Quiet Week

I can't believe it has been a week or so since my last post. I guess things are quiet around the Munton house.

I got a manicure/pedicure on Saturday. I think the pedicure actually helped some of the swelling in my feet. I thought it would be easy to get this done on a Saturday morning...but I was wrong. The first place I went to b/c I had a gift certificate told me I had to make an appointment. Please note, I went to a nail salon in a strip mall...that has on its door, "Walk ins Welcome" and I was there right when they opened. So I decided to try another place. They were also busy, but let me sit in a pedicure chair and soak my feet. It was very relaxing and even though I had to wait 30 minutes for my pedicure, I did not care.

The rest of the day was pretty relaxing as well. We watched the MSU game on TV. It was a good game...alot of ups and downs...but we were competitive and I was happy about that.

Sunday...I wore myself out! I went to church and then decided to go to Wal-mart. I actually over did it at Wal-mart. I am at that stage of pregnancy where simple chores aren't so simple. I came home and decided to push the limits even more by vacuuming and doing laundry. If that wasn't bad enough I had the urge to wrap all of the Christmas presents I had bought so far. If I haven't told you...I have a goal of getting all of my Christmas shopping and wrapping completed by Thanksgiving. I am well on my way to accomplishing that goal. Needless to say all the activity on Sunday made me very tired and I was in bed by 8 pm. I even missed Desperate Housewives b/c I couldn't keep my eyes open.

Today will be an active day. Owen has to get a wisdom tooth out at 2:15 pm today. He is not happy about this, but it is swollen and needs to come out. In fact the oral surgeon said it needed to come out 15 years ago. Poor Owen will not have a fun Halloween this year.

Hope you all are having a good week.

Love Erin

not a duck but a penguin

I am now waddling...that is right. It takes me so much longer to get to point b from point a now. As I waddle I had an image of a duck in my head. But no...I am actually a penguin. This is how I feel...



Hello, my name is Erin and I am 33 weeks pregnant. Yes, I realize I have 7 weeks to go but I feel as if my precious baby who lets me know he is well and alert by constantly kicking me (P.S. precious baby...keep kicking me...momma loves it) is ready to come any day. Yes, I do tell myself it is too early. I even tell my precious baby Andrew it is too early. Mom and Dad haven't had our birthing class yet. We don't go for another 2 weeks when I am 35 weeks pregnant. Maybe you can be a Thanksgiving baby and come at 38 weeks??

On a serious note...I am not having any early labor symptoms, but that fact that I am waddling and I had to bring in an extra pillow to the bedroom b/c my snoring is out of control makes me wonder how in the world I am going to carry this baby for 7 more weeks. Of course I can and will...but the new symptoms of being a pregnant lady in her 3rd trimester is like nothing I have experienced before. I debated even writing about my discomfort because I don't want to sound ungracious for this miracle. I thank God everyday for the gift of motherhood. I know it is precious and I don't want to take it for granted.

Well...here's to 7 more weeks of growing a baby! I wonder what other symptoms and feelings I will have in the future weeks.

Love Erin

YAY Andrew's room is complete

I am so excited to write that Andrew's room is complete!!! I posted pictures on facebook, but here are few pictures.











Phase 5 is complete!!! Now we just need Andrew! He will be here in 7 weeks (give or take a few days or so).

I am feeling pretty good. I get very tired by the end of the day. Sleeping is still a battle, but last night for some reason I slept great. I don't know if it was b/c it rained or because the weather is cooling off a little. I still woke up tired, but am so appreciative of the good nights sleep.

Also, HOORAY!! It is Friday. We don't have big plans this weekend except watching the MSU game on Saturday.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

32 weeks

It's official...I am huge. Yes I know I have said that in the past but I don't even recognize myself. Here is a picture of me at 32 weeks...which is the start of my 8th month. We go to the doctor tomorrow for our biweekly check up. Nothing new to report except I am feeling pelvic pressure more than I have before. I am getting more anxious about the changes my body will start going through to prepare for Andrew's arrival. I have become very in tune with my body lately which is not a negative aspect of pregnancy.



Andrew's bedding will be here Thursday. I can't wait to see it all put together. This is last thing we need to do for his room.

Love, Erin

Never a dull moment

Last night seemed like it would go just like any other with the exception of good tv shows to watch. However, it took a different turn for Owen and me (and Ralphie). Owen decided that we had just enough time to cut Ralphie's toe nails. They were long so off we went torturing our poor puppy for the safety of our house. Ralphie hates getting his nails clipped, but I am assuming most dogs do not like it. I had Ralphie face and scratched his head while Owen clipped away. On the 3rd or 4th clip, Owen realized he cut Ralphie's nail too short. I saw a little blood, but didn't think too much of it. Since this is my first dog I didn't realize the situation of cutting a nail too short. Our poor puppy bled everywhere. He was a good patient about it all and I think we confused him more with running around trying to clean the kitchen than the pain. His poor nail would not stop bleeding. We had to put him his kennel just to clean up the kitchen without him walking around making more of a mess. After what seemed like forever...we finally decided to bandage his foot. I have to say he really was a good patient. When he is hurt, he will let us do anything to him. I had to take a picture of Ralphie's bandage. We went through 3 socks before the bleeding would stop. Ralphie even slept with his bandage on. I just knew he would chew right through it.

Another milestone happened last night. We put Ralphie in our bathroom and put his kennel mattress in there also. He slept all night on the mattress (bed). I didn't think he would do that. He likes to wonder around at night. But with my many trips to the bathroom I was able check up on him and each time we was on his bed. Maybe he is ready for a bed in our room???





Again, never a dull moment. We kept the bandage on him for the day as well. We took it off this morning for his walk and I think he stubbed it b/c it started to bleed a little more. Not much, but enough for us to be overly protective.

Interacting with Andrew

Last night was a first for Owen because Andrew was being very active. Since he is getting bigger and stronger his movements are stronger as well. Owen got to feel Andrew moving around more than he has in the past. In fact, Owen would push against Andrew and Andrew would push right back. It was so neat to play with our son before he is born. It was a special moment.

Breast Feeding Class

I went to a breast feeding class today. It was a one on one class with the lactation consultant. I found it be very informing and a little intense. Breast feeding Andrew is something I definitely want to do. I know there are numerous benefits and I feel it is one way I as a mother can give all the proper nutrients that my baby needs. In the same breath I am a little terrified of breast feeding. Mainly terrified of needing to feed my baby and having family over, being at our families house or when we are out in public. Any words of wisdom from my mommy friends about this part of breast feeding would be so appreciated :). I feel confident I can do it when we are home by ourselves. But what about in the hospital when friends and family are visiting...Do I feed baby Andrew when people are in the room? Do I ask people to leave? I have a cover, do I bring that and breast feed when people are visiting? This is the part that I have so many questions. I just don't know the right protocol. The lactation consultant did not give me a great answer. She basically said that when we are in public you will start to become familiar with the "good" places to go. Such as dressing rooms or in your car. She did suggest that we not have family come and see baby until we have our first breast feeding attempt. I thought that was good advice. Other than that I am a little clueless. I will be pumping b/c I have to go back to work. So that will give me some flexibility.

Again, any ideas or suggestions would be wonderful! Thanks.

Phase 3 of Andrew's Room

Here are pictures of Phase 3 of Andrew's room. Phase 4 should be completed by the weekend or early next week!!! Phase 5 is the last phase and that is bring Andrew home!!!



This is a picture my mom got us when she went to visit her sister Gini in Tennessee. It is painting of a lamb and her baby. We had it framed and I think it goes well with our "Noah's Ark" Theme.



We had this mirror custom made for Andrew's room. Well...I went to a framing shop here in Hattiesburg and they had these frames in bright neon colors. I love the finish of them but the color wasn't right. So the lady at the frame shop adjusted the color to match our room and put a mirror in the frame.



The changing table is now complete with baskets. The baskets are already being utilized. I love organization, so this step made me happy.

Monday 10/5/09

Yesterday I took the day off from work. Since I am getting closer to my due date my boss thought it would be a good idea to take Monday off so the person who will be filling in for me can get more practice. I of course loved this idea. I was lazy in the morning and then went shopping in the afternoon. I can't believe I am admitting this, but I actually wore myself out shopping at the mall. I really wasn't even gone that long, but I got so tired. Yesterday was the first day I actually felt too big to be wondering (correction waddling) the mall. How sad is that??? I did try to push through the uncomfortableness and went to a few more stores. It is good to walk. I have been trying to take Ralphie on mile long walks just to keep my blood flowing. I am not in the best shape of my life, but I don't want to be completely helpless when I give birth to Andrew.

My sweet tooth hasn't gone away. I thought it had for a week or two, but over the weekend it came back in full force...:( I am telling myself it is ok to give into my ice cream cravings now, but that it will and I do mean it will come to end when Andrew is here.

Andrew's room is almost finished. We are waiting on his bedding and some cubicles we ordered. I have been meaning to take pictures of phase 3 and hope to do that tonight so I can show you all the progress. Owen and I are so proud of his room.

Hope you all had a nice Monday and a good start to the week.