2 days...

I'm at school right now - I saw my denture patient this morning and fixed a few sore spots for him. Then Dr. Huber signed off on the case, and I got to turn in my book to show I've completed all of my requirements! This afternoon I'm going to check out of my operatory and turn in my keys. I have no sad feelings about being done with my third year - last year was kind of crazy around the time that our school year ended because the flood made us shut down the dental school! It was a little weird and sad to turn in our keys from the sim clinic - we spent at least two days a week for two years in our little groups of five students, so we were a little sad to see it end! The end of this year is not nearly as big of a transition as we will be continuing to work with patients next year. We will just be on a different floor of the dental school.

Anyway, this weekend my roommate from the first two years of undergrad will be back in town, so I'm looking forward to seeing her. And I still haven't finished cleaning the upstairs of our house (where did that nesting bug go? :) ) so that's on my agenda as well. Aaron doesn't work this Saturday - hurray! He has been working most Saturdays, so it will be a treat to get to be together for the weekend.

My sister-in-law wrote a cute note to our little boy on her blog - maybe this will motivate him to show up soon!

3 days...

And I'm all done with my tests! Hurray! Now I have all of my school requirements taken care of, and it's a very good feeling. This afternoon Aaron and I went to the Coral Ridge mall, and we did a good bit of walking. Even if the walking doesn't make the baby come tonight, it's still good for me to get the exercise. I'm starting to get used to the idea that the baby will not be arriving before his due date, and I think it's healthier for me to not be under pressure (or feeling under pressure) to have this baby by Sunday. So, I am just going to enjoy being pretty much done with school for a couple months!

Other random news - Aaron replaced our ceiling fan in the bedroom. The old one was very dated and it was very noisy. He got the new one on sale at Menards, and it really updates our bedroom. Maybe it's a good thing the baby's not here yet - then we can get our home improvement projects done! :)

The new carpet

Here is the new carpet... I really like it. It is so soft to walk on! I think we have vacuumed it every day this week! :) The old carpet never got that much love - it's hard to want to vacuum something every day that will look yucky no matter what. Anyway, I didn't have any patients scheduled today so I have had a fair amount of time to be home. Now the downstairs is actually tidied up and CLEAN! It's a wonderful feeling. :) Tomorrow I plan on cleaning the upstairs...

Sunglasses....

So I found myself very happy that it was sunny today so that I had an excuse to wear sunglasses on the way to the bus stop. There are several people who ride the same bus as me, and there is a particularly chatty woman who lives in an apartment across the street from me. You can ask my mom - I have never been a chatty person in the morning, and to add to that, I am just not in the mood lately to answer questions about this pregnancy. And, I am sick of strangers asking personal questions and asking how I'm feeling. So, I was happy to wear sunglasses and to purposefully walk slowly to the bus stop this morning so the chatty woman couldn't talk with me (at least not for very long). I know, I'm a terrible person. :) She still managed to ask me on the bus how I was feeling, and I told her I was fine. Then I buried my head in a newspaper.

I'd like to add yet another story to the "Strangers say the weirdest things to pregnant women" archive. Today I was in one of the waiting rooms at the dental school, and a female patient who works with one of my classmates asked me when I was going to have the baby. I told her that I'm due in four days, but that the baby will decide whenever he wants to come. She replied, "You should mix orange juice and castor oil and drink it. That'll make him come! It works!" Nice. I think I'll pass on the castor oil. I'm not that desperate yet.

Anyway, I am scheduled to take my last test tomorrow at 1pm - originally I was scheduled for the Friday group, but I talked to the instructor and she said it would be okay for me to take it with the Thursday group. I know it's only a day different, but at this stage of the game one day can make a big difference! After that test I will have no motivation to be at school, so I am very tempted to inform my instructors that after Friday I will be starting my maternity leave!

Okay, I am at school right now (I'm not scheduled with any patients today) so I need to finish a few reports for one of my rotations. Think labor thoughts for me! Yes, even you Kate!

5 days???

I finished three finals today - hurray! Now I have one tomorrow morning at 8 am, and I'm hoping to take the other on Thursday. (although I would like to have the baby on Thursday as that is the day Aaron picked for the baby pool! :) And, Mom would get out of her house cleaning... :) ) Anyway, my brain is a little fried, so I think I will hold off on studying for the next test for a couple hours.

I had my 39 week appointment this morning, and I'm pretty much on schedule. I measured at 39.5 weeks, so that's about right. My doctor said most babies come between the 39th and 40th weeks, so that's any time now!!! I had to schedule a 40 week appointment for next week, but I'm really hoping I get to cancel it.
Anyway, thanks for all of the labor thoughts - except Kate. I'm sort of okay with the 26th, but for selfish reasons I think the 25th would be better (that's the day Aaron picked)! :) However, I'll probably have the baby tomorrow since Tyler picked that day and he has already won the baby pool twice. Figures. :)

6 days left... ???

We are under a week to our due date... which makes me start to wonder if I'm going to be overdue! I really hope not, but I'm really starting to learn that I have no control in this situation!
Tonight I had to do some major studying as I am taking three of my finals tomorrow! I also have another final scheduled for Wednesday morning- I guess if I'm busy studying I'm not thinking about how much I just want to have this baby! Okay, that's not true - I definitely get distracted by contractions that start and stop... :)
Tonight Aaron and I went for a long walk with the dogs - I like to think that the walking is helping... :) Since it was so hot today we waited until the sun went down - it was still hot though!

Other random big news - we got new carpet today! Our living room carpet was original to the house and was old and icky. We have been meaning to update the flooring in the main floor, but it was hard to decide what to do. We went with linoleum tile in the kitchen (it looks like ceramic tile but is a lot easier to put down!) and carpet in the living room and up the stairs. I really like how the carpet turned out - it makes our house feel so much newer! And, I think it will be very baby friendly. Way to go Aaron! He spent his day off clearing out the living room furniture and putting it back after the carpet went down. He even vacuumed before he moved the furniture back in! He also re-arranged the living room, and I really like it. I'll have to post some pictures once I get it tidied up. :)

Well... think labor thoughts for me!

39 weeks... and we are twiddling our thumbs!

We are officially one week from our due date - can you believe it??? Time flies! I have a feeling that this may be one of the slowest weeks of my life! I am getting a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions lately, and they can be a little frustrating because they start to come regularly, but as soon as I change positions they go away! But, I will take it as a good sign that I am at least having "practice" contractions pretty much every day.

Anyway, I got new glasses today! I actually got them from Sam's Club - they have really good prices on glasses and contacts (for example, a year's worth of contacts is $40 cheaper at Sam's Club than through Wal-mart!). I don't typically wear glasses during the day, but today I am making an exception. :) I thought it would be a good idea to get new glasses as my old ones are from high school! I figure I'm going to be awake at night more often and it will be nice to have a good pair of glasses. :) That, and I have this feeling that little boy Brummer is going to decide that he wants to make his entrance at night, so I don't want to be photographed in my old glasses!

Well, Happy Father's day to my dad and all of the other dad's out there! I was kind of hoping that Aaron's father's day present would be a little boy, but I guess he'll have to wait until next year!

Swimming!

Today after school, I was VERY warm (I think it got up to 90 degrees today!) and I've been dreaming of swimming, so Aaron indulged me and we went to the City Park pool! The water was a little chilly, but it felt good to cool off! It's so nice to float too...

Anyway, today I delivered two crowns and a bridge - this leaves me with just a set of dentures to deliver on Friday and then I am done with my Pros requirements! I also have all of my final exams lined up to be taken early next week - I figure if I go into labor before I can take them, I'll just take them at the regularly scheduled time. But, if I don't have the baby before early next week, it will take a lot of pressure off of me!
Lots of Braxton-Hicks lately, but nothing major...

Oh, the weird things people say to pregnant women...

Today is no exception... While at Sam's Club today, Aaron and I were trying out a couch (Okay, I was putting my feet up because I was tired of walking around!) and an older man and his wife walked by. The man shouted to Aaron, "I think that couch is big enough to get her pregnant again!" Now, I have no idea (and don't want to know) what that man meant by that, but more importantly, what possessed him to say something like that??? To a perfect stranger? Just bizarre! And then when we were at the hospital today for yet another OB appointment, we were getting off the elevator and this guy was about to get on - he made the weirdest, shocked face and stared/gawked at my belly. It was so odd - Aaron and I couldn't stop laughing about it, because he just had this look of surprise/horror/terror. For crying out loud, I'm pregnant, not a mutant! :) Strangers are starting to make me feel like a walking circus sideshow.

I also want to make a few shirts to wear. The first will say: "I'm due June 28th. I'm having a boy. We like the name Wyatt." I think I get asked my due date at least 5 times a day now by strangers.
The second shirt will say "Yes, I know I'm pregnant." That one is for the old guy at the dental school who shouted at me, "SOMEBODY's having a BABY!" Yes, I'm aware.

38 weeks... Wow!

Two weeks from today is our due date - it's wild to think about! So, our baby boy could be here tomorrow or four weeks from now! I'm really hoping for not four weeks from now - I think I will start walking until I'm exhausted starting on my due date! :) I'm started to have conflicting emotions now - I really want to finish up my schoolwork, but I REALLY want this baby here! After this week, I will be done with my clinical requirements, so if I can get through Friday I will be in really good shape.

Anyways, I really have to apologize to my unborn son for yet another Oreo Twister tonight. Even though Aaron and I walked to Dane's Dairy, I don't think a round trip of 3 blocks makes up for that much ice cream. :) On our walk there, I said to Aaron that in a few weeks we could be walking there with a stroller! Now that's weird to think about!

And... we are officially ready for this baby to get here because the car seat is properly installed in the car and the baby's hospital bag is in it! Our hospital bag is pretty much packed - I have to throw the toiletries in whenever it's time, but that's pretty much it. Soon, soon, soon!

Baby room pics!

Now we are ready for our baby boy to get here!

Baby shower!

Here are some pictures from the baby shower in Waterloo this past Sunday... I know it's taken me a little while to get them up here - it's been a crazy busy week so far! Tonight Aaron and I put the finishing touches on the baby room - he put up the curtain rod and hung the curtains, then he hung up the pictures and letters... I will have to post a picture of his room here soon! Baby Brummer's clothes and diapers are washed... the swing is put together... the cradle and crib have clean sheets... his hospital bag is packed... Now we are just waiting for his arrival! In the meantime, it wouldn't hurt if I packed my own bag! :) And I'd like to get the house cleaned really well before he comes... details. :) Last night I made lasagna and split it into two 9x9 pans - I cooked one and froze the other for after the baby is here. Every day if I can get a little bit more done then hopefully we will be well prepared when he decides it's time to make an appearance!

36 weeks and our 3 year anniversary!

Today Aaron and I have been married for three years! Hurray for us! :) I am very blessed to have such a wonderful husband and best friend! Tonight we went out to the Brown Bottle for dinner, then we went to City Park to take some pictures, and then we got ice cream at Dane's Dairy. A very good night! :)
Aaron got a new lens for our camera, so we went to the park to take some pictures. It's neat to have some good pictures of me in all of my hugeness! :) Here are a couple pictures - the rest are on Facebook.
Happy anniversary Aaron! I love you!

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!