Pregnancy Week 34

This weekend was our Baby Shower! My friend Mo did a bang up job, distributing onsies to people so they could decorate them. It was a good turnout and everyone had a good time. No scary baby shower games like sniffing melted candy bars in diapers, trying to figure out which candy bar it is. Just friends and laughs and food. Most of which I couldn’t eat. But the good part was, it meant I didn’t have to keep most of the leftovers. I did somehow manage to end up with 24 hamburger buns that I can’t eat. They are taking up space in my freezer. Do you want them? They are so carb heavy, I probably won’t even be able to eat them after the baby is born. They are insanely huge and fluffy, so if you’re into that sort of thing, they’re all yours.

I love the onsies, they are so super cute. What a great idea. They are still hanging up in the living room because I don’t want to take them down. We got lots of very adorable loot too. Funny thing was, all the wrapping was in green, same color as Juniper’s room. Green is obviously the new black. We got some fundage for our stroller so I can’t wait to get down to Segal’s and plop down some loot on our Bob stroller. Gotta get Mississippi used to it before the baby comes, she’s got a problem with strollers, wheelchairs, bikes, scooters, and skateboards. Basically anything with wheels.

We had guests from Bend, our old neighbor from our last house came, some of Tom’s band mates, the Guru crew, and even my friend Marc who I’ve known since I was 20. Oh! and Gus, who I’ve known since I was 18. Gus wins!

Here is my advertisement to drink water.

Here are me and Summer comparing our nose butts.

So… 6 more weeks. I’m loosing weight. I eat and eat, and I can’t seem to gain. I’ve lost about a pound and a half in the last month. This bums me out. I never thought in a million years I’d be bummed about loosing weight. But I have a net gain of 12 pounds right now and I’m supposed to be gaining a pound a week, I seem to be instead loosing a pound a week. A healthy weight gain for pregnancy is between 25-35 pounds. I’m essentially on an atkins diet, so it’s really hard to get enough calories to gain weight, especially with my added caloric needs. I spend all my energy trying to eat more and get some good walks in. I really need this job to end. Things aren’t looking very optimistic that I’ll be out of here by the end of next week, but I NEED to leave my job. They’ll just have to figure it out. My tailbone hurts, my stomach hurts, I need some time in the pool, I need more rest, more exercise, more food.

Aside from how good I am at bitching, I mostly feel pretty good. My stomach has been sore, Juniper is really pushing and poking at my belly and the hernia gets painful when she does that. Wait, I wasn’t going to complain anymore! So yeah, feeling pretty good, except for that tailbone, and the belly, and some roids. No swelling in my feet or anything, no headaches, I mostly have good energy except for in the early evenings, when I’m finally done with work and should be swimming or doing yoga. My windows of opportunity for exercise are closing earlier and earlier. I couldn’t take my after dinner walk last night. I turned back and let Tom go one without me, and went home and cried on the couch. Yep! I’m doing great! Couldn’t be better! No complaining here!

My belly is growing quickly these days. My shirts are riding up a little more lately and I’m thankful for Bell Bands. Six more weeks and hopefully six more pounds. On the good side, Juniper gets all the nutrients first, so it should all be ok, I’ll just emerge a more leaner mommy. Right? Everything’s going to be ok. I see the midwives this Thursday so they can reassure me about the weight situation. My fasting numbers are slowly getting better. Those were the only ones that have been bad. I have been trying the recommendations of the dietitian, which happily involved a few fruits and grains. But I’m discovering I just can’t have any bread or potatoes, those are big sugar bombs for me. I’m still experimenting with grains, a little with dinner doesn’t seem to hurt, might even be helping. Morning and afternoon grains seem to be a bad idea. I’m slowly starting to see patterns. I’m really curious to see what my glucose levels are after the pregnancy. I know my fasting numbers will probably go back to normal because I take a fasting test every year. But I wonder what numbers I’ll have after a normal meal with carbs.

Juniper, you are very rambunctious inside my tummy, we’re getting very excited to meet you. Dad especially is getting excited to meet his little girl. We were trying to come up with the perfect genetic combination from the both of us. Hopefully you’ll get Tom’s eyes and my teeth, Tom’s immune system and my hair. Well, the hair part is debatable. Hopefully you won’t start going grey at age 12. Anyway, hope you’re enjoying it in there.


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