The Leopold Family: 30 weeks & counting down!

So, today marks the 30 week mark for me being pregnant. I must say that I am so ready for this pregnancy to be over and Elizabeth to be here in my arms. It isn't that I hate being pregnant, but nine months is a long time when you sit back and think about it. Once I hit my third trimester, I thought it would fly by, but to me it is moving along quite slow. I also started getting what I guess is like morning sickness. For everyone that didn't know this, I have not been sick at all with this pregnancy, besides a bit of heartburn in the beginning. Getting sick on the downhill slop is not what I call fun. I wake up already about twice a night (which I think is just my body getting me ready for the baby), but then in the mornings I have the worst nausea and gag reflux like I have to throw up. I did ask my doctor and she said it is rare but it can happen because the baby is pushing on all my insides. She offered to give me some medicine to help it but I thought it wasn't bad enough to take medicine for... boy was I wrong. Since Friday I have been more sick than I care to be! Monday night I went to bed at 8pm and didn't wake until 5am and I am still tired! I have read in my books that being tired in the third trimester is perfectly normal but I honestly feel bad for Greg. He has been at home all day these days because he had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago and all he wants to do is hang out and all I want to do is go to bed! :) I think he understands though...

Because Greg has been home these last couple of weeks, lots is getting done around the new house. We have invested in some new furniture including a dining room set and office furniture. Our dining room set won't be in until Saturday but the office is finally looking somewhat like an office! It is a slow and expensive thing to accomplish but I know we will get there. Our home is finally turning into a home! One project that still needs to be addressed is the baby's room. She is going to show her face in less than 10 weeks and her room isn't even painted. We picked out and bought the colors and Greg did one wall, but then the knee surgery happened. Looks like we will be calling someone to come finish painting so at least I can use her dresser and closet that I currently can't get to right now! It is tough on him to not be able to do a lot of physical activities such as mowing the yard. Thanks to my wonderful mom and step dad, our yard has been mowed every weekend. We also had to enlist his parents to help finish hanging pictures and putting all the holiday stuff in the attic. I know it will all get done but Greg is hoping to have it all done by this weekend when he has his "Daddy to Be" diaper shower... he has high hopes! :) Another great thing about him being home is the cooking! Greg is a little chef in disguise if you didn't know this already. He loves to cook which is good not only for our wallet, but also for my stomach! Hopefully Elizabeth will love to eat all her veggies and meats like we do!

A special shout out to my cousin Emilie who had her baby girl today. I hope all is well and I know she was ready for that baby to be here! Congrats to her and her husband and welcome to the family Addisyn!
I will leave you with pictures of my belly at 30 weeks and for those of you who haven't seen the new house, pics of it... enjoy! If you are ever in Rosenberg, stop by because we love visitors!

Not a great picture but you get to see the belly!