26-27 Weeks

Hope you are all enjoying your 2011! Ours is starting off just right.

You see, here in Alabama, we don't get a lot of snow and when we do it is usually a huge mess. Well, on January 9th, we had a "Winter Storm" come through that brought tons of ice and a nice little mixture of snow. We went to bed that evening with the sound of ice hitting the windows and snow on the ground. When we woke up, it was just a 3 inch layer of solid ice on the grass, the roads and anything else that was outside. IT WAS A MESS! It was pretty, but oh so nasty. Here are some pictures of our yard.

Back Yard:


Front Yard:



Looking at the neighbors yard:



As you can see, the road and driveways were iced over, which meant Monday and Tuesday, we were completely iced in. We didn't leave the house until Tuesday afternoon and that was just to go get paint (post about that later). Fun stuff, I tell ya. I have no clue as to how people in the north and east deal with this white stuff all the time.

Now, on the updates about Jerry. That's the best part, right?

On the 12th, I had my last appointment as a 2nd trimester girl. I am now on to the every-two-week appointments. The check up went well. I had the 1 hour glucose and passed with flying colors. The result was 117. Also, they checked my weight, BP and all the usual stuff. I am down 2 pounds, but Dr. D is not worried about that because I gained a lot in the beginning and am just starting to level off. We won't go into how much I have gained total, that isn't necessary. My blood pressure was fine and Jerry's heart rate was 163

That boy is a mover and a shaker. I feel him constantly and am pleased to say that as of yesterday, I now feel up right under my ribs. Oh the horror stories I have heard about babies and ribs, but hopefully he will keep away for awhile. I'm still not sure if he has flipped yet and I would be willing to say that he has not. I'm not going to worry about it until Dr. D does.

I guess that pretty much updates everything for now. We are just about finished with the nursery and when we are done with that, I will tell all about it.

Until next time, stay warm everyone!