Sorry it has been so long since my last post, we have been very busy around here. Ryan is back to work after a short lay off and starting to work overtime and weekends, which is WONDERFUL! Since he only will have worked a combined of 4.5 months since last December 12th, we will take any hours he can get. I am now in the middle of my 35th week and doing good. I went to the doctor yesterday and the baby's heartbeat is still constant at 150. Somehow I managed to lose 3 pounds within the past two weeks. This pregnancy has just been so different in many ways. The weight gain is the most different. To date I have only gained 15 pounds. I gained A LOT more with Matthew. With this one I don't have time to just sit down and relax or take a nap on the weekends. I continue to try to eat healthy and don't snack like I did when I was pregnant with Matthew. I have had zero cravings this time around too, which is odd to me. I get home from work and have other mommy duties to attend to. It isn't until bedtime at 8:00 until we actually can sit down and put my feet up. I started getting some small contractions a few weeks ago and they got a bit more frequent last week with a stressful week at work. My feet and legs started to swell last week, but now that I am on Christmas break they have gone back to normal and I am not having as many contractions. We'll see how things go once I go back to work.
Matthew continues to do well and is talking more and more each day. We continue to keep our fingers crossed that he will not get any ear infections this winter and avoid another round of tubes. Matthew loves to kiss and hug my belly and say hi to his "baby bruder". It will still be a learning experience once Andrew is born to see how Matthew adapts to the new addition. I have been practicing with Ann's boys and so far Matthew doesn't even notice when I hold and feel them. Occasionally he will come over and look at the boys and maybe kiss their head, but he hasn't shown any jealousy...yet!
Other than that, we wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I can't believe how fast the past ten years have gone and we are getting ready to embark on a new decade. Safe travels to those who are leaving town.
