Hello again!!! It's just mom this time.... We're doing our best to play catch-up on the blog and get things updated.. We've gotten so caught up in everyday life (so much is going on) that we keep forgetting to let everyone know what's going on in our little world.

Well, Weeks 29 and 30 were pretty awesome. I call them the calm before the storm, because I KNOW that this "down time" will end soon enough... (at least, when other's say it to me, they're comment is "just you wait!")... that's just it, I CAN'T wait!!! hehehe

Seems like we do ALOT of laundry lately, washing clothes, and little socks and blankets in preparation for our little one. I love folding baby socks - they're so tiny they look like little cotton nuggets!! TOO CUTE!!!

Week 29 was another week of no dr's appointments. That's always strange to me for some reason, because I had been getting used to going quite often... Again "the calm before the storm".... We've been home from work at a pretty decent hour, and it's nice to just get home, cook dinner, and cuddle on couch with full tummys!! Early bedtimes are really appreciated nowadays too!! =o) We forgot to mention in the last post that Daddy finished putting together the little man's dresser and it's so precious... it's perfect and exactly what we needed. He's so spoiled already!!

Daddy also started working on the pantry that we ordered for the kitchen - we needed ALOT more space in the new place. The old apartment had about twice the amount of cabinet space so we decided to get a small stand alone pantry, for additional storage. It's awesome, and being short, I love that it's not too tall!!

We finally decided to call it a day and ordered pizza and watched the game... The Gators put a beat down on the Bulldogs 29-19 at MSU (as usual, I was nervous about that game)! The Jags had a bye week on Sunday, so we were lazy dogs that day!! But we needed it to recover from the day before!

On Tuesday the 27th, we had a dr's appointment with another one of the dr's within the practice. This appointment was with Dr. Storck (yeah, I know, we thought it too!!) and she's really cool. Reminded me and Daddy of Krista and Kerrie - except older, and taller and way blonder!! hehehehe...... This was just a routine visit, just to check weight, and blood pressure, and measure... all is well in the little guy's world...

Our childbirth classes at Baptist Hospital started on the 27th also. I was really excited about it a few weeks ago, but for some reason, that day, I started to get really, really nervous. All I kept thinking was "he's gotta get out somehow!!". The class seemed to alleviate some fears about childbirth, and even Daddy seemed to enjoy himself quite a bit. The ratio of boys to girls in our class is a little one-sided though. There are 2 unknowns (the couples are not finding out what they're having), 3 boys, and 9 girls! We're sooo outnumbered!!! We keep promising the parents of the girls, that we'll keep the boys away!!! hahahaha.....

We headed home to Florida for our last trip on October 30 for Halloween with Emma & Cole, to watch the Florida/Georgia game, and for our couple's shower that Danny, Holly & Carol were hosting. The trip down was very nice because we woke up early (I think around 4 or 4:30) and hit the road REALLY early - we never do that!! We were in Macclenny by 2:00 or so!! It was great!!!

Saturday the 31st, we had breakfast and hung out with the kiddos for a while, then we got prepared for gametime. The annual Florida/Georgia game was on at 3:30 and we were all at Gamma & Gaga's for the game. By halftime (around 5 ish), the kids went home to get ready for Halloween, and then headed back to Gamma & Gaga's to show off their costumes. Emma was a "sparkle fairy" and Cole (after much coaxing) was Superman! Emma looked like a doll and Cole starting posing, showing us his muscles!!! Too cute!! We gave them goody bags with cookies and caramel apples and a UF football Pez dispenser, and of course C-A-N-D-Y!!! They headed out to trick or treat, and we finished watching the game. The Gators won, beating the Bulldogs 41-17 with Tim Tebow breaking the touchdown record of 50 set by Herschel Walker!!! It was a great day!!!

On Sunday the 1st, Danny, Holly & Carol hosted a couple's baby shower for us at D&H's house. We grilled out, watched the Jags and Titans play, and got a chance to visit with family friends we hadn't seen in quite a while. Charles & Dianne came and it was so great to see them!! Just love catching up with Chuck & his new bride (married 2 years, I think) is just precious. She fits in perfectly with the family. Also, Jason, Krista, Kerrie, Evan and Drew came, and we haven't seen them in what seems like years!!! Evan is getting so big, and Drew with those sweet eyes will just melt your heart!!! We received some wonderful gifts - like the camouflage diaper bag, and Jaguar onesie jersey (Mojo D. of course!) were just awesome!!

Luckily Daddy and I were off of work on Monday, so that made for a nice ride home. No rush to get home to be anywhere; just a nice leisurely drive back. It was definitely time for some shut eye when we got home. Daddy & I were pooped.. those trips seem to get longer and longer the further along this pregnancy goes... Daddy says "I'm tired of looking at I-75", and I think I'm starting to agree!!! It'll be nice to stay at home for a while now and focus on getting ready to bring our little one home.

Week 29 was pretty awesome...(but then again, they all are really!!) The little guy weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is just over 15 inches long from head to heel (and I feel it in my ribs almost every day now!!). His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. His bones are also soaking up lots of calcium right now!! Isn't that awesome?!?!?! This is a pic of what he possibly looks like at 29 weeks.

The 30th week was a big one also. The little guy is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (someone told me that's like a head of cabbage in your belly!!!!). His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very clear. Even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision..... That is just way too cool to me!!! Here's a picture of him at 30 weeks.

That's all for now, but we'll check back in soon to update everyone again really soon!! We just love blogging, so keep in touch!!

Love, love, love,

Mommy (& Lil duck)