31 Weeks!

31 Weeks!

I'm 31 weeks!  Woohoo!

Less than 10 weeks until my due date (and until Christmas!)

We have a Dr appt this week (with our new Dr!) and we also have our last Hypnobabies class, which I'm sad about!  But we'll still get to see our awesome instructor, Sheridan, because she's our doula, so that's great!  Also, we'll be practicing our hypnobabies scripts, exercises, etc until our baby is born as well!

Our baby girl is moving more, though the movements have changed-now instead of quick kicks, I'm feeling much more wiggling.  And it's clear that there's less space in there because sometimes a body part (foot, arm, leg, or even her whole back) will be pressed up against the outside an pushes my stomach out!  It's really fun to watch my stomach move-you can really see it undulating from the outside!

30 Weeks!

30 Weeks!

Lots of big things happened this week!

On Saturday, October 17th, we drove up to Santa Barbara for a baby shower that my mom threw for us!  We had a lot of fun and it was great seeing everyone!  Everyone was so sweet and gave us several things from our registry, as well as lots of adorable outfits!!!

You can see more photos of our shower here:

The other big thing that happened is that I finally took the leap and switched Drs and hospitals. I just really felt like my Dr didn't believe in me and my ability to have a natural birth!  We have our first appt with the new Dr on Wednesday, so wish us luck!

Until next week!

29 Weeks

29 Weeks!!

Well, we've begun the home stretch-the 3rd trimester!  I can't believe it!  I'm looking bigger than ever-it's even more visible because I still haven't posted my photo from last week (I have to find it on Lex's computer because I forgot to download it from the camera!)

We'll have our 4th Hypnobabies class this week!  We will be talking with our instructor about having her as our doula-we've been thinking about it, but after last week's class in all the options, pros/cons of each option, etc,  I think Lex and I realized that it could really be helpful, especially since this is our first birth!

Baby girl is kicking and moving around like a champ now and I can really feel her!  If you watch my belly, you can actually see her moving around!  It's pretty cool!

Until next week!

Hope

27 Weeks!

27 Weeks!!

I'm determined not to get behind on this-so I'm catching up this evening!!  We went to our 2nd Hypnobabies class this evening!  It was fun and informative!  We learned a lot about nutrition, so I have to start tracking what I'm eating going forward!  Hopefully I can do a good job!  My focus now is to get enough protein.

Our baby girl is still kicking away!  Now some of the kicks are getting stronger and I can feel more than just a little bump when she gets active!  Her movements are also becoming more frequent (at least I feel them more frequently) as she grows and is getting bigger!  It's so exciting!  I read that she is around 2 lbs now! 

In other exciting news, we are working on turning the guest room into the baby room.  What is currently our office, will become the office/new guest room.  But we have to make enough room for guests.  So we moved me out of the office and I now have a small desk (which is a good thing for me...less space = less possibilities for messes!) and my own art/office area in the upstairs loft area.  You can see the stairs leading downstairs on the left hand side.  The doors on the right open to our washer and dryer.  If I sit at the desk, the office is directly behind me. And behind me and to the left is what will be the baby's room.  There is also a pretty good sized open floor space behind me (this is the "loft" area) about 7x9 ft where the baby could play (swing, bouncer, play mat?) while I sit here and do work/play/etc!  I'm very happy with the space!  We got the table/desk at Ikea and Lex did a great job of making sure it was put together in no time flat for me!  (Thanks Honey!!)

Well, that's all for this week!  I'll let you know how I'm doing with tracking my eating next week!  Wish me luck!

Hope

26 Weeks!!

26 Weeks!

I'm officially 1 week behind now!  I'm actually surprised that it took this long for me to get 1 weeks behind, as we're so busy!

We started our childbirth classes this past week on Monday!  I really enjoyed the class, and I think Lex liked it too!  We have homework that we have to complete before next week, which will take some time, but we are enjoying preparing for this big event in our lives together.  The preparations will not only prepare us for all the new changes to come, but bring us closer together as well!

Until next week (or until I catch up!!)

Hope

25 Weeks!

25 Weeks!

This post is a bit late because I've been so tired this week!  I make it through the day just fine, but then I come home and crash!  We had the exact same dinner two nights in a row because I had no imagination and was so tired that I couldn't make dinner that night, so we just had the leftovers from dinner the night before!

A cool thing happened over the weekend-Baby was kicking and as I looked down at my stomach, I realized that I could actually see her kicks as well as feel them!  When she kicked, my whole stomach moved!  It was pretty cool!

I did more work on our registry (several people have asked-we're registered at amazon.com mainly, and also at babiesrus.com).  Its amazing how much research is needed for everything we put on the list!  There are about 20-100 different versions of a single item and each has its pros and cons.  I spent a lot of time reading customer reviews of each product and then deciding on the one I liked.  I had no idea that registering would take so much work!!

24 Weeks!

24 Weeks!

Wow, I feel like there is a noticeable difference between this week's and last week's photos! This photo makes me look really pointy too!

I'm excited to hit 24 weeks, as it marks the point of viability-babies born after 24 weeks have a chance of survival, which is not the case before 24 weeks-so it's nice to hit this milestone.  Of course, we are hoping our little one doesn't make an appearance until her due date, but it's nice to know that if she does, we are at the point of viability!

It was nice to have a long weekend this weekend!  Both Lex and I got some much needed rest and slept in every day!  On Saturday, I joined Lex at the SCMM Dyno Day and watch lots of MINIs on the dyno.  On Sunday, we went to the memorial service for a dear friend and fellow club member who passed away recently.  It was very sad, as he was so full of life.  It made me feel very thankful for what I have.  Then today, we ran some errands and I got a lot of work done on our bedroom-it looks really nice!  Now I feel like I can start working on some other areas of the house that need to be worked on before the baby gets here!  

Tomorrow morning, I'm planning on going to the gym for my yoga class!  I haven't been in a long time, and I need to get back into exercising!  Hopefully, tomorrow will be the start of a new routine!  Even if I go just once a week, it will be a start...but I'm planning on going twice a week!  Wish me luck!

Baby girl is kicking away more and more often now!  Its so much fun to feel her moving and shifting and kicking (though the dancing on my bladder isn't so nice!)  Even more fun is to have Lex feel her move!  I have a feeling she's going to be an active little one!