Hospital Survival Kit

Like I said before, there will be many babies joining our group this year.

Jenny had her baby shower today.  Since she lives in Colorado, she had this shower quite early in her pregnancy and hadn't registered yet.  So I did a hospital survival kit.  I originally saw the idea here.

Here is my version:

Here's what I put in mine:

• Hand sanitizer
• Lotion
• Chocolate
• Luna bars
• Fuzzy socks with gripper bottoms
• Fruit snacks
• Face wipes
• Tissues
• Gum
• Mints
• Chapstick
• Brush
• Headbands
• Hair ties 

Not having had my baby yet, I'm going to assume these things will be helpful while in the hospital.

Rain and Pregnant Super Powers

Currently, it is raining.  My phone says it's 68 degrees outside (I can't tell you that for sure because I have yet to step outside but I'm going to believe my phone because why would a phone lie?).

If it could be 68 and rainy for the next 10 weeks I would be so stoked.  I don't even care that it would mean I'd have about 7 weeks of inside recess.  Know why I'd be so stoked for all this wished for rain?  Because, if you haven't heard, Utah is on fire...literally.  New fire like every day.  Also, my fat cankle isn't as fat today.  Thank you, not 100+ temps!  I feel somewhat normal, if I can ignore the basketball I'm smuggling in my shirt.


P.S. 5 posts in 5 days...I'm like a superhero or something...a pregnant superhero.  My powers: blogging, complaining, swelling, eating, sitting, whining.

30 Weeks

30 Weeks

Baby is the size of a  butternut squash (about  17 inches long)

Weighs about  3 pounds

 

How far along? 30 Weeks
Maternity clothes? I finally bought some maternity pants around week 27.  I'm still able to wear normal clothes (with the help of my belly band) but these new pants are so much more comfortable.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: About 2-3 hours at a time before I wake up because my body is so sore.
Have you told family and friends: Yep
Miss Anything? not having a sore back from just standing
Movement: Around 26 1/2 weeks, Baby H started moving like crazy.  Before this, he would have little bouts of movement now I feel lots of pretty strong kicks every hour or so. 
Food cravings: Still loving the salt.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Talking about gross things makes me kinda gaggy.  All Chinese food does a number on my stomach, especially cheap Chinese food.
Have you started to show yet: Yes.
Gender prediction: It's a boy!
Labor Signs: no
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on...though they are definitely tighter...being pregnant during the summer is probably not the best idea.  I decided to take my wedding band off and just wear the engagement ring.  It's weird to me how loose it is without the other ring.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Over the past few days I've been kinda grumpy, mostly because I'm not sleeping well.  No sleep=moody mommy. 
Looking forward to: Baby showers
Things I'm worried about: How much weight I'm going to gain...baby still has a lot of growing to do and I'm gaining weight like a crazy person. 
Things I'm loving: the mini belly earthquakes I can see every time Baby H. moves.

Third Trimester Summer

The first 3 weeks of my summer vaction consisted mostly of trainings.  I was waking up early, showering and getting things done.  It was almost like it wasn't summer and I wasn't pregnant.

Then the second 3 weeks started and coincidentally, so did my third trimester.

At this point in my pregnancy I've become extremely tired (no matter how many hours I sleep at night or how many naps I take throughout the day.) but extremely unable to sleep.  Extremely unable to sleep...that's a thing.  On a good night I go about two hours without waking up but when the horrible back pain or itty bitty bladder wake me up it's like I've been beaten and sleeping in one position for 12 hours.  I didn't realize how badly my shoulders and hips could hurt.

Also, I'm melting.  It's super hot and it's only the beginning of summer.  It's going to be a long and hot 10 weeks.  

And, my cankle is back. Same side, just as annoying.  Actually, probably more annoying.

Did I mention the no energy/no desire to do anything other than sit around in my underwear (because I'm melting) and watch episode after episode of Bones?  Third trimester, you are not my friend.  Maybe it's because I don't have (because it's summer and I don't have a job for the next few weeks) to do anything that my energy and desire are so low but...I think I'd take the first trimester nausea and tiredness over this third trimester suck-fest any day of the week.

And my house looks like it exploded.  Everything is where it shouldn't be.  I had this amazing idea to paint the baby's room yesterday.  I moved a bed and other bedroom furniture into the hall (because any farther and I probably would have died), put all the baby stuff in the closet (not in an organized way or anything...just jammed it all in there), painted the trim and part of the ceiling, realized it was getting late and we had plans and stopped painting...leaving all the crap where I put it originally...wherever it stopped.  Our hall and living room are an obstacle course, especially for a pregnant lady.  It's fun.  You should come over.  Maybe I'll charge an entrance fee.

Also, I haven't been grocery shopping in about 2 weeks.

What's for dinner?  How about a lettuce, pickle, kiwi and onion sandwich with a side of any condiment you could think of.  Sounds delicious!

We don't even have milk, people.  I'm kinda losing at life right now.  I should at least get a few groceries but I'd rather take a nap.

And this is the last time I will be complaining about being pregnant because honestly I've had it pretty good and I hear the end product is all worth it.

Pregnant Bowling

Being pregnant makes me suck at a lot of things like sleeping, bending over, tying my own shoes, walking, not being swollen.  You get the picture.

One thing pregnancy doesn't make me suck at?  Bowling.  Pregnant me is a fabulous bowler.

Proof:

That's twice in a row.  I know I didn't waste Husband like last time but 120...that's pretty awesome for me.

July Video

I hate this song but I love this version.

Prenatal Massage

Cute Lil' Dev gave me a certificate for a prenatal massage.  I had my appointment today.  I think they should change the name to "What Heaven must feel like" because, hot dog!, I feel amazing.  I don't think I've ever felt this awesome in my life. 

Just all the pillows I was able to lay on were so comfortable.  I need to go to the massage supply store and pick me up some of those amazing pillows.  Heaven, I tell you.

I love you, prenatal massages and I will probably be seeing you again.

First Nursery Craft

I saw something like this on Pinterest (but the link is now broken) and loved it.

So I made my own version for Baby H's room.

I think the original is fabric but I had paper and I didn't want to leave the house.  I used the sewing machine to stitch around the outside of the giraffe.  If I could have figured out how to write well with the sewing machine I probably would have done something like the "hello" on the original but I super struggled.

I have a rhinoceros silhouette that I'd like to use too.  Maybe I'll practice my embroidery skills and see if I can come up with something cute to put on the rhino.

200 Days

That's right.  I've been pregnant for 200 days.  I can't even remember not being pregnant (though that's probably because of the pregnancy brain...I can barely remember yesterday).

80 more days til Baby H's due date.  For those of you in summer mode, and therefore unable to do math, that's less than 3 months.  Oh, my.  The time is flying by.  There will be a baby in this house before we know it.

Lets cross our fingers that everything gets done.

Productive is the Word of the Day

I was such a productivity champion today. 

I was up at 5:30 today (not really because I wanted to but because I needed to take Husband to work.).  I really thought I would take a nice long nap when I got home but was remarkably not tired.  I knew I had a lot of stuff to do today so I made a list...

• Clean kitchen
• Clean living room
• Clean bathrooms
• Clean Baby's room
• Take unwanted/unneeded stuff to DI
• Buy and wrap birthday presents
• Pack for camping trip
• Laundry
• Call about massage gift certificates (Thanks Dev and Husband), third trimester class, breasfeeding class and preregister for delivery
• Make car payment
• Vacuum

I had all of these things done by 1pm.  I am such a nerd and loved checking each item off the list. 

I feel super accomplished and my poor pregnant body feels super tired.

27 Weeks

I had my glucose test Friday.  I was expecting a horrible drink...I was imagining a thick, sugary, disgusting drink.  It was sugary but wasn't horrible...a lot like flat Sprite.

About 5 minutes after drinking it I started to feel sick though.  Horrible headache.  Baby H. going crazy.  Kinda nauseous.  Bleck.  

So far I haven't heard from the doctor...no news is good news.  I'm going to say I'm gestational diabetes free.

Also, here's a picture of how pregnant I was looking that day...Where did that belly come from?

Bedroom Decor

I've wanted to do one of those melted crayon art pieces for a long time...

...but I struggle.  I couldn't make it look nice.  I ruined a glue gun.  I hated it.

So, while Husband was out of town I decided to try a less linear project and just melted crayons all over a canvas. 

I started with a blow dryer...way too slow for me.  Bring on the heat gun.  It was so much faster and I only burned my finger once.

We'll have a grown-up, decorated bedroom one day even if it burns off all my finger prints.

Prizefighter Alien

I've said this before but newborn babies are ugly.  Now that I've got one of my own on the way, I am very worried that my unabashed proclamation of this fact is going to bite me in the butt...HARD. 

I'm sure I'll think Baby H. is the cutest baby ever born but in reality he will probably look just like all other newborn babies...swollen, prizefighter alien. 

I was at a baby shower a few weekends ago talking with another mommy-to-be.  We both agreed that new babies are ugly and they stay ugly until they are about two months old or so.  I was so relieved that I'm not the only person who feels this way.  We both agreed not to judge the other one if we don't send out baby announcements until our babies get a bit cuter.

That being said, don't expect any sort of official-comes-in-the-mail baby announcement until March...especially after putting my feelings about baby ugliness on the internet...twice.

Bed Time

Source: someecards.com via Kristen on Pinterest

This is my life right now...Thanks Baby H.