Week 23...

Your Size: Grapefruit

 

Your Due Date: November 12^th… only 16 weeks left… so much to do, so little time now!

Maternity/Baby clothes? New cuties this week:

 

 

No I'm not dreaming of Hawaii at all...

 

Baby Gear: You now have a place to sleep! We bought your crib which should be here in 7-14 days… I think you are going to love it! Also ordered you your first set of sheets and crib skirt so we can complete the look. Don’t know if I am going to be less stressed or just more petrified once we get the crib all set up. This weekend we are going to start your nursery… so far it’s been a bit of a stress on your mom and dad, a few tears were shed (by me of course) but I think when we are done all my frustrations and craziness will be worth it and you will have the most awesome baby room ever!

 

Getting all organized and ready to start the nursery!

 

Sleep: Sunday night I ended up having to sleep on the couch the entire night due to sniffles and uncomfortableness, so you can guess that sleep isn’t coming easy. Which is odd because I’m super exhausted all the time!

This week’s adventure:  This week had lots of big milestones for us. Besides ordering your crib and deciding on your stroller, car seat, bassinet and lots of other fun gear for you we had our maternity tour at Cedars! I was a little overwhelmed by it all. Cedars is really huge so I felt a little lost plus there was just so much to take in. We saw the delivery & labor rooms, which look pretty nice (if we get a window one!). It was a little scary there because we heard 2 different births. The first one we heard was just the babies first cry and it was kind of an awe moment, especially when I realized that soon I’m going to be hearing your first little cry! But the 2^nd birth we heard was the scary one because we also got to hear the Mother… and let me tell you it sounded like they were killing her!

View from the hospital waiting room

 

After the Labor & Delivery rooms we went and saw the post-delivery rooms, which are also tiny but at least we will have our own room. Everyone seemed very nice there so hopefully it won’t be too scary of a place for you. After our tour I was starving, like usual, so we went to this amazing vegan Mexican restaurant. I’m already planning on getting it picked up for me when I’m in the hospital after your birth!

 

Cocktails & Mocktails to celebrate

Vegan Mexican Street corn with the most amazing cashew cheese

Mmmmm... Plantain Fritters!

Gorditos topped with way too much goodness

 

 

Miss anything? Not being hungry all the time! It’s hard to not put on so much weight because I’m always hungry these days. On the same light I miss seeing my toes and being able to bend over and pick things up!

Movement:  All of a sudden you are very active! I can tell the different between your little punches and kicks and when you are doing your tumbles and rolls. I told your Dad the other day that it felt like you were packing your bags and moving from room to room down there this week!

Your favorite foods: Not gonna lie we probably had the worst food imaginable for anyone- Velveta Cheese. We made chicken nachos for dinner on Sunday night and I made a velveta cheese dip to pour over it. It really was amazing.

 

I'm still on my heirloom tomato kick so your Daddy made me the most amazing pasta on Friday night- Penne with basil infused olive oil, heirloom tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and spinach. I'm usually the chef of the house but since I've been having a really rough time with the hours I've been working your Dad has really been amazing with making meals and helping me out with just about everything.

 

 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender: Boy

Labor signs: Nope 

Symptoms: HUNGER!

Belly button in or out?  Button in, but belly way out!

Wedding rings on or off? On… but I don’t know for how much longer, my fingers are swelling up big time by the afternoons.

Happy or moody most of the time: This week we will most definitely say moody- there has been a lot of crying lately. I think part of it is just exhaustion from work and part is starting to get stressed/scared about the fact that you will be here pretty soon. Luckily I talked to my boss and am going to start to cut my hours back- only going to work 10 hours a day at most now.

Looking forward to: Starting on your nursery!

Advice to my soon-to-be baby: We are gearing up right now for your Dad’s favorite holiday- College Football Season. In the fall there is only 1 thing that is truly important in this house- Notre Dame Football. Your father bleeds blue & gold and I have a feeling if you are anything like him that you will too. Though the best advice I could give you is that even if you grow up to not like football just pretend to be a Notre Dame fan for your Daddy’s sake!