Ben was trying to get Annie to stand the same way I was by saying - "Face mommy's butt." - so thus, here is Annie, staring at my butt, with one sock off, and mardi gras beads on. The tiki torches were for a party Ben hosted on Saturday that had the theme "summer in winter" - so a bunch of guys hung out outside (it was like 10 degrees and windy) drinking and playing yard games. Literally nothing sounds worse to me. Men are very strange creatures.
Compare to 35 weeks, 4 days pregnant with Annie.
Due Date: February 27, 2012. 35 weeks and 35 days to go! I now am telling people I'm due "in a month" - crazy.
Weight Gain: 30 pounds. So that's 5lbs in 2 weeks. I will partially blame that on me wearing my snow boots to my appointment instead of a lighter shoe choice. Apparently last time at this point I was up 27lbs so I guess there's really not much difference. I think my belly size is pretty comparable as well.
Symptoms: Just really tired all the time. Irritable with everyone around me, pretty much. Sorry coworkers!
What's different this time: Not as anxious for the end this time. I don't know if I really was last time either, but while I'm uncomfortable, I'm savoring the calm before the storm much more.
Cravings/Aversions: I really eat far too many sweets. It's kind of disgusting.
Sleep: Do I sleep? Sometimes it seems like I don't at all between bathroom breaks and changing positions. I manage to get through the days, so whatever.
I am loving: This last month as a family of 3. Going out to eat and running errands as a family and knowing pretty much what to expect. Having 12 hours "off duty" (while Annie sleeps) every day.
I miss: Having a lap for Annie to sit on. It's pretty much gone now. I miss hugging her so tight without a huge belly in the way.
I am looking forward to: Annie's birthday! A low key celebration but I know she'll love it, and her dress is SUPER ADORABLE (thanks Mom!)
I'm spazzing about: I've been spending far too much mental energy thinking about things that can go wrong at this stage in the game, due to a few stories that recently popped up. I need to visualize positive outcomes and read all the good stories, because obviously there are many. There were a few times this week I heard about people due near me or much later that had their babies too soon and have to be in the NICU. Then stories of late term pregnancy loss. Just not fun topics to consider at all. I wouldn't say I'm spazzing about it, but my mind wanders and then I find myself near tears in a company meeting. Not good.
Best thing about this week: A few great moments! The biggest was at my midwife appointment where I found out baby boy is now head down, and I was measuring right on (I had the same fundal measurement 2 appts in a row - 31cm - now I was up to 34m) - so that was a huge relief!
Had a nice dinner out with some of my mom friends - I really don't think we've gotten together without our kids..... ever? So it was fun to.... uh, talk about our kids..... without them around for once :) Toddlers/babies sure do get in the way of conversation sometimes!
Also had a baby shower for my friend Allison, who is due one month after me! (Please note the size difference in our bellies. Sigh. I have too many very small friends :) We played pin the sperm on the egg and I was the winner - ha!
Milestones: 35 days left. OMG. Still get panicky when I think about actually having this baby. I really don't think that will ever change.
Movement: Okay, I know I sound like a broken record. But this kid? Is nuts. Seriously insane. From the moment I got out of bed this morning, until right now (1pm), I have felt him moving - literally all day. Sometimes it's less violent than others, but he's always shifting, rolling, kicking, moving moving moving. I wrote last time about Annie being similar and she's not some crazy mover, so we'll see - but wow. It's to the point where if I even went 15 minutes without feeling anything I'd probably drive myself to the doctor's office to make sure he was okay.
It's a...: Boy - and yet ANOTHER friend just found out on Friday that she's having a boy too! So that brings the count to 9 boys, 2 girls, 1 unknown (not finding out) and 1 too early to find out among my pregnant "real life" friends. 2012 will be the year of the boy around these parts!
Exercise: Registered for prenatal yoga at 8:30am on Sunday, but unfortunately Ben had a LITTLE too much fun at his little "summer in winter" party on Saturday night and didn't make it back in time for me to go... so yeah. No real exercise although I'm going to try to take more skyway walks now.
I was trying to just crouch down and hug Annie while she stood, but she's my little copycat :)
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things I love: your copy cat lady posing with you/staring at your butt; the fact that your hubby's party sounds like my own version of hell, too; the fact that I eat so many sweets I am disgusted with myself very often (yet I love it, too, so whatever); the fact that you are SO freaking close to having this crazy baby boy. Eeek!
It really is so crazy surreal when you get to that last month right? So very REAL that you will have a BABY in a month!
I'm glad you're enjoying this last month with just the three of you, because you're so right, it will become SO MUCH HARDER when you throw another one into the mix. ;) It's great, really really it is, but whoa. I think you might have an easier time than I though, because Annie doesn't seem to be quite as big of a lunatic as my toddler.
Today, my mom and I went to Costco with both boys. (I haven't ventured out anywhere besides peoples homes too much with the two of them by myself, because, well, I honestly don't know how I would deal with breastfeeding and trying to keep Gus from running away.) So Costco... WHOA. My child is so impossible, such a 2 year old, so hard to contain. We dared to get pizza and a smoothie for lunch in the little cafe (classy I know) and my mom ended up literally having to bear-hug Gus on her lap the whole meal and while I nursed Louie to get him to stay there. I have no idea what I would have done without her.
Way to take over your comments with my rambling huh?! Ridiculous. I really need to just BLOG.
So excited for you though, and you look great, not at all too big, the perfect belly.
Oh and yay for head-down! What a relief!
You look great! I can't believe we're due so soon! I am totally with you on the freaking out part, for some reason I keep thinking about all these horrible things too, like basically that anything and everything could go wrong. I'll go an hour or so without feeling the baby and think, "that's it, something's happened." It's so weird because I wasn't that neurotic toward the end last time!
You look awesome, and I love your updates since we're four days apart. :) I'm up 30 lbs at 35 weeks, too, and I've definitely been enjoying the sweets, too!
Have been finding myself MORE anxious this time around, though, both impatient and just nervous about a healthy outcome, since as you said, you just hear sad stories that seem to stick with you. Hate that, but you just have to push those thoughts out of your head!
I am realizing that I need to savor these last weeks as a family of three and the down time that I soon won't have any more of!!
Also, Annie is adorable. Henry's a big copy-cat, too, showing his belly in every one of our weekly pictures, just like mommy. ;)
And finally, AliRose's comment slightly freaked me out, especially as I'm about to have two boys!! It'll be an adventure, for sure.
We should get a picture of us together one day before your baby boy comes and then you can be the small one! because I'm humongous already and I'm like 15 weeks behind you!!! :)
Mindy
Yipee!! Head down! Annie copying you is so sweet. You are only a week away from "full term" and you look amazing. I am in that beer belly faze... and oh how I would love a big tall draft brown ale.
Ha. Just found your blog when I was searching for freezer recipes. Thought I'd check in to your current status and laughed when I see you are very pregnant and your little mini-me standing in the picture with you, with beads and one sock on...then I read the post and your pregnancy update - you could be writing my life (besides the summer in winter party - although my husband does go ice fishing -- same thing?). I have a 21 month old girl and am expecting our boy mid-March. Totally added your blog to my favorites/check daily list. Thanks :)
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