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| 35 Weeks |
This last week was nice for us. We were able to spend a lot of time together as a family and we also made some new friends who we enjoyed spending our weekend with. It is such a relief to have several people that I feel comfortable calling to watch G when I go in to labor. I have been a little stressed out about what we were going to do with him until my mom makes it out here (she will book the first flight she can as soon as I go in to labor) but now I have at least three options that I am comfortable with so I am feeling much better about that! We are trying to soak up all of the family time that we possibly can right now because J starts a project on Friday that will have him working for 40 straight days (minus when I have the baby) and a lot of those days will be very long days. I'm hoping it won't be quite as bad as it has been described but we are prepared for the worst.
I finally finished the curtain panel for the new nursery so all of my sewing projects for the nursery are officially taken care of! J and I settled on Baby Girl's name so I ordered a vinyl monogram to go above the crib and it arrived so it is now on the wall. I also picked up a nice rocking chair at an antique store for $30 and I started the process of refinishing it. It is actually in really good shape but I want a white rocking chair to match the crib so the wood finish had to be covered. I still need to do a second coat of paint but it's looking decent so far. I also refinished an adorable little miniature rocking chair that I found for $10 at the same antique store a while ago. I still have to pad the seat and cover it with fabric but it looks pretty cute :) Everything is really starting to come together in the nursery and I feel like I don't have too much more prep work to do before Baby Girl gets here!
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| New monogram over the crib. |
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| The curtain is finally finished! |
35 Week Update:
How far along: 35 Weeks
Gender: Girl
Baby is the size of a: Large Cantaloupe
Maternity clothes: Definitely! It has still been mostly in the mid to upper 80s here so I'm still mainly wearing comfy dresses. I need fall weather to get here soon!
Stretch marks: None yet!
Belly button in or out: In but SO weird looking. G likes to poke it because he thinks it looks funny.
Sleep: We had a few rough nights with G but overall he did pretty well! Unfortunately I am now waking up more having to use the restroom and once I am awake it is taking me a lot of time to get back to sleep. I'm not feeling too tired during the day but I'm sure over the next few weeks I will start to get tired if this keeps up. I guess it is good prep for when Baby Girl arrives.
Best moment this week: Enjoying time with new friends! Also, hearing Baby Girl's heartbeat at my doctor's appointment.
Worst moment this week: I had something pop in my lower back and I literally couldn't get up off the floor for a few hours. Fortunately, it happened during the evening when J was here to take care of G.
Miss anything: I would love a glass of wine.
Movement: I'm not feeling nearly as much tumbling because Baby Girl is running out of space but she is still very active. I am constantly getting poked and jabbed.
Cravings: Chocolate! I bought a really delicious chocolate and peanut butter cup ice cream this last week that is probably not going to help with my weight gain but it sure does taste good!
Symptoms: Back pain, tailbone pain, hip pain at night, a small amount of swelling at night, and just generally feeling less energy to chase G around with.
Labor Signs: Just lots of Braxton Hicks contractions!
Looking forward to: Having my best friend J from Arizona fly in for a visit tomorrow! I am so excited to have her around G and just to catch up!
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