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 Holy crap!!  30 weeks!!  So glad! I don’t know what it is about just being able to say I’m 30 weeks along that makes it feel like there is going to be an end!  10 more weeks (give or take a little) and our son will be here.  Pretty unreal, but super exciting!

This weekend we were able to take Ollie’s grandparents to our 4D ultrasound in Bloomington.  I think both sets of grandparents were pretty amazed at how well the pictures turned out.  We could clearly see his face and he was being a little bit shy, and turning into mommy and keeping his hands up by his face the whole time.  The technician had me turn on my side and he gave my tummy a few little taps to try to get Ollie to turn around a little so he could get some clearer pictures.  We also got a 20 minute DVD of the entire session so we can go back and watch whenever we want.  I think the DVD is going to be my life saver over the next few weeks when I’m feeling really down and wishing it was over. Here are a few pics.

I'm not seeing any resemblance to either of us yet, but some say a little  "Mister" 

We were also able to stop at Babies R Us and get our new jogger stroller with car seat.  Super excited about it!  Cannot wait to get this little man out on the trail with his mommy this summer!  Hoping he likes the outdoors as much as his mommy and daddy because it’ll be a lot of time outside while on maternity leave.  Have a feeling that being cooped up inside would probably cause me to be committed to the nut house! Here’s a pic of Ollie’s new ride :)

I’m still feeling huge and really looking forward to Ollie getting here so I can get back to a normal workout routine.  I’m amazed and how fast I become out of breath and get light headed now lifting weights.  And running…. Forget it.  Feel like my stomach skin stretches with every step and when I finish my hips are killing me!  So… for the time being running has been put on the back burner.  But Ollie’s new jogging stroller will get me motivated again this summer!

We’re officially at our bi-monthly visits to the doctor now.  I had an appointment on the 11^th and Doctor Taylor said I was for sure measuring at 29 weeks (which is a couple days ahead of schedule – which was great news to tell a hormonal pregnant woman! – smart man!) I also had to take my glucose screening test last week as well and passed so that was another good thing.  Next appointment will be on the 25^th for my 31 week visit. 

On Thursday night of last week was our Breastfeeding class.  For being a woman, and having breasts of my own, and thinking I knew a lot about them… I was WRONG! Ha! But, this class taught us both a lot and really got us thinking about how we’ll be handling the feeding routine with Oliver when he gets here. Some of the videos that they showed us has both my mister and me wide eyed and thinking “holy moley!” but yet still had me thinking it was amazing how smart babies are when they are born.  The instincts that kick in are absolutely unreal to me.

This week we have our last class – Car Seat safety.  I’m thankful the classes are almost over, because this lady cannot stand sitting in those uncomfortable chairs anymore!

Hoping that Spring will get here soon.  Would really like to enjoy some outdoor time with my Mister and my puppy before Oliver gets here and there is no more “me and mister” time.  Here’s to this pregnancy being ¾ over and to warmer weather!  Have a great week everyone!