MATERNITY LEAVE - ANY DAY NOW!

It's official. I'm out on maternity leave. It also happened to be the day my company had layoffs, which led to a very stressful last day. Said goodbye to lots of really amazing people. I ended my trip home with a stop at the library to stock up on some good reads I've been excited about. Today I went to the Dr - and at 36.5 weeks preggers, he says I'm ready. Any time after this weekend he would be very happy with delivery. So now I'm nesting. Home for 4 hours on maternity leave, and all the baby clothes and changing pad covers are washed, the house is getting scrubbed and the car seat base is going in. Too bad the floor to the nursery won't be done until tomorrow, or else I'd be on a Home Goods rampage finishing it up. I have been superstitious this whole time about getting the room ready, buying things etc and then I realized that I'm far enough along that if I were to deliver, I would be ok - the baby would god willing be ok - and we would have nothing in the house. So, now we have a starter kit atleast to get us going. Since this week at work has been hella stressful, I've been eating like a complete asshole. I think I've eaten more cake and cookies and candy than I ever have in my entire life, so I really need to focus on being healthy. Gained 3 lbs this week. Whoops. My stomach is enormo. Dr said there's lots of fluid in there, so the baby is swimmin around and ready to go. Sleeping has been more difficult and breathing is getting a little hard, but overall I feel blessed that I feel PRETTY GOOD. Hopefully I won't jinx myself by saying that, but even if it does get bad, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Belly Public Debut

After much resistance, the belly has made it's Facebook debut. It's so funny people are like "omg I didn't know you were pregnant" um yeah, which means I haven't seen you in 9 months and we aren't really friends! Hello. Stupid. I've wanted to keep it private for so long because I just don't like being the center of attention, and also don't need to share private details with people who are not really in my life - but I understand that people would want to post pics from a wedding we just went to, and people will probably be posting pics of the baby. So I did it on my terms and my own accord. We are DEFINITELY ready to meet this lil guy or gal

HE TARPED THE BED!!!!!!

So ridiculous.

DADDY SHOWER

How sweet! The DAD got a surprise work shower!!!

Week 35!!!

BED REST - PRETERM LABOR

I've spent the better half of the past four days laying in bed. My doctor put me on bed rest because of symptoms that caused me to leave work on Thursday. I have had cramping like I'm getting my period, consistently over the hour, with increases to up to 20 minutes within some hours. I had some other funky stuff going on that surely doesn't need to be documented. There is no amount of TV, movie or snacks that can make bed rest fun. Not even a book I've been so excited to read. I'm a very active person and to sit around just because it's a waiting game is NOT what I like to do. My Dr doesn't want me to deliver for about another three weeks - as I'm officially 35 weeks today. I sure as HELL am not staying home waiting around for those three weeks. My husband is finally letting me out of the house - he's taking me to Barnes and Noble to get my maternity reading list completed. His one stipulation: I must wear black and white pinstripes or orange. No joke. I'm in an effin black and white striped shirt. Here's some more info on Preterm labor signs: Signs of preterm labor Preterm labor is labor that happens before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. What are the warning signs of preterm labor? Contractions (your belly tightens like a fist) every 10 minutes or more often Change in vaginal discharge (leaking fluid or bleeding from your vagina) Pelvic pressure—the feeling that your baby is pushing down Low, dull backache Cramps that feel like your period Belly cramps with or without diarrhea What should you do if you think you're having preterm labor? Call your health care provider or go to the hospital right away if you think you're having preterm labor, or if you have any of the warning signs. Call even if you have only one sign. Your health care provider may tell you to: Come into the office or go to the hospital for a checkup. Stop what you're doing. Rest on your left side for 1 hour. Drink 2 to 3 glasses of water or juice (not coffee or soda). If the signs get worse or don’t go away after 1 hour, call your provider again or go to the hospital. If they get better, relax for the rest of the day. Can preterm labor be stopped? Your provider may give you medicine to try to stop preterm labor. You also may get some medicine that can improve your baby's health, even if he does come early.

Week 34 Pic!