My growing Jelly belly

Week 35, and no real news. I have an appointment next Wednesday, where we’ll do the final ultrasound, see if she’s turned the right way, and check to see if my cervix is dilated. So, next post should yield some more info. We’re finished up with all our wonderful baby showers, which were loads of fun! Huge, loving thanks go out to everyone who helped make them possible! I feel so much more prepared. I’m so excited to get to use all these goodies soon!

I’ve been keeping myself busy by doing lots of cleaning (my cleaning drive is hitting hard, and Otter yields lots of dirt and fur), getting the handy man to come out and finally do the minor repairs we’ve been meaning to get done since we moved in, errands and other fun stuff. I have a prenatal massage scheduled for next Tuesday, which I’m really excited about. I’ve held onto my gift certificate this long, and I know if I keep it any longer, I’m just jinxing myself. This weekend, we’re having a small house warming get-together. We’ve been here a month, I figure it’s ready for people to see Kind of bummed that my traveling days are somewhat over for a while. I had really wanted to make one more trip out to Austin and the lake, but it’ll probably be better when it’s warmer, and I’m not waddling everywhere anyways.

Here is my belly picture for the week (I’ve recently been informed that a belly shot is something else entirely, so they will be referred to as belly pictures from now on). It really doesn’t look like I’ve gotten any bigger, and I’ll tell you why. For the longest time, she’s always stayed very front and center, balled up right in the front. Now she’s stretching her arms and legs into my sides, so I’m having lots of horizontal growth you can’t really see in the picture. I promise I’m gaining weight though (all of you who are concerned about that!)

Until next time!

Yikes! It’s coming up really fast. I’m excited about the baby, no doubt, but I still feel completely unprepared. I’m sure that after the baby showers, I’ll feel much more ready, but right now, I just feel lost.

On Monday, we had our final birthing class, and even had a “labor rehearsal”, which was interesting. She had us try out different breathing techniques and positions we might want to try during labor, finishing off with the “pushing stance”. It’s one of those things I hope no one walked by outside and looked through the window, because I’m sure we all just looked ridiculous. But, all in all, it gave me a better idea of what might work best for me, so I’m glad we did it. The class was definitely worth it, and we both feel much readier for the big day. I actually thought I’d be more scared of labor after the class, but I think I’m okay with it. I’m certainly getting to the point where I’m getting tired of being pregnant. It hasn’t been particularly bad at all. I’m just ready to have my old self back to relative normal.

I’ll post a few pictures here. First, are the onesies I’ve been embroidering over the last couple days. It’s been fun, but I’m glad I only have one left. My fingers are starting to get callouses from pushing the needle through. Also, I need to get restarted on my quilt. I lost all my momentum, so it’s hard to pick up where I left off.

Then, there’s a picture of the baby’s room. It’s not too decorated/furnished, and I didn’t go with any particular theme, but it’s a happy room to be in anyways.

Finally, here’s my week 33 belly.