The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good: The baby's room!
You can see that it's actually looking ready for a baby. Our glider pad finally came in (and both Dave and I have already been relaxing in it to break it in :-)! My mom gave us the super adorable bug quilt she made for the crib and thanks to my in-laws we've got the mattress in the crib and a place to keep all of the baby's books. I've even washed and put away some super tiny (and super cute) clothes!

The Bad: The return of heartburn!
Ugh! I had a short bout of this earlier on in pregnancy but it went away. Now, it is back with a vengeance. Last week it was so bad at work that while I was up doing math problems at the overhead I actually thought I was going to have excuse myself so that I could throw up! Yuck!!

The Ugly: "Swankles"
As you can see from the picture at right, I'm having some issues with pregnancy edema. I've had a busy few days thanks to some staff development that the literacy team I'm on was planning at work. It meant a lot of walking around, being at work at all hours, and just general stress. Last night I was so excited it was all over and excited that I made it through. Then, as I was getting ready for bed I looked down at my feet and saw that my poor ankles were swollen to a size that didn't look so good. I immediately put my feet up and this morning they looked better. I tried to stay off my feet today, but (as the picture shows) I still have swollen ankles (or as Dave so lovingly refers to them - swankles).

Only 29 more days to go - I've got my fingers crossed for lots more good, way less bad, and a complete void of ugliness!

Bring on the Babies

We know A LOT of pregnant chicks right now! Seriously...I can think of six friends off the top of my head that are pregnant currently and two that have given birth in the last few months. It's just crazy & fun! Last night Dave and I hosted a little dinner at our place and a few of our expecting friends came over for food and games. Here the three of us are in all of our pregnant glory:


















Me (34 weeks), Julie (23 weeks), Amy (14 weeks)

It's nice to have friends going through all of this at the same time as we are!

As for me personally, it's hard to believe that we have only six more weeks to go. On the other hand, pregnancy is definitely starting to weigh me down. Carrying around this extra weight is taking a toll on me (and my back!) and heartburn that won't go away is making things down right yucky! As for Dave - he's trying to enjoy his last few weeks of freedom for awhile by getting in some diving, skiing, and general "boy time" before it's too late. And, as for the cats - they seem to know that something is up and have been acting very strange lately. Little do they know that their world is about to get turned upside down too!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

It's SuperMom!

Little Fetus Reuterskiold might not know it yet, but she's the daughter of a super hero! Heather may not have the costume quite right yet, but she's definitely going to be a Super Mom. Only a few more weeks!