First of all, happy mother's day to all of the mothers out there (and I include mothers of fur babies in that category)! For the most part, today was pretty uneventful since Craig had to work an overnight. He's been trying out Insanity, so while he did that, I got some bonding time in with Teddy and Darla at the dog park. Their lives are about to change A LOT, so I want them to be reminded of how much we love them.
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| 32 weeks |
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| 33 weeks |
Things have been going well in our lives. I'm almost done with school, which is so hard for me to believe! All I have left is a full day tomorrow, a half-day Tuesday, and then teacher workdays on Wednesday and Thursday! After that, we'll officially be full-term with less than three weeks until Booger's due date. This teaching job definitely made my pregnancy fly by--I feel like I just started teaching! Unless Booger comes early, I'll use that time as a chance to further prepare for his arrival...and I'll definitely also be doing some vegging.
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| 34 weeks |
We finished painting Booger's room, which is exciting. I'm happy with the final color, but now we still need to decorate and fill it with books and toys. Craig's mom, Nancy, ordered a crib for us, and it'll be nice when that's finally up. We already have some cute dinosaur sheets ready to go for it. Neither of us is really into baseball/basketball/football stuff for babies, but we are all about dinosaurs! He'll have his own tastes as he grows up, but for now, we get to call the shots when it comes to decorating.
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| Painting away |
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| The final product |
Since we have less than a month until the due date, we're up to an appointment a week now, so I've had a few since the last time I wrote. They've all gone well, which is great. I signed the waiver for the water birth, so that's an option if we want it. I just can't do it before 37 weeks, so I need to make it to Wednesday and be set. He doesn't feel like he's going anywhere soon, so I don't think that will be a problem. Other than that, his heartbeat has been consistently good, which makes me a very happy mom. At 35 weeks, he was measuring at 34 weeks, but last week (36) he had jumped ahead to 36 weeks. Apparently he went through his own little growth spurt to play catch up. The only problem at the moment is that for the last two weeks he's been in a posterior position, which means his back is facing my back when it should be facing my belly. It's not a huge deal, but it can apparently make labor last longer and be more painful. I've been working on improving my posture and trying some exercises to get him to shift--we'll see what they say at the appointment on Thursday.
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| Still so happy |
I've definitely hit a point in my pregnancy where I've discovered that I am somewhat limited in the things I can do. I mean, I already knew that I can't move very quickly and that I'm slightly less graceful in said movements. What's frustrating is the fact that I'm starting to feel a bit helpless. I mean that in the sense that I'm a pregnant woman about to pop, so it's silly for me to take unnecessary risks on a day-to-day basis (not that I was living a particularly risky life before this). Let me explain myself: Yesterday Craig and I took Teddy and Darla for long walk around our neighborhood. We came upon a house with a big boxer in the fenced-in backyard. We didn't think much of it because of the fence. As we passed the house, though, the dog was suddenly out of the backyard and running at us! (His owners later tried to say "Oh, how did you open the gate?" when they came out, but Craig and I agree that that gate was open the entire time.) Anyway, that dog was BIG (Craig guessed over 100 lbs) and immediately began attacking T and D. Thankfully Craig was there and could hold him back until his owners ran outside. All of us were fine, but it left us a bit shaken up. Anyway, when Craig was going to do Insanity this morning, I initially said I'd take the dogs for a walk. Craig pointed out that it would be bad (really bad) for me to be in that situation again but by myself. He had a point, so I took them to the dog park instead. Well, guess what happened? We walked in there, and immediately a different boxer began attacking Teddy! The owner was right there, so she and I broke it up fairly quickly, but it was quite upsetting for me (and Teddy!) to have that happen twice in two days! I should add that I have no hard feelings against boxers--in fact, I really love that breed. That was just an unfortunate coincidence. Long story short, both experiences reminded me that I'm not the best person to defend either myself or my fur babies at the moment. It's also frustrating because I want to get outside with my dogs, and I feel like I'm putting all of us at risk. Very, very frustrating. I should add that Craig currently works 2-10, so it's not as if I can always count on him being with us--and, quite frankly, I shouldn't need "protection" on a walk or a trip to the dog park!
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| 35 weeks |
Anyway, that's the only downside these days, and that was just this weekend. Other than that, things have been great. My school put on Annie last weekend and the weekend prior, and I was so proud watching the "orphans" perform my choreography! Also, Craig and I took some informal maternity pictures with my sister Sydney last weekend. Craig had trouble taking it seriously, but I'm really happy with how they turned out!
In other news, Baby Gray-Lobe is now out and in the world! Little Alda Marie was born May 2 at 9 lbs 4 oz. She's a beautiful little doll, and Charlie is already a great big brother. I can't wait for Baby Powell to come out and join the fun!
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| Alda Marie |
