28 Weeks...7 Months!

I need to start by being so very thankful for how great I've been feeling. I have my down moments, when trying to haul myself off the couch or out of bed for example, but overall, I really can't complain. I can eat whatever I want (smaller portions usually), and seem to be on a pretty normal sleep pattern too. I've even gone back to sleeping through the night without having to pee! That's amazing!

We've gotten the nursery well under way. Floor is in, paint done, closet organizer up, light fixture in (although at this point it's not working...I'm just not going to mention it for a few days) I just can't wait for Greg to finish with the details so that I can can my hands in there and do the fun stuff!

Fitness class is still going well. I will admit that it's a lot harder now, and I've even been aching a little more the day after, but it still feels good. And we've had some great weather too, so I'm going to be getting my butt walking very soon.

Actually, the most exciting news this week will help in my goal to be walking more! I just arranged my vacation/leave time, and it actually kind of kicks in this week! I decided to start my 1 year Mat leave 2 weeks prior to my due date. I know that means I'll have to go back to work before babies birthday, but hopefully he/she will understand that Mommy needs some time before their arrival to get things straightened away and hopefully get a little rest. But since I don't know if I'll go on time/early/late, I don't want to leave my vacation until then and then not get to use it. So I've decided to take an extra long Easter weekend (3 extra days), which still leaves me with 7 vacation/overtime days to use up. So I've decided to start 4 day weeks! Woohoo! I think this will make me much more productive on the days that I am here, and will let me get lots of stuff around the house on days when Greg isn't there and I can just focus on one task at a time. I'm so excited.

So that's about it for now. 12 weeks to go!

27w3d

I'm feeling pretty scattered today, it's like time is flying by and I have no control over it. It's not that things are stressful, it's just all coming at me at once. The days that used to drag on are now going by so quickly that I can't keep track of what's going on.

We had a pretty busy weekend. Curling Friday night (we won! lol), got to hang out with our friends new baby. He was born at 33 weeks, and now at 8 weeks old weighs just 7lbs, so cute. Saturday I had to work for a bit, and then we had Greg's parents over for supper. Greg and his Dad put together the crib and one of the dressers, which was nice for them to do together. Sunday we had church in the morning, then friends over for brunch. In the afternoon we went and bought a mattress for the crib(at Sears) and a closet organizer system and light fixture at Home Depot. I can't wait for Greg to finish all the 'construction' stuff in the nursery so I can get going with the fun stuff!

I also had my WinRho shot on Friday, not really a big deal, but another thing checked off the list, which was great. I had to go to the hospital where I'll be delivering to get it done so while I was there I registered as a patient and confirmed that I will have a private room. My insurance covers up to a semi private and for only $15/night more I could reserve a private, so I was happy to do that.

Still feeling really good. Had a day that I was really uncomfortable last week, just weird pressure and stuff, but to be honest it was probably just something I ate. I felt a ton better the next day. Still enjoying our fitness class, still waiting for some better weather so I can get out walking.

That's it, here are the 27 week pics.

23 weeks!

So hard to believe it's February already! Dad's birthday, valentine's day, Greg's birthday, big month! And baby has reached the size of a letter! 8.5 inches crown to rump, that's crazy! Not that I haven't felt the growing, baby is doing lots of kicking in there these days, so fun. I was determined to get Greg to feel it last night, and he said he did, but I'm not really sure. I think this kid is going to have to really smack him before he gets excited about it. Oh well, it's exciting to me. We wake up together everyday, I have endless amusement while sitting at my desk during the day, and my favorite, our time hanging out on the couch after supper, that's when the dance party really starts!

I was laughing on the way to work today as I belted out Taylor Swift's 'love song', wondering if baby will remember that song, as I sing along to it a lot on the way to work. I love music, and I really hope the baby does too. It's crazy to think about all the stuff that we need to learn about this kid. Will we be running off to soccer practice, or dance class, hockey or art school. I did pretty much everything and I hope our kids have the same diverse interests. I know Greg is very excited to have his son/daughter at his ball games this summer. He always said he was stopping after last summer, but I think he wants to be able to show off for him/her!

I've been having some trouble sleeping this week, and therefore having some long tiring days at work. But today seems a lot better. It might have to do with the fact that there is a storm on the way and I'm considering hitting the road sooner that later if it starts to get nasty. I did have a couple of rough nights, but hoping that was just a little phase and that it isn't going to become the norm. Ever since my little scale shocker last week I have been quite a bit more conscious about what I'm eating, and I think I feel better because of that. I'm also really excited to be getting some exercise again. We had our second class on Sunday and it was great. I almost didn't go because I had such a nasty headache, but the class really helped.

Excited to be heading home to visit the fam this weekend. It's dad's 60th birthday next week so we are all going to celebrate with him. Can't wait to see my adorable nephew, and my best friend is having a post baby shower for her little one Eve, so that worked out well too. That's about all for now, keep your fingers crossed for some great NS winter weather today to get me home early! lol

22 week appointment, and prenatal fitness!

So yesterday was a pretty big day. Wednesday night I think I was full of anticipation because I knew it was supposed to be a busy day, plus they were calling for a storm so I didn't get much sleep. Which is a really stupid thing to do the night before having a busy day. But things ended up working out okay.

Greg had to leave early (5:30) for work so I woke up at that time and never really made it back to sleep. By 6am I heard that school was canceled, which meant that my after school volleyball program was canceled, so that took one thing off my schedule. I went to go out to go to my Dr. appointment, and realized the car was sitting on a whole lot of ice...fun times. So after some shovelling/salting etc. I finally got the car out. The appointment was good, I was a little sad because it was my last appointment with my GP, who I love, because from now on I'll be with the OB, who I don't even know yet, so that's a little scary. Big news...well, for the first 18 weeks of this pregnancy I've gained 5lbs, in the last 4 weeks? 9 lbs!! lol I couldn't believe it when I stepped on the scale, it was a little crazy. She just said 'that's great', I couldn't help but laugh. Oh well, if she thinks it's great, then I guess it is.

In the afternoon I had to go to a meeting, which meant I didn't have to come in to the office at all, which was kind of nice. When I came home I got a little power nap in (probably could have slept for the night!) and had a bit of supper. Then I went to my first prenatal fitness class. It felt good to be active again, and to learn what is/isn't safe to do. We'll be doing it 2x/week for 6 weeks. Hopefully the weather will warm up a bit so I can get out walking too. I'm tired because I'm not sleeping well, but I don't think I'm sleeping because I'm not tired enough (make any sense?), so I want to be more active so I'll sleep more soundly at night.

That's all for today. Yay for Friday! So excited for the weekend!

22 Weeks

Some days I feel like time is flying, others like it is standing still. One thing I'll tell you that isn't standing still is the growth of my belly! I'm really starting to feel a difference, trying to get up, or tie my shoes. Not that I can't do these things, just that it's noticeably uncomfortable when I do. Another problem is that my fatigue is starting to come back. I don't know if it's because my sleep hasn't been as continuous as it used to be, or just that my lack of exercise is catching up with me, all I know is it's not even 10am and I'm sitting here yawning away and trying to keep my eyes open.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day. I usually coach volleyball, and normally at a much higher level, lots of commitment etc. But this year I cut back to just one day a week in our mini vball program. The only problem is that it happens to run back to back with the new pre natal class that I'm starting tomorrow night. So I leave straight from work to go to the school, coach from 5-6, which makes me pretty tired to begin with, then head home, grab a quick snack and head to my fitness class. So funny, because normally this would be a very average night for me, but these days it seems very daunting and I'm sure it's going to be exhausting. I guess the good thing is that I have a Dr. appointment in the morning so I'm not going in to work until later, meaning I'll get a little bit of a sleep in which should help out. Wish me luck!

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20 weeks! Half way!

Hard to believe, but we are half way done! Counting down instead of up now! And 5 months pg, totally unreal. I am so fortunate to be feeling really well right now. Sleeping is pretty good most of the time, I'm able to eat just about anything I want (just smaller amounts), and I've been in a good mood most of the time too.

I have been pretty lazy overall, not really exercising the way I want to, but I did just commit to a 6 week (2x/week) pre natal fitness class that I'm really excited about. It's at a friend's house that is only a couple minutes away, and since it will be all people I know I will not be able to skip out! I also want to get my butt to the gym a couple days a week to at least get on the elliptical or something but we'll have to see about that.

I'm excited to get going on the nursery as soon as the bedding gets here. I think I've decided to skip some of the expensive furniture I was looking at and go for some simple things from ikea instead. The reason being I know I want a good quality stroller since that will get a lot of use, and I'd rather budget for something like that that needs to be better quality than the furniture that I just 'like'.

That's about it for this week. Still waiting for the cute belly to show up...had enough with the 'muffin top' lol!