Updates... sorry its been a while

Hi all,
Sorry its been so long since i posted, the past few weeks have been a total blurr!!
Here are some of the latest details for you:

Most recent baby doc visit, last Friday, 29 1/2 weeks. baby is doing great, strong heartbeat and growing at a good pace. We are now at week 30... 10 weeks and counting!! YEAH!

We have started and are almost done with our birthing classes, just one left. The classes are at the hospital so we are getting familiar with the location and the people, our instructor is one of the labor and delivery nurses which is kind of neat. The first class focused on breathing techniques and relaxation tools. It was a good class and the information seems to be helpful and aeasy to use... we'll see how much I remember when the active labor phase starts. Thats Jamie's job, to remember my breathing techniques ;)

The next class we had to watch aweful live birth videos, ughh! I am of a mind that I do not need to see what is going on down there thank you very much. I will have a chest to belly and knees view and not a bit more! It was all helpful, but TMI!

The most recent class was all about the types of available medications for the birth, and a tour of the Birthing wing. It is so beautiful in the delivery room, like a really nice hotel! Cherry wood built in cabinets, a full size couch that chages into a sleeper, in room baby care unit wth cherry wood drawers and a radient warmer a glider shower and bath. Really, really nice! We are looking forward to that part. Of course the post partem rooms are not as nice, but they still have temper pedic matresses, gliders, a full shower and vanity area. Not half bad :D

Next weeks class is all about caring for baby. Diapering, health, bathing, etc. I am most looking forward to that class. It should be a fun one! Will let you know how it goes!

Our other baby, Dodge has been to his first puppy training class last week also. He was very well behaved and we brought home a few techniques to try with him from week to week. He goes again tonight, then over to Auntie Angela's for his visit while we are in California for the holiday week. We will miss him so much, it is the first time he's been away from us since we brought him home!

I have been very busy at work planning the Holiday Party and getting everything ready for when I go on leave. The party is shaping up really nicely, and the customer gifts are chosen, the cards are here and awaiting shipping. Just a few things left to do upon my return next week.

Jamie has also been very busy at work. He had a branch meeting, a manager meeting and a presentation to do all last week. We have both been running around like crazy people!

We had our good friends over for dinner this last weekend for a pre- thanksgiving dinner. It was great! Great food, great friends and lots of laughs! I did a roast pork loin, and apple pie, and everyone brought sides, it worked out great! I of course forgot to take any pictures which I am totally bummed about, but we still had a great time!

We are off to California tomorrow to visit the family! Should be a great time! Will write again when I can. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Much love,
Alicia and Baby

Most recent Doc visits

Good Morning all!

We had our 27 week visit yesterday and baby is doing great!

2 lbs, 10 oz. and moving right along!

Here is the most recent photo. It is of the front of the face with the eyes closed and mouth is a bit open, I think end of yawn ;)

We have been having lots of big soccer kicks this week and are getting on a more regular schedule, though the time change has thrown us off quite a bit. Other than that my belly is growning a little bit every day, but fortunately not too quick!

We also had our first lamaze class last night. Learned a little about the breathing techniques, the instruction was a bit all over the place though so it was hard to really focus on the task at hand. Lots of counting tho! We learned a few stretches and relaxation techniques too, so it was interesting. Next week are the dreaded videos!!! Not sure how much Im looking forward to that part, but maybe we will learn something so keeping an open mind.
Jamie has the weekend off so we get to spend it together and Im so thrilled! It has been a while since we got two days in a row together.
Margaret, a very dear friend of ours from California, is in town through tomorrow so we are going to meet her for brunch at ZTejas! I cant wait, I have not seen her since we moved to Texas and miss her terribly! It will be so great to catch up. We used to dance together at West Valley and now im itching to get out my tap shoes ;) I wonder if baby would like that... probably not, might be too loud!!
Hopefully the rest of the weekend will be nice and relaxing. Maybe we'll take Dodge to the creek again. He just goes crazy to chase sticks in the water! Im sure that would be a blast as the weather is supposed to be super nice tomorrow afternoon, as it has been all week, but now we wont be stuck in the office.
Well more soon. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend if I dont post before then.
Much love,
Ally and Baby

Fun at the Halloween Party

Hi All,

The Halloween party at work was a great time, I won 2nd place for my costume, the food was excellent - Rudy's BBQ, not possible to miss, and lots and lots of candy. I carved a pumpkin with our office logo on it and decorated the office for the occasion, we played trivia games and all around a had a fun time getting away from the craziness of work for an hour or so.

Here is my costume so you all can see how cute a speed bump can be!

Yes I made that hat :)

Other than that we had a hectic day on Saturday, just running errands and keeping greedy trick or treaters at bay, but the cute little ones made up for it with their darling costumes and sweet faces!

Baby has been quiet some days and very active other days. Today is an active day with lots of kicks and flips! So far those are my favorite kinds of days! We will have another ultrasound on Thursday morning to see the baby and the progress we're making. We are at 27 weeks tomorrow, just one short week from our third trimester. So very excited about that! we will begin going to see the doctor every other week instead of once a month to keep an eye on things, and then at the beginning of January it will be every week until the baby is born. Its pretty amazing to think it is just 3 months left! All things are looking good so far and my numbers are staying within range throughout the day. We will post the new ultrasound picture on Thursday.

I hope to post again before then, but in case I forget, have a great week until then.

Much love, Ally and Baby