Typical Day at the Park

Since the doggies get a little neglected throughout the week, we try to take them to the park on the weekend so they can run out some of their energy.  As long as there's no bunnies for them to chase, here's how they enjoy their time there....

I think Lima finds it running to come running full speed at me and last minute turn....although there have been a few times when we both turned the same way and collided. :)

Sadie's not much of a runner, but she loves to roll around in the grass.  After trying to keep up with Lima  few times, she'll find some shade and lay down until we say it's time to go....then she stalls by deciding to take one last DOOOOKIE (just to aggravate Anthony)!

32 Weeks

Things have been a little hectic around the Creel Nest!  As my belly keeps growing, so does our schedule.  We are looking forward to a break, but I'm not so sure we'll get one for a while!  Anthony has his last week of school for Cisco which means a lot of time at the library or couped up in the office.  His job has also been super busy and if he's not working overtime or working on school, he's trying to find time to spend with me, family, or getting "chores" done.  Anthony usually helps out quite a bit with the house chores, but since he has been so busy, on Sunday I attempted to take care of all the house cleaning and laundry...I felt pretty defeated when I had to keep taking breaks and after a few hours I was completely pooped!

We're hoping that things will slow down after he is done with school, but maybe not so much.  After all the holidays we start back up with our Childbirth classes just in time before Carter arrives.  The time is going to fly by, but we are trying to take it one day at a time.

I still feel very fortunate to have had an easy pregnancy thus far, but the third trimester is getting a little more difficult,  Here is what 32 weeks pregnant feels like:

• Carter gets hiccups multiple times a day
• It feels like Carter is trying to escape.  His movement is much stronger and he likes to jab me when I am in meetings at work.  It makes me jump and people in the meeting just stare at me
• My energy level has dropped and simple tasks take me a little longer
• Acid reflux after every meal :(
• Anthony has noticed my balance being off.  The other day I went to get off the couch and fell over since I was top heavy :)
• Jogging= sharp cramps= no more jogging for me
• Carter wants ice cream...every night!
• I've started getting preferential treatment in public...I could get used to it!
• If I want to be comfortable, I have to wear a dress or look like a WNBA player (baggie t-shirts and "Nash" shorts).  I feel like a fat man always adjusting my pants when I wear maternity clothes and  I feel cute in my normal clothes, but Carter does not like them due to the "snug" fit. 

Our First Thanksgiving

Anthony and I hosted our first Thanksgiving this year and we had no major mishaps.  Although I have helped my mom roast a turkey in previous years, this was the first time I did it all on my own (well, with Anthony's help) and we picked a BIG bird for our first time- 22 lbs!  We had to cook the thighs a little longer than expected, but other than that, it turned out pretty good.  Since everyone chipped in by bringing a dish or two, we had sooo much food, but it was all delicious!  We had Thanksgiving for days!!  Thank you to our families for being a part of our first Thanksgiving!