8 Months and Going Strong!

Tomorrow I will be 32 weeks pregnant... yes, that's eight months!!  Only about 57 days left til our little boy makes his appearance (we are just a little excited)! Jonathan accompanied me to my doctor's appointment today and everything is checking out perfectly so far.  The baby is in the correct position for birth, head down, and he's measuring up to 3 weeks bigger than normal haha.  The doctor says she can't know for sure yet about how much he will weigh, but as she put it, "you're not having a six pound baby, that's for sure." It makes me happy that he is growing so big and strong - I hope that means that he will be healthy when he makes his way into the world!

I've gained another two pounds in the past month, bringing my total up to 26 pounds! Lately I've found myself browsing online for post-baby work outs... I can't wait until I can exercise and feel strong again.  Jonathan and I purchased a Livestrong treadmill this week and I'm pretty jealous I won't really be able to use it for a few more months.  We already have a Bowflex free-weight set and bench so now that we have the treadmill, we won't need a gym membership. Now Jonathan's on the prowl for a good deal on a TV for our living room so that we can move our current TV downstairs to our "workout room."

Speaking of TV's, somehow my husband talked me into allowing a TV for the nursery.  For some reason, I think it's so strange to have one in there, but after listening to him for a while, it did start to make more sense to do it.  We I will be spending a lot of time in there rocking, feeding, and hanging out in the middle of the night, so to have something in there to keep me entertained will be a big help.  My sister-in-law swears she will have a TV in her next nursery because there is only so much thinking, praying, and reading you can do before going half-nuts.  Also, I want to fully enjoy my new glider and ottoman and I'm afraid that if I am bored in the nursery that I will find myself more in the living room when I should be in the baby's room helping him sleep.  SO, on Black Friday, we went to Target and got a 22" LED TV for the nursery wall.

We have so much to be thankful for this year - the top things that come to my mind are:
1.  marrying my best friend (who also happens to be an amazing and supportive husband)
2.  a loving family to back us
3.  having an "easy" pregnancy - at least compared to some of the horror stories I've read
4.  my girls - they are some of the greatest people in my life!
5.  my boys (Jonathan and the baby) - I never knew I could love anyone as much as I do these two!