spoiled?

i am 32 weeks today. i had a dr.’s appointment on thursday and have now moved into the 2xmonth visits which i will do twice. then i will start going once a week for my final month…WHOA! i cannot believe i am so close. it is so exciting and crazy to even think about.

i really am pretty well prepared. i mean aside from my whole world being turned upside down of course. i have done everything i can do to prepare. this baby has been showered and spoiled from every angle. she has more clothes than i do ten fold. they are all washed and put away. she has enough blankets to keep a small country warm and they are also clean and tucked away in her drawers. her nursery is almost done, i just have to hang a few more pieces of wall decor. her monitor is set up and in place, her stroller has been put together for months, we just need to install the carseat into my car. matt and i started child birth classes this week, which we actually both LOVE. we have one class a week for four weeks. i will post more on classes later.

so far we have had 3 baby showers. one with family. one with friends and one at work. there are still 2 more to come. one more with co workers and one more with my mother in law and all her sweet neighborhood gals. i have never seen a baby with SO much stuff! is it really possible to spoil a child rotten before they even arrive?! little Pea will certainly not be in need! we are truly blessed and feel so loved. thank you to all of our friends and family who have so generously poured love and support into our lives during this special time and thank you to everyone for all of the amazing and kind gifts! god has really surrounded us with so many wonderful people.

at 32 weeks i am feeling pretty darn good. excited, but not really nervous. a little emotional at times, but not overboard (matt may beg to differ :) lol)  my feet and ankles are swollen but i am not miserable. i do not sleep much at all – maybe a solid 2 or 3 hours a night but i feel like my body has adjusted to this. it has been this way for a few months now. my blood pressure is great. the baby is moving and squirming all the time. my entire stomach shifts from side to side (AMAZING)! i only gained 2 lbs since my last month’s appointment (shocking to me!). my total weight gain is around 25 lbs. the major bumps in the road so far have been as follows:

• not exposed to parvo – turns out i am ok, and did not contract virus
• blood type RH Negative – got a shot of rogham and will check baby’s blood at birth – everything is under control for now
• blood work came back anemic last week – taking about 700mg of iron/day to avoid blood transfusions during labor.
• baby sitting frank breech for months – she appears to be turning. head is down and the rest of her body wraps up around my ribs and then back down. She sort of makes an upside down U on my tummy. we will have a final U/S at 35 weeks to see her position clearly.
• dr. will be out of town july 10-26. my due date is 18th. dr. is not a big fan of my birth plan, so maybe this is god’s way of giving me a dr. that is :)

here are some recent pictures of my bump and my baby shower!

30 weeks

31 weeks

 

baby shower blessings…

shower 1

shower 2

shower 3

  

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PICS OF NURSERY TO COME SOON!!! xoxo