False alarm

This weekend was quite eventful. I had a doctor's appointment and everything is still the same...2cm. On Friday, I started to cramp and have lots of contractions. That night we had an adult ward activity and being me, I went. It was a lot of fun! It was a broadway theme, so there were 6 different tables with different shows. Jer and I were part of the West Side Story group. It was so much fun! I laughed so hard, I was giving myself contractions. It didn't help that I was sitting next to Jen...lol! Well, that night the contractions were coming every 3-5 minutes and I couldn't fall asleep because of the pain. So, we went to the hospital. Long story short, they had me drink lots of water and it helped some. They wanted to induce me but I said no thanks! I was having consistent contractions and I think that's why. I told them that I wanted to go home and go to sleep. So we came home about 2 hours later. I was just dehydrated.
On Saturday morning, Jer had a Crossfit fundraiser down in Lincoln. There were several people from our group that participated and it was fun to watch. I was jealous that I couldn't participate:( They did "Fight Gone Bad" and it was a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors. Because I didn't get very much sleep the night before, I passed out the rest of the day.

36 week checkup

So I had a doctor's appointment today. I am 36 weeks and dilated 2 cm. Last week when she checked me, I was barely a 1 so she said I am making good progress. When we said we'll see you in a week, she half joked and said if not sooner. I was like yikes! I told her to not joke about it because I would like to have this baby in October if possible and she said, "Alison, October is a ways away..." So now my husband is freaking out and worrying and here I am...chill for once!

Labor Day Weekend

We decided to take a last minute trip to Kansas City. Our family "trips" have always been to Wyoming or Utah for Jer's family. So we decided to do something for ourselves. It was an awesome weekend! Kansas City is very nice and I was impressed with how much there is to do there but also the fact that you can get out of the city and it's still beautiful. They do not have a Disney Store here in Omaha (sad I know!) and the closest one happens to be in Kansas City, so we took Parks there. He was in heaven! He was soooo happy! We let him pick out 2 stuffed animals and he chose Woody and Nemo. He is into Toy Story right now so he was playing with all Buzz and Woody toys. I also found a really good Asian Market and that was the highlight of my trip! haha! I haven't found one with a lot of Japanese stuff here in Omaha, and could have stayed at that store forever. We went to a Royals game that night and Parker loved it! We had awesome seats right by 3rd base. We ate lots of "bad" food but you have to at a baseball game right?! The next morning, we went to Independence, Missouri to visit church sites. We then headed up to Liberty and saw the jail that Joseph Smith was in. That was a neat experience. They have the original key to the jail and built the visitor's center around the jail. I enjoy learning and seeing the history of our church and all the pioneers went through.
On Labor Day, I went shopping with my good friend to the outlet malls. I got some killer deals on kid clothes. I bought the baby's "coming home" outfit. It is so dang cute! Hopefully, the baby will be born in October like it's supposed to be b/c it is a Halloween outfit! And I bought Parker some cold weather clothes since he doesn't have any. Then we went out to eat at Cracker Barrel! One of my favorite restaurants. I love southern food! That night we went to a friend's house and had a barbeque. It was a lot of fun! So many of our good friends I will miss when we leave Omaha.

Pregnancy differences

So I wanted to write how different this pregnancy is than Parker's.

Baby #2:
Very sick. I don't know why they call it morning sickness...it's ALL day.
Lost weight.
So far have gained 26 pounds all in belly.
Exercised until week 32. (was banned by the doc)
Eating the same thing everyday! (cereal, bagel with peanut butter and jelly, lots of fruit)
More irritable.
Lots of contractions and pressure.

Parker:
Threw up only twice.
Gained 45 pounds everywhere.
Did not exercise.
Had cravings for about a week and then it was over. It was food that I never ate and did not like. (Subway, buffalo wings, Spicy Chicken sandwich, In & Out milkshake) no wonder I gained!
Really bad heartburn.