Time Slipping Away...

As I write, I am coming up on my 30th week of pregnancy. For those, who can't do "Mad-Minute" math in lightening speed (I hated Mad Minutes in school), that means we have approx 10 weeks before baby is here. This is not very long...it's essentially 2.5 months. I am starting to get a little panicked with what we have do between now and then but also incredibly excited. I am still not really showing. I have resigned myself that I am not going to be your typical pregnant woman and people will very likely be surprised when I show up with a little one. I am starting to be okay with this.

Only frustrating issue is that clothes don't really fit. Maternity clothes are too big and loose and my pre-maternity don't fit or look weird. I have one pair of pants (see above) that either don't feel like they are going to fall down at any moment or need to be pulled up every two minutes. :) I'm not exaggerating. Even my stretchy exercise pants are getting too tight around the waist.... I also only have about three shirts (two t-shirts and one work sweater) I feel comfortable in. The baby is starting to move (or grow) up higher so I am starting to feel some discomfort after eating.

Despite ill fitting clothes and nobody realizing I am pregnant, I am still very thankful to be pregnant and love feeling the baby move. The baby is getting big enough to see the body profile (baby likes to lay sideways sometimes, it looks funny) and big enough for me to feel the baby's head & feet. John thinks I'm poking the baby but I am not. I like to think I am tickling baby's feet.

In fact, a few weeks ago, our doctor ordered a growth ultrasound to make sure that the baby was growing on track (due to the fact that I have gained zero pounds this pregnancy and am actually eight pounds lighter than when I first found out I was pregnant). When we went in for the ultrasound, the baby was laying sideways right below my belly button. His/her feet were stuck together pushing up past my belly button on my left side. It was so cute to see two little feet tucked together...

For those of you who are wondering, the baby is growing just fine. In fact, the baby was estimated to be 2 lbs and 10 oz, at that point in time, when most books said the baby is suppose to be just hitting 2 lbs. At the ultrasound, the baby was in the 74th quartile, up from the 60th at our 20 week ultrasound. So this should put anyone who is worried about my lack of weight gain and/or showing at ease, this baby is growing and getting everything I am eating and will likely be a larger baby. I think this latter has more to do with genetics as John and I are not small people. So much for wishing for a 7.5 lb baby...:)

Anyway, we haven't done much in way of baby the last couple of weeks but before Labor Day we did a mad dash to convert our former office into a nursery/guest room. This mad dash was due in part to John going in for a medical procedure that would take him out of major lifting commission for a couple of weeks and the fact that we had a full size crib in our living room. I know that a few of you have been wondering what our nursery looks like and/or how it's progressing. I can't show you actual pictures of everything but I can show you pictures of the pieces we currently have. Here it goes...

We have a matching crib and changing table set (not purchased together) due to awesome bargains off of Craig's List (CL). The changing table has the exact wicker basket and liners (except blue gingham, not green) you see in the picture. They are huge and will work perfectly for clothes and blankets.

This is our nursery bedding set...also courtesy of a few CL bargains. Note these pictures are other people's pictures but show the bedding components well.

I actually saw this set years ago. I knew I wanted to use it for our first kid. Unfortunately, they discontinued it a few years ago. Fortunately, I found a women who had the primary bedding set (bumper, skirt, sheet, quilt and curtain) plus a few extras for a real bargain. After that I found a few more sellers that sold me some pieces like the wood lamp & lamp shade, rug, and walled art pieces (copies of the patch work squares).

The only thing that I have done in the last couple of weeks is buy a couple of outfits to bring the baby home in. Let's just say that after this activity, I keep referring to 'babies' and not 'baby'. It's kind of sad because it is the one time I wish I was having twins, a boy or a girl. I love what I picked out and it will make me sad that one of them is not being used. Trust me I know this is weird...being sad about not having two babies to be able to use both outfits but it is what it is...

These photos also remind me that we will only bring home with a little boy or a little girl. When I think about it, there is a slight sadness to these thoughts because I have dreams (years worth) of both scenarios and it means that one of those isn't going to happen. We have names and outfits for both and one set of those will have to wait again for sometime in the unclear future. :)

Anyway, I need to wrap this up. John and I need to go to our weekly Bradley course. Yes, as some of you may know, that means we are doing everything we can to ensure that this birth is done naturally and without medical interventions or pain medication. Don't laugh. I think I can do this.

I do need to go but have decided to put aside an hour every Sunday to write on this blog. Check back next week for the latest and greatest. If not there is not much to tell, I'll write about an awesome book I just read.