Sorry its been so long, but we have had trouble with our Internet! We went about a month without it. That was very tough for me. Cox Cable is awesome :)
We have been very busy here at the Acker house. We are trying to get ready for little Everett and it seems to be coming SO FAST! The room is painted and the furniture is here....With one problem. I guess I got a little excited and over estimated the size of the nursery. Something is going to have to go! The only thing that I am willing to get rid of is the dresser. Obviously, the crib is a must and the changing table is needed. That leaves the huge comfy chair or the dresser....And the dresser is getting the boot. I like the chair too much. Sometime this week I have to clean out the closet (its FULL of junk) and get ready for the baby shower!! I am SO PUMPED.....My dear friends, the Smiths, are throwing me a baby shower and poor Leigh Ann is organizing the whole entire thing! I am so thankful for them and for how much they have done for me since I was little. I am so blessed to have life long friends that love me so much :) She ordered a strawberry filled cake from Johnnies last week and ever since she told me that I have been craving it like crazy! I still need to make a trip to Target to finish up my registry and I should probably double check the Babies R Us one just to make sure its all correct :) I was so excited about the little one I started registering the day I found out he was a boy!
I can't even explain how excited we are for him to be here...I am 28 weeks today (Hello 3rd Trimester!) and that means I have 12 left before I hit the 40 week mark. He can come at 37 weeks and still be considered full term and healthy, but I want him to come whenever he is done in there. Of course I selfishly hope he is ready at 37 weeks..... A couple weeks ago at my check up, my blood pressure was a little high...170/80. My doctor didn't think it was anything to be very worried about, but she wants me to check it weekly myself and call if it goes up. I have been checking it and the top number has been staying between 120 and 130. So that is good news. I cut out all my salt and stopped drinking my one cup of caffeine every day. I still have a little bit here and there but I am keeping it very low. I think that has helped a lot! I had some minor ankle swelling the week before the check up but since I have changed my diet that has disappeared! The only other pregnancy symptoms that I have experienced are pimples and hip pain. I made it to 25 years old without having skin issues and ever since the second trimester I have had a horrible time with it! I never really learned how to take care of acne because I never had an issue! Now to be fair, its not that bad, just lots of little bumps and a few pimples here and there. The hip pain is normal, they are just spreading to get ready for his grand entrance. I am very thankful that my pregnancy has gone so smoothly. I have heard horror stories from other mothers and I really have nothing to complain about. I have felt great 99% of the time and I have such a supportative husband. I am a very lucky mommy. Thank goodness....Its all going so fast! I have another check up next week and after that I start going EVERY OTHER WEEK! Oh my gosh! That means its getting so so so close!
I have to admit I am a little scared for the actual delivery... I want Everett to be here more than anything in the whole wide world, but I just want to wake up and have him in my arms! I have scared the crap out of myself by watching all these videos of births and c-sections and everything that could possibly go wrong. I am trying to be prepared, but I am also trying to remind myself that God will not give me something I cannot handle. It may be painful or uncomfortable or just plain scary, but in the end I will have a little bundle of joy that Les and I get to take home and cuddle with.
Hopefully, everything will go smoothly for the next couple months and I will try to update this more often! Thanks for reading :)
