27/28 week pic

End of week 26/beginning of 27 Pregnancy Photo

This week I started a temporary job for Lewis at Sanford Children's Hospital. I will be the clerk in the main Castle Hall who dispenses meds to patients. The pics below are the great hall I work in and the desk is where I sit (All taken from Sanford's Virtual Tour of the hospital). I just work Tuesdays and Thursdays and its a nice job for me being pregnant and having my photogr. business because its quite slow so they don't mind if I edit photos and do ordering stuff or read during down time. Its also nice because it ends giving me perfect time to make it to my workout pregnancy classes at Sanford Wellness :0 )

-A <3


Dear Ava,

I am more excited to meet you every day. I just started a new part time job this past week. My last few months of pregnancy i will work at Sanford Castle. I hope you never have to go there though because that would mean you have gotten sick since it is a children's hospital. I think you would think its a pretty cool place though just to visit once you aren't stuck in my belly anymore :0 ) Here are some pictures of where you and me will be spending lots of Tuesdays and Thursdays :0 ) I am working on finishing a baby cocoon for you I've crocheted and some other hats. I will upload pics soon.

Luv u!
-Mommy

25 weeks Picture and ER visit.

So I am in 26th week now, but here is my 25 week pics.

We had a horrible night last night. My back has been hurting and have been having headaches last few days, but yesterday I started getting these really sharp pains every hour or so and then by 9:30 at night when I started recording the intervals I realized they were getting a lot closer together like contractions would and started to worry maybe these were contractions. I called my midwife around 12:30-1 am and she said to come in to ER right away. We came into ER right ahead of a woman whose water had broke. I think that got my anxiety levels going. I started getting really scared bc obviously its waaay to early to be going into labor if that was the problem though. They hooked me up to some monitors and ran some tests and watched when I was having the pains which were now between 5 and 10 min apart. My nurse seemed completely baffled. They didn't appear to be contractions, but she wasn't sure what they were. After being monitored for a few hours they released us and I was given sleeping meds and was told to call back in if I had more problems. The icing on the cake was getting pulled over when we were less than a mile away from home, but Jordon just got a warning bc apparently he hadn't come to a "full stop" at a stop light. I think this was code for "I want to dbl check if you have been drinking". We got to bed about 5 and I had a horrible headache and was still having the pains. I woke up and have still been having them, but they are very irregular today. The midwife thought I could be having pain from old scar tissue from endometriosis laparoscopies I have had done. The scar tissue may be ripping from my stretching organs and causing a lot of pain. Hopefully it stops soon. My sister's open-house is today and I am hoping to be able to be there a little while. I slept until 4:20 today.... evidence of how crappy I feel I guess. Hopefully all gets to feeling better. Dang endometriosis!!

Mother's Day

So Mother's Day is always chaos... especially being married! I have my mom, 2 grandmas, and Jordon's mom. I made the rounds and was able to see them all and bring gifts for everyone despite the fact Jordon had to work all day (bummer). I stopped by Becky's first with balloons and had gotten her a year's subscription to Women's World (her fav. mag.). Then was off to Hills to see my Grandma J and my mom. I got them both a beautiful 4 generation picture frame (to put family pic in after babies are born) and balloons from me and my sisters. After that headed to Okoboji to my Grandma Boer's cabin. We all got her a nice picture for the lake house and balloons. After almost hitting 4 deer, having to head back to Okoboji bc we almost ran out of gas, getting turned away from a first gas station, getting distracted by some talkative guy for 30 minutes at a 2nd gas station, and THEN getting pulled over for a missing tail light......... My dad, me, Becca, and Trevor FINALLY made it back to my car and Lester and I headed home. Got home about 11.

I had hinted to Jordon a few days ago when we were talking about Mother's Day that I am almost a mom haha. His response was "nice try". haha. He still surprised me though when I got home tonight from all the get togethers with a nice card and a hanging flower basket for the porch. Also got a back rub out of the deal. No complaints haha. I wish I could have seen my mom more though. I thought she was going to Okoboji too, but she decided not to. WIll have to maybe go down later this week or something. Tomorrow I lead a workshop at 6 so I suppose I better get off to bed.

-A <3


Dear Ava,

Mommy had a great surprise today. Your Great Grandma Boer had made this incredibly elegant crib bedding set a few years back for your 2nd cousin. I had asked about it because it was so beautiful and sentimental since grandma had made it. Unfortunately, your great aunt had sold it- so I thought I would never see it again. Your great grandma was a little bummed it had been sold. She hadn't seen it in 10 years.... but then just a few days after I asked her about it she was shopping in a used decor store in Rock Valley. Guess what she found there.......! That incredibly beautiful crib set that she made all those years ago in absolutely perfect condition. It was like God heard our conversation and brought her right to it. While I am sure it was a little depressing to have to buy the bed set she had created herself (haha).... she was oh so excited to surprise me with it today. Looks like your bright pink theme might be waiting until your toddler bed is set up. Your nursery now will be a very classy beautiful array of victorian whites and pastels.. which honestly will probably match the victorian alice and humpty dumpty pints even better than the bright color scheme. :0 ) I just know you will love it!

Love you,
Mommy

24 weeks Prego Pic

Just for fun....

Working out and Knitted Hat Set

Time to start exercising...

I have been a lot more active the past few weeks. Lots of rummaging and shopping and errands for my shows... I am feeling it. I have been so stiff the last few days that its been hard to get out of bed so I am trying to take it easy. Yoga is in order for today. Wed I am going to go check out the water aerobics at Sanford finally. Being in water is supposed to really help with water weight and is one of the best ways you can exercise. I just wish Sanford wellness wasn't clear on the other side of town!

I can tell I am close to third trimester. I feel like a stranger in my own body. Rolling and sitting up in bed aren't easy. She is quite the little gymnast in there too. I can feel Ava rolling and kicking all the time.

My Grandpa Johnson had surgery today so visited him. He's doing well so far.

Also just finished another hat/scarf set for baby :0 )

-A 3


Dear Ava,

You have been pretty feisty lately. Sometimes you kick so hard that it makes me jump. I got you a couple of adorable little dresses from baby gap yesterday. Also working on another baby hat for you. Using four fun colored strands for this one :0 ) I am DONE with shcool now so your nursery is next on the agenda.

Love you,
Mommy