We have turned the corner. As my dad told me when I freaked out on my 25th birthday, 'well you're closer to 30 than you are to 20 now' (thanks dad), we are now closer to 40 weeks and delivering this little girl. I look at my belly and how much it's grown in 30 weeks and cannot imagine how much bigger it's going to get in just 10 weeks. We are slowly but surely prepping for this little girl. Our registry is finally complete, the nursery is cleared out (well, our 'big kid' stuff is cleared out) and we are continuing with our pregnancy classes. Phil and I are doing Centering Pregnancy, which is a class that meets every few weeks. It sort of takes the place of going to our primary OB, although now that we're starting to go every 2 weeks, we'll do Centering once during the month and meet with our doctor once a month. Centering's been a great tool thus far, since we meet in a group with 7 or 8 other couples who are all due around the same time that we are. It's a time to talk with other people about the ups and downs of pregnancy. The group is lead by an OB that works in the same office as my primary OB, so we still get checked by a doctor every 2 weeks. Topics that we've covered thus far have been about the lovely preggo symptoms (from swelling feet to heartburn to insomnia) to nutrition during pregnancy and family decisions (including contraception, disciplining and child care). We've really enjoyed the classes thus far, and since all of us in the class are due in April and May, we have a reunion party at the end of May when all of us bring our babies and get to show them off :)
Also with classes... Phil and I took our pregnancy class last weekend. We did the full day class and the 7 hours went by really quickly! We got to tour the labor and delivery rooms as well as the recovery rooms and nursery. Then the typical relaxation techniques, delivery options and everything else. It makes things seem so real (as if this big belly doesn't remind me every day!), but gets us excited for what is to come.
With getting closer to deliver day comes some fun things as well. Over MLK weekend, my mom came up for a visit to see the belly (and Phil and I too!) and help with a few items. But the best part was the suprise baby shower that the coaches on the team planned! One of the coaches had contacted my mom a few weeks earlier (when my mom first planned her visit) and had set everything up for the shower. So on Sunday after church, I did my normal routine of getting into sweats and taking a nap :) I woke up and was debating with continuing my lazy day when my mom told me that she had a suprise for me. (Anyone who knows me knows I love suprises)! She said that as a late Christmas present, she had gotten me a belly photo shoot, so I needed to go put on makeup and curl my hair. We left the house and she told me to head towards our church. Once we got closer, I was expecting to turn a different direction, but she told me to go to the back of the church. I looked at her a little weird and when I turned the corner, I said,' that looks like Coach Kayleigh's car and Coach Wendy's car. And wait, is this a shower?!?' She just smiled and told me she had no idea, but we better go inside and check it out. The shower was tons of fun and this little girl will be the best dressed lady in Brookings for awhile!
For now, I'm feeling pretty good. My heartburn continues, but that's the only major thing. This past weekend, I was at a meet for 13 hours and got my first experience with swollen ankles. I've never dealt with migraines, but in the past 4 weeks, I've had three of them, so that's been a bummer. I went to the doctor yesterday since I wasn't feeling well and all the tests turned out fine. I just need to listen to my body when I'm exhausted and not push too hard. Remember, I only have about 10 more weeks of saying, 'It's all about me!' before the little girl shows us who it's really all about :)
At 30 weeks, the baby is almost 16 inches long and weighs about 3 pounds. She can see about 20/400, so basically when she opens her eyes, she'll be able to make out objects a few inches from her face. The next few weeks will be full of a lot of growth and development, so that belly's only going to get bigger! We have another ultrasound on the 8th and we are looking forward to seeing her again.
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