My baby shower was this weekend, it was an absolute blast! I loved to see everyone that came to celebrate with me, my mom threw one awesome party! The décor, the food, the games, everything was so planned out and just turned out so well. I shouldn’t have expected anything less from my mom though, if I thought I was a planner, my mom takes the cake! I get my organization skills from her… or what I have of them.
Here are some pictures from the day. I am kind of bummed that I again forgot to take pictures WITH people and not just of things… my sweet neighbor Missy took pictures of me opening gifts. I would post more, but I seriously look like I just ate all the presents and then posed for pictures, I look GI-NOR-MOUS. So I’ll spare you most of the pictures.
This is me with my "Canadian Dad"... our friends Jennifer and Steven that we met on our honeymoon came down from Canada to visit for the weekend and come to my shower, her parents drove down for the day! I felt so blessed to have them there... Everyone was laughing at our stomachs saying we were due the same day. :)
And just because of how in love with this gift I was.... this is from Daniel's best friend's wife and their two little girls... They know how much I love Sleeping Beauty... I saw this first and started to tear up a little...
Then I pulled this out and completely lost it....
I cannot wait to put our little girl in these!!! I'm going to keep buying different sizes so she never grows out! Lol....
Also, after the shower was all said and done and I was able to put everything away, I put baby girl’s nursery together! I had started the process a while ago, but now that we have everything we need, I was able to set everything up. I am absolutely in love. It turned out better than I had pictured in my head! I loved that I was able to use the Sleeping Beauty things that I had saved specifically for if I ever had a daughter… I wanted her room to have some Disney in it… even though I promised Daniel I wouldn’t go overboard with the whole “Disney Princess” theme… I think I kept my word. You be the judge.
More on the other side of the window
Now all we need is our little girl in the room to enjoy it!
I’ve started to get a hospital bag together as well… so far the only thing in it is a sleep nursing bra that I bought from Motherhood Maternity, a folder with my FMLA and disability paperwork, the paperwork for Emma’s social security number and birth certificate that I received already, and a bunch of other paperwork… it also has my Medela nipped shield that I got in case she has trouble latching, and a few other things… I made a HUGE list of the things that I will need to pack for the day of, but I won’t start that until a few days before the 20th… I’m planning on packing some clothes that I wear ALL the time so I’ll need them out for now. I did buy an extra pair of yoga pants (cause those are what I live in these days) and I have a nursing shirt and I’m planning on putting my robe in there in case we have an emergency situation and we don’t make it to the 20th, this way at least I have a partial bag going and I’m not scrambling at the last minute.
I’m excited for this weekend! We’re driving down to CT to visit my BIL and SIL and our new baby nephew, Simon! It will be good to spend time with them and see the new addition… also maybe learn some tips from her about delivery and hospital stay. We’re driving down with my in-laws too, I’m looking forward to the road trip. Time in the car is always so relaxing. I’ve got my iPod and my Nook all charged up and ready to go and fresh new batteries in my book light!
I went to the Dr. (twice) this week… once for an ultrasound and once for a check up. At the ultrasound, the tech told us that Emma weighs 4 pounds 12 ounces! She’s in the 75th percentile for weight and she is head down now!! Although that doesn’t really do us any good since the placenta is still completely covering my cervix so we’ll still have to have the c-section. My Dr. said she is very pleased with the way the pregnancy has been going. I have only gained 12 lbs so far and the baby takes up almost 5 of that… my blood pressure and my growth are right on track and she also said that even though Placenta Previa is considered high risk, I’m a pretty low risk patient because I haven’t had any bleeding during the pregnancy that was caused by the Previa. That makes me a little more relaxed knowing that. She is pretty confident that I can make it to 39 weeks without any issues… which is also awesome because if they have to take her out any earlier than 39 weeks, we’ll have to have an amnio done to determine the maturity of her lungs and I really don’t want to have that done…. So I’m glad she’s letting her bake in there as long as possible.
Currently she is the size of a Durian fruit…. WTF is that?? Oh and PS… the tech said these whole “fruit comparisons” are bogus.. lol. She said “Nothing irks me more than when people come in and ask me if their little lime or lemon is the right size.” Haha kind of funny… especially as I see these fruits get smaller and larger each week, this Durian fruit or whatever certainly looks smaller than a freaking squash.. where are they getting their information from??
Your Baby: Week 33
Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, pelvic pain, some constipation still...and still feeling tons and tons of movement!
Food Cravings: Taco Bell...bean burritos more specifically..
What I'm most excited about: getting things ready for her arrival!
Something I've done to prepare for baby: Her room is all set up, I need to wash some of the clothes still and blankets and towels... I also need to open up her bottles and the Tommee Tippee set we got and sterilize it all to get ready for use... installing the car seat is also on the list.... we put together the travel system we got for the shower, I love it!!
Here is my 32 week bump:
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