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34 Weeks

34 Weeks

I’m going to attempt to take a break from the computer this weekend basically because I’m going to have pretty much no free time at all. I have two baby showers this weekend, one thrown by a friend, and another by my Sunday School class at church. I’m looking forward to both of them. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t excited about getting wee little baby things in the form of presents! Who doesn’t like presents?

In between the two baby showers, I’ll be cleaning my house like a mad woman because my in-laws are coming up next week. Let’s just say house cleaning hasn’t exactly been on my priority list for the last couple of months so there’s a LOT of work to do. Fortunately, hubby is more than willing to help out and do the heavy work that I can’t do right now. I just have to figure out how to keep Zach from trashing it as we clean!

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33 Weeks

33 Weeks-Loving on Baby Sister

33 Weeks and everything is still moving along smoothly. BabyG is apparently growing like crazy. It seems like someone comments about how much bigger I am nearly every day. I might be offended by that if it weren’t for the fact that I’m pretty sure it’s true. I wake up every morning and it seems like she’s grown more over night. I wonder daily if I can really make it to 40 weeks with this one. Zach was born four days after his due date, but I have a feeling BabyG is not waiting around that long.

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32 Weeks

32 Weeks32 Weeks down, 8 more to go.

I’ve already done my griping for the week, so today I’ll just leave you with this lovely picture of the basketball that I seem to be carrying around under my shirt.  I had to make it black and white because I had just gotten out of the shower and I was all splotchy from the hot water.  Red splotches just aren’t that pretty, although they do go well with the extra chin that I seem to have gained recently.

We’ve got another busy weekend planned.  I’m hoping to get a haircut and some shopping done in the morning, then we are taking Zach and the nephews to see Sesame Street Live which should be fun.  Then Sunday is the Super Bowl and we’ll be having a little shindig over at our house where we’ll stuff our faces and watch the big game commercials.  I imagine I’ll be good and exhausted by Monday morning again.

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Notes From A Tired Mind

I apparently have the Thursday blahs today. I’m not sure if it is due to the pregnancy-induced insomnia that I’m now suffering from (even though I’m completely exhausted), the insomnia and general grouchiness that Zach has been suffering from the last week or so, or the fact that we were supposed to get up to eight inches of snow today and so far all I’ve seen is a few flurries. I was seriously hoping for a snow day. Eight inches of snow and an unexpected day home snuggling and watching TV with my boys was exactly what I needed. But no such luck. I woke up (late), looked out the window to see how much snow had fallen and all I could see was dead grass and a clear driveway.

The one thing I have to look forward to tonight is watching LOST. I’m seriously excited about that. I’m so excited, in fact, that I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to get Zach to bed and asleep before 8:00. I’m guessing my chances aren’t real great though since it has been taking well over an hour lately to get him settled and asleep. I keep making the mistake of laying down with him until he falls asleep, but most of the time I end up falling asleep before he does. When I wake up – usually an hour or so later – he’s sound asleep. Unfortunately, this usually leaves me with a headache and by the time I get up and do the various other things I need to do before I go to bed I’m wide awake and can’t get back to sleep. I spend the rest of the night tossing and turning, covering and uncovering as I try to find the exact right balance of blankets and sheets, adjusting my 4(!) pillows that I seem to need these days, and stretching my calves in order to ward off the leg cramps that keep trying to set in. Oh, and when hubby tries to get all snuggly it takes everything in my power not to push him away. I love him dearly, but the last thing I need when I’m totally uncomfortable and can’t sleep is someone snuggling up next to me so that I can’t move.

So, back to the point of this post. I’m really looking forward to watching LOST. I’m just hoping that I can actually stay awake long enough to watch it and that I can remember enough details from last season that I’m not totally lost.


Don’t forget to keep checking in over at Recipe Corner.  The Super Bowl is coming up Sunday and we’ll be posting some great snack ideas over the next few days, like my sister’s yummy (yet oh so fattening) mozzarella dip.

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30 Weeks

30 WeeksTen more weeks to go and the nesting has really set in. If I just had a little more energy, my house would be looking fabulous. Unfortunately, after about fifteen minutes of work I’m pretty much drained. I have so many little projects and things that I want to get done before this baby arrives but they will most likely never be accomplished. What I really need is someone to come over who is willing to take orders. If I could just sit in my chair and say, “do this, do that” things might actually get done.

The important things are mostly done though. The crib is up (even though I don’t have the bedding for it yet), the teeny tiny clothes are washed and put away, and the blankets are washed and folded. I still have to take apart and clean the car seat, swing, and vibrating baby seat. I should probably also have some bottles washed and ready to go, but I’ll most likely put all of that off until the last couple of weeks so I don’t have to find places to put it all just yet.

BabyG is definitely making herself known this week. The good news is I have instant entertainment most of the time. I can just sit back and watch my stomach move around. Most of the time I enjoy it, but she has taken me by surprise a few times.

She’s also taking her toll on my body.  Sleeping has become more and more difficult over the last couple of weeks.  I find myself tossing and turning all night just trying to find a position that is actually comfortable.  I haven’t found it yet and I’m pretty sure I won’t find it again until after BabyG is born.

I finally managed to get the 3D sonogram pictures scanned this weekend so I can share them. The pictures didn’t come out as well as I was hoping, but we did get to bring home a video of the session on dvd and she is actually much easier to see on the video. BabyG had her face turned toward my back the whole time so it was difficult to get a clear shot of her face. We did get a great picture of her leg though and re-confirmed that she is indeed a girl.

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My Favorite Maternity Accessory

Shortly after Zach was born, I kept seeing all of these really cool pregnancy related things online that I wish I would have had when I was pregnant. I kept thinking to myself, “I really need to remember that for the next time around.” One of those things was the Bella Band. When I first found out I was pregnant with Baby G, I found a cheaper version of the Bella Band at Target and purchased it right away. It was definitely helpful, but not the miracle that I had hoped it would be. It does work great for keeping the belly covered, but doesn’t really keep up those ill-fitting maternity pants that always seem to fall down.

bellyups.jpgThat’s where the Belly Ups come in. I put off buying them because I just kept thinking it would be a waste of money. Then my maternity pants started getting too small and I had to go up a size. The next size up was a little too big and since I can’t exactly wear a belt with this bulging belly my pants were constantly falling down. Fortunately I remembered something about some maternity suspender-type things that hooked onto a bra strap. It only took one quick internet search to find them. Then it was just a matter of finding the lowest price. I lucked out at Amazon and found them for only $12.50 (with free shipping!) and ordered them right away. I was still a little skeptical but figured anything that promised to keep my pants up was worth at least $12.50 and I was so right.

My Belly Ups arrived in the mail on Monday and I’ve used them every day since then. I think I’m in love. I still find myself tugging at my pants from time to time, but I don’t have to worry about them falling to my knees as I walk across the parking lot with my hands full (which was very much a concern only a few days before). The only thing that could make them better is if they could somehow keep my shirt down over my bulging belly that always seems to be hanging out.

My only complaint about the Belly Ups is that I didn’t buy them earlier. I’ve already recommended them to a couple of friends who are currently pregnant and if I ever find myself that way again I will definitely buy some more.

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