33 Weeks

Well, anytime Hudson is healthy enough to come out of the oven I am READY!! This swelling thing is for the birds!! I went and bought myself a fake wedding ring at Walmart last night since my real ones are a little too tight and I am afraid to wear them. I think we are all settled into the nursery with just a few final touches left. Mom/Nana Joyce helped my finish up shopping this weekend, she is going to spoil this kid rotten!! I feel pretty confident that we have what we need should he come early (oh please, oh please). Again, thank you to everyone who has helped us so far, it means so much to us.

I am getting a lot of people asking me if I am due anytime now. I guess I have to remember that even though I am only at 33 weeks, I am measuring 37 weeks : ( so to others, I guess I look full term. Oh well, I have only gained 31 pounds at this point and I am pretty proud of that. I was pretty scared by the fact that Mom gained 60 with me. Please keep praying for a healthy little man and I can wait it out 6 more weeks if that means he'll be okay : )

Love you all xoxoxo,

Cari

8 Months

It is so hard to believe that I am at the 8 month marker!! Wow, this is the home stretch!! I hope it goes by fast!! The baby shower was sooooooooooo AWESOME!!! I have such wonderful family and friends, I cannot believe how many people were there and all the gifts were so very generous. I never in my life thought I would cry over car seats and diaper geanies, but I sure did!! I was just overwhelmed and felt so blessed by everyone. Thank you Nana Joyce, Aunt Mindy, Aunt Jac, Aunt Bnana, and Jodi for all of your hard work, it really paid off. It was a day I will hold in my memory bank forever!!! Hudson is already spoiled and not to mention one of the best dressed babies in town for sure!! I can't say enough THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the shower!! Brandon and I are incredibly thankful for each and every one of you!!

Went to the doc this morning for my routine check, all is well and heartbeat sounds good. I have had a couple of people tell me it looks like my belly has dropped a little, but he didn't say anything about it. He did say "okay, everything looks good but, not much more room in there" --- I've been saying that for 3 months now!! ha ha.

Nursery is almost complete. I have to go shopping this weekend for a few odds and ends, but I will post pics as soon as it's complete!!

Again, We love you all dearly, and a million thanks!!

The Rohrmayers

31 Weeks

Hello everyone! The ultrasound as you can see went really well. It was such a neat experience and I am glad our families got to be there to share it with us. He looks very healthy and BIG!! He weighed in at 3lbs, 9oz. at 30 weeks!! They double their weight from 32 weeks and gain a 1/2 oz./ day approx. Looks like we'll have an 8 pounder easy!! Amber is in town with Anna and Henry (her great danes). They are staying with us. Unfortunately, we don't have a guest room anymore because it's the nursery so they are stuck on the couch. Hope they're still comfortable. I have a feeling we will outgrow this house very easily when Hudson gets here. I've been feeling pretty good, just uncomfortable, but healthy! The baby shower is tomorrow and I am sooooooo excited to see everyone!! Mom, Mindy, Aunt Sher, Aunt Jac, and Jodi have been hard at work getting things together. Hudson is sooooooo spoiled already! I can't say enough how fortunate we are to have such a fantastic family (all branches)!!!! Brandon and I really are so grateful for the support, we couldn't do it without you guys!!!

Love you all!!! The Rohrmayers

30 Weeks

Only 9 more weeks to go people!!! I am having a better day today so I thought I would try to bring the spirit back up from last week!!

Went to the Doctor today and I got a good report on my sugar situation. He seems to think it is regulating itself out. I also only gained 1 pound this time, which I really enjoyed hearing!! He is still talking about Hudson being a big boy and said I am measuring 3 weeks larger than I should. Not for reasons I can help either, which was reassuring. He said Hudson's head is down and what I thought was a butt is actually shoulders, his legs and feet are perfectly positioned in my diaphragm (which explains the not being able to breathe issue). He basically said that I am in for some discomfort in the upcoming months, but the good new is we both are healthy!

4D Ultrasound on Friday, Wooohooooo!!! Guess we'll really find out how big this dude is!! And also looking forward to my Baby Luncheon on Saturday at Nana's house. Special thanks to Nana and Jamie!! Be watching for ultrasound pics and I'll have a DVD if you want to see it!! So exciting and I love him soooooo much already I know I'm gonna cry when I see him!!

PS- I am not sure where the 4th dimension comes into play, but all I can figure is that it is 3d plus x-ray where you can see his bones and organs. Who knows? Next year they'll have 20d!!

Have a great week! Love, The Rohrmayers

29 Weeks

Okay, I'm not going to lie, I don't feel so cheery today /this week. Let me get this out of the way: I can't sleep, I can't breathe, I have to go to the bathroom every hour, I'm huge, I'm grouchy, I want to eat sugar and I can't, I'm hungry all the time, my ankles, hands, and face are swollen, I'm nervous about labor, and Hudson has had hiccups all day long. I love feeling him move, but not every other second. It's probably good that I can't drink right now because I think a bottle of wine and a box of Kleenex would be gone tonight. I am just so tired!! I have pretty much contained it and been optimistic for the past 7 months, but today I am allowing myself to have a bad day. I don't hate being pregnant, but I definitely don't love it either. I am just ready for these next few weeks to be over. Oh and another thing I'd like to get out, is........... If you have a horror story about your labor, please stop telling me!! I don't want to know. If you had the easiest labor in the world, I don't really want to know either. I know people think this is comforting, but really I just don't want to talk about it. If you really want to comfort me, buy me a mu-mu to wear around my house. Sorry if that offends anyone, but I warned you at the beginning, I am not in a cheery mood.

Now, the good news is I have the ultrasound to look forward to next week!! I will post pics tomorrow.

Sorry for the downer, Cari

7 Months

Holy moly! another month flew by!! I have been feeling pretty good, some swelling and sleeplessness continues, but mostly feeling good. I have been having some Braxton-Hicks (I think that's how you say it) contractions which really aren't that bad at all. I saw the Doctor and he felt around again to explore his concern from last time. He determined that I am only 7 months, but he is going to be a big boy!! Doc says 8 lbs. + , oh my!!. I saw an infant this week that weighs eight pounds and all though he looked really small in his grandmas arms, he looked really big in relation to "down there". Well, I guess I'd rather him be big and healthy than under weight. I also gained 7 pounds in 3 weeks, the most I have gained in between doctors visits so far. Doc said "it's okay, but let's not do that again." So less Little Debbie and more fruits and veggies for me. I can tell Brandon is finally getting excited. He likes to watch my belly move all around and is looking forward to this 4d ultrasound on the 31st. The sugar problems also seem to be under control, with the occasional episode that is usually self induced. Only 12 more weeks people till we can meet our little Hudson!! Get ready!!

PS- those are not stretch marks in the photos, they are marks from my shirt. I have been pretty fortunate so far, although I am beginning to wonder how long my luck will last.

27 weeks