Blue skies

It's not all doom and gloom over here! The humidity cleared out, I ordered gluten free cookies and cake from Tulus and don't feel guilty about eating half of it in one sitting, and the crib is coming tomorrow... the little train that could :)

33 Weeks

I'm not going to lie, I'm not comfortable, I already wrote about being tired, and reflux is severe. C'mon 34 weeks!!!

Pregnancy is no joke

I am soooo tired. I feel tired from 8 am when I wake up until 11 am, functional until early evening (if it's a good day), and then by 7 I feel like a zomby again. I don't know why I took these pictures for Mo this week, but I felt like he should know that this is real deal exhaustion. I think I've been tired for about 7 months and I get nervous about how I will deal with real sleep deprivation and a newborn... I mean right now I can sleep sitting up (middle of the night heart burn) but what if I fall asleep breast feeding or become one of those extremely cranky mamas, when I always make fun of the angry looking women and their bugaboos in the city. And yes my face is swollen.

8 months, ohhh baby

Okay little Baby Beler... keep cooking! Strong, frequent braxton hicks brought me back to labor and delivery this week and I am glad I failed another FFN test http://www.ffntest.com/

Now I just really want to make 34 weeks, and then 36 weeks, and then keep cookin... watch me go over my due date. I have to start working half days at the office and generally take it easier which isn't hard to do considering I can walk about the pace of a turtle and have constant back pressure. Since I am carrying all out front it's been more than a little difficult to hold myself up and move myself forward, not just on my back but on my legs, too. But at least I am still enjoying sleep :) I'm getting everything organized/ordered and staying calm, we love you little baby. And speaking of baby, check out those lips, all I can say is WOW. And in exciting pregnancy news, baby is head down, with legs crossed up which is great for a natural delivery and I'm not getting kicked in the ribs yet.

Best Memo

I got this email and Mo told me to post on blog so we would make sure to have it saved somewhere to read:

21 Memos From Your Child

1. Don’t spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not have all I ask for. I am only testing you.
2. Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.
3. Don’t let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.
4. Don’t make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly “big”.
5. Don’t correct me in front of people if you can help it. I’ll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
6. Don’t make me feel all of my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
7. Don’t protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way, sometimes.
8. Don’t be upset when I say “I hate you”. It isn’t you I hate, but your power to thwart me.
9. Don’t take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.
10. Don’t nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
11. Don’t forget that I can’t explain myself as well as I should like. This is why I’m not always very accurate.
12. Don’t make rash promises. Remember that I feel badly let down when promises are broken.
13. Don’t tax my honesty too much. I am easily frightened into telling lies.
14. Don’t be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
15. Don’t tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real to me and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
16. Don’t put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.
17. Don’t ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.
18. Don’t ever think it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm toward you.
19. Don’t forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult to keep pace with me, but please try.
20. Don’t forget I love experimenting. I couldn’t do without it, so please be patient with it.
21. Don’t forget that I can’t thrive without lots of understanding and unconditional love, but I don’t need to tell you that, do I?

For real

Don't come early!!! But 2 more months of growth, yowza...
No matter how difficult it gets, it's all for the best cause, I will forget it, and I probably will even miss it!

30 Weeks

Wow, what a week...

...severe back problems, a hospital visit, and a diagnosis of an "irritable uterus" but I am not in preterm labor. I cried a lot this week and I'm starting to feel tired again... it's definitely third trimester. Other than all that craziness not many complaints... I am SO clutzy and I crave sweet things and chocolate which is making it harder to eat healthy.

I'd just really like for this week to be better :)

The glamorous side of pregnancy