This turkey's almost done...

It's so hard to believe that I'm taking my 32 week belly pictures. (The husband made the comment "ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYMONTH??" while I was forcing him to take my picture). Every time I look at my belly I think "WHOA! Where did YOU come from?!?". At my 32 weeks appointment, I had gained almost 20 pounds. The doctor was able to tell me what position she was in - which shed light on some things. I thought before she must've been kicking and punching b/c of the position of her movement but now I realize that it was her two spread apart feet that I was feeling. And based on the size of her parents' feet, NO WONDER she packs such a punch.

Things I have experienced so far in pregnancy:
Mild nausea
MAJOR heartburn
A firing nerve
A dislocating rib
Anemia
MAJOR Swelling (my right ankle is now referred to as a "kankle"
Insomnia/ Headaches/ backache



Things I have yet to experience so far (knocking on wood as I type this):
An ultrasound with a full-bladder
Stretch marks
Hemhorroids
Gestational Diabetes
UTI (don't ask me how since I have these every month when I'm NOT pregnant)

I am so behind on my Christmas shopping. I am usually one to be done by June but this year life has been all baby/ puppy for several months. This morning the hubby got up long before the crack of dawn to head to Best Buy for the Early Bird Specials. In spite of him being in line by 3 am, he missed out on the computer and camcorder we were hoping for. He did get our seconds choices on both, though, so I'm anxious to get our DSL hooked up so we can finally join the rest of the world by having a computer at home. Maybe then I can keep up with my much missed blogging buddies.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I was so worried that it would be miserable without Bumpa but I think having it at a new place helped. I also had myself worried sick over Manny being alone and cold in the car. Silly, I know... but it was Thanksgiving and all... and he would be all alone for a long time. As soon as we arrived, much to my UTTER delight, Shawn's aunt insisted that the puppy was allowed inside, too. So instead of having to worry about him all day and keep going outside to turn on the car to keep him warm, he happily played with the other puppies and enjoyed the warmth and yumminess that I did on Thanksgiving. Just one more thing to be thankful for this year...