Our ALMOST new Bathroom!!!

I have been meaning to get some before and after pictures up of the AWESOME new bathroom but before pictures are going to have to do for now as it is not COMPLETELY finished due to waiting for us to get our new washer and dryer and not wanting to botch up the trim while trying to place them in their spot!

The finished product to be unveiled soon!!!! :)

36Weeks

Well yesterday we hit the big milestone of 36 weeks! We have had a wonderful pregnancy and can't complain so I guess we expected a bump in the road at some point! Monday night I started feeling faint, nauseous, dizzy, shaky, crampy, etc.! So I layed down and went to bed, well the night didnt help and I still felt all of these things on Tuesday so by Tuesday afternoon I decided it was time to call my OB, Dr. Schad, and he wanted to see me right away! Well, I couldnt see him so I got to see the other OB on call, Dr. Welsh, which was kind of nice because she will be the one delivering if Dr. Schad is not available (but I have threatened him that he is not allowed to take ANY vacations through October, so Im hoping he will make it in time for us :)!


Anyway...Dr. Welsh's best guess was that we are getting ready for birth which could mean 1 day or could mean 4 weeks, it all depends! Well, she wanted to check me to see if the babies head was down in position and also to see if we had any progress...I was 1-2cm dialated & 70% effaced! Well, this is exciting news, but really doesnt mean anything...now if I continue to dialate, obviously I would be in labor! Dr. Welsh told me to go home and get some rest and if I was still feeling icky on Wednesday to come back to see Dr. Schad...so, I did just that! Dr. Schad saw me and said no offense Sam but you look terrible and put me on "prescribed rest" for the rest of the week and thinks I may have a virus and this is why I have all of these icky symptoms. No work until Monday and we will go back and see him next Wednesday when he will check me again and at which time I will be 37 weeks and FULL-TERM!!!!! WOW!


Anyway...sorry about the TERRIBLE look...I am feeling just terrible, but I still had to have my 36 weeks picture to show everyone the exploding belly!

What a Weekend!

Well this weekend brought me lots of pain but lots of fun! WHEW! Friday night I took it easy and stayed home and rested knowing very well Saturday was going to be a LOOOONG day for me, while Nick went to our friend Jeff D.'s birthday party!

Saturday was off to the Badger Football game with Nick, Lori L. and Luke! We also got to give 2 tickets to Lil Duane & Duane so we got to meet up with them for a bit before the game as well! We were lucky ducks and Lori won tailgate passes with all you can eat & drink priviledges so 9 a.m. we were there ready to roll! Not many Badger fans understand the words "Virgin Mary" as Lori had to stick up for me for NOT drinking the Vodka! HAHA! :) But, Lori & Nick drank plenty of that for Luke and I! Around game time I was having some contractions and decided it is time to head into the game to maybe relax alittle! Badgers gave a good butt whoopin to Austin Peay 70-3!!! Off to Lori's house we went for some snacks & drinks after the game! It was a GREAT day! But, I came to the conclusion that my year of football games is over...too much for this momma to handle being 9 months pregnant!

Sunday was a day of some cleaning, shopping and visiting with Auntie Melissa! She spoils our little one so much! We cant thank her enough for everything!

Bentley

I have to share some precious pictures of our sweet great-nephew Bentley and his amazing momma we are so very proud of!

Bentley with BOTH of his eyes open!!!

Proud Momma getting to hold Bentley while the nurses clean his "home" or isollette!

Momma getting to kiss her baby boy before he goes back "home"!!!!

Please keep saying prayers for this amazing little boy! He is such a little fighter and we are all so very proud and cannot wait until the day comes (months down the road) home!!! :)

Hugs & Kisses Hannah & Bentley!

Love,

Great-Uncle Nick, Great-Auntie Sammy & Baby T

35 Weeks

WOW! Only 5 weeks to go! I say 4 because I picked the date of October 20th, but time will tell! No Dr. Schad appointment this week but last weeks appointment went well...babies heart rate was low again...about 130 bpm! Next week begins the weekly treks to see Dr. Schad! I have been having some pretty extreme lower back pains but I had lower back pains BEFORE I got pregnant so it was to be expected! This baby is riding high as sometimes my lower belly gets jiggly because ALL of the baby is curled up right under mommies chest! Nick tries his hardest to get the baby to move for me by having "daddy talks" with him or her, but that most of the time only makes it worse as then the baby kicks my ribs like he or she is almost saying..."na na na boo boo, you cant get me in here!" HAHA! :) It is all wonderful! Through the pain he or she still brings a smile to momma's face!

As you all know, Bentley is still doing well and opened BOTH of his eyes last night!! He is truly an amazing, miracle baby boy and I am such a proud aunt & great-aunt! We love you Hannah & Bentley, God Bless you both! Our prayers are with you EVERY single day! :)

Baby Guessing Game!

Read below to learn how it all got started...

"Well...I have stolen yet ANOTHER great idea from our great friends Harry & JoEllen whom are expecting their 3rd baby in January...thank goodness for all of her great ideas for her babies because now we are getting to use them for ours...I dont think she minds though...

Anywho...now that pretty much everyone has seen me and I am 31 weeks along tomorrow, I will be delivering in the next couple months and REALLY want everyone's guesses as to whether this baby is going to be a boy or girl and why you think that...

So...put on your thinking caps and reply to me with all of your fun guesses! I cant wait to read them!"

So...here are the guesses I have received to date...you still have time everyone so if you arent on this list, email me your guesses...

GIRL~

Tonia - "I think that it is going to be a girl... Just because I want to be able to hand down all of aliah's cute outfits... I even have some camo ones!"

Pam - "Well I think you are having a little girl and also think you will deliver before your due date. No reason, just what I’m thinking!"

Soon-to-be Auntie Tanya - "Ok, Well here goes.....my guess is a girl. The reason I'm guessing a girl is not because of heartbeat or the way you're carrying this little one. It's because I can see a "Daddy's Little Girl" and she'll have Nick wrapped around her finger the second he holds her. I can just picture this little girl getting everything she wants including all of Dad's attention!!!!"

JoEllen - "girl; just b/c of the way you are carrying"

Soon-to-be- Auntie Shanna - "Girl – because we need another girl in the family & how you are carrying!"

Lori Lopez - "As you know it is a girl and has been since you told me you were expecting...It has been a gut feeling since day one...:)"

Ali - "Auntie Melissa put 50 bucks on it right now cuz your little sister is having a girl!"

Carrie Dahm - "You are having a girl! You are carrying like me and I'm having a girl!"

John J. - "I havent seen you for awhile but now that I have, you are having a girl!"

Angie - "I think the baby is going to be a girl! I have thought that since the day you told me you were pregnant! When I talk about you and the baby I always want to say "she"!"

Soon-to-be Auntie Lisa - " I'm going to say a girl because of the way you are carrying and that huge bubble butt, sorry Sam!!! I want you to have a girl. Make Auntie Lisa right and proud Baby T!!!"

Candi - " I think it NEEDS to be a boy so Clifton has a buddy to hang with. BUT, it NEEDS to be a girl because I need one to spoil since all I have is boys! Gut feeling says it's a GIRL!!!"

Chris Crawley - "I am a little to partial to Chris…but since it will be a girl Christine seems like a winner!"

Elly - "Elly has changed her mind and she thinks girl now!" (See her first guess below under boy!)

Barb - "After reading Matt’s reply to you I felt compelled to answer…Reasons it has to be a girl: 1)Balance of power in the office. Matt, Dustin, Jerry, Chris and Craig VS You, Lori, Cori, Lisa and me…so everything is balanced in OUR favor when your daughter arrives. 2)Because Matt needs supervision at all times and two female supervisors are better than one…besides which Matt is already over the edge. 3)Because even though Matt can teach the boy how to write his name in the snow…your daughter can teach Matt how to spell because we all know Matt can’t spell worth a darn. 4)Because two girls CAN get kicked out of Lambeau Field and your daughter will be the second one in your family to get the boot. It’s a terrible waste of good football tickets!"

BOY~

Aunt Iva - "I am going to guess it will be a boy!!"

Elly - "a boy like our friend Katie who had a boy...hey what his name...Jack Sam having a boy like Katie's Jack"

Aunt Shirley - "I think you are going to have a boy!!!"

Jessica - "I think you are having a boy :) I think this because you have been feeling great. And I would say the heartbeat, but that seems to be high now! I should just say twins...A boy and A girl :)"

Emma - "It's a boy because I know it is!"

Krista - "I say boy all the way!!! I don't think Nick is going to have the genes for a girl! Way too manly"

Brooke - "I'm going to go with a boy. And the best reasoning I can come up with is because if you have a girl, then Emma won't be your "little girl" anymore (not that you can't have more than one)."

Mom Robson - "boy~its in nicks family"

Soon-to-be Auntie Missy - "It's a boy! All in the butt! LOL!"

Lisa F. - "I think it’s going to be a boy because I’d kinda like it to be a girl and I NEVER get what I want!"

Kari - "Boy...just a gut feeling!"

Maureen - "It's a boy because I want you to have a girl!"

Uncle Aaron - "I havent thought about it but if I was to guess right now it is a boy cause if it was a girl you would have had a miserable time and a boy meets your strength & stubbornness!"

Craig Reis - "Boy – because you are going to name him after me. Aren’t you??"

Matt Cefalu - "Reasons it has to be a boy; 1.) Balance of power in the office. Me, Dustin, Jerry, Chris and the boy vs You, Barb, Lori ,Cori and Lisa. Five against five. 2.) Because having you and your daughter bossing me around all day would put me over the edge. 3.) Because I can teach the boy how to write his name in the snow. Please no long first names. 4.) Because two girls cant get kicked out of Lambeau Field and green and gold are boys colors."

Soon-to-be Auntie Robin - "Boy all the way! My gut is just telling me I am going to have another nephew!"

Steph - " Are you warm all the time or feel the same temp? If you ARE warm, I'm going with boy!"

ON THE FENCE~

Lorelai - "smiles"

Like I said...those of you who havent given me your guesses yet, you still have time!!!

We are PROUD GREAT-AUNTIE & UNCLE!!!!!!

We are so happy to say that Bentley Duane Pretsch made his big debut into the world today!!! At a whopping 1lb. 12oz. he screamed his way into this world! As he is still extremely small, we are still praying for him every minute of every day but are so positive that he is going to make it through the next couple months just fine!

Before we know it our little ones will be running around causing caos together and we cant wait to see that day!

We love you Hannah & Bentley and can't wait to meet you!

Prayers for Bentley...

The last week has been quite an emotional roller coaster ride for my niece Hannah and all of our families...as she wasn't expecting her little boy to arrive until December but He has other plans for them. Most of us know what is going on and have been praying every single day for Bentley Duane Pretsch to stay in his momma's belly just for another day and another and another...and here we are, 1 week later and the little guy is still in there bakin away! It is so wonderful that she has made it to 26 weeks so lets pray that she can make it a little bit longer to give our sweet baby Bentley an even more awesome start to life!

We were hoping our little one would be older than Hannah's, but it is looking like Great-Auntie Sammy & Great-Uncle Nick are going to have our sweet Great-Nephew before our little one arrives! They will be such great buddies and we cant wait til they can meet!

Please keep Hannah and baby Bentley in your prayers!!!!!

Labor Day

As the 3-day weekend is here and gone we had an eventful weekend! Friday night we got the crib put together and put in place! It is so beautiful! We LOVE it and can't wait to see our little one in it! :) We also got the changing table and got that all set up...thanks Ben & Jess!

Saturday I worked at home all day scrubbing down the bathroom as we are ALMOST FINALLY finished and then had a housewarming party for a co-worker friend of mine!!! So Nick had his taste of city living and didnt like it one bit! HAHA!

Sunday I went to visit mom, pops and grandma Harwood...and to do laundry of course! Thanks for all your help mom! Grandma Robson volunteered to wash all the bedding, blankets and clothes for us of the babies(as we wont have our washer and dryer until we get the bathroom finished completely)!!! That is a huge help as I dont feel comfortable taking our babies clothes to the laundry mat...I have seen some of the things people put in those washers...YUCK! haha! :)

Monday was Nick & I day...we didnt do much...just had a nice breakfast at home, got some shopping done, went for dinner and watched a movie! It was a nice break from the house even though we did shopping for the house and baby too of course!!

33 weeks this week on Wednesday...let the nesting begin!!!!!

32 Weeks & More Excitement Building...

Last night was yet another big night in the Thompson house...we FINALLY got our crib! Yes, we still have time but it is one of those things that we both MUST have done sooner than later! It is beautiful and we cant wait to get it all set up for our little one to grow with!

With that being said...today was our 32 week appointment and everything is looking GREAT! Babies heartbeat is strong and momma's not doing too shabby either! Our OB is still watching my swelling very closely because of course swelling means weight gain but I have kept steady at the same weight for 2 weeks so this is a GREAT sign! We pray every day for this humidity to go away and stay away as it is not helping me one bit! Yes, I know most of you will not be happy with me saying this, BUT, we are REALLY looking forward to the beautiful, white fluffy stuff known as snow! :)

We cant even begin to explain the excitement we are feeling but, my co-worker so kindly reminded me today that NEXT MONTH I will be a mommy and Nick will be a daddy and there is nothing in this world better than that!

We are truly so very blessed!