30 Weeks... Let the Countdown Begin!!!

I know it's been a few weeks... sorry (especially to Alice, I know you need an update!) I can't believe that we are only 6 weeks away from being technically 'full-term' and 10 weeks away from the due date. I'm getting more and more excited, as is Scott. However, I'm also more uncomfortable at times. Turtle LOVES my right side ribs. But, with a nice rub, he relaxes and all is good again.
We enjoyed a great weekend getaway this past weekend to Hot Springs, NC with my parents, brother and sister-in-law, some friends, and the pups. My brother Matt and sister-in-law Jes got to feel the baby move. Matt was blown away and Turtle was totally partying for Aunt Jessie. He already loves them! The weather was fantastic and the hiking was great. I must admit, I'm pretty proud of myself for hiking 7.5 miles on Saturday plus an short uphill on Sunday. It felt great getting outside and doing some hiking. I think Turtle enjoyed it as well.
The nursery is coming along. We got our mats for our pictures and I bought frames to match the furniture. We put them all together with our Classic Pooh pictures and they are so cute! I can't wait for Scott to hang them. My mom and Aunt Judy are hard at work on our curtains.
Things are going well at work. Getting up and down off of the floor is a bit harder, but I manage. The kids continue to ask about the baby and how he's doing. Some super cute kid stories:
~We are reading Charlotte's Web. We recently read the part of the story when she makes her egg sac and explains to Wilbur that it is her Magnum Opus, or greatest work, as she puts it. I told my students that I am always looking for their Magnum Opus. One of my 3rd levels, Nina, raised her hand and said, "Ms. Sarah, I think that Turtle is your Magnum Opus." It was the cutest, sweetest thing ever!
~ Today I was working with one of my 'special friends' on the stamp game doing her math. Without even thinking, when Turtle started moving, I touched my belly and said, 'oh!' She looked at me with big eyes and said, 'Is that baby moving?' When I told her he was and asked if she wanted to feel (I haven't let any of them feel the baby) she smiled and, super gently, placed her hand on the side of my belly. Just then he kicked or punched and she just lit up. She said, "Woah! I felt that." I told her that he moves every time she and I work together (which is true) and she was so excited. I think it made her day.
Here are some belly pics from this weekend's trip.

Turtle and I on the AT. 

The whole Fullen Family by the French Broad River. 

Me and my boys by Laurel Stream. 

Week 27... saying good-bye to the 2nd trimester!

It's hard to believe, but we're in our last week of the 2nd trimester! I'm so excited to start this next phase of the pregnancy, even though I've heard that it gets a little tough.
Last week I took had my glucose tolerance test. That entailed: drinking a super sugary orange drink (not as bad as people told me it would be), wait an hour, go get blood drawn (EXACTLY one hour after finishing the drink), then eat some McDonald's breakfast (as my treat), and go back to school and wait. Luckily for me, our next scheduled appointment was the next day so we knew we'd be able to find out the results quickly. Good news... No Gestational Diabetes here! Yay!
As far as movement goes, Turtle is a moving machine! He moves every night when I get in bed and before when we are relaxing. He's also taken to moving in the early morning and it wakes me up. That's ok though, I guess it's good practice for my early morning wake-up calls. Just in the past couple of days, he has started moving so much at school that I'm very aware of it and he even moves around when I'm standing still (before it was just when I was lounging). I must admit, I love feeling his little movements, all except for the ones where he sticks some part of himself up under my right side ribs... OUCH!
The nursery is coming along quite well. We are getting the Classic Pooh pictures we have matted so that we can frame them, my mom is making curtains, and we'll just wait to collect the rest of the goodies.
My belly continues to poke out, the bump is definitely a growing baby!

Week 27 Belly. He looks big here... I think (hope) it's deceiving. 

Some of our cute stuff! We couldn't resist the North Face snow suit when we realized it was 50% off!!! And Pooh looks super cute cuddling with the sea turtle.