Bump Update - Week 35

Very quiet week this time around. Not much going on. Things are all settled and it's been a real waiting game now. Just enjoying these last few weeks to ourselves before baby and family all join us. Ed is workin' hard and continuing treatments. We don't have another dr's visit for him until around my birthday so it's more of the same until then.

Recieved our second box from Full Circle, this time it's the size we'd really be getting, the small Seed box. Still seems like a good amount of organic food that would've taken a huge bite out of the budget otherwise. I'm pretty excited for the broccoli and rainbow carrots. We'll see how it holds up!

I'm reading as much as I can but, not finishing much. I keep adding more and more to my currently reading list. Right now I'm loving Billy Crystal's book Still Foolin' 'Em and the new Helen Fielding book, Mad About the Boy. 

I'm still determined to finish A Dance With Dragons so I've picked up the audiobook to help me ease into it.

I will defeat you!

I'm going to do a post about things that have happened to me during this pregnancy that I wasn't warned about, things I was warned about that didn't happen, or things that didn't go as I expected, so that's on the docket for future posts. Things like swelling, stretch marks, bigger breasts, mood swings, cravings, morning sickness, weight gain, baby activity, exercise, diet, supplement intake... lots of little things - not all pretty or exciting so feel free to skip over it if you're not interested when we get there. :)

Small aside... Why do people have such trouble listening? When I said I wanted a home birth, I was told maybe you should consider a hospital birth with a midwife. But... I don't want to go to a hospital unless something is wrong... When I said I feel like the baby might come early, I was told all moms think that - they're all so sick of being pregnant. But... I love being pregnant. Bring on 3 more months! It's just such a strange thing, this whole second guessing what people say. I'm certainly not the first lady to be pregnant, but not every pregnancy is the same, especially a woman's feelings about the pregnancy. When I said I wanted to do cloth diapers, I was told it's not worth it and it's too hard. And you know what, they could all be right. I could end up in the hospital and this baby could come late and cloth diapers might be miserable but, why even express that? So you can 'be right?' Whatever makes the person feel better I guess. It doesn't make me mad, but it does baffle me. I hope I can be a more conscientious listener in the future.

Anywho, I'll stop with the tirades for now and get to the good stuff. Bump update!

I'm obviously not nursing yet, but this nursing top is AMAZING. Glamourmom full bust long tank top. It has a built in bra that actually works. For those that have always scoffed at 'built-ins,' this one is a miracle. Hopefully it holds up once baby arrives...

How far along? 35 Weeks

How Big Is Baby? 18 in Honeydew melon ~ 5.25lbs

Sleep: Oh sleep. I miss you. Remember when we were close and you came easy and stayed for long, long periods of time? I loved those days. They were very, very nice. I'm well aware that those days may have left for many years.

Not having trouble sleeping here...

Best moment this week: Prenatal Village Care had a follow up session after our regular group where we got to meet with other moms and catch up with people who are no longer attending the village care. So nice to ask questions and see another tiny baby other than Emilia.

Movement: It's like a competition is going on in there... how much movement can we squeeze into the day and night.

Symptoms: Mostly the carpal tunnel like symptoms going on in my hands, mostly my right hand. Also a weird bout of dizziness... but things are still pretty stable. Still no visible swelling thank goodness.

Food cravings/aversions: I'm loving blueberry muffins these days. Weird because I'm not a blueberry person. Otherwise I find myself desperately thirsty but having no room for water intake. Often my mind translates that into craving juice or fruit, but thanks to all that dieting I did before hand, I'm pretty conscious of it just being thirst and not actual hunger. Figure I'm saving myself from some sugar bombs at least. 

Gender: Ed's nurse made a comment about how it must be a boy because girls don't kick and punch as much as this baby seems to!

Belly Button in or out? Maintaining that innie, although it is getting a 'lived in' look. I can't think of any other way to describe it.

What I miss: Fooood! All the foods and drink I haven't been having and large volumes of them. I crave pancakes but I know I could probably only eat one of the plate sized pancakes they serve at our favorite breakfast place.

What I am looking forward to: Everything! Things are ramping up - next weekend is a party with Ed's coworkers, the following is a work holiday party in San Francisco, following that is my birthday and our last group session before the baby's due date... it's all happening so fast. :) 

Funny moment of the week: At one point in group this week our midwife asked who the next 'due' ladies were and I was looking around for whoever that was. Turns out that it's me! Well, me and another woman who is due the day after me. So weird, I feel like we were the newbies just yesterday. But I look at these other women who are 16 weeks and 14 weeks and all I can think is that they have a looooong way to go.

Labor Signs: Nope nope nope. 

Weekly Wisdom: This little blog post I found on stopping the 'mommy wars' - http://herscoop.com/posts/empowering-photo-series/

Milestones: Finally looking down the barrel of the last month ~ 35 Days left. This pregnancy has flown by and I've already started thinking about how I will miss having this little nut kicking and dancing away in there. Even when it's a 3 am dance party. I think I had one or two of those in my life so baby's allowed to follow suit. When you think about it, you only get 4ish months or so of actually feeling the baby. Too too short if you ask me.