Baby

I had a baby appointment on the 25th of June. I had gained another 7 pounds! I was disappointed, but it is better than the 11 pounds I gained at the last visit. I have now gained a total of 25 pounds. I still feel great and I don't feel like I look huge by any means, so I am not going to worry. Calum seems fine and I seem fine, so all is well!

I had my glucose test at this appointment, to check for gestational diabetes. I was worried that it would be horrible, but I thought it was a breeze! I drank the orange flavored concoction. I wasn't given a choice. It wasn't bad at all- not thick like I was expecting. It kinda tasted like a melted popsicle. I felt sure I would fail the test and have to come back for the three hour test. My nurse felt I would fail too-due to my weight gain. After I drank it, I went out to the waiting room for the next hour. At first I felt a little tingly, but that went away. By the time she called me back I was a bit nauseated, but that passed as well. My blood sugar was 102! It had to be below 135 to pass, so I did very well. The nurse was shocked. I was shocked. Yea!

I got to hear Mr. Calum's heartbeat. It was 156 bpm and he was rolling around, as per usual. She didn't even have to search for him. As soon as that Doppler wand hit my stomach his heartbeat was loud and clear... but then it was gone! He moves so much we have to try a few times before he is still long enough to get a heart rate count from him! He seemed happy and healthy.

My next appointment is July 17th. Only a three week span. My visits are getting closer together! After that appointment we will go to two weeks between appointments and before you know it I will be going every week and then we will meet Calum!

Here I am at 29 weeks (6/24/12):

 

My showers are coming up soon. I have two showers in the middle of July. I can't wait!!! One thing I don't have to worry about is clothing. Of course I will get some, and I never get tired of seeing cute baby clothes I can put my little wiggle worm in, but my friend, Emily, gave me tons of hand-me-down clothing from her two little men. All were worn with love and will continue to be well-loved by the McGough family! What a blessing! Thank you, Emily!

My little man will be so well-dressed:

Here are a few favorites:

I love this onesie! So special!

Calum will be warm and toasty this winter in his Eskimo gear!

He will be so handsome!

Baby shoes are so tiny and sweet!

I love this because it has cute giraffes on it.

We all know who his team will be!!!

Random... very random

Jeremy:
My brother is moving to New York City! How crazy is that? Seems crazy to me- not crazy like he shouldn't go, just crazy because it is such a huge change. He has decided to go up there and finally use his GI bill to go to college. I really hope he enjoys it there. I am glad he is making this choice to go to college.

Here is a view from his new apartment:

New Career?
Okay, I am not beginning a new career, but lately I have been doing some very fun things that got me thinking about different career options. You have to love when your mind wanders!

I have discovered a love for making gift baskets! I made one in January for my friend Brittani's baby shower and then I just made another for my friend Erin's wedding shower. They were fun and I think they turned out cute!

For the baby shower:

For the wedding shower:

I have also been dabbling in invitation-making. I am making two invitations for some of Erin's luncheons and such for her wedding. It has been a fun challenge. No, I don't really expect to ever do either of these things for real, but they have been fun projects! Perhaps I am a touch more crafty than I thought!


Mary Evelyn:
I have seen a lot of Miss Mary Evelyn and her mama, Brittani, lately, but I always forget to take pictures. She is getting so big! Four months old! In another two months she will get to meet Calum! I know they will be fast friends!

Here we are together!

Our trip to Chattanooga!

My mom had a conference in Chattanooga, TN the week of June 18th. She was so sweet and invited Damon and me to go with her. This was exactly what we needed! We left that Monday and returned that Thursday. It was a very fun and relaxing trip. I went to Chattanooga when I was in elementary school, but my memories are extremely vague from that trip. This trip was like seeing it all for the first time.

Here are a bunch of pictures from our trip (39 to be exact); however, it is only about 30% of the ones I took! You may not be interested in them, but they are memories I want to keep. When I have this blog printed at the end of the year, I will be so happy I have these pictures to remember this fun trip! I was 28 weeks pregnant on this trip.

This is where we ate our first night- Public House. It was excellent!

Lookout Mountain:

Me, my Mama, and "Rocky" at Rock City!

More from Rock City:

"Fat Man's Squeeze"- Calum and I made it through just fine!

My mother was leaning away, thinking Damon wouldn't get her in this picture. She hates pictures! But, she was there too and we had to get her in a couple photos.

We went to Ruby Falls on Wednesday. Mama didn't go- she doesn't do well with things such as heights or deep underground caverns. I must admit, I was quite nervous going down that elevator. My fears dissipated very quickly though. It was so beautiful down there.

Look at all the stalactites hanging over us:

Do you see the turtle "climbing" up the rock (to the right of the sign)?

I love this picture! Just me and my man, Calum, checking out the cave:

Daddy Damon was with us too, of course!

After half a mile walk, we finally made it to the Falls! So beautiful! 1,120 ft below the surface!

This was an underground pool. Very pretty.

Back above ground:

I had to take this picture of Damon and the cow. For those of you who don't know, Damon spent many years working on a dairy farm. This cow was representing Mayfield Icecream though.

The last night we were in Tennessee, Damon and I went on a Riverboat dinner cruise. It was so relaxing and very enjoyable!

Some of the sights from our cruise:

This was from the morning we went home. We were walking around and found this dog statue. Of course we had to take pictures! Who doesn't take pictures with random dog statues?!?!

Such a fun trip!!!