36 weeks

36w0d


I finally made it to the chiropractor this week. Heaven! Well, for about a day, anyway. But though my lower back isn't 100%, it does feel better.

It's been pretty warm lately, and that makes me miss the A/C in the office. I feel like all I do is sweat lately! I have the fan going pretty much every night as I [try to] sleep. It's amusing to me when I get up in the middle of the night I see that Chris has all the covers on him and I'm still there without even the top sheet. Usually I'm the one who is cold!

Cookie now weighs about 6 pounds and is about the size of a crenshaw melon. Here's a pic from babycenter.com for those of you who also did not know what a crenshaw melon looked like!

No more rings

35w6d

Well, no more wedding rings, anyway. While I don't think I appear swollen, I guess I am. And this heat isn't helping! :oP

So, with my wedding rings safely tucked away, another of my rings (that is normally too large to fit on my left ring finger) has taken center stage.


It just feels too weird not to wear any ring at all. You know?

Showered with love...again!

35w5d

Some of my lovely friends threw me a baby shower today. I feel so lucky and blessed to have such wonderful people in my life! It was a H-O-T day, but fortunately there was a bit of a breeze in the host's backyard. (However, being 8 months pregnant (where I'm already running hot to begin with) + 95 degree weather = me as a sweaty mess. :oP )

Instead of playing games, everyone decorated a onesie for Cookie using iron-on transfers and fabric pens. I love how they turned out!

(I left this photo clickable, so you can enlarge it to see more detail if you'd like. Oh, and you can't really go to that website to vote for a name, fyi. :) )

There was much discussion of Cookie's actual name, but everyone who was hoping that I'd let it slip ended up leaving just as frustrated as when they arrived. Sorry guys, not until the little man is actually here!

He got clothes...

and books...

and a dragon! Oh my!

Thank you guys for EVERYthing. Your generosity is much appreciated!!!

35 weeks

35w0d

Happy 35/35 to me! Today marks the milestone where I have reached 35 weeks with just 35 days left to go.

I'm overdue for an appointment with the chiropractor...I really need to call! I'll do that today. Otherwise, I'm still doing well. Some of Cookie's movements are bordering on painful, but most are still cute. Especially the hiccups!

Working at home is going well too. I'm still juggling 3 projects, so I'm busy, busy. But I do feel like I'm getting a lot accomplished. Now if that feeling of accomplishment would just transfer over to being ready for this little man, I'd be all set!

Home work

34w0d

Home work, work at home, whatever you want to call it, that's what I'm doing! I'm going to be working from home for the next 4 weeks. Yay!

Friday was my last official day in the office, and in the afternoon my coworkers surprised me with a lovely little baby shower outside in the community garden. There was cake, cookies, fruit, milk, and a VERY generous gift card waiting for me. I'm so lucky to work with such giving, caring people!

I'm sure I'll have to pop by the office a few times in the coming weeks to pick up and drop off materials, but for the most part I will be parked in the comfort of my living room. Cats make good conversationalists, right? ;)

34 weeks

34w0d

I'm hoping this shirt will continue to stretch with me for the next several weeks!


Cookie is now pushing 5 pounds (as well as pushing on me...a LOT), and is about 18 inches long. I'm still doing well, though I have been a slacker about working out lately. Between being more tired and my lower back hurting more often, it just hasn't been appealing. But I hope to go to the chiropractor again soon, and get myself feeling better!

33 weeks

33w0d

Getting rounder by the day...


This week Cookie should weigh in at a little over 4 pounds, and be about 17 inches long. Chris and I have the first class in the childbirth series this week, and we'll be attending classes for the next several weeks as well.

We continue to prep the house and the nursery; we'll be having an electrician take a look at the wiring in the room, as it appears to still be the "old" kind, and we're on the hunt for a door. Urban Ore, here we come!

Maternity pictures

32w5d

Today Chris and I ventured out to Tilden Park in Berkeley to meet with a photographer and have some maternity pictures taken. Now, as many of you know, I'm not always very comfortable in front of a camera, but I felt that I wanted to document this time in my life with photos other than the weekly shots that Chris has been taking (and in which my head is deliberately cut off).

It was a very nice day, and hopefully some very nice shots were captured. I plan to share a few when I hear back from the photographer, so stay tuned!

32 weeks

32w0d

Several people have told me lately that I look "rounder". What do you think? ;)


Overall, I'm still feeling well. I'm still less energetic than I was during the 2nd trimester, but that just means I have to sit down more frequently (and not that I'm falling asleep on the couch at 7pm like I was during the 1st trimester!).

I'm still battling the awful nighttime leg cramps (the last one left me sore and limping for 2 days after it occurred...not fun). And sleeping is more of a challenge these days. But really, I don't have much to complain about. Two more months to go!

Showered with love

31w5d

Chris's family hosted a baby shower for me today. It was really, really lovely; thank you everyone!

Good company, yummy food, games that didn't involve guessing my circumference (big plus!), sweet cake, and LOTS of presents. This little man is spoiled already!