Since I am now officially 37 weeks - technically full term - I thought I'd do a baby update!
I had a doctors appointment yesterday and wasn't too surprised that my baby bump had grown 3 cm in one week! I've been feeling rather large lately and that would be why! The good news is that I didn't gain any weight, so I'm okay with it ;) The Baby's head is down and engaged - good Baby! I'm hoping and praying that means I'll be able to deliver naturally, which is our ideal. Although I know it's important to stay flexible with our birth plan, and do what's best for both Baby and me. The Baby's heart rate was 144, which has been pretty consistent throughout my pregnancy. It's been as high as 156 and as low as 138.
The Baby gets the hiccups quite often and his/her movements have changed from kicks and jabs to big roll-overs. Sometimes my stomach goes completely sideways - it's a bit crazy! And I feel one little foot at the front quite often - so sweet!
Josh and I spent some time setting up the nursery the other day! After some help from my fantastic brother-in-laws - Jeff and Wes - who helped with the wainscoting and painting. I'm so pleased with how things are coming together! We still have lots to do, decorating and finishing touches, but it'll happen :) And we're waiting to see if Baby N is a boy or a girl, then we'll add more to the room!
On Tuesday this week I had my first baby shower!! The ladies at my work put it on and it was SO lovely! The decorations and food were awesome and we got spoiled with perfect gifts! I am so blessed and thankful to work where I do and to know these amazing women. My last day of work before going on mat leave is tomorrow and I can't believe it! It seemed so far away for so long, and now it's here - yay! I am so looking forward to having time off, to spend with Josh, to get more settled into our new house, to sleep/rest and to prepare for Baby! If anyone has any tips of what to do to prepare, please pass them along! I'd like to make and freeze extra meals and things like that.
All these things are making it more and more real that we're actually having a baby of our own. Most of the time, Josh and I are just so excited and can't wait to meet our little one! And I have to admit that I'm ready to not be pregnant anymore - it's getting rather uncomfortable. There are also moments of feeling a little overwhelmed at how much our life will change... plus the fact that I have to go through labour and delivery soon. But I know it'll all be worth it and the love we'll have for our child will be incomparable!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
:: Craziness! ::
I've been meaning to write a new blog post for awhile now... but there's just SO much going on! It's hard to nail down one thing to write about, so I'll just give a little update on what's been going on lately.
We've finally moved!! Hurray!! We gained possession on January 29, so we've been in our house for almost 3 weeks now. It's gone by so fast! There's so much to do still, but it's really starting to feel like home and we're loving it. I wouldn't recommend moving while very pregnant... but I'm so thankful we're in before the Baby comes! And also very thankful to our family and friends who helped us - we couldn't have done it without you :) I'm loving having people over - we've had more visitors in the past 3 weeks than we had at our condo for 2 years I think! I love it :) We're currently working on the nursery and I'm so excited!! I will be posting pics once it's done... and I find my camera cord! It's been MIA since the move and I haven't been able to download any pictures.
Another piece of SUPER exciting news... Josh got moved to DAYS! He's been working from 2pm-2am for the past months and it's been tough, especially since I work 8-4:30. He'll still do 4 on 4 off (which he loves) but it'll be from 3am-3pm instead. Super early mornings, I feel so bad when the alarm goes off at 2:15am! But so far he's really enjoying it - and it's a definite answer to prayer. This way we'll have more time together, and he'll get to be with the Baby more too :)
Pregnancy-wise... I'm almost 36 weeks! 4 weeks from my due date... and I can't WAIT! Both Josh and I are getting more excited each day to meet this little one. I have 7 more days of work left and am very much so looking forward to maternity leave. Josh and I took prenatal classes, a series of 6 altogether. We found the information super helpful and are very glad we did that! Josh especially learned so much and feels much more prepared for what's to come - especially with the labour and delivery part.
When I was 32 weeks pregnant we had a maternity photo shoot with Carly from Pink Plum Photography. She is awesome and we're so happy with the photos! We can't wait for her to do newborn ones :) I'll leave you with a couple photos...
We've finally moved!! Hurray!! We gained possession on January 29, so we've been in our house for almost 3 weeks now. It's gone by so fast! There's so much to do still, but it's really starting to feel like home and we're loving it. I wouldn't recommend moving while very pregnant... but I'm so thankful we're in before the Baby comes! And also very thankful to our family and friends who helped us - we couldn't have done it without you :) I'm loving having people over - we've had more visitors in the past 3 weeks than we had at our condo for 2 years I think! I love it :) We're currently working on the nursery and I'm so excited!! I will be posting pics once it's done... and I find my camera cord! It's been MIA since the move and I haven't been able to download any pictures.
Another piece of SUPER exciting news... Josh got moved to DAYS! He's been working from 2pm-2am for the past months and it's been tough, especially since I work 8-4:30. He'll still do 4 on 4 off (which he loves) but it'll be from 3am-3pm instead. Super early mornings, I feel so bad when the alarm goes off at 2:15am! But so far he's really enjoying it - and it's a definite answer to prayer. This way we'll have more time together, and he'll get to be with the Baby more too :)
Pregnancy-wise... I'm almost 36 weeks! 4 weeks from my due date... and I can't WAIT! Both Josh and I are getting more excited each day to meet this little one. I have 7 more days of work left and am very much so looking forward to maternity leave. Josh and I took prenatal classes, a series of 6 altogether. We found the information super helpful and are very glad we did that! Josh especially learned so much and feels much more prepared for what's to come - especially with the labour and delivery part.
When I was 32 weeks pregnant we had a maternity photo shoot with Carly from Pink Plum Photography. She is awesome and we're so happy with the photos! We can't wait for her to do newborn ones :) I'll leave you with a couple photos...
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