36 week update!

Today I had my 36 week appointment. My doctor could definitely tell that Andrew had dropped. :) His heart rate was great and I am measuring right at 36 weeks. I had my group B strep test, which was negative with Christian, so I am sure it will be negative this time as well. I will find out at my appointment next week. My doctor said since I am this far along, if I went into labor they would not stop it, which is exciting! It made me want to go run 3 miles and have Andrew ASAP! But since I can barely walk, I decided to continue taking it easy and let Andrew come when he is ready or for sure by April 13th, my scheduled c-section date.
I had lunch with my friend Elise today at Olive Garden and it was so fun. I did not have to keep an eye on the clock to make sure I was back at the office on time. ;) After lunch, I decided to pick up Christian early so we could enjoy the beautiful afternoon together. We went home and he rode his bike in the driveway, played with sidewalk chalk and we ate a snack outside. It was so nice. I even got my reading done for my bible study class tomorrow morning.

Christian wrote his name in chalk...

and his numbers...

and some letters too! Upper and lower case! What a smart boy! (check out his shirt below)

Christian and one of his puppets he made in Tiny Tots!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Even at 6:30am this morning, Christian was excited about St. Patrick's Day! I told him his shirt said "Kiss me I'm Irish" and he asked "who is Irish?...I'm Christian" It was too cute! We have been reading a few different books before bed about St. Patrick's Day too. Unfortunately, I have nothing in my maternity wardrobe that has any green but I avoided being pinched. I did get a prenatal massage today! It was fabulous! Thanks to some of the ladies in my bible study group that got me a gift certificate as a gift! Thanks girls!!! It was a beautiful day today, the weather was almost 80 degrees! But since I can barely walk because Andrew has dropped so low, I spent most of the day resting on the couch with the windows wide open!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Charlotte Diane Young has arrived!

Yesterday, March 16th, Charlotte Diane Young was born at 11:58 and weighed 9.4 lbs and was 21 inches long. Dara and baby are doing great! She was only in labor for 4 hours and pushed for 15 minutes! WOW! I went to go see them at the hospital yesterday...

What a sweet baby girl! Congratulations Dara, Zach and big sister Caroline!

My last days at work...

Friday was my last official day at work. I am excited to have some time to rest and relax before Andrew is born, but I will REALLY miss my co-workers! They are my family!
But the shenanigans (or should I say "shenans") began before that! When I came into work on Thursday, here is what happened to my desk...

EVERYTHING on my desk was wrapped! From my phone to my pens and post it notes. :) But my fellow traders were sweet enough to surprise me with a wrapped gift as well...

A Snuggie! Yea! I was so excited! Each time we see this ad come on TV for the Snuggie (and free booklight, ha) I always say how I want one! So that was my parting gift. :)
That afternoon, I was also surprised with a rather unique cookie cake....

WTF? I could not believe they actually order a cake with this on it! This phrase is one used quite often in our office since we always speak in abbreviations or ("abbrevs") and acronynms. Too funny!

Later that afternoon, we had a baby shower for Paul and Tabitha. Paul is one our other newest traders we hired on the desk to help with the workload since I was leaving.


Paul and Tabitha are also expecting a baby boy, Gabriel (Gabe) Scott, on April 21st, just a couple weeks after me! Andrew and Gabe will be buddies!

And even after the shenanigans and parties were over, the fun was not! My co-worker Jamie was turning 30 on Friday and his wife was surprising him with a ski trip to Colorado with his buddies. Another one of my co-workers, Trent, was going too. So we had to find a way to get Jamie out of the office early without him knowing what was going on. He got home and his wife Rachel surprised him with tickets to Colorado and all of his friends were packed and ready to go! For the full story and pics, you can visit Rachel's blog at http://jamieandrachel.blogspot.com/

On my official last day, Friday, the office had an ice cream cake going away party for me as well! Everyone was so sweet! I will miss you all but will be up to visit with baby Andrew soon!
After work, GoGo came to pick up Christian and take him to Van Buren for the night so Jim and I could celebrate my "retirement". :) We went to dinner at Powerhouse then went to our friends house, Aaron and Allison. Their boys Carter and Carson had received drums and guitars for Christmas and put on a show for us! It was so cute!

Then they wanted to see Jim, "the real drummer" play for them...

Jim even sat in their little chair. So cute! The boys enjoyed it!
Thanks Aaron and Allison for having us over!
Now, to put my feet up and rest on the couch in my Snuggie....;)

Kindergarten already??!!

Today I officially registered Christian for kindergarten. I just can't believe he is getting so big!
I gathered all the paperwork necessary--birth certificate, shot records, proof of residency, social security card, etc. and went to Cooper Elementary and filled out all the paperwork. The school is very nice and the people in the office were very helpful. I was there right at 8am when they have a few children come into the office each morning and do the Pledge of Allegiance over the intercom and announce what is for lunch in the cafeteria. It was so cute! I can't believe that will be Christian soon! Christian will begin kindergarten in mid-August. Cooper Elementary is just a few miles from our house so it will be so convenient! After Christian is out of preschool in May, he will spend the summer at home with me and Andrew. I am looking forward to having that time with my boys this summer!

34/35 week appointment update!

Just an update that everything looked good at my doctor appointment this past Monday. Andrew is moving around like crazy and his heartrate is good. All other tests were great. I start going to the dr. every week now. Our c-section is scheduled for Monday, April 13th! Yeah! But I am not sure if I will make it that long! Friday is my last day at work and I am excited but will miss all my wonderful co-workers too! I wanted to take a few weeks off before Andrew is born so I could rest and relax and get everything ready! I am counting the days!!! :)

Catching up with the blog...

Seems that I have been having some requests to update the blog since I have not in over a week! Sorry all! :) Last weekend, I spent the whole weekend on the couch sick with a horible cold! Being sick and pregnant is NOT fun. This past Friday night (the evening I started to feel like I was getting a cold), I met up with my girlfriends for dinner to celebrate Dara's birthday. We also went to see the movie, "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and it was a fun show to see with all my gal pals. I hate to admit, I did not take a picture that night. :( So after being sick all weekend and still feeling bad at the first of the week, I stayed home from work on Monday too. But after that day of rest, I returned to the office on Tuesday. After seeing what the stock market did while I was out, maybe I better make sure I don't miss another day! ha!

Speaking of work, we got a special treat today; my co-worker Jamie's little girl Audrie came to visit today. We love when she comes to visit...

Our boss Stephanie trying to show Audrie how to throw the ball!

Audrie and Ty having fun together playing in the floor!
(Ty, I think you need a little one of your own! wink, wink)