cream. Yummmm......ice cream. Thankfully, after tonight, the weather gods are going to bring back spring with 60 degree weather. Yay!!! Air conditioning in our place won't get turned over until the first of May, so the summer heat will have to hold off until then.... please!!!!

I'm hoping to have baby's room put together by weekends end, so maybe there will be some photos soon. Nick and I are brainstorming some humorous ideas for our first family preggors portrait. So if all goes well, there should be some interesting images in future posts!