34 Weeks and counting!

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: 34 1/2 weeks

Size of baby: Cantaloupe

Total Weight Gain: Current Weight: still holding at 153 THANK GOD. The closer I get to 160 the sadder I get that I weigh almost as much as my husband.

Gender: Casey and I now both think it's going to be a boy. That probably means it's going to be a girl. Haha.

Movement: Still kicking all the time. Still strong as ever. Still hurting Mama every day. Oweeeeeee!!!

Sleep: Getting up an average of 5 times a night to pee these days. Not fun. Oh and my back hurts now and my hips are stiff when I get out of bed.

What I miss: At this point I don't even remember my life pre-baby. I can't believe I've been pregnant 3/4 of this year!

Cravings: Cereal, milk, SUBWAY. Casey came home the other night with a $50 Subway gift card for me. Normally I'd say "HOLY MOLY how am I ever going to spend $50 at Subway??", but I doubt it lasts past my giving birth. I seriously love Subway.

Symptoms: Tons of Braxton Hicks contractions, back aches, and now ... the dreaded swollen feet. I usually have super skinny, bony feet and ankles, but I just got home from a pedicure with my sweet Mother in Law and my feet looked like sausages. Also - my doctor (Hi Dr. D!) informed me that my cervix is starting to thin out already and she agrees that Baby P might be a little early - something I've been feeling lately. Yay!

Maternity Clothes: Decided that I'm not going to buy any more maternity clothes because soon I won't need them! I can't believe Baby P is going to be here so soon!


Best Moment this week: Today as I was leaving work I saw some of the kids who were in Kindergarten last year (now 1st graders) but who weren't in my class. They were excited to see me and said "Mrs. Page, Mrs. Page, hi hi hi hi hi hi!!!!" in true little kid fashion. So cute. What's cuter? One of the kids (not a native English speaker) smiled at me and then said this:

"Mrs. Page you look very different this year - your stomach is much bigger. You're borning a baby soon???"

Yes adorable Asian child.. I am going to born the heck out of this baby very, very soon. :) I love my job.

33 Weeks!

OMG ya'll. I am freaking HUGE! I just looked through my Baby Page album on Facebook and compared how big I was 5 weeks ago compared to now and it's like night and day. I'm fairly certain I could have dressed up as the Goodyear Blimp for Halloween and been pretty convincing. I guess when you're 5'1" the baby has no where else to go but out! Here's the run down for 33 weeks!

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: 33 1/2 weeks

Size of baby: Honeydew

Total Weight Gain: Current Weight: 153... holy moly. Yeah that's 32 lbs. I may have overdone it on the snacks.

Gender: I have been feeling "boy" lately, but it's still about half and half. Casey still feels like it's going to be a girl.

Movement: Currently watching my belly bounce up and down. This little guy/girl moves CONSTANTLY which is really nice for me because I don't have to worry about doing kick counts - it's kicking around all the time! I will say that this kid is SUPER strong and can really hurt me sometimes. I had to physically remove it's foot from my rib cage the other day because I thought it was going to break my rib. He/she is a hulk!

Sleep: Puppies are still getting booted off the bed nightly and I am getting so much awesome sleep. Still loving my Snoogle...

What I miss: Still missing running, but this week I am missing my extensive shoe collection. It's to the point where I can't comfortable wear any closed toe shoes so I'm down to about 3 pairs of work appropriate shoes and flip flops the rest of the time. I'm really hoping that my ligaments are just stretched a little and that I will go back to my happy size 7 1/2 foot after Baby P is born.

Cravings: Cereal, milk, asian food, SUBWAY!

Symptoms: Tons of Braxton Hicks contractions and today SUPER back aches..

Maternity Clothes: Having to buy a few things here and there because I'm outgrowing everything. :(


Best Moment this week: My baby shower that was this past Saturday and my maternity photos taken by my wonderful best friend Sara Baker! I loved having my wonderful friends and family in town. I love my life! Oh and a bonus of the maternity photos - I got an early "push" gift- a Canon Rebel T3!!!! Finally a digital SLR so I can practice my photography skills without wasting film! YAY! I love my hubby!

Birdie Themed Baby Shower!

Last weekend my wonderful friend Andi and my amazing Mother in Law, and two Sisters in Law threw me a super cute bird themed baby shower! It was SO great to have all of my friends in town to visit and Aunt Lorie and Uncle Ed even came in from New York! I got tons of great stuff for Baby P and lots of love from all of the most important people in my life. I am truly blessed with an amazing family and friends. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

The girls and I at brunch before the shower. Black Walnut Cafe = yummmmm...

Our guest book :)

The adorable tablescape and diaper cake!
Words of advice for a first time mommy - put in a bird cage. So cute!
Awesome gifts!


Casey walking around with Will


Me + Him

The wonderful hostesses and me