I have been a very naughty blogger. for that i am sorry but things have moved very quickly these last few weeks and i need more naps now than ever before!
I am 29 weeks and 2 days. I only have 5 days left in the "20s" Baby is due in just 75 days.
Some milestones since my last post:
1. I had both a virtual and a real baby shower. the real life was local friends and actually took place May 5th. i forgot to blog about it but it was wonderful! friends came from seattle and portland. I made monkey cupcakes and baby got some of the cutest things i have ever seen. More adorable stuff than i can cover but i will try to post a couple pictures if i can find them. Then sunday (2 days ago), my mother in law through a skype shower for us. My husband and i skyped in and spoke to all family and friends who were there. It was really cute and fun. The weekend after this coming she is coming to visit and bringing all of the wonderful cards and gifts that were bestowed. We are also going shopping for her grandsons crib that same weekend. I am so super excited.
2. I entered the third trimester. Some consider it to be 27 weeks and some 28 but by every yardstick i am in there now. It's been very challenging because both me and baby are bigger. I feel more tired than i have since the first trimester, breathing and moving or getting up is difficult. This sweet son of mine can be felt more too. He shifts and the inner shift is never subtle. I feel like there is a giant gerbil on a wheel in there. Maybe this is how Richard Gere felt? I love it because it's my sweet baby but otherwise i would not understand the appeal. I am supposed to start kick counts and i have been doing them but he moves so much i feel very little cause for concern most days.
3. I turned 35! my birthday was 11 days ago. I am now officially considered Advanced Maternal Age. Yay me?
4. I signed up for my hospital water birth and my husband and I started childbirth classes. The classes have been great. They take place every Thursday. We have been to two so far. There are 4 on childbirth, 2 on newborn care, and then 2 on breastfeeding. We meet other couples, go over basics. Last class we did breathing and position exercises for birth. My husband has been so amazing. I seriously think he could kick any doulas ass in childbirth! I feel like we are gonna be very prepared when the time comes.
5. I took and passed my glucose test and i am not anemic. The doctor will start my bi monthly visits next month after my July 13th appointment. It's awesome to know that i am healthy and that things are coming along. Doc also measured my fundal height and i am measuring just 4 days ahead which she said basically means right on time.
6. We started work on baby mural and his stroller is on the way. The mural is looking beautiful, almost done and the stoller is the Maclaren Techno XT stroller. I heard and read good things about it. The best part being that it starts from newborn to 55lbs. so we can use it for a long time. It also got top safety ratings. should arrive Saturday! can't wait.
I am sure there is a lot more but that is all i can think of right now. I am working on our birthplan which i will try to post here, and i am just trying to enjoy this time. Going to yoga, being healthy, nesting and preparing. This has been such a remarkable journey thus far and I do not want to rush through this time or take for granted my last weeks (or 2 and a half months if you will) of just me, my husband and my Kitty. Life is about to change in a HUGE way. For the better but might as well take in this last bit of selfish me time.
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