Week 31...

 

Your Size: Monthly estimate says you are the size of a pineapple, but the doctor thinks you are actually 1 week bigger than that so more like a squash.

 

Your Due Date: November 12^th… only 8 weeks left!

 

Maternity/ Baby clothes? I always said I would NEVER put my kids in cheesy holiday outfits… fast forward to last Saturday when I not only bought a onesie with Turkeys all over it that said “Baby’s First Thanksgiving” but it came complete with a turkey on its bottom!

 

 

But seriously who can resist a onesie with a Turkey Bottom! Though Poppy is lucky- I really wanted to dress him as an Indian for Thanksgiving but Dan told me I can’t.

 

Nursery: Not gonna lie, I’m all shopped out. Which is good because I think Dan’s wallet is also all shopped out! We have so much done now in the nursery that I think I’m good to relax a little bit. Anything we don’t have done will be done before the baby is born- if not that’s what Amazon and Grandparents are for!

 

Baby Gear: Your Daddy put together your stroller over the weekend. It wasn’t as hard to put together as the car seat but did take a bit of effort.

 

 

And now not only is the stroller all set up but the car seat & adaptor are all set up in it and ready to go!

 

 

Sleep: Our sleep has drastically improved this week… oddly my sciatic is horrible during the day but my pain has finally disappeared when I sleep so currently on day 5 of actually being able to sleep laying down and in bed instead of on the couch!

 

This week’s adventure: We spent the weekend trying to escape the heat in Los Angeles. Hottest week of the year so far! So Saturday was spent at the beach getting some much needed sun & cool winds, and then a trip to Buy Buy Baby to stay in the air-conditioning! Sunday was spent at our birthing class, it was our 3^rd one- only 1 more to go! It was funny because 4 weeks ago we looked like normal pregnant ladies, a little tired but generally doing ok. Now this week we all looked about the same- miserable! There is one lady who can only lie down. One lady who can only stand up. One whose carpel tunnel is so bad she has to rotate her wrists at all times. And then me who is in so much pain I can’t find a comfortable position anywhere! Though of course after our class we hit yet another baby store to round out the weekend, Babies-R-Us this time….

 

Miss anything? Being mobile… too much pain lately to let me do much of anything but lying on the couch being miserable covered in ice packs and icy hot patches.

 

 

Movement:  You seemed to have sadly moved yourself back into the breach position. Guess you aren’t as ready to come as we had thought (and hoped!).

 

Your favorite foods: I’ve been craving cream cheese and crackers all week! It seems to be my new staple.

 

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Doing ok but not really hungry for much of anything lately.

 

Gender: Boy

 

Labor signs: Starting to feel the pelvic pressure now.

 

Symptoms: Turns out I have really bad Sciatica and will be starting physical therapy this week- YAY! Hopefully they will be able to have me up and about again. But this so far has been the worst symptom I’ve had! Though I have a flare up every couple days now of hives that look like bug bites all up and down my arms so that’s pretty fun now too!

 

Belly button in or out?  Button in, but it looks like it’s about to pop out before too long.

 

Wedding rings on or off? Still on but with the heat wave we have been having my rings are getting pretty tight lately.

 

Happy or moody most of the time: Crying. All the time!

 

Looking forward to: Our Babymoon in next weekend!

 

Advice to my soon-to-be baby: After you are done peeing always put the toilet seat back down. This is going to seem like a very little thing when you are young but will get much more important when you get older. Luckily your Daddy learned this out way before we started dating so I didn’t have to try and break him of any bad habits, but this is something your future wife will really thank you for. Also it will make your bathroom look so much cleaner if the toilet seat is already down, so it will help the frustration between you and your well meaning mom!

 

P.S. The Notre Dame Scoreboard is now 3-0! Moved up to #9 in the rankings.