35 Weeks and counting...

It's been an eventful-o.k. stressful week at our house. Our wash maching took a dive last week so we have been waiting for the replacement part to arrive. We had our lovely laundry mat "Date Night" on Tuesday-that was an experience! But the part is now in and we should have our washer back tonight. I thought that our little guy might be making his entrance into the big bad world on Monday-I had some pretty strong contractions and back labor but it was a false alarm. WHEW! We aren't quite ready yet Tristan! It's just been one of those weeks but everyone has them right?

I had my 35 week appoinment today. My morning sugar readings are still high so I will have to take meds to regulate them since diet didn't seem to help. I also start weekly non-stress tests for the baby on Wednesday. It's a non-invasive procedure that externally monitors how the baby is doing since my Gestational Diabetes could cause issues for him. Good news is I get to hear and see him once a week so that's not a bad thing.

Jim went to the Doctor last week as he's been having headaches and dizziness. He had an MRI and they found what is called at Chiarri Malformation-level one. What it is exactly is the tissue at the base of his brain is extending down into his spinal column-he's had this since birth. It's not a threatening condition and the only true cure is surgery but his symptoms would have to get very severe before they would operate. He had a follow up with Neurology today and a few more blood tests. The good news is that they didn't find any significant issues or cancer but the bad news is that there's not much besides pain management for his headaches. Pray for Jim that these will be minimal in occurance and that nothing further developes.

Like the Mortin Salt container says "When it Rains, it Pours!" We are so thankful for the many, many blessings we have been given and pray for the strength to cope (and not whine!) about the challenges that we've been given!!!

Update on our not so little man!

I had my growth ultrasound today and Tristan is measuring big at about 6.5lbs and he's nice and long too-no wonder I look like I do! My blood pressure is still good and I lost another 2lbs that I won't miss so good news there. Our Doctor told us that if I go into labor from this point on, he's not going to stop it. My predicition is he will come in early to mid February. I have an appointment on Friday, 1/30 to recheck my blood sugar tracking and if my morning sugars are still off, then I may have to go on medication. This would mean weekly Non-Stress Tests for the baby since artificial insulin effects pregnancy but he's pretty confident we won't have to take that step. SO, it's just a waiting game for now.

33 Weeks-or is it?

I had my 33 week Doctor appointment on Friday and we got some interesting news. Everything looks good, my blood pressure, lost a couple of pounds (yea!!) and Tristan's hearbeat was great at the mid 130's. BUT my Doc informed me he wants to do an Ultrasound on Thursday because I am measuring a little big. So of course I ask him "What's a little big?" I was 33 weeks on Friday and I am measuring at 40 weeks-WHAT???? I asked if he was worried and he assured me that he's not worried in the least but he'd like to get a peek inside to see what's going on in there. We might have a big boy on our hands or I am just carrying big. Either way, it was a bit of a shock but hey, this hasn't been like either of my other pregnancies so why should this be any different? I will post after my appointment and let everyone know! In the mean time, here's a lovely shot of the baby belly!

Tristans Room

As promised, here are a few shots of Tristan's room in progress and his new crib. Jim worked very, VERY hard taping all the stripes and no complaining! I think he deserves a special Daddy award for all his efforts in making his little boys room something really special.

GOOD JOB DADDY!!!

A big thank you to Grammy and Papa, Connor and Garin too for doing such a great job painting. This is one lucky baby boy to have such a loving family.

Here's Tristan's new crib and a shot of the finished painting and chair rail. Madison had to check everything out and then she laid right down by the crib for the rest of the afternoon. I think she's going to be a good watchdog for our little guy. I can't believe he's going to be here in just a few short weeks.

Hockey Tournament in Albert Lea

What a weekend!! Connor had a weekend long hockey tournament in Albert Lea. It started on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and ended at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday so needless to say, we're all a little tired today.

Connor's team went undefeated into the Championship game on Sunday: Friday night win over Albert Lea, 7-2, Saturday morning over Windom 9-4 and Saturday night a close win over Cloquet 2-1. Orono was also undefeated coming into the Championship so we all knew it was going to be a close game. The boys played their hearts out but in the end took second place. We couldn't be more proud of how well they skated and their achievement!!!

There was lots of fun to be had:

All my boys-yes Jim that means you too-played in the pool at the hotel. I think Jim is finally realizing he might be getting outmatched!

Needless to say, they were all waterlogged and ready to get out of the pool in no time. Of course, there was NO way I was getting into that water with all those crazy boys!

Here's a few shots of the team and one proud Hockey Mom with her AWESOME defenseman!!!

Going to give this a try...

I get so much grief from people because I am not a text messaging person and I don't have a Facebook page so I thought I would give this a try!!!

I'm now 32 weeks pregnant with boy #3-I guess I am not cut out to make girls! Connor and Garin are both very active in hockey so we basically have no life outside the rink but we do love it. Jim is busy with work and taking care of things at home since I'm pretty much useless in my current condition! We had a great holiday season and we're all looking forward to the arrival of Tristan in another 6-8 weeks. I'll post pictures of the boys at hockey and the babies room soon.