32 week doctor's appointment

We had yet another doctor's appointment today and everything is still looking great with baby. His heart rate is 146 bpm and he's measuring 33 weeks. We have now scheduled our doctor's appointments until the baby is born. We have a 34 week appointment, 36 week, 37, 38, 39, and 40 if we need it.
We have our baby prep class on Saturday from 9-5 and also tour the hospital that day as well. Paul is really looking forward to the class :) He can't wait to spend the entire day talking about the delivery.
I begin working again on Monday. I can't believe how fast June flew by. I now teach from June 30-Aug. 1 so hopefully everything still flows smoothly with the pregnancy so I can finish this last component to my Master's degree. That is the update on my end...we are almost finished with the nursery and Paul will be posting the finished product very soon.

Baby Shower - June 14

I had my friends and family baby shower on June 14 and the first picture is of Heather (left), Linda (center), and me. Linda graciously hosted my shower in her home and put hours and hours of work into making the shower perfect. Heather and Mary (not pictured) were also big contributors to making my day so wonderful. Thanks so much ladies for an awesome baby shower. I am blessed to have such wonderful friends!

Happy Birthday Mesa!

Happy 5th birthday Mesa! We hope you had a wonderful birthday party today and wish we could have been there to celebrate with you. We love you!

Paul, Carrie, Baby and Cooper

30 Week Doctor's Appointment

My OBGYN is a big baseball fan and often gives me analogies from baseball on how my pregnancy is going. Today was "you've rounded third and are on your way home." The little guy is still looking great with heart rates in the 150s and he is measuring perfect. All of my tests came back good this time, so the extra iron pills are working to control my anemia. It is hard to believe that in just 8 to 10 weeks he will be here! We are finally closer to having a name. We have narrowed the list to four (which we aren't telling anyone) and both are okay with this list going into delivery. We plan to see what he looks like and will decide from there what name fits him best...hopefully it is one of the names on the list! My next doctor's appointment is June 25th (32 weeks).

3rd Anniversary

It is hard to believe that three years ago on June 10, Paul and I were married. Those three years have flown by and I can't wait to share many, many more with him. I love you!

Happy Birthday Grandpa and Grandma Herding

Happy Birthday to Dad today, June 11, and Mom on Sunday, June 8th. Cooper wanted to send his well wishes to you also. Happy Birthday you young cats! We love you!

Carrie, Paul, Baby, and Cooper

29 week belly shots

Well we thought it was time to update the belly photo again since the last photos were taken at week 23. So here we are 6 weeks later...

I'm still carrying all in the front. He's growing like a weed. I'm still amazed that my stomach can expand like this. I keep telling Paul that there is no way I can get any bigger but I'm managing to do so...it could be the mint bonbon ice cream that I can't seem to get enough of!!!

Sunset

Last night, there were thunderstorm warnings just around the time the sun was setting. As the sun dipped below the mountains in the west, the storm clouds to the east looked pretty cool, and I couldn't resist sharing a couple pics.

Happy Birthday Hope!

We want to wish our niece, Hope, a happy 7th birthday today! We can't believe you are 7 years old already! We hope you have a wonderful birthday and wish we could be there to celebrate with you!

We love you!

Uncle Paul, Aunt Carrie, Baby Boy Cousin, and Cooper

28 week doctor's appointment

We had our third trimester doctor's appointment this past Wednesday (May 28). He is still looking healthy with a heart rate at 151. He also is still looking big so the doctor said anytime in August I am good to go for delivery as long as things stay on this path. I tested negative for gestational diabetes - yeah....I can still eat chocolate and ice cream! However I am anemic (just like my mom) so I have to have my blood drawn every couple of weeks now and they've put me on an extra iron supplement to make sure both me and baby are getting enough iron in our bodies. We also have moved from appointments every 4 weeks to appointments every 2 weeks. Our next appointment is June 11.