Week 29

So, I actually started writing a blog post for this week on Wednesday after my doctors appointment.  I was a little frustrated with some things at the time, and I've since gotten over those things, but I thought I should probably still post what I had drafted up, since I am kind of using this blog as a sort of diary.  So here's what I had written...

I'm a little frustrated after my 28 week appointment today...Why am I so HUGE?  I'm measuring 2 weeks larger than I should be!  :(  I'm sure everyone reading this already knows how they measure a baby, but for any that don’t, the doctor or midwife basically just takes a measuring tape and runs it vertically from your pubic bone up to the top of your uterus.  The centimeters you measure should coincide with how many gestational weeks you are.  So if you're 28 weeks, you should measure about 28 centimeters...not 30 like I currently am.  I already knew that I felt and looked bigger than "normal", but since up to this point I wasn't measuring bigger, I wasn't too concerned.  And I am probably making a way bigger deal about it than I should be, especially considering my midwife didn't seem the least bit concerned.  In fact, she said as long as it's not more than 2 centimeters off, they aren't concerned at all.  But I can't help shake the worry from my mind.  I'm worried for lots of reasons, but mainly because I want this baby to be as healthy as can be, and also because I am SO SO SO afraid to deliver a large baby (naturally)!  The midwife did ask me if there had been any discrepancy with my due date, but I told her no, because there hasn't been any.  All three ultrasounds have put me at exactly an October 3rd due date.  I go back in 2 weeks for another appointment (appointments will be every 2 weeks now, until week 36 and then I will go once a week), so hopefully I can find out more.
In the meantime I will just have to keep practicing my patience, because almost EVERYONE keeps telling me how big I am.  I didn't mind too much at first, but I have to admit that it's getting really annoying. It's like, I KNOW!!!  I'm huge!  Enough already.  Of course I don't say that, because people don't know that I hear it all the time, but for this rant-session I'm having sake, I just want to say "SHUT IT, PEOPLE!".  :)  ha ha ha.
The good news from my appointment is that baby is in the head-down position, which is right where we want him/her to be.  She couldn't tell if baby was forward or backward facing though.  And I didn't ask, but I assume as long as baby is head-down, it doesn't matter which way they are faced (right??).  There was also a big bump protruding from higher up on my belly and she said "I don't know if that's a butt, or what that is!", so that kind of weirded me out too, that she didn't know.  But I think it's normal that they can't tell exactly what every bump is.  She was pretty confident that baby was head-down, so I'm sure it was a probably the baby's bottom poking out.  :)
One kind of fun thing that happened while I was there though, is that I had a contraction!!  I didn't even realize that's what it was, which the midwife said was great.  She said if they ever start to become painful or last for a long time that I would need to call her, but otherwise it's totally normal that I could have up to 6 or 8 contractions in an hour.  She had me feel my belly where I was contracting and I could totally tell once she pointed out what it was.  And I'm pretty sure that I've been having those for a while now too, but just never even realized what it was.  I just always thought it was the baby doing something goofy in there.  So, now that I know what it is, I'll have to pay more attention to it.  It's rather fun!

Ok, that was my draft-up from the other day, but I have some more news to share, too.  Jeff and I have gotten SOOOOOOOOOOOO much done this weekend on the baby's room!  It's all so exciting.  And the more we keep doing, the more motivated I am to get done.  I guess that's why they say your "nesting" instincts will kick in as the baby's arrival approaches.  There is still a lot to do, but I am very happy with the progress we've made.  Here's what we've completed so far...
Walls are painted "Celery Sticks", all the new trim and crown moulding is up and painted white, carpet was cleaned, Jeff put the crib together and both dressers as well, I made the crib skirt, hemmed the curtains, made curtain ties, put together the mobile, and.......well that's about it.  But what a world of difference it has made.  It finally looks like a nursery in there.  I just LOVE walking by it.  In fact, I can't help sneak in there occasionally just to gawk at it a bit.  :) 
Here are some pic's of Jeff putting the crib together (notice the pic of all the hardware that came with the crib and how Jeff put all the screws in size-order piles...this is his minor OCD coming out!).

A few more pictures to share:

Gus wondering how the heck he is gonna escape this "jail"!  "Please take me out momma, I'll be good!"

Here's the crib all put together with the crib skirt I made.  The aqua-colored sheet and the awesome mobile are gifts from my BFF, Krista.  (They were a shower gift, but we got them this past week and I couldn't resist opening the package!  Thanks Krista!).

And I just thought this was too cute....  While I was busy making the crib skirt last night, Gus decided to get comfy and make himself a bed in the fabric!  So sweet...

Well, Baby P is still one very active little munchkin, which I just love.  It's so fun to feel all the kicks and punches and pokes.  I just cannot wait to meet this little gymnast inside me.  Sometimes when I'm alone, I talk to the baby and ask it if it's a boy or a girl.  I say "Baby...are you a boy baby or a girl baby??  Kick me once if you are a boy and kick me twice if you are a girl!".  Of course, this gets me no where….

I'll leave you with a quick little video of the baby's room.  There will be more to see at a later time, but for now, Enjoy!