34 Weeks, 5 Days

I love being productive. I was able to knock out several errands today before making it to an appointment right on time. I replaced the batteries in the mobile that was given to us and it's up on the crib ready to go. We may not like it that much (it doesn't come even close to matching anything else in the nursery), but we figure if it ends up entertaining the little guy, it can't hurt. And if he couldn't care less about it, we won't be out any $$ if we put it away or donate it.

I feel like we're in the home stretch of being ready. Everything we don't have at this point is mostly icing. But we also don't have a changing pad... something not crucial but is desirable and we'll get at some point. And we thought about putting the car seat bases in (and having them checked at the local police department), but we were going to get seat protectors so we're holding off for now on the bases. We're 5 weeks from our due date, and the recommendation is to do it at 3 weeks to go, so we're fine waiting. Both cars have light leather interior so we're pretty sure those protectors will come in useful. We bought replacement parts online for the pack and play we picked up last weekend at a garage sale; we were missing a support bar and the mobile. The latter wasn't crucial by any means but it completes it so that and the bar are on their way.

We have two pediatrician interviews this week, and hopefully we'll be 2-and-done on those.

I'm feeling good, for the most part. Baby is still barrel rolling, but -- fingers crossed -- he seems to have settled just a bit. Also fingers crossed he's settled head down. Maybe we'll find out at our doctor's appointment this week. If he isn't head down then I guess he better keep moving around! :) I've had labor dreams the past two nights. Hopefully that's because I've been thinking a lot more about going into labor lately and not because the baby is mentally preparing me for arriving. He still has some cooking to do.

34 Weeks, 1 Day

Moving around definitely helps. I've been working the last few days, so sitting at our table writing and not really moving around. Today I was much more active, and the baby has been quieter. That also means it's time for a quick nap soon!

I checked a big personal goal off the list today, the last one. We have that crib mattress I was so concerned about (haha)... car seat... strollers... glider... all of that. Aside from a changing pad, we're good to go. And we don't even need that, I suppose. So while I know the baby isn't ready yet, I'M ready. Physically, at least.

Hubby is a marathon runner, and my goal is to run a half marathon. Ideally before the baby turns one. (Maybe writing it "out loud" will make me stick to it?) I want to be back on the treadmill through the winter and be able to run 3 miles with the baby come spring. Then worry about training from there. I want our little one to grow up with a respect for living a healthy lifestyle, and I want both his mama and papa to be role models in that respect. I know that as we age, we're better off the more active we are as the young folk we are today. Feeling like it's difficult to move now makes me all the more eager to be active once the baby is born! We'll see how much energy I actually have when push comes to shove... but hopefully I'll remember how much better I feel after I work out. Maybe I'll scroll back and read this post. ;)

33 Weeks, 6 Days (and 23 Hours)

I feel v-e-r-y pregnant. When people ask when the baby is due and I tell them 6 weeks -- they're shocked. "You're so tiny!" I hear a lot. And that's great, really, I'm so lucky. I know that. But I don't know if it's because I'm carrying this baby like a basketball... but I am suddenly so uncomfortable. I don't sleep all that well, and I swear this little guy is trying to stretch his way out of my uterus. Or hiccup his way out. Ha! But seriously -- at some point he gets too crowded to be moving around a lot, right? Right?? Here's hoping. I am sure he's going to come out with well-defined muscles.

We got our Bob stroller! I'm thrilled! I feel like it's the last big piece of the puzzle. In addition to the crib mattress getting checked off last week, we snagged a pack-and-play at a tag sale over the weekend. Our friends have also sent along some awesome gifts for the little one that we're really excited about. That includes our diaper bag! And the most adorable "Peanut the Elephant" activity pal. I hope our little guy loves it as much as I do.

32 Weeks, 6 Days

Whew! Back from a long work week in NYC and in full baby mode. I'm just glad I didn't have any issues or "bumps" in the road while I was away from home. We're 7 weeks away! Just nuts. I remember being 7 weeks along. Now we're less than 2 months from meeting our little guy. He's been squirming a TON lately. Yesterday I felt a foot or a hand or elbow in a place I've never felt or seen it before -- poking right out of my side. I had to have hubby help me sit up because I was afraid if I moved the wrong way or flexed the wrong muscle trying to switch positions that the baby would pop right through my skin. Surely that wouldn't happen, but with my paranoid self you never know. ;)

Yesterday as hubby and I were reading in bed we were both totally distracted by my belly. The little one was really putting on a show and he was rewarded with "ooh" and "OH MY" and "what's he doing in there" reactions from the two of us.

Can't wait to meet the little guy!

31 Weeks, 6 Days

Just a quick post today. I head to NYC for a few days for work and need to get myself in gear for that. I'm feeling good! I think my body has finally gotten used to the medicine I'm taking to prevent regular contractions, so for the past 2 days I haven't had the problem with my legs swelling. I'm also taking it every 8 hours instead of every 6 hours, in part to make sure the fill I have of the prescription lasts me through when I get home.

A woman I see every week for my Hebrew lesson said to me today, "You don't get any bigger!" I would beg to differ! But at least I feel pretty good. A little more unwieldy every day, and I have to sit or rest more every day, but I'm feeling "strong" as my old boss likes to say. I know things will only get tougher for me until delivery day, and then after that things will just be different as we develop a new routine. So for now I'm trying to enjoy every minute of being pregnant and I'm not getting frustrated when I have to go slow or take a minute to rest.

We're inside the 2 month mark and we're so excited. The little guy needs to stay put for several more weeks, but we can't wait to meet him. Some afternoons I go into the nursery and sit in the glider and read aloud one of the books we have ready for story time. I love it.