36 Weeks

Sigh... I am writing this post as a pretty tired girl at the moment. Today we got a lot done around the house. I have been pretty behind on laundry and am finally catching up. Okay, here we go.

Since the baby shower 2 weeks ago I have been spending my time putting away and organizing all of the baby stuff. I have also gotten all of the clothing and blankets washed and put away. Arturo assembled the stroller, bouncer, and swing. And now... we wait... I guess. ha ha

I now have to go to the doctor every week until Sabrina is born. I went last week when I was 35 weeks and the doctor checked me because I had been having some small contractions and he wanted to see if they had caused and dialation and also try to get an idea of where I am at going into my last month. I was not dialated (which is fine, because it is still too early for that) but my cervix is nice and soft and 50% effaced. He also could tell that Sabrina is head down (hopefully she stays that way). My doctor seemed happy with this and said that is a good starting point for the last month of pregnancy, he is thinking I should not have any problems going into labor on my own when I should. I will see the doctor again on Tuesday. I am interested to see if there is a change from last week because I have been having contractions every day (nothing intense or close together).

Work has been very busy lately, it keeps me distracted and helps the days and weeks go by quickly. I have turned in all of my paperwork for maternity leave and will be starting my short term disability insurance claim this week so that it is ready to go when I have the baby. The plan is to still have me working up until I go into labor, which is fine with me, because like I said, it helps the time go by faster.

Thats all for now really, still nothing too exciting. ha ha
Here is a picture of me Arturo took tonight, she is definitely growing!
P.S. Sorry I look pretty shabby, I had already changed into my jammies for the night.

Shower Time!

Last weekend was my baby shower. I am just getting around to posting about it because it was such a busy weekend and week that I just have not had time. First I want to say, my Mom did an excellent job putting everything together and with some help from my two sisters the day was very special for me. So THANK YOU MOM! ha ha (A BIG thank you to Arturo too! he helped with the house work the day before and helped set up the chairs and decorate)

While everyone else was busy at the house I stayed out of the way and started my day with some pampering. I was due to have my nails done again so I got my nails done and also got a pedicure since I officially cannot reach my toes to do it myself. Then I went and got my hair styled at the salon. Nothing too crazy, but nicer than I was up to doing myself that day. I got home just in time to put on my make up and get dressed before guests started arriving. So many of my good friends and family were able to come, and even some friends I have not seen in a while (including my childhood best friend Beth, it was such a surprise!) and I even got a phone call from my Great Aunt Delaine who lives in Oklahoma in the middle of the shower.

We got a lot of very useful gifts to help us take care of Sabrina when she comes too, a bottle warmer, bottles, bottle washing supplies, bibs, bouncy seat, diaper genie, activity mat, diaper changing supplies, LOTS of diapers, tons of cute clothes, a high chair. and a stroller and carseat system, and some out of town family members sent gift cards. (that is only naming a few!)

It was such a fun day! Here are some pictures.

33 Weeks Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As you can see from my previous post, we finished the nursery and we have been getting a lot of other productive things done. This week we attended aclass at the hospital to learn more about breastfeeding, it was very informative and we learned some good information to hopefully better prepare us for when Sabrina is here. Today we took a tour of the Labor and Delivery wing of the hospital so that we know all of the ins and outs and what we need to do when the big day is here. While we were there, we also took care of pre-registering to help limit the amout of paper work that needs to be filled out when we check in as well.

I'm still feeling pretty good, nothing really to complain about. I had a visit to the doctor last week and I finally have gained a little weight above and beyond my pre-pregnancy weight. So the total is officially +2 lbs. It may not seem like much, but when you consider that I lost 7 lbs int he beginning its actually pretty good because I gained that back plus the 2. The doctor said I can anticipate to gain about 1 lb a week the rest of my pregnancy.

On to more exciting stuff. Next weekend is my baby shower! I cannot, believe it is already time! I am excited to see a lot of my friends and family at one time to celebrate Sabrina coming soon. My mom and sister have been working really hard to put everything together and I can already tell it will be a really fun time.

That is about all that is going on lately. Other than that, I guess the countdown is on, 7 weeks to go!
I will leave you with a picture of my growing belly.