34 weeks!

We have 4 weeks and 1 day to go... as of today. INSANE! I feel like I’ve been pregnant for forever, but then again, I feel like it’s seriously flown by.

I also have a love/hate relationship with being pregnant. I love that I am assisting God in the greatest miracle of all time.. a human life is forming inside of me and I’ve done almost nothing to help it. My body has taken over preparing for this baby, helping her grow and feeding her the nutrients she needs to be healthy. On the other hand, I hurt all over! While my body has kicked into overdrive nurturing this child, it’s put my comfort on the back burner. Everything just hurts, doing the most simple task is a chore, I can’t wait to get back to normal! I know that I am going to miss being pregnant though. The thing I think I’ll miss the most is the feeling of her moving around and how it’s only between me and her, unless someone by chance looks at my belly at the right time, I love that it’s almost like our little secret. Again, unless she has a power punch/kick and it makes me wince or say “Ouch!” in the middle of a conversation, which is starting to happen more and more.

I also can’t wait until she’s out, safe in my arms, and I don’t have to worry about going into labor early anymore, or what happens if I see blood, or what happens if I have cramps that I can’t handle anymore, or what happens if I’m not packed and she decides to come early?? Of course, then I’ll have other things to worry about… but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Pregnancy is a such a wonderful thing, but SO worrisome at the same time, it’ll be a HUGE relief to have her in my arms so I can see her.

I scored on some baby clothes this past weekend and then again during the week. I went with my friend Jenn (who finds out if her baby is a boy or girl next Thursday!!) to a “mom’s club” sale at her grandma’s church. I got sooo many adorable outfits (I think about 15 to be exact)… 3 swaddle blankets…2 bassinet sheets….a new bobby pillow… and pair of maternity yoga pants.. all for a whopping $26!! Score!! Then on Tuesday I went to Once Upon A Child, they sell gently used baby gear/clothes, etc… and I got baby girl 4 pairs of jeans, 20 onesies (some long sleeve and some short sleeve), 2 bathing suits, a terry cover (for our summer family vacation in June), and 3 outfits all for $50… not as good of a deal as the garage sale, but still awesome!

Here is a snapshot of all of the clothes that I bought:

This one deserves it's own picture because it's Sleeping Beauty and it was .50... BOOM!

I also bought these off of eBay for our maternity shoot, and because she has to have a pair for every size her foot is going to be:

I also went to BBB this past weekend and bought clothing size separators for her closet, they really came in handy! Here is a pic of her closet so far… I need to get more hangers and hang the rest of the clothes up…

Also, we were never able to do those maternity pictures with my mom the morning of the shower so this Sunday a friend is coming over to snap a few shots of us at the same place that we took our wedding pictures, I can’t wait!!

This week baby girl is the size of a butternut squash… (ok these fruits are seriously getting out of control, I think they just ran out of comparison fruits??)

Your Baby: Week 34

At 34 weeks, you might breathe a little easier, since baby may descend lower into your pelvis and give your lungs some space. (Ahh!) The pitfall of this descent, of course, is even more pressure on your bladder, so be prepared to make even more trips to the ladies room over the coming weeks.

(They ARE NOT kidding)

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, pelvic pain, some constipation still...and still feeling tons and tons of movement... kidney pain...hot flashes, headaches and bloody noses like woah!

Food Cravings: Fish Taco's

What I'm most excited about: April 20th!!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: Last night Daniel and I washed and sterilized all her bottles, cups, pacifiers, and all of my breast pump accessories... all ready for use!!

Here is my 34 weeker:



33 weeks!

Only 5 weeks left!! I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by…. But then again it really hasn’t. I absolutely cannot wait to meet this little girl… and kiss those feet that have been jabbing in my rib cage for the past week… and kiss those little fingers that have been punching my bladder... and kiss that little mouth that has been hiccupping at least 2-3 times a day for the past two weeks… it’s so worth it. Everything I’ve been going through, just to know that in 5 short weeks, I’ll be holding her.

Today at work we had a meeting scheduled with my boss and 5 other co-workers who are all sharing my responsibilities when I go out on maternity leave. Before the meeting my good friend/co-worker came to my cubicle to walk down with me, we both stopped by the bathroom first and then walked into the meeting room to find no one in there yet but my boss. My boss goes “I guess no one is in here yet.” So Kim was like “Let’s go into the cafeteria and kill some time.” So I’m slowing walking in behind her and she walks past this partition that’s up in the cafeteria usually used for meetings and I almost didn’t follow her because I’m like, “Someone’s having a meeting, let’s not disturb them!” And as I walk closer I see all of these “It’s a Girl!” decorations and all of these women I work with yelling “SURPRISE!” I was so floored… completely shocked!! I received a few more gifts from friends and a BRU gift card that about 26 different people chipped in for! Kim made delicious cupcakes and the decorations and balloons were adorable!!

I felt so overwhelmed and so special. I have lots of thank you cards to write this weekend!

My mom and dad have both booked their trips to come and see the baby when she’s born! I’m so glad they’re both going to be here for her arrival… She is going to have both sets of grandparents with her after she’s born! That is going to be a VERY rare occasion seeing as how we live across the state from my family. I’m so blessed to have an amazing family!

This week Daniel finally got to FEEL and SEE her hiccups! I don’t know why I was so excited for him to feel them and see them, normally it’s too much of a subtle movement for someone else to see, but he was able to the other night. He was also able to see her rolling around, he got a little creeped out. Hahah, it was funny!

My body is really starting to feel this pregnancy too. I have been feeling pretty uncomfortable sleeping in our bed at night and it seems like I wake Daniel up at least 4-5 times when I’m switching positions, getting up to pee or just laying awake because of how uncomfortable I am. So we were in CT this weekend visiting family, I slept on an air mattress thinking it would be the death of me. It was SO comfortable!!! When we got back it was followed by the two worst nights I’ve had in our bed, just nonstop tossing and turning which leads to a 1pm crash at my desk. So last night I buckled and decided to try the air mattress again. We blew it up and set up all my blankets on the floor to our bedroom and we slept in separate beds last night… we both hated to admit in the morning that we both slept AMAZINGLY… so we (currently) are officially one of those couples that sleep in separate beds. I am not ashamed. It felt amazing to wake up not stiff and sore!

This week baby girl is the size of the fruit that I posted last week… oops. Last week she was the size of a squash… this week she’s a durian fruit. I don’t know how I screwed that up.

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, pelvic pain, some constipation still...and still feeling tons and tons of movement...hot flashes are now added to the mix.

Food Cravings: Fish Taco's

What I'm most excited about: April 20th!!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: Make sure I get some good sleep by switching to the air mattress... I know those nights are going to be few and far between once she's here!

Well, here is my 33 week bump:

32 weeks!!

 So now we're down to only 6 weeks, 1 day... my c-section date was changed from the 22nd to the 20th... ahhh!! So 6 weeks from tomorrow our beautiful baby will be born, it’s so surreal!

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. :)  

We played the game called "My Water Broke!" where each guest got an ice cube with a baby in it and when your baby breaks free from the ice, you yell "My water broke!" and first one to yell it gets a prize... Super fun!

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.

                                            Door sign made by my neighbor, Missy... so adorable!

Sleeping Beauty cut outs I made...

 More on the other side of the window

      (Daniel and I made this... well he made it, I stained it... Daniel also made the bookends and I painted them)

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 20^th… 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 20^th, 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 75^th 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

Baby's keeping her eyes open while awake. She's also starting to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing.

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:

 

 

 

 



31 Weeks!

We have 8 weeks to go.... OMG! Let the countdown begin…..

I can’t believe how far we’ve come. Yesterday I had my 31 week check up and my doctor decided to schedule my c-section date… April 22^nd at 7:30am! It’s crazy to think that’s when my daughter is going to born! It’s Earth Day too! And she’s letting me go as close to my due date as possible since so far I seem to be having no issues with the previa… so instead of being born a few weeks early, it looks like we’re only going to be about 5 days before our due date! That’s so exciting! Granted, that could all change…. If my body decides to go into labor before hand and or I start to bleed, chances are we’ll have an emergency c-section. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen!

OR if I go into my next ultrasound and the baby has flipped and the placenta has moved, my doctor will let me have a natural delivery. Who knows! It could still happen! I go in next Tuesday afternoon to check… she says if the placenta has moved enough to have a vaginal delivery, then they’ll try to flip the baby so I can deliver, but if the placenta hasn’t moved enough, chances are it won’t by the time we need it to and the date will remain the same. It’s still a waiting game, but it’s nice to know I have a spot reserved!

I was able to tell my parents too so they can book their flights. My dad has been asking me when the section will be so I was happy to give him a tentative (at least) date yesterday upon leaving the doctors. I’m excited to spend time with my mom and dad when the baby is here! And I’m excited for them to be able to spend time with their new granddaughter as well since they both live so far away! I am so blessed to have parents that are willing to travel across the country for me!

My mom comes in tomorrow for my baby shower! YAY!!! I get to pick her up from the airport in exactly 20 hours and 15 minutes! But who’s counting? Tomorrow I am working half day, picking her up from the airport, taking her to lunch and Starbucks and we’ll probably start the baby shower process… there are a few things she needs to pick up from party city… she’s been sending me boxes of stuff that she has purchased as far as décor and games go, but she made me wait to open the boxes! I’m dying to know what’s inside of them! They have been sitting in baby girl’s room for at least 3 weeks now! I’m excited to spend time with her!

Our honeymoon friends from Canada are also coming down this weekend! And so are their parents! Just for my shower… again so blessed! They’re coming down on Friday night so we plan on cooking them a nice meal and then spending some time with them. I can’t wait to see everyone!

My dress that I ordered from Old Navy came in and fits perfect, I don’t feel like a whale in it at all! It’s very comfy… I found a cute way to wear my hair.. kind of by accident, so I hope it works out for the morning of. I’m so excited! Packages have been being delivered left and right from various friends and family who live out of town that have been shopping off of our registry. I’ve been really good about not opening up the packages! However, some of the bigger items were shipped and not in boxes at all. I mean they were in boxes, but not outer boxes. It looked someone just bought the items and then dropped them at our doorstep. Our Canada friends sent us the Graco Pack N Play we registered for! It’s prettier in real life than it was online! My mom sent us the matching high chair too! My mom's best friends from her old job who have been long time family friends since before I was born sent me the mattress to baby girl's crib too! My best friend Alexis in CA sent us the bathtub we registered for, I got so excited to see it on our doorstep!!!

I’m not sure if I ever expressed my love for bath time. I don’t know what it is, the smells of the soap, a cute little wet chunky baby that is all fresh, the towels, all of the above.. but I am so in love with bath time! I love to bath babies, they’re so freaking cute when they’re in their little bath tub getting all fresh! And then they want to cuddle with you when they get out cause they’re cold! It’s seriously the cutest thing ever! I get so excited about anything that has to do with bath time! Daniel thinks I’m just weird, but when that bathtub showed up, I wanted to fill it with water and use it right then and there! Ok, maybe I am weird.

This child has been hiccuping the entire time I’ve been typing this… haha such a hilarious thing!

Currently she is the size of a pineapple!! Yikes!!!

Your Baby: Week 31

At 31 weeks, all of baby's five senses are working. Plus, she's going through major brain and nerve development.

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, pelvic pain, CONSTIPATION is back with a vengeance, hemorrhoids (sorry, TMI) and holy crap am I feeling a TON of movement! I mean like constant... and my belly is showing it all the time now... I love it!  

Food Cravings: We're back to Taco Bell... if we ever left it

What I'm most excited about: My baby shower!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: We set up our pack n play... high chair... and getting the room more and more ready for her arrival!

 

Here is my 31w bump:

 

 

30 weeks!!

During Thanksgiving when my sister and brother in law came to visit, she was 30 weeks pregnant. I remember thinking, "Wow, 30 weeks!!" Now I'm there... so crazy! I can’t even believe how quickly the time is flying…. We have just over 7 weeks left (since they won’t let me go past 38 weeks)… It’s so crazy to think about. Crazy is really the only word I can use right now to describe it. Maybe surreal… insane….and completely amazing!! I can’t wait to hold this little girl in my arms…I can’t wait to kiss those feet that have been jumping on my bladder…. And I can’t wait to look into her eyes and feel all of the things that every mother feels the first time they look at their brand new baby. Chills, chills I tell you!

My mom flies in a week from tomorrow! I can’t wait to see her!! Our friends from Canada are driving down next Friday as well to spend the weekend with us too! I can’t wait to see so many loved ones in one place… it makes me feel so overwhelmed when people take the time out of their days just for me… it makes me feel so loved every time my mom tells me there is another RSVP confirming that someone else is attending. The thing I hate about showers is opening up presents in front of everyone. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. I feel undeserving and I hate when all of the attention is on me. I always feel like “Thank you” isn’t deep enough to express my gratitude for gifts from people… I feel like I can’t say thank you enough so I keep saying it over and over again in hopes they understand how much their thoughtfulness is appreciated. I’m really looking forward to the shower though, it’ll be great to see my house full of people I love!

So I’m well into my 3^rd trimester and I feel like I’m back in my 1^st trimester. I’m not AS tired as I was in the beginning weeks of my pregnancy, but lately my body just feels so… pregnant. Today I was feeling my stomach just stretching. I know that’s what it’s supposed to be doing, but my skin feels so tight, I’ve never been able to feel my stomach actually stretching before. Could be the pants I am wearing today though. I think I officially have to retire these jeggings… they’re not maternity, but they’re stretch jeans that have fit me up until now. They’re pretty tight and sitting at my desk all day I feel like they’re about to bust open. With just 7 weeks to go I’m not sure I want to buy another pair of jeggings, but they’re the only skinny jeans I have that fit with boots… we’ll see. Maybe I’ll find a good deal on them.

I’ve started to develop sciatica as well, at least that’s what I think it is. When I’m standing up for long periods of time or even walking around, the upper part of my right leg starts to go numb.. the first time I felt it I was standing in line at Pier One and it felt like I had something heavy in my pocket. Thinking it was my phone I patted my leg to see and I couldn’t feel my hand touching my thigh. It scared the ever living out of me, let me tell you. It doesn’t happen all the time and it’s not SUPER uncomfortable, but I am going to bring it up to my doctor when I see her next Tuesday.

This week baby girl is the size of a cucumber... I'm guess length?

Your Baby: Week 30

At 30 weeks, she’s not just moving a lot, she’s also plumping up. And as she continues to put pressure on your digestive system, you’re going to feel the effects: hemorrhoids, heartburn, pelvic pain and frequent urination are all common at this stage in the game.

Check...check...check...and check....

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, pelvic pain, CONSTIPATION is back with a vengeance, hemorrhoids (sorry, TMI) and holy crap am I feeling a TON of movement! I mean like constant... and my belly is showing it all the time now... I love it!  

Food Cravings: Nothing really sticks out...

What I'm most excited about: My baby shower!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: Nothing really new this week... although my parents are starting to look up plane tickets to come to see me when she's born... how exciting!!

Here is my 30 week bump:



29 weeks!

Sorry, sooo late again this week. I've been so busy at work that when I come home, the last thing I want to do is stare at THAT computer screen.... so you'll get two updates this week. This one and my 30 week (probably a little later this week.)

My mom comes into town in 10 days for my shower! Which means my shower is in 12 days... ahhh! Insane that it's close!! That dress that I had previously mentioned was finally delivered and it was so not the color that I was anticipating. It was called rave red, but in the picture it looked like a dark coral, which is kind of what I was going for. However, when I opened the package I was shocked to see BRIGHT red... so not what I was going for. So back to Target it went... I ended up going a different route completely.... you'll see eventually.

Also, initially I had planned on forgoing maternity pictures, but I think what I might do is get ready super early for the baby shower and have my mom take some nice pictures of me in the nursery and outside in the backyard... just a few really pretty pictures to have to document this awesome time in my life. The only thing I really have are my weekly self portrait iPhone pictures, haha. I think she'll be happy to do them.

Currently, baby girl is the size of an acorn squash... (wtf is that?)

Your Baby: Week 29

At 29 weeks, she’s not just moving a lot, she’s also plumping up. And as she continues to put pressure on your digestive system, you’re going to feel the effects: hemorrhoids, heartburn, pelvic pain and frequent urination are all common at this stage in the game.

Holy hell are they right!!

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, a little swelling here and there...  

Food Cravings: Nothing really sticks out... other than chocolate...

What I'm most excited about: My baby shower!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: Nothing really new this week... although my parents are starting to look up plane tickets to come to see me when she's born... how exciting!!

 

29 week bump:

 

 

28 weeks!

I'm late to posting, but it's been a hectic week. We had a friend pass away this week. Our good friend Cheryl that we used to live with was married to an amazing man that was diagnosed with a brain tumor about 10 years ago. Around December of 2012 they stopped treatments because his body was just getting weaker and weaker. His health started to quickly deteriorate and he passed away February 1st. We attended his funeral this week and paid our respects to his family at calling hours the day before. So sad.... he was only 28. A year older than me. Him and Cheryl were the strongest couple I've ever known. She was his rock and vise versa. Even though everyone knew his prognosis, it doesn't make his passing any easier. Cheryl and his family and friends gave him an amazing rest of his life. Rest in peace, Ryan. You are already so missed.

On a happier note, and to prove that the Lord is still working miracles, our baby nephew was born the very next day! Simon William Burns was born February 2^nd at 1:05am. My sister in law was amazing I hear and labored for nearly 20 hours, med free. All the power in the world to her! Lord knows after the first hour this girl would have been hooked up to some meds! He’s adorable, weighing in at 8lbs 9oz…. such a little bundle of joy.

Also this week, I moved out of my office and I am now upstairs in a cubicle on display to all of my employees... so it's a little hard to update at work which is what I usually did. Now I'll have to do it at home or on my lunch break. Boo...

In baby news... my ultrasound results came back and it turns out not only is my placenta still completely covering my cervix, but baby girl is still head up! Stubborn little thing....  I know she still has plenty of time to flip though. They’re talking c-section if my placenta doesn’t move by 30 weeks. The doctor said if at my 30 week u/s if the placenta hasn’t moved, chances are it will not move enough to have a natural delivery by the time I could start to dilate. It’s complete previa right now, not even marginal or partial, so if I start to dilate while the placenta is still completely covering the cervix, there is a great chance of hemorrhaging and having major complications during the birth… Apparently these have caused hysterectomies before, so they like to take the babies as close to 37-38 weeks as possible, obviously being closely monitored for any changes. So there's that.....

Daniel and I went to a newborn care class this weekend as well. It was pretty much all review of everything I knew about newborns. It was funny to watch Daniel give a fake black baby a sponge bath though… and swaddle and change their diaper. There were about 12 couples in the class and 10 of them were having girls… the other two couples were team green so they didn’t know what they were having, but both of them had girl instincts…. So needless to say by the time we got there the girl dolls were taken… we were given a cute little boy doll at first, but the nurse wanted us to practice on a girl so we had to switch with another couple and give them our boy doll and we were given the cutest little black baby doll… not gonna lie, I bonded a little. How could you not when you have to care for this little thing like it was real! Cuddling including….

After the class we were scheduled to go on walking tour/orientation of the hospital. However, because of the huge flu epidemic that is going around they have new visiting guidelines that are in place until the flu season is over.. so weren't able to actually look at the birth center and the rooms I'll be in. We only saw pictures. Right now they’re down to only allowing one designated person (Husband) and two visitors… and these visitors have to be the same two people the entire time I am in the hospital. They all get wrist bands and if they take them off, they’re SOL…. So since my parents are flying in, we chose my mom and dad as our two visitors, but that means that Daniel’s parents have to stay home until I get out of the hospital and wait to meet their granddaughter… and no other visitors. Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand why the hospitals are doing this, it would just be totally weird to have to make Daniel’s parents stay home. Sad! We’ve spoken to them though and they understand, I just really hope these rules will be lifted in time for us so we can go back to the regular visiting guidelines which is one designated person and then 5 other visitors that can interchange with each other…

I got my dress in the mail from Target, I did love it, however it was wayyyyy too big for me and the ruffles that were on the neckline made it look really awkward with a cardigan over it…. So I took it back. I got another one in the same color that was in the maternity category online that has a little different neckline, it’s made out of a different material and it has a little different look at the bottom with the way it falls. If this one fits and I keep it, I’ll post a picture of it. I don’t want to get attached!

Currently baby girl is the size of an eggplant.

Your Baby: Week 28

At week 28, baby is breathing (it’s amniotic fluid, not air, but it still counts) and even showing brain activity.

Symptoms: Back pain, hip pain, peeing every hour, heartburn, a little swelling here and there...  

Food Cravings: Chocolate chip cookies and most sweets... anything to do with chocolate and sweets.

What I'm most excited about: My baby shower!

Something I've done to prepare for baby: Nursery is about 90% done!

 

Here is my 28 week bump: