Bump-date!

I cannot believe I'm already 33 weeks pregnant. It feels like just yesterday I was calling Sean telling him to "come. home. now." while he was at a friend's house watching golf. He came home right away, knowing something was up... I showed him the positive test- we cried, we laughed, then I drank a gallon of water to take another. Then again, I'm starting to feel like I've ALWAYS been pregnant and it's just the new normal. 

After much debate on which brand to go with*, we ordered our car seat, and the stroller will follow soon. We have everything (I think) we need for the first couple weeks after baby arrives... we were blessed with a baby shower thrown by amazing in-laws and received enough diapers to last for the first couple months weeks. We also are so excited to have nieces and nephews who are just a bit older than baby O, and have gotten lovely hand-me-downs from them in each gender specific items! Yay for recycling! So, we're 'prepared' which is our favorite state... even though there's no amount of 'prepping' you can do to be fully prepared for a baby! 

I've had high blood pressure for about six years now, and it has not changed with pregnancy, so my Dr has be labeled as 'high-risk' and even though the baby is safe and happy (and active as ever) they are taking all  precautions to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. Have a I mentioned I adore my Dr, and office? They're all super kind, caring and supportive. That all being said, I've started going in twice a week for Non Stress Tests where they monitor babies heartbeat, movements and my contractions. It's really neat being able to hear Baby Prep's heartbeat for at least 20 minutes. The also do a quick ultrasound just to check in on everything, and seeing babe is always amazing! 

Been feeling a lot of movement in my right side, and near my ribs. Make's sense, since baby is head down- and I now know there are little feet, just hanging out right in my side. Other than the constant kicks, I've been feeling pretty good! Only three more weeks till I take maternity leave from work! Looking forward to being able to put my feet up before the mayhem really begins!

Here's the latest bump pic!

*If you're curious, we went with the Britax B-safe BOB edition car seat for safety ratings, and the fact that it came in Orange sealed the deal for Mr. Prep. We;ll be ordering the BOB Revolution next since we want to be able to hike and trail run with babe. YaY!