8.5 months {34 weeks}

We had our 34 week appointment on Monday and since it was a holiday (MLK), Weston didn't have school. So Weston, Nora Kate and I all went to my appointment - you can imagine how "relaxing" that was for me, ha! It actually wasn't too bad. Weston is as easy as they come, and NK is ok as long as she has juice, a snack, a lovey, a binkie, and the Dr isn't touching me! Haha. She panics when Dr Rao touches my tummy and listens to the heartbeat. I think she has her own fears and is worried he is hurting me. Bless her. Anyhow, I am measuring right on track and the baby sounds great!

NK kept telling me she was "stuck"...I had to keep telling her she's "supposed to be stuck in her stroller"!

Sweet Weston sitting patiently in the waiting room :) Love him.

My belly is groooooowing! Phew! It is really starting to get tight in there - I'm sure the baby is having trouble moving around. The moving has slowed and they are actual turns and rolls now. I can feel the feet in my ribs and the arms/hands down in my hips. I'm hoping the baby is already head down and I am correct in what I'm feeling :) Either way, the pressure has started and I had my first braxton hicks this week! Yay for those - it means we are SO close!

We got Nora Kate moved into her new room last weekend and started on the nursery. NK's room looks great! Here are a couple pictures before we really put her knick-knacks in there...it now has all of her baby dolls and tea party stuff and girly girl things.

I'll post pictures of the nursery once we really get it together. Gamma got us a really cool giraffe and the kids love it - Weston and NK want to "ride" it, ha. It's almost 5 feet tall! Thanks, Gamma! The baby will love it in his/her room. 

Nora Kate is getting ready for the baby and has been really interested in her "babies" lately. She has started feeding them and putting them to "night-night". The baby NK is playing with in the picture below was one of my favorite dolls growing up - a Cabbage Patch doll named "Lou Anna". So happy I saved it!