Baby Pineapple! and small update :)

As promised, posting some pictures. I have a hard time wanting to take a bunch of pictures :) I really enjoy being pregnant, especially I love the times when baby moves...BUT I also tend to have swollen face, fingers and such...yeah. One thing no one told me about pregnancy is possibility of fingers not being able to bend in the morning, wrists hurting, bones stretching before the delivery. Oh, and I cant sleep much at night - when I have to turn I feel as if I need a crane to lift me. My husband says I snore real loud lately - wow, thanks babe! I love you and hope you still love me too despite my many flaws :) I sound like an old lady, but Iam just complaining - bear with me :) I will be all better soon. Aren't you glad you read this blog?! :) Now you know more than you ever wanted too, eh?



According to babycenter.com "Your baby is proportioned like a pineapple when it comes to weight -- a little over 4 pounds. (Length: more than 17 inches, head to heel.)" Pretty cool!

Thanks Grandma for the Goodies!!!! You are spoiling me and I am not even here. Can't wait to see you soon!

Beginning of Week 33! Phew - I am getting rounder and I still have almost 2 months to go.

Stay in little one - you still have some growing to do!

Ultrasound #3, Baby, Boots and Brrrr...

I had my third ultrasound yesterday along with regular doc's appointment and non-stress test.
Doctor's appointment went well, baby is growing and measuring right on time. Non-stress test was performed right after to see how the baby is living 'in there'. According to the results of the test and the doctor, the baby seems to like his/her home. The test was performed on the birthing floor where I'll be having the baby, so when I went up there I was feeling quite anxious-nervous-butterflies in the stomach type of thing. I even got to lay on the birthing bed while I was hooked up to the monitors. Kind of cool, but anxiety provoking. Oh, and I will be doing these tests every week up until the week of delivery. So I figured by the time the baby decides to appear I will be very comfortable on the birthing floor :)

Ultrasound also showed that baby is growing well - 4lbs 3oz! If this kid doubles in size in the next two months, like s/he suppose to, I am not sure my skin can stretch that much (but everyone keeps telling me I will be surprised what my body can do to accommodate this little one)! I will have at least one more ultrasound to continue monitoring baby's growth (there still a chance a baby can stop growing, but we are praying it won't be the case). The doctor said the baby looks good and seems to be doing quite well! Exciting! Everette wasn't able to go with me for this appointment, but I got lucky to see baby's cheeks! They are cute and chubby (of course I am biased) :). That's all I have as far as update on the pregnancy, we are getting nervous but extremely excited to meet our bundle of joy. Even though we can't wait, we continue to pray that the baby stays in for next 7-8 weeks and grows, grows, grows!

It is bitterly cold in this part of the country. I feel like we live in the North Pole - it was -15F today and going down at night to -35F and that's not counting the wind chill! Hello! It takes my car up to 25 minutes to warm up :) Nice. We have a ton of snow on the ground, but even avid skiers stay in because of the temperatures. I think I am just going to hibernate until the birds start chirping...Whatcha think?
I will try to post some pictures in the next couple of days (no promises!), so keep checking our blog :) Have a good rest of the week and stay warm!!

Happy New Year!!!

Time for update...

We spent some time with family in North Carolina during Christmas break. It was nice and relaxing, at least for me :) Everette was sick - poor guy. We got to see all nieces and nephews, two of them for the first time. They are so precious and so fun! Along with enjoying the family we really enjoyed summer-like weather!


We got back right before the New Years to go back to work and go to doctor's appointment. Baby is doing well, moving around much, and growing (making Mommy grow as well! Oh, the joy of pregnancy and motherhood :) ). In two weeks we'll have another ultrasound to monitor baby's growth. On the same day they will perform stress test to see how the baby is liking it in there.


On New Year's we watched crazy people in Times Square, ate cake (Ukrainian cake - people make it for New Years celebration), played cards and just hung out, talking about that we have been married over 2 years, and known each other over 5! We prayed that this year the Lord would bless us with a healthy baby and many adventures ahead:) Everette was sick, so we rang in the New Year with Sparkling Cider in one hand and Tylenol in another :) Man, it was tough to keep eyes open past 12!


That's pretty much it. We got a new "toy" yesterday, that we will probably be fighting over very soon. Check out the pictures below :)

Happy New Year! May the Lord bless you and your family this year and always...

Belly picture...week 30

Our family had a baby shower for us during our stay in North Carolina

The Family! (most of us). We miss ya'll!

New Year's Cake



Happy New Year to all!

(Everette, the camera is in the opposite direction- follow the light :)

The finished product

That is our new gadget! We are not fighting over it yet, but Everette is testing it already :)

Now we just need the baby to rock...We are so anxious to meet you, little angel!

Ultrasound # 2

I had a second ultrasound this morning. Everette and I both were so excited to see our little baby, though s/he is not so little anymore - s/he did not fit on the screen(!), which is an awesome news, meaning the baby grew!!! That's what everyone was hoping for. The baby weighs a bit over 2lbs. S/he was not very compliant as far as turning his/her face toward us, though we did get a wave at the end :) We both squealed like little kids ourselves when we saw the baby playing with his/her hands and touching the face.

It was hard to tell what was what, as far as belly, brain, etc, but we had a wonderful technician this time (who is expecting herself) and she explained everything to us with patience and understanding. The doctor said everything looks great, baby is developing fine and is growing right on the mark. The cysts that were seen on previous ultrasound dissolved, so we had much better visit this time around. Plus the doctor that we saw was very friendly and funny - he couldn't pronounce my name for the life of him :). Due date is still the same, March 10th.
I have to go see some kids this afternoon i.e. work, even though its snowing like crazy here! But when I am back I'll try to post some 7 months pictures, because today I am 28 weeks :)

Thank you for thinking about us and praying for our baby!

Sunday At Home...

Its already December 14th! WOW. Where did the time go? 11 days till Christmas...I feel like I have so much to do, shopping, baking, cleaning, working, sending Christmas cards ( i am so not good at it! So, if you do not receive one from us this year, do not take it personally - not many people will, if any :)).
We put up a beautiful Christmas tree few days ago, though its not as big as we usually get, we still enjoy it. The fun part is going out in the freezing weather and picking one out. Or may be my favorite part is decorating it while cookies are being baked in the oven. Oh, the Christmas time!

Here is the weekend summary:
Friday night:
Everette - basketball game out of town
Eugenia - work till 8pm.
Saturday:
Everette - basketball tournament all day
- nap
Eugenia - ACT testing ( I was giving the test, not taking one:) )
- nap
Sunday:
-basketball tournament day 2
-cleaning
-grocery shopping. I usually go by myself, but today I went with Everette and oh, boy, it was my shortest grocery trip EVER! I should bring him with me more often - he keeps me on track. In fact, I only bought items on my list - that never happens :)
- we decided to take "power nap" for about 20 minutes before Everette would do his homework and I work on some projects around the house. "Power nap" ended up being "Super Power Nap" for about 3 hours. I figured we better enjoy it before our bundle of joy arrives - I hear three hour naps and quiet Sunday afternoons will be the thing of the past.
-Everette is doing homework, while I decided to ditch my projects and watch some TV, blog, and do some online shopping.

Baby is growing and kicking; last night I felt like someone stabbed me in the ribs. I passed my glucose screening test (to check for gestational diabetes)with flying colors, Praise the Lord! That orange drink they give you to drink within five minutes is NOT as bad as people describe. I was ready for something truly horrible, and its not that bad. Bottom line, do not believe everything you hear. I have an ultrasound on Tuesday morning to check for baby's growth; we truly would appreciate your prayers for a healthy baby. We'll keep you updated.

Have a blessed week!

2 Blogs in One Day...The Cucumber

According to babycenter.com our baby is as long as a cucumber this week, and not any kind of cucumber but an English hothouse cucumber! There!


The cucumber is kicking my guts and does not let me sleep much at night these days. Can't wait till third trimester when I won't be able to sleep at all, when cucumber transforms into a watermelon. But I hear it is all worth it at the end of the journey.

Double Digits and Counting...

I noticed on the baby due date counter that we are in double digits, as of today 98 days to go! Insane. Seems like we just found out we were having a child, and now only 98 days left. Its already December, Christmas is in few weeks...OK. NOW I am getting scared, excited but FREAKED OUT! I better get cleaning before baby arrives, otherwise I am in trouble :)

Thanksgiving went well. We ended up looking thru Black Friday ads, eating a lot, watching movies at home (though I secretly wished we watched football, but the TV went 'bye-bye'), taking two hour nap, eating some more, and going to see the "Twilight". Man, book is much better than the movie (although, I have to admit - they are both cheesy). If you are planning on seeing it, read the book first though!

Black Friday...Went with Everette to Walmart, camcorder we were looking for was sold out two hours earlier (we were there by 7am), ran to Kmart and it was there! Not sure if we got a good deal, but it is the sport of it that counts. Did not get run over by anyone, found a decent parking spot, got home by 7:45am, so I guess that was a successful Black Friday shopping.

The Bird

The Turkey Hunter

The Harvest