Week 35
5 Jul
HAPPY BELATED 4TH, AMERICA!!!
Scott was digging the hat!
*Week 35*
CURRENT STATS
Percentage Cooked: 88%
Baby Size: Approximately over 5ish lbs.?
Countdown to Baby: Less than 5 weeks (249 days down, 31 to go!)
Symptoms: My feet and ankles are swollen around the clock. My poor weight-holders are sore from my first stagger outta bed to the last roll into it. It’s not fun AND it adds to the unmistakable waddle. The HOTTT weather does not help a sister out. For real, the fat on my feet jiggle, y’all. Ugh. Luckily, my blood pressure has been right on, so there are no concerns regarding preeclampsia. Just discomfort and embarassment for Mama! (I Google’d “cankles” for a funny picture. Don’t ever do it – it’s so not worth it!)
My brain is on baby duty NON-STOP. I can’t imagine all of what we have going on right now at home WHILE working. Phew – so glad we don’t need to juggle both responsibilities simultaneously this first time around.
Braxton Hicks contractions continue and have become more intense. This belly gets hard as a rock!
I’m extremely hungry, like every 2 hours. Between that and hourly (at least!) pee breaks – I have become quite a high maintenance chica!
Cravings: Oreos, homemade chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, watermelon, Root Beer
Weight Gain: 29 lbs. as of last Thursday; my guess is 45 lbs. by now – ha!
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Related Purchases: LOTS – including wall art and finishing touches to the nursery. I’m working on making a mobile and Mom’s working on recovering the glider ← a HUGE job. Another week or 2 and it should all be complete =)
Fear of the Week: BIG Dr.’s appointment tomorrow…we’ll find out what position Baby is in (I have a feeling it’s not the right position for delivery – but we’ll see). Think positively, right?!
Relief of the Week: This week’s Dr. appointment is with MY Dr. (I’ve had to meet with others in the practice periodically over the past month or so…it’s not a given that MY Dr. will deliver Baby T.). I love my Dr. – she gets me.
We had the car seat bases installed in all 3 cars (my parents’ included) at a local fire department. FINALLY!
I’LL BE ABLE TO SEE MY CHILD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT – AKA I ORDERED NEW GLASSES. WAHOO!!! They’re Vera Bradley Eyeglasses and they’re cute! I think these are the ones I ordered (Emily in Java Blue)…
Randomness: Everywhere I go, people are asking me what I’m having (WOW – I don’t know HOW you could WAIT to find out!) and when I’m due (WOW – you’ve got a WAYS to go!). Oh people, I know you are trying to be nice, but you’ve gotta really think about your comments to an almost 9-month pregnant lady. They’re sensitive and unreasonable (just ask my husband). I have officially made it passed the “oh you look so cute” stage to the “holy you are REALLY pregnant” stage.
My hospital bag is half packed and the other half is written on a list by the bag. I’m really close to being organized with this.
My to-make-and-freeze meal list is complete. Now it’s time to make the ginormous ingredient list so I can make it happen! (I did freeze 1½ garbage breads this week – so game on!)
When asked by the Dr. about my pain management plan, I said that I am open to an epidural. But, if for some miraculous reason I feel like I can power through – of course, I’ll give it a try. She says, “I’ll write ‘probable’ on your file, then” (for an epidural). Haha – thanks for the encouragement. Seriously though, I’m not looking to win any prizes or to be any sort of Superwoman. Bring on whatever it takes to get this little love out safely!
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Scott’s Quote of the Week: Scott has been quoting facts from our Baby Boot Camp class that we took. Phrases like “feeding cues” have been on the tip of his tongue. It’s super cute – he was really paying attention!
I was talking about going to a local children’s consignment shop because I have a $5 off coupon. Pregnancy brain wouldn’t allow me to think of the name of the place, so Scott saved the day. But he was a little off! It’s called Angels and Rascals. He called it Rascals and Demons – an ode to Angels and Demons (a book, then movie). Ha! I laughed for 20 minutes.
Any last minute reminders/suggestions from you Moms out there – DON’T HOLD BACK! This includes hospital advice, meal suggestions for the freezer, last minute items that baby can’t live without, etc. I need your help!
xoxo
p.s. BABY’S DUE EXACTLY 1 MONTH FROM TODAY!!!
Beach Count: 76
Pool Count: 30
High Temperature: 93°
My advice, since you asked. Have food in the fridge you don’t have to heat up. You will actually be too tired to work the microwave and may only have a quick second to grab something and stuff it in your mouth.
Take all of the help you are offered. You will need plenty of rest time. Let others do things around the house and care for your husband.
Try to shower every day. This is be very hard some days but it gives you 20 minutes of alone recovery time and you feel so much better after.
Enjoy it. You will never have this time again. So no matter how tired and scared and confused you may be, let your insitincts kick in and enjoy the ride. I promise you’ll laugh at it all in a year.
Some great advice – thank you! =) I’ve got to think of some food to have around that I DON’T need to heat up…hmm.
The best advice I can give is try to RELAX
Enjoy this time you have with just you and Scott, as once you come back from that hospital, you will be a family of 3! It sounds like you are uber-prepared and making some meals ahead of time will be a huge time-saver! Don’t worry – everything will fall into place 
Thanks, love! Relaxing is HARD, but my list of things to do and buy keeps getting smaller and smaller – so I’m getting there! xoxo
-Lasagna in the freezer! Perfect for any company, or multiple meals for yourselves.
-Once Upon a Child is AWESOME! You have one in Charleston somewhere. Unfortunately, there are none near us in NY
-Don’t plan on too much hospital company until you know how you feel. Leave yourself plenty of time to rest and get to know your little one.
-Try to relax and enjoy.
TRY to relax – TRY being the key word. Ha! We have a lot of great consignment stores down here, but I haven’t made it to Once Upon a Child yet. Thanks for the advice!!!
I bought my daughter’s Halloween costume at Angels and Rascals and they have the cutest things! I didn’t have to cook ahead of time before our baby’s birth. For six weeks from after she was born, friends from church and our Bible study brought us meals. They spoiled me. Get an epidural. That’s my best advice.
That’s amazing about friends bringing you meals for SIX weeks – you’re one lucky girl! I’m sure I will get an epidural.
I just want to be open to whatever I may be feeling in the moment.
I felt so blessed with all those meals! I know we don’t know each other, but I am more than happy to make one for you, too. It’s something I love to do for new mommies and daddies; I know cooking is the last thing you feel like doing after you’ve had a baby. I’m about to make a dinner for a couple in our church who just had a baby and I don’t know them, either, but my husband is friends with the new dad. Let me know!
You are too sweet – I couldn’t let you do that for us! What a wonderful person you are!!!
I really would be happy to help you! I myself am pregnant, too (22 weeks!) and live in Charleston. I know how nice it is to have a meal brought to you after your baby is born. Please let me do this. It makes me happy to cook for new moms and dads!
I don’t have advice, but can you PLEASE share what’s in garbage bread?!
Haha – sure! Some people call it pepperoni bread or stromboli. It’s basically like making pizza, but then rolling it up! I make it with pizza dough (duh!) and then layer turkeyroni, provolone cheese halved slices, roasted red peppers little slices, cooked breakfast sausage (crumbled), and mozzarella cheese (shredded) – in that order. Roll it up – spread the top with some egg (beaten) and some sprinkled pepper and mozzarella cheese. Bake at 375 for about 25 minutes. Serve with warm marinara sauces. This is NOT healthy, but it is beyond delicious. Award-winning, even! =)
Thank you!! Love that you made it ahead too!!
You got it! =)