Almost 31 Weeks! 65 days to go! ;o)

Hi there!
Hope you all are doing great and getting excited for your memorial day weekend. Things are going well. Our last dr appt went well. We met with Dr K and everything is going great. My weight gain is on target and things with baby C are going very well. We enjoyed meeting Dr K. He is very nice and has a great beside manner. I have to complete my standard glucose test before our next appt. We will meet with Dr Snook on June 9th for next appt then we start going every 2 weeks and then eventually weekly. We finished our 5 birthing classes this past Wednesday plus a breastfeeding and anesthesia class. It was very informative but, also scary and exciting at the same time. Also, Kirk and I did our pre-registration at the hospital the other day. It was nice to see everything again and discuss birth plan with the hospital's birth designer, Vicki. She was fantastic! Walking through the hospital again sure did make things more real. Now, we will actually be going to the hospital again sooner than we think so we can finally meet our little peanut! Again, super-excited and a little nervous too. ;o)

The baby's room is coming a long. Just have a few more wall decor items to finish. It should be complete by the baby shower. We are very pretty pleased with how it is turning out. We will probably even pat ourselves on the back once its finished. :o)

We are excited about this memorial day weekend. We are having our annual get-together with the Stetson Buds and families. If you can believe it there are 18 (soon to be 19) of us that will be there. Our little group of 6 stetson girlfriends has certainly expanded. Looking forward to hanging out with everyone and the kids. We are each covering a meal for the group during the weekend. Should be a lot of fun! We always enjoy pool fun, games, eating/drinking, hanging out, and catching up! It will be virgin drinks for me this time.

So, Kirk and I have been planning a little baby-moon for a while now...a little weekend getaway before baby because we know it will be quite a while before we travel without the little one. We are going for a couple nights to St Augustine next weekend. We have really only gone there for a couple hours in the past so it will be fun to take time to explore and relax together. We are looking forward to it!

I will post some pictures of our Stetson weekend and my belly next week. Have a fantastic memorial day weekend!!! xoxo

27 Weeks - Only 13 more until we meet Baby Cooper!

Hi Family & Friends -

We just wanted to send a little update. Things are going great - only 1 more week until we kick off the 3rd Trimester. Time is flying! I am still feeling good and Baby C is definitely moving all the time. Kirk and I have been walking Jazzy twice a day and going the gym a few times a week. It is good for baby and I to stay active. Kirk has been traveling here and there but, that should slow down very soon (fingers crossed). He has some new hires that have started over the last couple weeks so hoping they get trained and ready to take on the projects soon. I have been keeping busy still searching for employment...would love to find one where I can work from home. I have lots of resumes out. It is a pretty tough market. Please keep me in mind if you hear of anything full or even part time. I have a few brides that sent me e-mails stating they are interested in calligraphy services so hoping to get some business soon. Please remember to pass on my Etsy store link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kmkramer50

We are still working on the baby's room. We have almost all furniture in...just need to get a couple more things, hang curtains and work on wall decor that we have planned. Sorry, no pics of room until we are finished. We are hoping to have it complete by the baby shower. We are very excited about the baby shower on June 19th...the invitations are just adorable. Thanks to all of you that are planning/helping with the shower. We have the best family/friends ever! We are very excited to see everyone and share in the excitement of meeting our little bundle of joy.

This week, Baby C likely weighs about 2 lbs. and is about 14 1/2 inches long (head to toe). He/She is sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his/her eyes, and maybe even sucking his/her thumb. Since more brain tissue is developing, his/her brain is more active now. While his/her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning - with a lot of medical help - if he/she were born now. The rhythmic movements I sometimes feel are baby hiccups, and they may be common from now on. This is what Baby Cooper looks like this week:
http://www.babycenter.com/fetal-development-images-27-weeks

We went to the to the Grand Opening Celebration of The Dr. P. Phillips Baby Place at Winter Park Memorial Hospital this past Sunday 5/2. It was amazing. We are so impressed...the Baby Place is completely new and the rooms are very nice. We enjoyed touring everything and we got to see Dr Snook which is always a treat. It was a great opportunity to see everything before the Baby Place is in use. Starting on May 8th the Baby Place will be open in time for babies to be born on Mother's Day. They had all kinds of fun things for us during tour - information, food (mini-cupcakes from Sweets were yummy), pictures, and even chair massages which Kirk and I both enjoyed. We have our birthing classes this Wednesday and we are looking forward to that. We have our next check-up appt on 5/14 with Dr. Krishingner and this is our first time meeting him.

Thank you all your support and love! Here is a picture of me at now at 27 weeks...I did self timer so its not the best but, gives you an idea that Baby C is growing! ;o)
XOXO