Not many left like this!

So I just finished watching the last of the Belgian classics, Liege-Bastogne-Liege.  I know many of you that read this blog do not care about that but I had to mention it.  I was so stoked to watch this race, and the other classics, that my Sunday routine as of late has consisted of running up to Starbucks early to watch the race off of their borrowed WiFi before heading to church.  It's been even more of a struggle when the wake-up comes on the heels of having set up chairs the night before at church for the morning services!  I can't complain because it's been totally my call to get up early on a Sunday and seeing my beautiful wife still laying in bed.  It's almost time to head to church here in a bit and worship with the Stonegate family.  It's always something I look forward to on Sunday's when I haven't been out of town and thankfully I've had many weekends at home lately.  After church we'll be heading to one of my best friend's and teammates house to see his newborn little girl Emma. I must say I've been looking forward to this event for a bit now as well.  With every friend of ours that has a baby my excitement grows for Christen and I to have ours.  I've seen pictures of little Emma and they're awesome, but I want to see the little one in person.  Who knows, I might even volunteer to change a diaper?  On the home front things have been pretty status quo.  I've been on a 3-week block of pretty hard training in preparation for this next weekend's race.  It's been a big goal of mine since the season started and so I hope to make good on what I feel I can achieve in the race.  Christen and I took on a 1-weekFfarkle challenge last week.  We played 1 game of Farkle each night and had a best of 7 series.  I came out hot winning the first 2 games only to lose the next 3.  I then tied the next game to make the series 3-3.  The last game wasn't even close, Christen wiped the floor with me.  I guess I'll be taking her out to dinner soon to the place of her choosing.  It's not such a bad deal after all!  On the spiritual front, I've been camping out quite a bit on the idea of humility versus pride.  The message last week was about this and it really opened my eyes to what pastor Rodney said about pretty much all sins stemming from pride.  Take a minute to think about the sins in your life that you commit on a daily basis and trace them back to their root.  You will see pride there lurking as the catalyst for those sins.  If you don't, it's probably because your pride is not allowing you to see it!  That's what makes pride so dangerous.  In parting, a HUGE shot out to my mom and sister who sent us a package with some awesome clothing items for little Annalise.  Home girl is going to be wearing the freshest threads a little infant can wear, haha.  Man I am really looking forward to dressing Annalise in some little outfits!  Boy, I think daddy is already wrapped around her finger and she isn't even here!  Ok, church time!  Y'all enjoy your Sunday and have a great week!

26-30 Weeks!

I know, I know, it has been Forever since the last time I have blogged! I am now at 30 Weeks! 10 to go. It has been so long, I don't even know where to start...

Easter Weekend
Last week we had 4 days off due to Easter and so I finished painting the room and crib. I love how it turned out so now I just have to figure out what I want to do as far as wall decor goes. I will post pictures when it is complete :) Might be a while! On Sunday we traveled up to Denton after church to see the family and to catch up. We had a good time seeing everyone and of course eating all of the food!

Last Doctors Appointment
My last doctors appointment was at 28 weeks which if you've had kids before you know what that means...the Glucose test! I loved every second of the "Fruit Punch" that I had to drink. You have to drink this special drink in under 5 minutes and then wait 1 hour for them to take your blood. This test determines if you have gestational diabetes. Thankfully I didn't get a call from the doctor, which means I passed! I also got to listen to Annalise's heartbeat which was sitting strong at 161 (must have been the sugar drink). Usually she has a heart rate around 130 so I guess the sugar got to her:) It was Loud and Fast! Dr. Morehead also took some measurements of my stomach which showed Annalise measuring 8 days behind. They are not concerned about it, she's just small! I did mention at that appointment that I feel like my heart rate has been faster than usual which has caused me to feel very "weird" at times. There was one day when I was walking the dogs with my friend and I had to go home bc I just didn't feel right. Dr. told me that during pregnancy your having to get more blood out for the two of you and therefore causes your heart to race some. Well a week later, I got a call back from my bloodwork that I have anemia...sure enough that's why I have been feeling all "crazy"! Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells which provide oxygen to the body tissues. So, now I'm taking Iron pills which have some Fun symptoms (jk)! Other than that everything is great!

Symptoms I'm experiencing right now
The last few weeks, Annalise has decided that she likes to rest (push) her head up into my ribs. Yes, she's still breech. Well it is extremely uncomfortable so I push her right back down. It's a game that we play ALL day! Well, these last few days I feel like my ribs have been bruised (which technically she's not strong enough to do). Throughout the day I will have extremely sharp pains shoot through me around my sternum. I am also not sleeping to well because of this. On Monday I am going to call and just let them know what's going on. Other than my ribs, maybe slight back pain sometimes.

DANIELLE WHITE...YOUR MY SUPER HERO! The leg cramps are Finally gone. I no longer wake up in the middle of the night screaming due to Charlie Horses in my calves. My friend Danielle told me to put a bar of soap under my sheets and that it is known to stop leg cramps. It has been 3 weeks and not a single cramp! It's amazing! Thank you...best advice so far!

Well, this is all I can think of for now! Until next time:)

                                                                   29 Weeks

                                                       Granny and I at Easter

                                                                Sugar Drink:) yummy!

                                                               Annalise at 25 weeks

How far along?   30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 19 pounds (last doctors appointment)
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No 
Sleep: Good until I squish my ribs and of course the 4x a night broom trip

Best moment this week:  Finishing the walls and seeing family

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? being able to just bend over

Movement: ALL the time!

Symptoms: Ribs hurt

Food cravings: No
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet:  Yes

Gender prediction: ANNALISE

Labor Signs: No 
Belly Button in or out? 1/2 of the way out  
Wedding rings on or off? On 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both

Looking forward to: SUMMER and my baby showers!