Baby Shower!

Today we had our first baby shower in Iowa City (okay, it was actually in North Liberty :) ), and we had a very good afternoon. It was a couples shower, so the guys got to tag along. :) Here are the girls who put on the shower, with me (the blimp :) ).



Both sets of grandparents-to-be were able to come to the shower - here they are!




We are very blessed to have a fun small group at our church, and it was very sweet of them to throw us a baby shower!

It's not easy being Chewie and Reuben...

This is a typical Saturday in our house - Chewie and Reuben are all tuckered out from playing with each other, and are taking a nap - back to back of course! And they found Aaron's sweatshirt to use as a pillow...
This morning Aaron and I got to sleep in, then have a late breakfast at Lou Henri's - our favorite breakfast spot in Iowa City. They have my second favorite pancakes ever (The very best pancakes in the world are a little gas station diner in Guttenberg, Iowa - Rausch's Petroleum. Go there!). Even Aaron got a pancake today, so you know they must be good since he doesn't really like sweet stuff in the morning!

Anyway, I've hit the big 9 month milestone - I think this last month is going to go by fast for me because I'm so preoccupied with finishing up with school! Yesterday I was walking down the hallway in the clinic and one of the Endo assistants asked me when I was due, asked me how I was feeling, then asked me if I felt like a blimp! Lol I wanted to punch her! I answered the first two questions, but when she asked the third I just kept on walking... Who asks a pregnant woman that??? Do I feel like a blimp... hmm... Well I certainly don't feel very skinny - thanks for bringing it up! :) Good thing I don't work with that woman!

Tomorrow is our baby shower in Iowa City - we are very excited for it! I'll try to post some pictures tomorow. :)

One month left!!!

Today we are officially one month from our due date! It's crazy to think about, and very very exciting! I am so ready to meet this little boy... and I'm also really ready to be done with school! As of right now I only have patients scheduled up to June 19th - I'm hoping that I won't go into labor before then! Today I started the last root canal I need to complete my requirements - this morning I had a new patient but yet again referred her to have her tooth pulled instead. Then this afternoon I wasn't scheduled for a patient, but I got paged for a patient who came in thinking they had an appointment but they didn't. Turns out I finally got to start another root canal! Hurray! :) It's one of the hardest teeth to do, but at least my patient is really young which helps. Anyways... one step closer to being done with my third year of dental school!

35 weeks...

Can you believe it??? We're getting even closer - baby Brummer could be here 2-7 weeks from now! I did a load of baby laundry tonight - all of the newborn and 0-3 stuff that we have, socks, bibs, etc. Then I packed the diaper bag, so it is all ready to go! Really, there's not a whole lot in it - he probably won't need much for the 10 minute drive home from the hospital! :) Aaron picked out his going-home outfit, so that's in there... a couple pacifiers, a receiving blanket, an extra outfit (for when he has a blow-out in the 10 minute drive home :) ), two diapers, and a sample pack of diaper wipes. I think it will be easiest to start the cloth diapers when we get home from the hospital, so I'm not packing those.
Well, I am tired already and it is only 9:20 pm... I need to go pack for Guttenberg before I go to bed! :)

34 weeks

34 weeks and I keep getting bigger and bigger! The baby's new thing is having hiccups almost every day. I was eating lunch at school the other day, and my belly would jump every few seconds - the girls thought that was pretty funny. :)
Anyway, I can't wait to be done with this school year... I did find out my schedule for my externships next year (well, one of them) and I will get to stay in the dental school for it which is a big relief. I have the first five weeks of the school year off, then I have my "externship" in the Special Care clinic in the dental school. After my senior year, I will still have to complete one more five week externship, but I won't know where that is for some time as most offices don't have their schedules set for next summer. I can't wait for my time off this summer though!!!

I'm tired!

Wow, I am tired lately. School has been extremely busy for me, and definitely more stressful as I am getting near to the end of my time in Super block. I have some concerns about finishing all of my Pros requirements in time before Baby boy comes, but I guess the worst case scenario is that he comes early and I have to deliver a few crowns/dentures after he is already here. I'd rather not have to deal with that, but it's really out of my hands! The same with my Endo requirements - I may have to finish a root canal after he's born, but again, that is out of my hands!
Still, it's stressful, and that adds to the tiredness! I think I'm coming full circle on the first trimester - I could go to bed at 8 and be perfectly happy! :) (However, first trimester I slept very soundly once I was asleep - now I wake up all the time!)

Anyway, life is busy and crazy for both Aaron and I, but I think we will make it through! We are both anxious for this little boy to get here - we are getting so close to June! Soon, soon, soon...

32 weeks!

So this is the eighth picture I made Aaron take tonight. I feel huge. He was sitting down taking the picture, so I made him stand up so he wasn't looking up at me... So he took it to the extreme and took the picture looking down! Hey, it's better than the other pictures! It's getting a little crazy to think there's only 8 weeks left (give or take a few) - I'm starting to do some more planning and getting things ready. It was fun to have my parents here this weekend, because I got to show them the baby furniture and some of the things we've already acquired for the baby. We also had a good time at the dental equipment show on Saturday - Mom and I mostly hit up the tables for free candy and stuff. :) We did hit up the mall and did some maternity clothes shopping. I have to take a professional picture at school on Tuesday, so we were on the hunt for a "professional" looking maternity top. Slim pickings, let me say! :) But ultimately Mom found a shirt that will be good - hopefully from the shoulders up no one will know that it's a maternity shirt! :) Aaron has been working a ton lately as two of his coworkers are out for medical conditions - this weekend was no exception. He isn't scheduled for a day off for the next two weeks! Poor guy! And school is keeping me busy, busy, busy! Tonight I finished my final paper for one of my Tuesday afternoon classes - next week we have finals for the other Tuesday classes. After that we will just be in the clinic for the rest of the year on Tuesday afternoons! This will be a blessing to me as it has been getting really uncomfortable sitting through four hours of lecture at a time!
Well, tonight Aaron and I are just relaxing a little before the week starts. Hope you all have a good week!