32.5

oh. I thought I was 33.5 weeks far. Dang it!!!!! Either way, I can't believe I'm that far!!! The baby is moving around a lot today. Bunch of jabs. I had a dentist appt & the dental hygienist acts like she has known me for years. She is so nice!!! My next appt is in August & she said, if I don't bring in the baby- I at least have to bring in pictures. She also said that I look really good. That's always nice to hear.

But, she hasn't seen me with shorts on.....

Hospital Tour

Today, we went on the tour of the maternity ward. Let me just first start out by saying how big of a pussy I am. I teared up 4 TIMES bc I'm so excited!!!! WTH is wrong with me? I know I'm an emotional person to begin with, but geesh! There goes my shot at not crying when the baby is born. {yes, I wanted to be tear free for that- to not ruin pictures} Screw it. I'm gonna be bawling! Another important moment in my life where there are pictures & my face is bright red with BLOODSHOT eyes. Awesome.

Oh and I never finished that wall art yesterday. ha! I got sidetracked. BUT, I am working on it right now! Just have one more thing to do! Focus....focus..........oooh Live from the Red Carpet!

32.3

Okay, so the wall art project that I'm working on for the baby's room.....ALL I HAVE LEFT are TWO letters to finish. And I can't bring myself to get on it. 2! TWO letters.... granted one letter, I need to find a certain material for it, but I could AT LEAST finish the other one! I'm not planning on going anywhere today, so HOPEFULLY, I can bring myself to do these.

I'm getting kinda nervous, bc the baby shower is 8 days away. And some important items haven't been purchased; for example: the car seat! Ha! I'm not looking to see what has been bought, but through one of the registries you can see how many items have been purchased [16 out of 175]. I know exactly where the car seat is listed on the registry, so I just go straight to it. And still not purchased. uh oh. I may have to Britney Spears it home from the hospital. haha. Jimmy & I registered for a LOT of things so that people could have a ton of options. Also, its our first baby, so we really need the stuff that we registered for. So for that, I'm getting a little anxious/stressed.

There isn't much left to get done for the shower, and I'm really excited about it!

Bill Cosby Himself: Childbirth

If you have never seen this comedy sketch, you HAVE to rent it somehow!!! It's FILLED with non-stop laughter!

Da bump!

The 33 week update. Doesn't look too much different than the 28 week bump. Maybe a little more pushed straight out & pointy. haha. Oh man, I need to get my tan back!

32.1

The baby hasn't really moved around all that much today. I think he is either taking a break or there isn't much room in there for him to squirm in. Jimmy & I went to the gym this morning & one of the trainers came up to me, "OMG! I didn't know you were pregnant!" How the hell did she not notice that before? My belly is huge & I go to the gym often enough that I've seen her. "Yeah, some days I can hide it really well." She said that I look great. How do I look great? I've gained 19 pounds & my stomach is TOTALLY bigger than it was pre-preggo. How does someone not notice that? HAHA. I know I wasn't anorexic b4 I got knocked up, but I did have a flat stomach.

While I was making dinner tonight, I felt a few jabs. All of his movements have been more of a "rolling around" type of feeling. Today, while we were running errands I felt a real kick! [or punch] I was standing there in the store & BOOM! Take that Ma!

7 more weeks....

Some Shower Prep Work!

We had a Girls' Luncheon & worked on some shower stuff last week. [I know I already blogged about it] Here are some pictures from it.



Just to give you an idea of the color scheme of the shower....





I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these. The sparkles, the green....my floor was COVERED in glitter & I didn't mind at all. Maybe I was a stripper in my former life. Because, I certainly do love glitter.



Gorgeous flower arrangement by Carolyn. I can't wait to see the shower all put together & set-up! It's gonna be glorious. HAHA.

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Today, my mom, Leslie & I put together favors and wrapped gifts that will be given out. Everything looks so good. I'm so happy about it all! Plus it was really fun spending time with the 2 of them.





We also talked about how excited they both are for babysitting. I was saying how I can't wait to lose this baby weight @ the gym. And Jimmy & I are sooooooooooo lucky to have both of our parents so close, because they said we should leave the baby with them while we go to the gym! AWESOME! That will save us some $$$ + we would both rather have our parents watch our kids over random people we don't know. Look at us, we both turned out somewhat ok (haha), so @ least we know our parents know what they are doing.

I can't believe that the shower is in 10 days!!!! I'm so excited!!!!

31.5

Told ya I wouldn't have any trouble putting those 4 lbs back on! I had another check-up today & got to hear the heartbeat. The baby is also doing really well. After we went to the gym & I stepped on the scale, yup, the weight gain is back. HAHA. Then I walked back over to my locker to get ready to go.....omg! I forgot my tennis shoes! I had to wear jimmy's!!!!! haha! They were HUGE on me! So we rode the bike & did another cardio machine for a total 50 min. So since I looked like a tool in those shoes we went home after that. hehe.

Now I'm gonna go stuff my face!

31.3

Woo HOO! I got some sleep last night! Only woke up at 2:30 to pee, then at 7 bc Oakley was getting into stuff he shouldn't be touching. When I rolled over at 8:30 my entire vertebrae cracked! It felt so friggin' good! My back is achy, but that's a given.

Jimmy came home & I think the baby heard him talking bc he started to roll around a lot. It was funny. Some of the movements still gross me out though. I freaked out last night & thought I saw stretch marks, but it turns out they were just lines from the magazine I had rested on my bump while in the bathtub. I know I'm going to get them sooner or later, so I don't know why I was so shocked & sad.

I better look into some kind of laser treatment & start saving up my $$$ now. Why can't technology just friggin' figure something out that gets rid of them? COME ON PEOPLE! THINK!

Gotta go try to burn some fat off these thighs. Ciao!

our baby

I know I've already posted this pic, but it's the latest one I have & I wanted to see him again, so here he is. What a great shot! Only 4.5 more weeks until we get to see him again!!!!

Ribbons & Glue & Flowers, Oh MY!

Today, my mom, Leslie, Grandma Leff, Whitney, and I made the centerpieces for the shower. Boy am I glad, bc they were all better at it than I was. I'm seriously not creative, people. They did such a great job! And Grandma Leff made up one arrangement, so we could get an idea of how they'd look and how many flowers & stuff we need. I LOVE THEM! She found these pom pom flowers in green that are PERFECT for what I had in mind. AND the best part.....she let me keep the practice arrangement! It looks sooooooo good on my table! I wish it could last forever.

After the vases, they helped me tie the string onto the little snowflakes that are being used as name tags for a Chinese Auction. My mom also made lunch for everyone. Perfect little chicken salad sandwiches. The day was definitely a success.

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A lady called to confirm the date for our childbirth class. She said to bring 2 pillows, a blanket, and a snack. It sounds like Kindergarten & I'm enjoying it already!!!! Do we get to take naps? Am I going to get a massage???? We are not doing this class bc we want/need to learn a lot. We are just doing it for the experience & to have something to laugh at. Just for shits & giggles. So it should be a good time.

31.0

Ok, so since I've been sick for a week, I haven't gone to the gym. Hell, I barely get dressed in the morning. Today, I was feeling pretty good. Every time I go to bed, I feel crappy about myself bc my legs are disgusting. So I wanted to go to the gym today to at least think I'm getting a good workout {as good as it can get for being 8 mos pregnant}. I've been basing my weight gain off of the scale at the gym. Weighing in at the same time in the morning b4 I eat breakfast. Last time I weighed in, I was at 18 total pounds gained during this pregnancy. I weighed in today, blinked my eyes, stepped off the scale. Stood back on it. Shook my head. Crap. I lost 4 lbs. Granted, I know that isn't a lot, but I'm pretty sure that I'm NOT supposed to be losing weight at this point.

I haven't been trying to lose weight, remember, I haven't even worked out in a little over a week. Hmm. The only thing I can think of is that from being sick, I haven't really wanted to eat anything. My appetite has been non-existent. So Jimmy & I went to Miles today after the gym. Spent $75 on food. All healthy, of course. Tonight we are going out to Paladar for dinner, so I'm pretty sure I'll have no problem gaining those 4 lbs back in no time at all.

Guac & plantains here we come!!!!

30.6

So, I gave my mom & Jimmy's mom ideas for my shower, because I don't want a typical baby shower. I like things to be different. Most of the people I know hate going to baby showers, so I wanted mine to be more of a girls brunch-type feel. Not a room where you walk in and everything is plastered with pastel baby decor.

I want something modern, classy, and fun. They only things that I wanted that "said baby shower" are: the gift opening backdrop & me- the giant pregnant lady. My mom kept bugging me, "well what is going to be in the room that tells people they are at a baby shower?" Don't the people already know why they are there? HAHA. Why do we have to go all cheesy and spell it out for them?

We were talking about how she could decorate the cake. She is a great cake designer & has probably envisioned making some elaborate baby shower cake for me since the day I got married. haha. Then here I go with, I don't want it to look "babyish." My theme is Snowflakes. The colors are sparkly, white, silver & green. So I wanted the cake to have snowflakes & edible glitter on it. "But where does it say Baby? People are gonna ask." ugh! That question again? I thought we were over that. And who cares if people ask that. Tell them we like to be creative & the Mom-to-Be hates that Baby Shower crap that is already made. haha Ok.....so I thought, alright, you can put an old-fashioned baby carriage on it as a cake topper. She loved the idea. Only one problem....where the heck am I going to find one....

So, I'm off on a hunt for one today, hope my immune system can handle it.

*I was checking out the pre-fab baby shower kit stuff. I told my mom she should be HAPPY that I don't want that junk. It's A) too common B) WAY over priced. At least the stuff we are using can be used again for something completely different. She agreed. Plus, when do I ever do anything by the "kit"? Think outside the box, people. Don't get me wrong, I do think some of the Baby Shower stuff is cute & finally less cheesy, BUT I want something that no one else does. I mean, someone can't just go to a baby shower section and find the AWESOME glittery decorations we got. Why? Because they are NOT from the baby shower section. wooooHAHAHAHA. ok i gtg.

30.5

Apparently, 37-40 wks is considered a full term pregnancy. That means I could only be 5.5 weeks away from being a mom! We went bowling yesterday, and Tracy & Trudi say there is no way I'm having this baby early. haha! crap. I told them what that psychic said {either feb or april} they unanimously said, "April!" HA! That sucks! But would only be fitting.

Last night, we had Mikey, Sam, & Nicole over for dinner. We made some delicious chicken, homemade mac & cheese, and peas. We got the recipes out of Cooking Light. They were pretty damn good. After dinner, we asked Mikey & Nicole to be the godparents of our little Devil-to-be. They both accepted, tears flew. Literally. Nicole teared up, which made me tear up, then when I went to give Mikey a hug a tear flew off of my hand. HAHA! Then Sam & Mikey watched a movie, while the old folks played 2 games of Cribbage.

I didn't understand why they were all able to stay up so late, then I was informed that there is no school on Monday bc of MLK day. drrrrrr.

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The baby is doing well. He still kicks and drags his foot or something across my right side. I'm still sick, so I can't go to the gym to keep my workouts going. That makes me mad, but I would rather get well first. *right now- I can't breathe through my nose. ugh! so ANNOYING!

3 more weeks until the shower!!!!!

bump or no bump...

I went out last night & one of my friends who hasn't seen me in about 4 months was afraid that I may have lost the baby or something. That's 2 people so far who have wondered that! Then she saw me at a different angle & came running over asking if it's a boy or a girl. HAHA. It's funny, bc at times I even forget there is a belly there.

*sidenote: I got 45 min of sleep last night. NOT...EVEN...KIDDING. I can't do this for 2 more months. I'm not going to make it. I have the worst migraine.

HA!

So Jimmy & I were about to leave. If you look at me really fast, it doesn't even look like I'm pregnant!!! It just kinda seems like the scarf is just there. Kinda silly. Made me laugh.

yeah, I guess it's too early.....

So I was hoping that 9 weeks isn't too early to pop out this baby, but then I remembered that he is only 3 lbs. Yeah.....it's too early! Dang it! We're so close!!!!!!!! I can do this! I didn't get much sleep again last night; I tossed & turned from one side to the other. One nostril would clear up & then start burning, so I had to switch to the other side until that side started burning! Oh the fun! Bright side? Yes, believe it or not, there is one! I didn't have heartburn!!!!!!! :) You have NO idea how awesome that is! I did still sleep with my head extremely propped up, BUT even then I was still experiencing it before. That's awesome that I have that going for me!

Today I want to go register for some clothes for the little guy. Hopefully, I feel up for it! Especially, bc when I get home, I have laundry & that art project to do..... :/

30.0

oh boy! I woke up this morning with a fever, the chills, my skin hurt, I had a horrible cough which eventually led to me throwing up twice. AWESOME DAY! Now I have the cough, the chills, skin still hurts, and a SUPER stuffy, runny nose. Lame! Oh & did I mention heartburn? Yeah, that hasn't gone away yet. But I'm allowed to take Zantac now. So let's see if that helps. The 3rd trimester is kind of a pain in the ass! Maybe I'm just being punished for having such an easy 1st & 2nd. HaHa. Hopefully tomo will be a better day!

Some baby pix

I still have yet to upload pix from my camera, so here are some oldies. Pictures of me when I was a baby. They were on my computer, so might as well post 'em!

Do I have a mohawk in that picture? haha

I started walking at 7 months & I believe Jimmy started at 8 or 9 months. Ya know what that means......our baby will most likely be an early walker. grrrrrrreat. haha.

29.5

Whew! Thank God! I had my 30 week check-up today. Everything is going well. The baby's heartbeat is still extremely loud & strong! Also good news: I didn't end up having gestational diabetes!!!! Thank you to all of you who kept calling me to ask how I was doing! That 3 hour test & 17 hour fasting debacle ended in good news! You have no idea how relieved I am. What a stressful 2 weeks. Now it's time to stress about the shower. :) At least that isn't something extremely important.

There are a lot of things to get done, so I will still try to blog.

29.3

OH......dear...........GOD! Please, please, please make this heartburn go away! I really don't know how I can survive another night with it! I am sooooo tired! Tossing & turning all night. Now I have to run a ton of errands for the shower. Did I mention how close that is coming upon us? Well, yeah. It's insane how soon that will creep up! Not to mention I have my annual Super Bowl Party the...next.....day! *sigh*

"weekly" update!

How far along: 30ish weeks

Maternity clothes: I do have some, but I still wear some of my normal clothes. I'm proud to say that I still fit into some of my XS pants & shirts. :)

Stretch marks: can we not talk about this? Why is this even in here? I'm sure they are on their way since my belly looks like it gets bigger & bigger by the minute.

Sleep: WOW! over 200 days of no sleep! It's truly amazing that I still get as much done as I do.

Best moment this week: Watching parts of the baby move along my belly & stepping on the scale still at 15 lbs total! :)

Movement: NON-STOP. It can be really cool at times & other times, it just kinda hurts.

Food cravings/aversions: I want to eat EVERYTHING! OJ, chocolate, pancakes, salad, pineapple, strawberries, kiwi, pears, apples, passion fruit, my mom's homemade chicken noodle soup, sushi. I'll tell you what I DON'T want: pizza. I've had such bad heartburn that just thinking about pizza makes me hurt.

Gender: I'm still female & the baby still has a wanger.

What I miss: My flat stomach, sushi, SLEEP, not having heartburn, my memory, my balance.

What I am looking forward to: The 36th week ultrasound!!!!!

What I have learned: Life throws you a LOT of curveballs, but you eventually survive. Oh & that I still have a pretty good drawing capability for not having done it in years! Coming up with a name can be stressful. Don't tell ANYONE your ideas.

Milestones: Kinda goes along with the last question. But I guess, also, that feeling where the baby's foot or hand is moving along my belly. It was the WEIRDEST feeling when I first noticed it. Also, having our living room filled with baby stuff from Carrie. It's funny having all of this baby stuff in the house & knowing that it's actually for our kiddo.

29.1

Oh dear GAWD! I'm in my 30th week!?!?!?!!! 10 more weeks to go?!?!?! My shower is less than a month away, my due date is less than 3 months away! This all happened SO QUICKLY!!!! I hope I'm going to be ready for it!

Today, I'm going to price some stuff out for the shower & maybe throw on some more stuff for the registry. Right now I'm going to work on my art project that is going to hang up in the baby's room.

p.s. I propped my pillows up again last night, so I was basically sleeping sitting up. I started out that way, then eventually went to my left side. I got a better night's rest than the night before. I felt the heartburn about to come on, but it surprisingly went away! I fell asleep @ 1am and woke up at 8. So that's an improvement! I do feel a little nauseous this morning though.

76 more nights....

I don't know about you, but I really enjoy getting sleep. Not only is it something that we need to stay somewhat healthy, but it also makes us happy when we wake up in the morning. I didn't get much sleep again last night. And when I finally got comfortable and the heartburn subsided for 5 minutes- I have to get out of bed to start the day!

I went to bed with heartburn. I've known for a few years now that sleeping on your right side helps relieve it. [again-not allowed in pregnancy] I tried to fight it. There was just a mass of foamy, acidic stuff sitting in my throat & my chest burned like hell. If I try to burp it up, I vomit. So I have to just lie there and let it swell up.

I finally get to sleep & I wake up at 7 with extreme horniness. hehe. I don't mind that! But, heartburn strikes again! So I sit up and try to hope that being vertical will make it go away. I sat there with my eyes glued shut for about 8 minutes {Jimmy & the animals are sound asleep} & then decided to eat some gag-inducing Tums. Oh surprise, now I have to pee! Ok, the Tums work. I'm in bed, feeling like I might actually be able to go back to sleep. Nope. Heartburns wins again. Ok, ok. I've read to keep my head above my feet. So I prop up my pillows to where I'm basically sleeping while sitting up. But, you know what? My heartburn went away. I may not have been super comfy, while I look over and Jimmy is all comfortable getting a good night's rest, but at least I found a way where I can get back to sleep.

I personally, don't like sleeping in past 9. But when you don't get any sleep at night, it doesn't matter what time you get up {as long as you have the time to sleep in}. It's about 10am, I come down from my sitting position & find the most comfortable spot to sleep in. It's 10:30 {way past when I normally get up} Jimmy moved. Daisy & Oakley now want up. Who has to get up and feed them & take them out.......me.

new bump shot

Here is a new bump shot. Believe it or not, I can still suck it in if I try. Not for a long period of time, though. I can't believe how big it is!!!! I seriously thing it looks fake straight on. Maybe I should take a picture of that! haha So far everything is going well. My shower is a month away! So there will be a lot of planning that needs to get done!

The Gift.

28.4

I still can't believe that I am 29 weeks pregnant. The whole thing seems so surreal to me. My belly looks fake. I think it looks like a rubber belly they put on actresses when they are knocked up in movies. Although, my belly is not rubber & this is not a movie, even though sometimes it feels like it.

It's really beautiful out today! The sun is shining & looks like a spring day! However, it's about 10º out. {ok it's 27º} I wish it were spring time already, that would mean the baby would be due.

Looking forward to taking the baby & Daisy for walks.

p.s. Today @ church the priest suggested Patrick or Joseph as names, bc of St. Patrick & St. Joseph in March. haha- - it's like he knows what we are thinking. He did not suggest Whitey, though, nor did I tell him that was an option.

28.3

It's 2011!! I am so excited for this year! So many new things to experience. The baby is really strong now. I'm finally feeling those "alien-like" movements & they are weirding me out! My rib cage is being compressed- that is NOT so awesome. I'm really looking forward to being able to sleep on my right side again! Only less than 3 months! haha.

For those of you who ask what we are going to name the baby:

If he is born on

March 15th: Julius Caesar

March 17th: Patrick

And if not on any of those days: Whitey.