Wrapping up Second Trimester

Here's the latest...

I failed my 1-hour glucose test -- one point too high -- and had to take the 3-hour glucose tolerance test this week. I'm waiting on the results...

I've been feeling great! Not gaining too much weight, blood pressure is staying low, measurements look good. It is getting harder to sleep through the night... still trying to find a comfortable position. I absolutely love feeling the baby kick and move around. Although, some of the kicks are becoming harder and are occasionally directed at my ribs or bladder.

I am overwhelmed with all that needs to be done before Baby gets here... picking out names, having a birthing plan, setting up the nursery, going to childbirth education classes, finding a pediatrician, picking a day for Baptism... the list just goes on and on and on.

Matt has been busy at church lately. He's planning and leading (vocally) the contemporary service while the guy who usually does that has taken some time off. Confirmation interviews are wrapping up and another new member class is scheduled for this weekend.  And Lent has begun! Lent is Matt's favorite season of the church year, but it also means a very full preaching schedule is coming his way. Somewhere in the area of 5 sermons in about 2 weeks. I can't imagine how exhausting it would be if he were a sole pastor instead of one of three...

Here are a few pictures from the weekend I went down to Red Bud for my baby shower. Thanks again Mom, Lani, Shana, and Lora for throwing me such a great shower. Great food, awesome decorations, and a fun time to visit with family and friends.  (I just wish I hadn't got sick right before I came home... )

 

And after the shower, Matt and I used some of our gift cards to make our first big Baby purchase--the crib! Now we need to work on decorating it--the room is so bare with just the crib.