33 weeks & Christmas Eve

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Merry Christmas!

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain: about 20 pounds

Maternity clothes? yes! Fall & winter are great times to be pregnant! So many options!

Stretch marks? Not yet & hopefully never!

Movement? Yes all the time! He's an active little baby! Hoping he's head-down since he likes to kick my ribs! Every once in awhile he kicks so hard my whole belly moves!

Sleep? Pretty well! Toss & turn some & still wake up at random times to pee! Thanks little one for thinking my bladder is a comfy place to chill!

Best moment this week: Christmas activities! Dinner with good friends & starting traditions for our family! Oh & today we put the crib together in his room! Can't wait to have all the pieces to finish it!

Miss Anything? Wine & having my clothes fitting me well

Food cravings: Potatoes & juice of all sorts

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope!

Starting to show yet? Absolutely! Random people congratulate me lots! & showing means I get to park in the "Expecting Mom" spots at the store!

Gender: BOY!!

Labor Signs: Having what I believe are Braxton Hicks contractions here & there but nothing serious at all

Symptoms: Heartburn & exhaustion

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Getting the rest of his stuff we just ordered - bedding, rock n sleeper - plus finishing the nursery & my German baby shower this coming weekend!

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Greg's ALS Graduation

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Greg getting his graduation certificate

So just last week, Greg graduated from his Airman Leadership School class that he was taking. It was 5 1/2 long weeks for him of school work, papers, tests & additional duties that he had to complete. The general idea of the class was to teach him how to excel as a leader once he becomes a Staff Sergeant!

Well, needless to say, I was very proud of him for all of the hard work & dedication he had during the class! I was always so used to doing schoolwork & being stressed & hadn't seen him go through that in a long time! So I was very sympathetic &, though pregnant, I did try to help out as much with things as I could! But he's a champ & kept up with class stuff & helped lots around the house! He's such a great husband! I am way too lucky!

Greg will put on Staff Sergeant & officially become an E-5 in the USAF on January 1st, 2013! That's one day short of 5 years from the date he left for Basic Training back in 2008! It's been a long journey but one that he's excelling & doing great in! I can't wait to see what the future has in store for his career & our life!

Commander, friend Dave, fellow grad Josh, Greg, his supervisor & Superintendent

Greg & I with Josh & Amber - so proud of our grads

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31 weeks & Christmas decorations!

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Ah! Time is flying by! I cannot believe we have less than 9 weeks left until our little guy's arrival! Each day that goes by I get more & more excited!

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain: about 22 pounds

Maternity clothes? yes! I didn't buy as many as I anticipated! I wear a lot of my regular shirts still!

Stretch marks? Not yet & hopefully never!

Movement? Yes all the time! He's an active little baby!

Sleep? Pretty well! Toss & turn some & still wake up at random times to pee! Thanks little one for thinking my bladder is a comfy place to chill!

Best moment this week: Receiving some gifts that were mailed!

Miss Anything? Wine & having my clothes fitting me well

Food cravings: Potatoes & juice of all sorts

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope!

Starting to show yet? Absolutely! My belly grew tons right around Thanksgiving!

Gender: BOY!!

Labor Signs: Having what I believe are Braxton Hicks contractions here & there but nothing serious at all

Symptoms: Heartburn & baby sitting on my sciatic nerve!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Decorating the nursery, picking up the crib & getting it put together!

I cannot believe I'm 31 weeks along already! I feel like we still have so much to do & yet have a bunch done at the same time! Our crib finally came in! All we need is someone with a truck to go with us to pick it up! Can't wait to put it together & start getting the nursery organized! I have also been working on painting the wooden letters of his name to hang on the wall! They're almost done & drying as I type! We also got the stroller Greg's parents bought us! It goes with our car seat & is super sweet! We got it out & opened up & the travel system set up!

Stroller - Green & Grey

Stroller

The stroller & car seat together!

On another note we decorated for Christmas last weekend! I love the holidays & everything that comes along with them! Hot cocoa out of a snowman mug, Christmas lights, music, movies! Last weekend, Greg & I definitely watched 5 Christmas movies in one day! Awesome!

Here's some of our decorations!

Coffee table with runner & good-smelly candle

Santa!

Christmas tree welcome sign

Our end table - lots of holiday candy & candy canes! Yum!

Our snowman family with the stockings & sign I made

Christmas tree!!

Gosh I love Christmas time! It's different being in Germany with different traditions & far from family! But we are working on making traditions for our little family that we can continue once our little guy is finally here for the holidays!