Baby Bumpdate: 38 Weeks

Only two weeks away from my due date! Here's the latest:

New this week: the swelling. OH THE SWELLING! My ankles are simply monstrous.

Also? Feeling like I need to pee All. The. Time. At what point should I just give in and get adult diapers?! (Joking - kind of.)

My mom is flying into town this weekend and my dad will be following by car a few days later - they'll be here for a month! I'll be the luckiest new mom in the world ;)

Starting next week, I have some fabulous guest posts lined up, so stay tuned!

Baby Bumpdate: 36 weeks

I can't believe that I'm officially nine months pregnant!

 
This week, in addition to working on the nursery, I've also been reading some baby books:

Easy Labor

The authors lay out all of the options in a completely unbiased way. And it's an easy read!

The Rookie's Mom Handbook

To encourage me to at least get out of my pajamas once the baby is here!

Baby Play

For the educator in me....

Caring for your Baby and Young Child

So I know what's normal, and when to freak out.

Can you think of any books I should have at my disposal? Do share!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

A few thoughts on my pregnancy:

Good things:

Only one week of very minor morning sickness

No heartburn

No sensitivity to odors

No carpal tunnel

No swelling (yet!)

No stretch marks (yet! Knock on wood!)

Bad Things

1st trimester: crankiness
2nd trimester: severe back pain, especially when sitting
3rd trimester: waddling

The Ugly 

Things I no longer enjoy

(**part of this is because I pulled my groin a month ago while exercising!)

Bending down or squatting down

The act of standing up

Walking

Stairs (my nemesis!)

Tying my shoes

Opening heavy school doors

Sneezing

Putting on pants

Waking up 2-3 times during the night

All in all, though, I really have been blessed with an easy pregnancy. Let's just hope labor and delivery goes smoothly!!


PS: The winner of the Matriarch Vintage giveaway is Vallon Evans!

Baby Bumpdate: 34 Weeks and a Surprise Shower

Friends, I'm trying not to panic that I only have six more weeks to get My Act Together. I can't believe it's already been 34 weeks! Here's the latest:

Last week, I had my first and only baby shower. All of my family and friends are out of state, but thankfully I work with a bunch of awesome coworkers who spoiled me silly! They went to a LOT of trouble to throw a surprise joint baby shower for myself and a coworker! We played some fun games, ate some yummy food, and opened presents. I was so touched by everyone's generosity! Here are the highlights:

How big around is my tummy in TP squares?

(My nice friends guessed low :). My husband said "Two"- he's a smart man!)

We played silly games like "Feed the baby". Everyone sure got into it!

Needless to say, I have a LOT of thank you cards to make!

Baby Bumpdate: 32 Weeks

Has it already been that long? Here's the latest:

I've been having fun entering a lot of giveaways for baby stuff - and I've been VERY blessed to have won a few things! Check out the swag so far:

Itzbeen Baby Care Timer

Diaper Clutch

Electric Breast Pump

Whimsical frame (I picked it out in orange!)

Nursing Pillow

I can't wait to start using this stuff when Baby Boy finally gets here :)


PS: The big blogiversary/birthday bash giveaway winner is Roxanne! Congrats and I'll be emailing you shortly!

Baby Bumpdate: 29 Weeks

Time is FLYING BY! Here's the latest:

And I am not even kidding when I say there's lots to do. This weekend, I took pictures of the nursery so I'd have some "before" shots:

I leave the door to that room closed so as not to be overwhelmed :). I figure once we get the full sized bed out of there and get the crib set up, I'll feel a lot better! Right now, I'm just trying to focus on finishing the last six weeks of school without going insane!

Baby Bumpdate: 26 Weeks

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I recently won some totally cute items for Baby Boy.

From Buggy D Creations, these two adorable hats:

And from Cozy Creatures, these cutie patootie booties!

Now I just need to get the nursery all organized so I can find a place for these new goodies! So far, very little progress has been made - thankfully I'll have the month of June to devote completely to nursery projects ;)

PS: Have you entered the Snugly Duckling giveaway yet?

Week 23

Here's the latest "bumpdate":

I'm feeling mostly okay, but I am having some back issues. When I sit for longer than 5 or 10 minutes, the right side of the middle of my back starts twinging and I have to stand up and walk around. Other than that, no complaints!

We were recently blessed by one of my husband's professors who gave us BOXES of boys clothes since she's done having kids. Everything from size 0 to 2T. It took me two hours just to sort through everything by size!! We are feeling so blessed!

Week 20

I'll be honest: I'm pretty self-conscious when I pose for these things. I've never been into self-portraits or outfit posts so these are always a bit out of my comfort zone! But I do it for sentimental reasons... I know one day I'll want to look back and remember this first pregnancy :)

This weekend, I'll be shopping at a local maternity clothes consignment event so I can stop fretting over WHAT STILL FITS?! I'll also be attempting to make the nursing cover from this post. (Wish me luck!!)

What are your weekend plans?

We're Having a ......

BOY!!

I went to the doctor on Wednesday but Max wasn't able to be there. So I told the doctor to write down the sex of the baby on a card and seal it in an envelope. That way, Max and I could open it and find out together that evening. (Ummmm, I was a bit distracted while I was teaching in the afternoon, thinking about that sealed envelope....)

Based on the blog poll I had going, most of you thought I was having a girl:

We are both overjoyed!! (We BOTH secretly were hoping for a boy....) And sooooo thankful that baby is healthy. In fact, our little one was taking it easy in there, chillin' with his ankles crossed. (Haha, definitely our kid!)

Now comes the fun part -- now that we know what we're having, I can start planning the nursery! Yay!!!

Baby Update: Boy or Girl?

Happy Saturday, folks! Next week I'll be heading off to the doctor to check on Baby. There's a chance I'll be able to find out at this appointment if we're having a boy or a girl (fingers crossed!). I'm so excited to find out so I can start creating and decorating!

Would you do me a favor and answer the poll question at the top of my sidebar? What do you think Baby will be?? My colleagues at work are all of one mind so I'm anxious to know what my bloggy friends think :)

Oh, and here's the latest baby bump update:













Have a fabulous weekend!!

Documenting my pregnancy

After much thought and much internet surfing, I've decided to document my pregnancy by harnessing the powers of Picnik. I'll be wearing the same green dress in all of the pictures (it's VERY roomy for when I start showing more). Here's what I have so far:

I'm kicking myself for forgetting to document any of the weeks between 7 and 14. Life got chaotically busy, but oh well. There are still many weeks to go!

Did you document your pregnancy? How did you do it?

New Mommy Fears

There are two reasons for this post: 1) People have asked me to share my pregnancy journey, and 2) I want to look back on this list one day and say that it was either silly or all worth the trouble.

So here we go.... All the things freaking me out about pregnancy, giving birth, being a new parent. In no particular order:

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Swelling to the size of a whale in the Dallas heat

Lack of sleep (I usually get between 8 and 9 hours a night - I have a feeling that's all gonna change)

The baby coming late and having to use my maternity leave during the first weeks of school

Being in labor for a really long time

Being induced

Post partum depression

Breast feeding failures

Never having another day to myself again

Being so far away from family

Going back to work: being a tired mommy and a sucky teacher

Making the wrong decision (about anything related to baby)

Diaper blowouts

Never being my skinny self again

Never reading a novel again

Being selfish

Other than seeing my baby and holding him/her for the first time, I'm not really sure what I should look forward to since this is my first time.

I realize that some things on this list are so shallow, and most of it I'll have no control over. I don't let myself dwell on any of my worries for too long - I realize there's no use! But if you want to reassure me that it's all going to be okay, feel free too, haha!