Here it is! Don't mind the baggy, unflattering maternity pants...I need to do laundry :) Luckily the weather has been nice enough to wear dresses most days!
Monday, April 5, 2010
39 Week Picture
Here it is! Don't mind the baggy, unflattering maternity pants...I need to do laundry :) Luckily the weather has been nice enough to wear dresses most days!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
39 down, 1 to go!
I need to do the photo still... but for now here's my 39 week update and a couple of nursery pics!
How far along? 39 weeks... so close!
Total weight gain/loss: I was wrong about the leveling off... I think I may be around 29 now, will find out at the appt.
Sleep: Better now that my cold has cleared up! Still surprisingly comfortable with enough pillows!
Best moment this week: Definitely, by far, proposing my dissertation. Probably the only thing that could've topped that was if the baby came early :)
Movement: Still tons, and now baby has started hitting some nerves with some of the movements, which is not comfortable at all.
Food cravings: nothing out of the ordinary with my eating habits from pre-pregnancy
Gender: will find out very soon!
Labor signs: None that I've noticed, but we're ready for them now whenever they show up!
Belly Button in or out? very out. eww.
What I miss: being comfy in any shoes. Lately anything other than sneakers leads to sore back, hips and feet.
What I am looking forward to: Meeting our baby!!!!!
Weekly wisdom: You're never too pregnant to enjoy a nice day! We took the puppy to the park Saturday because the weather has been amazing. We hiked for two hours off-trail on some crazy terrain and I was so surprised that I didn't get sore or tired or anything! I think Lili (and definitely Mr. Beaver) were more worn out than I was :) I'm so happy we did it- who knows when we can take Lili on a hike like that again...I'm sure it will be a while.
Milestones: Hitting the final week, although I guess it's not too unlikely that baby takes his or her time and sticks around for another week or so.
Crib:
Dreser/changing pad/paintings/mobile
shelves/glider
How far along? 39 weeks... so close!
Total weight gain/loss: I was wrong about the leveling off... I think I may be around 29 now, will find out at the appt.
Sleep: Better now that my cold has cleared up! Still surprisingly comfortable with enough pillows!
Best moment this week: Definitely, by far, proposing my dissertation. Probably the only thing that could've topped that was if the baby came early :)
Movement: Still tons, and now baby has started hitting some nerves with some of the movements, which is not comfortable at all.
Food cravings: nothing out of the ordinary with my eating habits from pre-pregnancy
Gender: will find out very soon!
Labor signs: None that I've noticed, but we're ready for them now whenever they show up!
Belly Button in or out? very out. eww.
What I miss: being comfy in any shoes. Lately anything other than sneakers leads to sore back, hips and feet.
What I am looking forward to: Meeting our baby!!!!!
Weekly wisdom: You're never too pregnant to enjoy a nice day! We took the puppy to the park Saturday because the weather has been amazing. We hiked for two hours off-trail on some crazy terrain and I was so surprised that I didn't get sore or tired or anything! I think Lili (and definitely Mr. Beaver) were more worn out than I was :) I'm so happy we did it- who knows when we can take Lili on a hike like that again...I'm sure it will be a while.
Milestones: Hitting the final week, although I guess it's not too unlikely that baby takes his or her time and sticks around for another week or so.
Crib:
Dreser/changing pad/paintings/mobile
shelves/glider
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Single digits!!!
I can't believe we are already to single digits in the count-down: 9 days to go until my due date!! I'm getting excited now, so even though I'm worried about missing being pregnant, and still feel like I'm going to go past my due date, I would definitely be okay if I went in to labor at any time now! It would be fun if it happened today and we could see how many people think we are playing an April fool's joke :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
6 lb 13 oz
Estimated weight of our baby!
That puts him or her in the 32nd percentile, which is fine with me! As far as I know everything looked good. It wasn't as fun as I expected- the baby is so big we really could only see parts of parts the whole time- not like other ultrasounds where we could see the entire head, or a profile, etc. We did get to see the heart beating, lungs practicing breathing, the little skinny legs, and the mouth- with a big yawn while we were watching :)
That puts him or her in the 32nd percentile, which is fine with me! As far as I know everything looked good. It wasn't as fun as I expected- the baby is so big we really could only see parts of parts the whole time- not like other ultrasounds where we could see the entire head, or a profile, etc. We did get to see the heart beating, lungs practicing breathing, the little skinny legs, and the mouth- with a big yawn while we were watching :)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Oh yeah...
I guess I forgot to post that I successfully proposed my dissertation yesterday :)
It is a HUGE relief to have it done!!! There is still a lot of work to do- like running all of the studies I proposed- but at least the work has been approved, so they have to give me my degree if I do everything I said I will do ;)
It is the first time in 4 years that I have felt pretty confident that I will indeed graduate! I have always hoped I would, obviously, but really didn't feel sure that I would stick it out until now. I know it's going to be a lot more complicated and difficult once the baby is here, but luckily the studies are all designed and ready to go, so that part is taken care of, and then all I've really got left is the data work (which is a part I actually enjoy) and the writing- which can all be done at home and is very flexible schedule-wise. Data collection will be tricky, but I've got some funding to hire someone to help, and my mom is planning to be here as much as I need her to. The plan is for her to watch the baby while I collect data, but to be on-site so that I can nurse and see the baby as often as I need to! I've been thinking more and more about spreading the work out over the next year instead of summer/fall semester, but I think I will play it by ear for now.
It is a HUGE relief to have it done!!! There is still a lot of work to do- like running all of the studies I proposed- but at least the work has been approved, so they have to give me my degree if I do everything I said I will do ;)
It is the first time in 4 years that I have felt pretty confident that I will indeed graduate! I have always hoped I would, obviously, but really didn't feel sure that I would stick it out until now. I know it's going to be a lot more complicated and difficult once the baby is here, but luckily the studies are all designed and ready to go, so that part is taken care of, and then all I've really got left is the data work (which is a part I actually enjoy) and the writing- which can all be done at home and is very flexible schedule-wise. Data collection will be tricky, but I've got some funding to hire someone to help, and my mom is planning to be here as much as I need her to. The plan is for her to watch the baby while I collect data, but to be on-site so that I can nurse and see the baby as often as I need to! I've been thinking more and more about spreading the work out over the next year instead of summer/fall semester, but I think I will play it by ear for now.
Get to see the baby earlier than expected...
but only on an ultrasound :)
I did have an exam today and had no labor-progress besides a softened cervix, so I'm still guessing I've got a couple of weeks to go! My measurements were back on the small side, though, so the doctor wants me to do a growth ultrasound just to be safe. She said they don't worry unless the baby is below the 10th percentile in size, and I'm not worried at all about that. My mom measured small with all four of us and we all came out healthy, small but not too small.
Other than that- a pretty uneventful appointment! I was happy it didn't take as long to be seen as it has in recent weeks, and they finally seemed to have my chart updated and correct :)
I did have an exam today and had no labor-progress besides a softened cervix, so I'm still guessing I've got a couple of weeks to go! My measurements were back on the small side, though, so the doctor wants me to do a growth ultrasound just to be safe. She said they don't worry unless the baby is below the 10th percentile in size, and I'm not worried at all about that. My mom measured small with all four of us and we all came out healthy, small but not too small.
Other than that- a pretty uneventful appointment! I was happy it didn't take as long to be seen as it has in recent weeks, and they finally seemed to have my chart updated and correct :)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
38 Weeks!
How big is baby, man-version: (because it's about cars and reminds me of Mr. Beaver, although I don't think he'd be very excited about an electric motor in a real car. Remote control cars, on the other hand, are apparently fun to tinker with their electric motors)
Pregnancy Week 37 to the big day:
Your baby is the size of the electric motor
in the $110,000 2008 Tesla which can
go from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds. Sweet.
How far along? 38 weeks... 14 days until my due date!!
Total weight gain/loss: Seems to have leveled out, I'm thinking 25-27 total?
Sleep: Bad lately but only because I've got a cold and can't breath through my nose :(
Best moment this week: Getting a working stove/oven! Time to bake :)
Movement: Still a lot, but not as big and noticeable now that baby is running out of room.
Food cravings: nothing out of the ordinary with my eating habits from pre-pregnancy
Gender: will find out very soon!
Labor signs: none yet...hopefully will stay away at least until Monday, noon!
Belly Button in or out? very out. eww.
What I miss: being able to easily get up from sitting... it seems like getting off the couch/out of bed/out of a car takes so long now!
What I am looking forward to: proposing my dissertation MONDAY so that I can feel ready for the baby to come :)
Weekly wisdom: Hmm.. I guess enjoy the last days of pregnancy instead of sitting around waiting for the baby to come? People keep making comments about how I must be so ready to be done with pregnancy... umm not really, I think I could easily do another month or two at least, and I think I'm really going to miss feeling the baby move and watching from the outside, not to mention always knowing the baby is safe and with me and still being able to do stuff. It's hard to explain, but I know I will miss being pregnant.
Milestones: I think we are ready for the baby to come home! I'm still doing last minute things, but I don't think there is anything important still to be done.
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