Brad's 30th Birthday (Week 36)

This past weekend Brad turned 30 years old!! Brad and I spent a few months talking about how he wanted to celebrate his big 3-0 and he was approached by a friend asking if he wanted to participate in a relay race, which happened to end on his actually Birthday, August 6th. Brad has been wanting to do a relay race for a few years now and even though he got an opportunity to do so this year (Hood to Coast Relay), it was just too close to our due date for him to participate. So when this new opportunity came, he decided that this is what he wanted. The race started from Diamond Lake and finished in Bend. They started on Friday August 5th at 7:40am and finished August 6th at 4:30pm. His first run was on Friday at 3:00pm, he ran 5.8 miles, his next run was at 3:30am Saturday morning and he ran 7.4 miles, and his last run was at 12:30pm on Saturday and it was 2.6 miles. I was SOO excited to see him cross the finish line! That night, we got together with some friends and went out to dinner to celebrate Brad and Kim (who turns 30 a week after Brad!)

I’m so proud of Brad and that he wanted to spend his 30th Birthday achieving a long time goal. He had a great time with the race and will most definitely participate again next year.

Bree and I waiting for our hubby's. Bree made us shirts with their team logo!

Waiting for him at the finish line with my sign :)

The Sea Monkey Team

So proud! (Can we reflect on how small Brad is in comparison to me, good thing I count for two people! haha!!)

Dinner in Bend


We also had another small celebration for Brad at Big Al’s. His parents and family all drove up from Medford to surprise him and a few friends stopped by to wish him a Happy Birthday. It was a great time! Thanks to the Fetrow family for making it a neat surprise for him!
Oregon Duck cake :)

Wyatt's customize shirt-so cute!

Thumbs up for 30 years old!

The "three" of us!


Pregnancy moments this past week:
*While in Bend, I experience my first Braxton Hicks. I think I’ve actually had them before, but didn’t know it at the time. In fact, I didn’t even know that I was having them on Saturday night, it only occurred to me the next day. Since then, I’ve felt them many times. It’s such a weird feeling, how the belly gets so stiff and hard.

*We visited our friends Ron and Kelly this week who just had a baby two weeks ago. Baby Brock is soo tiny and cute and I’ll admit, it has me extremely eager to meet our little one! It’s all I can think about now!! How close we are to meeting this little person!! Can’t wait!

*I get heartburn all the time. At least once a day. If the old wives tale turns out to be true, this baby is going to have a full head of hair, that's for sure!!

*I’m nearly finished with the nursery. I’ve been trying to finish two crafty projects for the room and should have them done by Sunday. Now all we need to have for the room to officially be complete is the Glider. Phew! This has taken a little bit longer than I thought, but we really like the overall look of the room. And we just LOVE our crib bedding that Leslie made for us! It’s just perfect! (I’ll post pictures next week-I promise)

*We met with a new doctor yesterday. She went over the results of the ultra sound we had on Monday. Everything checks out good, for the most part. Baby is perfectly healthy and looks like it’s just a tiny thing. Basically we were told that it’s in the 48% of weight, which means is pretty normal, but just a little on the small side. Nothing to be alarmed about. We also learned that my amniotic fluid is a little low-again, nothing to be alarmed about, but we’ll keep a close eye on it. We meet with Dr. Murray (our original doctor) next Tuesday and I hope to go over more in detail about everything. This last appointment, we met with a new doctor and she wasn’t my favorite. Overall, things are good- baby is healthy, just a tiny little one =)

*And I’m so excited to say that I am 1 cm dilated!!! Which could mean absolutely nothing, haha!! But I am excited to know my body is starting to gear up for labor. I could be 1 cm for several weeks, which is not uncommon. So...it’s all still up in the air. Anything could happen...at any time! I think we still have a few more weeks. Although, this process has got us so excited to know the end is near and our little one will be with us so soon!

Our next doctor’s appointment is next Tuesday! I’ll keep you all updated!

Baby Update:
Little Nugget weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 ½ inches long. Baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. Baby's skin is getting smooth and soft, gums are rigid, liver and kidneys are in working order, and circulation and immune system are basically good to go. Baby’s lungs are the only organs that still need to fully mature, but every day Baby gets a little closer to breathing on its own. At the end of this week, we will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.)
Week 36