Week of Craziness=1, J&K=0

What a wild week!  I had an insane week at work, including a 14 hour day in Alabama working programs.   I was ready for the weekend, to say the least, but Hey, duty calls!  To top it all off, I got a call from Josh on Friday that his back was hurting.  Less than 2 hours later, we were in the ER - kidney stones.  Yuck.  Neither of us had had them before, but apparently it is genetic and several members of his family have dealt with them.  Anyway, our big weekend of working on the nursery turned into more of nursing poor Josh, but I'm learning to expect the unexpected.  I'm praying hard he'll be feeling better soon.  I keep reminding him labor won't last this long, HA!  I've gotta keep him on his toes...

On the other hand, I'm still doing good.  My feet are starting to hurt, but I still haven't had a lot of swelling or pain elsewhere, so I'll take a couple of nights of foot rubs :)  I've watched the sweet cravings and have started letting myself do one dessert a day (rather than multiple and more multiple), although I sort of busted that this weekend, mostly out of boredom. I guess watching the Women's Sweet 16 and Men's Elite 8 will only entertain the preggo for so long. 

Pic from Friday - 29.5 weeks:

Avery Grace had a couple of new buddies born this week!  She has a new cousin, Matthew Reece, who was born Friday (Josh's cousin, Ashley's, baby).  Reece is the 13th and AG will be the 14th great-grandchild on that side of the family (Linz, correct me if my Smith math is wrong). 

She also has a new neighbor and family friend, Aubree Kate, who was born Wednesday (my old friend, Jeff, and his wife, Rachel's baby girl).

Well, though the week was a little tough, I'm confident this one will be much more easy-going. 

Hope you all enjoy another week of Spring weather!

J, K & Baby A

First Week of 3rd Trimester - COMPLETE.

We just returned from our babymoon to Sandestin - it was a FABULOUS getaway.  We got up around 1:30am on Thursday and made our way down to Florida.  Sun, Food, Beyond Amazing Weather and of course, The Beach.  I couldn't believe how lucky we got with the condo, the view, the location and the 75-80 degree weather.  We cannot complain about a thing - it was all great...perfect, even!

Josh is an amazing photographer! 

- Picture from last night's dinner-

Dinner at the Harbor. 

A super-sweet (and tipsy) lady wanted to snap a pic of the parents-to-be :)

Next weekend, we are planning on working hard on the nursery, something that has yet to happen.  We have to finish cleaning out the guest room, move all of the office furniture into the now-guest room, then begin placing furniture in the nursery (the now-office).  Confusing, enough?  Yes, it has been an adventure for us as well.  

Have a great week!

J, K and Baby A

Childbirth Class=Reality Check!

It's been a long week at the Smith house!  I've been in Anaheim, CA all week for a National Sales Meeting, which is always exhausting, much less being almost 7 months pregnant.  But at least it's over.

We went to our first childbirth class at the hospital today - it was awesome!  We learned so much about what to expect in the third trimester, prelabor, labor and delivery today.  Yes, we even watched a 10-minute video following a woman's labor and delivery (Josh only hid his face once, HA!).  The whole class was informative for both me and my "support person/coach."  It was absolutely a reality check, too.  I mean, she be full term in 10 weeks. WOW.  We also learned the in's and out's of the hospital's game plan for when the big day comes.  Next Saturday, we'll finish up our class and take a tour of the hospital's labor and delivery area. We are so excited!!!

On another exciting note, we booked our babymoon!  We'll be staying in Sandestin for a long weekend and the vacay couldn't come soon enough.  I need a break!  Sun, Sand & Seafood ALWAYS do the trick :)

Hope everyone has a great week!
J, K & Baby A