Baby Shower and Week 32 update

On July 18th my family and friends threw us a baby shower...

We decided to have the shower at our house in the back yard- and luckily the weather cooperated. We had a great turn out and everyone was generous with their gifts!!!

It was so fun seeing family that we hadn't seen for a while and many friends who I hadn't seen in such a long time!! I was so excited that Jen made the cake- it was so pretty and tasted sooooo good!!!!! Here are a few pictures from the wonderful day.

It was also great seeing Amy- my college roommate, Karen- one of my friends from High School, and her mom Rachel. I also enjoyed having James' mom and dad in town that weekend to join in celebrating the up-coming excitement of our first baby and join in all the plans for the baby shower. We had a wonderful- but VERY tiring weekend (though it seems like everything makes me tired anymore).

This past Friday (July 24th)- I had my 32 week appointment which included my 4th Ultrasound!! At my last appointment, the doctor ordered the Ultrasound because he said that I was "measuring big." According to the results of the Ultrasound- I am measuring exactly where I should be. The baby is approximately 4 pounds and I'm measuring right at 32 weeks. We also found out that her head has dropped and she is getting even closer to being ready for her birth day.

The baby has been very active and has been laying for the last week entirely on my left side. She must have been putting weight on a nerve or something because I woke up one morning and my side, hip and back were hurting so bad that I could barely walk.

The 3rd trimester has definately been a challenge for me as our baby girl grows bigger and makes us more and more aware that she is HERE!!!! She kicks even harder now and was pushing back on James' hand the other night with either an elbow or knee- it was really cool.

My next appointment is in two weeks... I'll keep you posted.