Had my appointment yesterday and things went pretty well. She measured me at only 33 centimeters, so I seem to be on track again. Other than that, things are pretty much the same and nothing exciting to report.
But...I decided I wanted to start something on my blog that I am stealing the idea from this other blog I found. Each week of this girls pregnancy she answered the same few questions/topics to see see how things changed throughout her 9 months. So even though I'm already 32 1/2 weeks along, I thought I'd start this anyway. So here goes...
How far along: 32.5 weeks
Maternity clothes: Starting to run out of things to wear as the belly continues to grow. What I once thought I would never fit into, is quickly looking like I purchased 3 sizes too small. And about half of the shirts I used to think I looked rather cute in, appear to be belly shirts now….not cute!
Sleep: Not too bad actually. I get up about once a night to use the bathroom, but otherwise can sleep pretty comfortably right now. So far I have woken up at 4:00 AM every day this week, but since my alarm goes off at 4:15 anyway, I suppose that's ok.
Cravings: Cranberry Apple Walnut Chicken salad from Wendy's. Can you say DELISH? Love it!
Best moment this week: Nothing in particular stands out right now, except for maybe finding out from my midwife that she'd be happy to write a note for me to get out of working OT. I didn't take her up on it yet...but as the end of the week approaches, I am definitely thinking about it!
Movement: Still a crazy little animal in there. The punches and kicks are much more pronounced than the past weeks. Loving it!
Gender: No idea. In general, I'm not thinking one way or the other. For the longest time I kept leaning towards thinking it was a girl (as does everyone else it seems), but I still chalk that up to my persistent quest for picking a girls name. I am happy to say that we have finally decided on our name choices, so now I'm back to just wondering what the heck gender this child will be!
Labor Signs: Still experiencing those Braxton Hicks contractions, but otherwise, no signs of labor yet.
What I miss: Looking cute. Feeling cute. Wearing cute clothes. Not having back pain. Seeing my feet when I look down. Seeing my feet look normal (not all swollen). And Beer!
What I Bought This Week: Went "shopping" at Aunt Mary's over the weekend for various baby things we will be borrowing from her (well from Owen mostly, I guess). SO fun! Got LOTS of gender neutral clothes for the babe!
What I Checked off my To-Do List: I checked off creating a to-do list…does that count? There was still so much left to do in the baby's room, that I had to get it all written down on paper. So, I made a to-do list. Nothing is crossed off yet, but we are working on it. Jeff wasn't able to go to work Monday and Tuesday with all the rain we got, so he made my picture shelves for me. They are perfect! Love my handy-man! But I still need to paint them and get them hung before I can really cross that off the list.
What I Need Your Help With This Week: Coming up with some good ideas of meals I can make and freeze, so all I have to do when Baby P gets here is pop em' in the oven for us to enjoy on the quick!
Me and my girlfriends had an evening where we made 8 meals that I could freeze right before Kylee was born. I suggest you find a few recipes of "meals that freeze well" (i did an internet search) then get the ingrediants and ask a few people to help you one night. I'd suggest doing at your mom's house for the counter/working space. 2 people worked on 1 recipe at a time and we were done in less than 2 hours!!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite frozen meal was the lasagna. Basically the same, but you don't cook the noodles.
Also, make everything in foil pans and write the cooking instructions and name of food on foil w/ lid so you can just heat the oven, throw it in and the best part....no dirty pans, just throw it away when you're done!!! :) That was the biggest time saver I think.
Let me know if I can help! Good luck! Love you guys and getting anxious for you and Baby P