Boston Baby Shower

Saturday was our Boston Baby Shower. Jay, Jard, Mason, Gavin, my Mom and Aunt Donna all came out from Colorado for the weekend. Mat's parents were here also so it was so nice to have such a big family presence at the shower. Jay, in her usual style, threw an awesome shower with ton's of food and fun games. We are very thankful to have so many wonderful friends that came out to celebrate with us.

My Daddy Rocks!!

Rad is very proud of his/her dad this week. On Saturday Mat started Iroquois Trails 100 mile trail race and 23 hours and 13 minutes later he crossed the finish line! Grandma and Grandpa Dav were also there. Here are a few pictures from the event and a few shots of how big Rad is getting. I can't believe that we are approaching the final stretch. We are both getting really excited to meet Rad but have yet come up with any names! Besides my back, I'm feeling good. Rad is still sitting on my sciatic nerve which is one of the most painful things I've ever experienced. I'm going to my chiropractor again this week. She works wonders but until Rad decides to move I'm pretty much stuck in pain. We are also going to finally make one of our hypnobirthing classes this week! Our instructor came over last week and gave us a condensed version of the first two classes. Our basement renovations have slowed but we have moved part of the office into our bedroom and the rest will be stored somewhere so we can start putting Rad's room together. Our goal is to have Rad's room finished by mid-October.

Week 32

We had our 32 week midwife appointment. Everything looks good. Rad's heart rate is holding in the 140s and I'm measuring right on target. Emily, the midwife, thinks that Rad is already in the head down position and maybe that is why I'm feeling a lot more kicking over the last week. My back is still bothering me so I'm planning to see my chiropractor once a week to see if she can help.

Well, we didn't make it back to Boston in time for our first hypnobirthing class. And since we are going to miss this week's class our instructor, Shay, is going to come over tomorrow night and give us a condensed version of the 1st and 2nd class.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Mat's 32nd birthday. We spent this past weekend in New Hampshire with some friends. Puna had fun swimming, I did a lot of relaxing, and Mat had a fun evening celebrating!

It was nice to be home after spending 2 weeks in Denver, however this week Mat and I are going to PA for the week. Mat has a meeting and I'm going along for the ride. We have our first hypnobirthing class on Friday so hopefully we will make it back in time. We will be driving through NYC so, depending on the traffic, we may or may not make it to class.

I'm not sure if it is because I'm getting bigger or that I'm only sleeping on my side but I've started having lower back pain, which is not fun! Hopefully it is just a temporary problem and I will feel better next week after I see my chiropractor.

10ish Weeks to Go!

I can't believe that we are approaching the final stretch! The reason I say 10ish is because our midwifes give a due month instead of a due date, which ranges between 38 and 42 weeks. So if all goes well we will meet Rad in the next 8-12 weeks! There is not that much new to report. I've started taking an iron supplement because my iron levels were low at my last appointment. We have another appointment in a few weeks so hopefully the supplement will work and my iron levels will return to normal. I'm still in Colorado helping Jay. Below is a picture from one of the pools I'm working at. As you can tell, the work has been really hard :) I've also grown a nice cup holder!