2. I'm now in the third trimester
3. Glucose test tomorrow
4. I needed to take a break from blogging for a while.
Belly Pics:
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Picture of Father's Day/V-Day Cake:
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| Col.dsto.ne Cream.ery Cookies 'n Cream cake. Our first and it was delicious! |
The nursery is not done yet, we need to wash the bedding, put the trim back up on the window, buy a new window shade and hang up that and the valance, put up the decals and then get the light dimmer installed. Other than the floor trim and dimmer, the rest will get done in the next week!
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| The armoire/wardrobe to the right of the door; the room does not have a built-in closet. |
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| We got a new La-Z-boy recliner for the nursery instead of a glider. I have the pink knitted blanket over the armrest that my grandmother made for me. We should get a new lamp; the desk lamp works for now. We also will buy a clock/cd player/radio. |
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| The lighting is terrible, sorry. Changing table to the left, dresser to the right. A friend gave me a gift last Friday of three books for the baby, her first! I have them displayed on the dresser. The wall behind the dresser, chair and changing table is gray. The rest of the walls are pink. |
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| Here is the crib; nothing like some we saw, but it is brand new with the nursery furniture set and is convertable. Notice the pink? A color I swore we'd never use. Sigh. I insisted on the pink/gray walls too! |
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| Crib picture to show the bumper; its very cute. Also there will be a decal saying of "Dream until Your Dreams Come True" above the crib on the wall. Fitting, no? |
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| Here is her wardrobe with some of her clothing collection that I keep on adding to with the help of my mother. The size dividers have been ordered and should arrive tomorrow. |
All in all, I think that so far I've had a pretty normal pregnancy aside from the twice-daily injections and vitamin supplements. I had to move the heparin injections down to my thighs which has been quite painful and is resulting in a lot of bruising.
I scheduled my maternity photos for August 25th after work.
Finally, could I be more blessed to be having three baby showers? My mom and step-sisters are throwing one at Mom's house on August 20th for my side of the family and some friends. DH's sister, SIL, soon-to-be SIL, and his mom are throwing one for his sides of the family and some friends on July 30th at my MIL's house and my co-workers are having one for me on September 14th at work over the lunch hour. Its like having three Christmases and I'm sure I'll cry at each and every one.
The baby was a violent kicker, mover and shaker up until the past week when its more regular with sleep time and then play time. Sometimes when she's been quite for too long I jiggle my belly a little or rub it and she'll wake up and give me a "pity" tap or kick. I just like to know everything's alright.
We're in the middle of a massive heat wave here in Iowa so I've been staying indoors, hydrated and relaxed. My feet hurt constantly, mostly the ankles and outside ridges so DH has been generously rubbing them. He also sent me 50 roses yesterday in a large bouquet. They were on sale for $6/dozen so I bugged him for a week to send me a dozen roses. I like how he went "above and beyond". I spent my lunch hour making them into arrangements with the vases I had in my office. You like?
I've not had any further ultrasounds but I'll be trying to talk them into at least one more before the baby's due/born in October.
I've gained maybe 9 pounds. I'm sure I'll put on a lot more in the next 2 1/2 months. At least 20 lbs which is nuts. I don't eat a ton because I get full really fast but I think I'm eating pretty healthy, considering I'm still feeling picky and icky about certain foods that were ruined for me thanks to morning sickness.
We got a dishwasher which I love and have been needing for years. It makes ours a happier home. It also ate up a lot of our money. Things are very tight, but we'll be okay.
All in all, I'm happy every time this little girl moves even in the slightest and while I can't wait to meet her, I'm enjoying every ounce of this pregnancy. I actually fell asleep counting her kicks last night.
Thank you all for being patient and supportive while I have been absent. I will continue to keep you posted. No pun intended. :)
