Life update
Today was a great Christmas! Scott and I woke up and made a delicious breakfast (bacon/spinach/feta/mushroom quiche with cinnamon roll pancakes)...
Then we opened presents- got lots of good stuff! Then relaxed and watched A Christmas Story. Love that movie! Followed by a nap, a nice long dog walk, and a tasty dinner. Its so hard to be away from my family, but we made it as home like as possible. We even went to midnight mass last night!
I just got back from Portland yesterday and got some great pics while I was home! I had a wonderful shower with friends and family! It ended by me falling down a couple stairs with Jocelyn in my arms, on my belly. We headed to labor and delivery and monitored the little girl inside me for about an hour. Jocelyn luckily recovered just fine, as did my little baby and me. It was a touch scary and a heck of a way to end the shower, but I guess I was just trying to make it memorable lol?!?!
Pretty mommies :)
Adorable little babies, Gracie above, and Kenna below
We also celebrated my older brother's 30th birthday party! It was so nice being able to be there for once at a Ranck celebration!
And a couple of other random pics that I love :) .... Here's me and two of my cute nephews!
Me and my pretty mother-in-law
We went to Mt. Hood one day to find snow!
While I was home, we had to put my parent's dog, Gunner down. :( It was terribly sad- he had cancer and was having trouble breathing. He was a great dog and I miss him a lot already!!!
To try and keep Christmas spirits up, my parents got a new puppy! Meet molly!
Love my girlfriends!!
16 weeks and 31 weeks :)
The cute diaper cake from my shower!
Residency Interview Update
Well interviews are done!!! All 12 of them! They all went well and now Scott and I have some decisions to make. I don't turn in my rank list of the 12 programs I interviewed at until the end of February and then match day (when I find out where I'm going) isn't until March 15th. So, we have a slightly long wait ahead of us, unfortunately. I won't be posting my rank list on here (as it is a public site), but if you're interested, feel free to give a call. Match day is broadcasted online, so when it gets closer, I will let everyone know the link. You can watch Scott and I (and the BABY) go on stage and open our envelope and find out, at the same time as we do, where we are going for the next 4 years. So nerve-wracking!!!!
Baby update - 31 weeks pregnant
How I'm feeling: Doing good! Trying to continue to work out, but its certainly not easy, especially with all of the travel! I am starting to get a little more uncomfortable sitting, mostly because her feet stick up like crazy into my ribs. Fetal movement: Still feeling lots of jabs and kicks. Now, she likes to stick out her little feet/elbows/knees and leave them out, which is quite funny to feel.
Weight gain so far: 20 lbs
Belly size @ 30 weeks: 36 inches around!
Wearing my weddings rings: Yep.
What I'm most excited for today: To see how she moves once she's born. I have become so used to some of her movements in my belly, and I can only really guess what she's doing half the time. I'm excited to see how she moves, twitches, kicks, hiccups on the outside. Sounds a little silly, I know!
What I'm most afraid of today: The first couple of weeks after the birth. I know they will be VERY challenging, so I'm just hoping Scott and I can hack it.
Cravings: None really as of late, but anything sweet is always ok by me.
Stretchmarks: Not yet.
Favorite moment of the week: Sorting thru all of the clothes from the shower and from my sister and organizing them. She is gonna look so stinking cute on a regular basis :)
Anything make you sick: Not really- felt a little queezy on my flight home yesterday, but thats about it!
Miss anything: BEER!!
This pic is from 30 weeks... Sorry!
