This picture is a bit more realistic than all the other ones you have seen! As soon as I get home from work I pull off, or maybe I say say peel off considering everything is starting to feel a bit more snug, those work clothes and get comfy. I'm still wearing pre-maternity gear, but I'm starting to feel like it would be really nice to have some maternity pants!! I mean who would have thought that I would be dying to buy a pair of maternity jeans with that big bit of stretchy fabric at the top. Anything and everything that fits over the baby bump feels simply glorious at this stage. My husband finds it amusing when I pull things up over that bump and yet I find it so satisfying!
So let's see - I'm 30 weeks pregnant and in my 31st week, which seems strange to say. Makes me slightly anxious just thinking about the fact that he could arrive in 5 weeks if he wanted to! Peter and I are praying HARD, yes we are trying to control the situation, that he won't arrive until AFTER we get back from Ireland. We still have a ton to do before he graces us with his presence, but to be honest, the majority if not all of that TON to do is simply things we have put on ourselves. I mean let's be honest, he's not going to sleep in that crib for awhile, so it's okay if I don't have it BEFORE we go to Ireland. And he doesn't care if there are cute little pictures hanging on the closet walls or if the closet is all decorated BEFORE he is born...because once again, he isn't even going to sleep in there.
And when I sit and think about the concept of baby rooms, they truly are for the parents, and you can truly go INSANE with all the details. So I'd rather not bother. However, we did paint his little closet room tonight, or maybe I should say Peter did, and we do know which crib we are going to buy, but we are waiting to purchase it until closer to our arrival back into the states, otherwise it might just sit outside our house for a little while and I don't want that.
So at 30 weeks, they say LB is the size of a cucumber - so very long and skinny!! We need that little guy to plump up - and he will in time, which simply means the baby bump will continue to grow. And let's just say that my belly is definitely getting bigger and I'm finding it hard to dress myself amongst other things. Sleeping is becoming alot more difficult and I'm starting to understand the reasoning behind one of those specialty pillows that I never did buy myself. And I have had 3 random people comment on the fact that I was pregnant, maybe that had something to do with the fact that I was talking about my doctor and needing Iron tablets. I should say, I passed my diabetes screening, but the nurse kindly informed me that my Iron levels were extremely low and I needed to get iron supplements as soon as possible! Well maybe that explains why I'm so tired ALL of the time.
His skin is getting smoother and his brain is getting wrinklier to make way for all that essential brain tissue, and he's now strong enough to grasp a finger! How cool is that?? And he spends much of his time asleep, and he may even have a sleep pattern similar to mine. And if I'm honest, I think he might, which could be a good thing or a bad thing!! He moves alot during the days and he normally moves alot at night when I'm lying down. He's probably like FINALLY she's relaxing, time to play! I have definitely felt his little hiccups, which is extremely amusing.
I haven't really seen much swelling, if any to be honest. And I can still put my boots on - it will be a very sad day when I can't put those on anymore - sure hope that doesn't happen! I have been experiencing heartburn a little bit lately, probably less than normal to be honest. And I have definitely felt more uncomfortable lately and getting up and out of bed and out of chairs is a bit more difficult these days. Husband once again finds it all extremely amusing and even stated that I reminded him of a tortoise on it's back. Haha! Gotta love that man! The funny thing is - that's kind of how I feel. And I have been having some pretty strange dreams lately.
And I could write so much more, but it's definitely past my bed time!
Until Next week,
Malia and LB
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