I had two lovely showers this weekend and had another one a few weeks earlier.
They were all beautiful and I'm happy to say I managed to get through a pregnancy without one game involving guessing how big my belly is!
Now comes the after, loads of thank you cards and putting everything away.
I'm very happy to say that I didn't get that many repeats. I've heard horror stories of Target's gift registry and people getting 5 sets of things and having problems returning them. We only have 4 things that we got duplicates of and those are mostly small items.
Thank you to everyone who was involved with planning, putting together or coming to them!! Because I work with mostly men, my at work shower was half guys. Never seen so many men at a baby shower before. Nice to see them all get out of their comfort zone a bit :)
Just about everything is put away and organized and Jesse and I plan on taking this long weekend to do any returns, grab any last minute items we need, packing our hospital bag and putting the final touches on the nursery. (And he gets to install the car seat!!!)
One month to go now, and after this weekend, I'll be happy to say that I am 100% ready for him to arrive. And I'm actually getting excited about it now. I imagine kissing his little fat toes and fingers. I've been brushing up on my lullabies.
And if I swell any bigger I'm going to look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man before he gets here!!!
Baby Tracker
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
6 weeks left
I feel like I'm getting to the home stretch. Or getting really close.
My goal is to have everything ready to go by July 5th. Nursery set up, everything put away, bag packed, a couple weeks worth of dinner in the freezer, purchased everything needed that wasn't received at showers, etc...
So nothing is left to do the last month except wait.
I hope I can meet that goal. It's pretty hefty. But I know I'll feel so much better if that's all done just in case he does come early.
I have a just as lofty list of things I need to do at the office before I go.
I feel stretched really thin right now. Loads of lists and projects stand before me, yet I cannot truly get motivated to start a lot of them.
Most of the time I want to just sit in a pool or take a nap.
At work it's the worst. I try to break up my day by getting up (I usually have to go to the bathroom several times a day now). But by 3 o'clock I am dead tired and my back is killing me.
I start out strong in the morning and usually accomplish a lot, but if anything needs my attention after lunch it's like I can't focus.
I feel quite hideous. I'm thinking of getting my hair done tonight just to boost my self esteem a bit.
I feel like I wear the same 4 outfits over and over. And my quest for comfort at home has me pretty much wearing the same thing every night.
I don't feel like I glow at all. I feel like the beautiful skin my second trimester gave me has now been replaced by a very pale grayish uneven complexion. And the stretch marks are spreading.
I felt cute and pregnanty a few weeks ago, but now I just feel big and pasty. :(
My goal is to have everything ready to go by July 5th. Nursery set up, everything put away, bag packed, a couple weeks worth of dinner in the freezer, purchased everything needed that wasn't received at showers, etc...
So nothing is left to do the last month except wait.
I hope I can meet that goal. It's pretty hefty. But I know I'll feel so much better if that's all done just in case he does come early.
I have a just as lofty list of things I need to do at the office before I go.
I feel stretched really thin right now. Loads of lists and projects stand before me, yet I cannot truly get motivated to start a lot of them.
Most of the time I want to just sit in a pool or take a nap.
At work it's the worst. I try to break up my day by getting up (I usually have to go to the bathroom several times a day now). But by 3 o'clock I am dead tired and my back is killing me.
I start out strong in the morning and usually accomplish a lot, but if anything needs my attention after lunch it's like I can't focus.
I feel quite hideous. I'm thinking of getting my hair done tonight just to boost my self esteem a bit.
I feel like I wear the same 4 outfits over and over. And my quest for comfort at home has me pretty much wearing the same thing every night.
I don't feel like I glow at all. I feel like the beautiful skin my second trimester gave me has now been replaced by a very pale grayish uneven complexion. And the stretch marks are spreading.
I felt cute and pregnanty a few weeks ago, but now I just feel big and pasty. :(
Thursday, June 9, 2011
OMG Stretch Marks
I have rubbed my belly down with Cocoa Butter liberally everyday, but I guess it was unavoidable. I have stretch marks.
They are on the underside of my belly that I can't really see. Just under my bellybutton. I just happened to catch them this week when I turned a certain way in front of a mirror.
Sigh.
They could have been there for weeks and I had no idea. Stupid stretch marks; sneaking up on me like ninjas.
I guess with less than two months to go I should be grateful I'm only just now seeing them and that they aren't bad.
In other news, Liam is super bouncy. He has turned head down now and loves to stick his little behind in my ribs.
He's measuring right on schedule!!!
I had my first shower this weekend. It was very nice. The cake was super yummy!!! I got a lot of really adorable clothes and bunches of diapers. (Which after My mom and I attempted to organize everything in his room, but got halfway through and I had to stop.)
I think organization is something I'm just going to have to do myself. For some reason, having help just drives me batty - no offense, mom. It's a me thing - not you.
They are on the underside of my belly that I can't really see. Just under my bellybutton. I just happened to catch them this week when I turned a certain way in front of a mirror.
Sigh.
They could have been there for weeks and I had no idea. Stupid stretch marks; sneaking up on me like ninjas.
I guess with less than two months to go I should be grateful I'm only just now seeing them and that they aren't bad.
In other news, Liam is super bouncy. He has turned head down now and loves to stick his little behind in my ribs.
He's measuring right on schedule!!!
I had my first shower this weekend. It was very nice. The cake was super yummy!!! I got a lot of really adorable clothes and bunches of diapers. (Which after My mom and I attempted to organize everything in his room, but got halfway through and I had to stop.)
I think organization is something I'm just going to have to do myself. For some reason, having help just drives me batty - no offense, mom. It's a me thing - not you.
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