Bullet Points of the Week

This week:

• Mike and I attended a Valentine's day party that our friends, Kyle and Alyssa, put together. It was really fun. We played the Newlywed game. We didn't do as well this time but it was a lot of fun to hear the other couple's answers. 
• I went to a baby shower for our neighbor Rachel Leonard. They are having a boy. She is due 10 days before me. It was very exciting. I loved being able to spend time with the other girls in my ward. Socializing at church is always a challenge and Relief Society activities aren't much easier either. 
• I was able to be approved for WIC. So we are pretty pumped about that. 
• Mike was able to play volleyball twice this week. He always welcomes a chance to play volleyball but it is hard with school sometimes. 
• I made it to the gym 4 times this week. I have been really good about working out during the pregnancy. I usually go 3-4 times a week. Working out makes the pregnancy a lot easier. I do cardio work outs and weightlifting. It is kind of funny to see the faces of the older woman when I lift weights. I guess they are worried I might hurt the baby but the doctor's gave the OK to keep going. Weightlifting has really helped with my back problems.
• The Relief Society from our ward has offered to throw a baby shower for me. I am really excited about it. It will be on March 3, 2012. Just another exciting event on the way to the due date. 
• At my doctor's appointment this week they measured my stomach. They said I was small for 34 weeks so they scheduled an ultra sound for my next appointment just to see how big the baby will be when she is born.We didn't think that we were going to have another ultra sound because they said they only do two, one at the first appointment and then another at 20 weeks. I am excited to see what the baby will look like. It will be 36 weeks when the ultra sound occurs. So I am counting down the days til February 23. 
• I also put together a baby registry on Target.com. Just go type in Emily Garrard if you want to see it. 

That is our week in a nutshell. Nothing too exciting. This week will be a little bit more stressful, but that's OK. My motto this semester is "One day at a time." It has been working so far.

We are WINNERS!

So great news this week, we are officially done with our birth classes. This past Tuesday was our last class and I will say that I was glad that we went to the whole sequence. I didn't learn a whole lot that I didn't already know but I did learn enough to justify the class. This week was talk about postpartum and lactation. The woman who taught about lactation really loved saying "You know." After every sentence. Sometimes I just wanted to say "No, I don't know" every time she said it. Anyways, I haven't decided on the whole breastfeeding subject yet. I don't feel obligated to do it but I do want to try it. I will probably try and just see how it goes. We learned about a few basics about baby care after she is born. So good class but the best part is that we were winners. At the end of the class sequence they do a raffle for a few baby items. We lost the first two items which were a thermometer(I would have liked to have that) and a baby blanket that was blue and stripped. We were lucky winners on round three. We won a flannel baby blanket that had white crocheted edges. This was the item I wanted the most of all three prizes. 

This is Mike fashioning the blanket we won. It has zoo animals and letters on the front and a blue mineral wash backing. It is pretty cute. I just like winning. It is the best. I always feel extra special when I win.

This week was pretty uneventful otherwise. Classes were the same and homework never ends. I did finish with classes this week on Thursday morning at 9:30. So I pretty much had a four day weekend. I had big plans for this weekend and it all included homework. I accomplished all desired homework. Go me. Mike had a couple tests this week which he dominated.

Friday night we went to a high school basketball class for Mike's coaching class and then went to Cold Stone for ice cream. We love Cold Stone so it was a special treat because it is a spendy place. We have started watching the show Alcatraz. It is pretty good. It is a combination of Lost and CSI. I recommend it.

On the baby, there is no new news. She is as active as ever and loves kicking my ribs. We do not have a name yet. She will probably have to name herself when she is born. 

Well, that is all.