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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

30 weeks of belly love, unborn child bribes, and video entertainment

We’ve come a long way baby!

30 weeks – how did you get here so fast?

{Actually, since I’m so slow to post – 30 weeks and 4 days today!}

 

Not the best bump pic from our friends’ wedding this past Saturday – but I do love my sweet friend, Ginny!

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More importantly, how did 30 weeks get here with me still having a to do list a million miles long in preparation for baby, lots of baby books still unread and a nursery that looks like this (!)

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Important plea note to Houston: Mommy and Daddy are very much relying and counting on the full 40 weeks of gestation to prep for your arrival. We have only a single piece of furniture in your nursery – a crib. The gorgeous crib bedding I ordered for you isn’t even in it because we don’t have a mattress yet! Your dresser, night stand and book case are all in the garage waiting to be painted, your swivel glider and ottoman were ordered in May and we’re crossing our fingers it’s 8-12 weeks delivery is closer to the 8 than the 12, AND your changing table has yet to be picked out, let alone purchased and assembled yet. Do you get what I’m trying to say here, little guy? 

 

If Houston knew what was good for him, he’d realize it might be a bit cramped in that oven right now, but with the sweet tooth on the mother God gave him, his taste buds have got to be dancing! Once he’s out, he’ll be wishing he was back to cinnamon toast crunch and Double Doozie cookies when it’s nothin’-but-milk for 6 months ;) Stay in there sweet boy, I’ll finish getting ready for you AND fatten you up to adorable proportions =)

 

The little evidence left beside my computer of today’s Double Doozie that Big Daddy brought us home:

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The 30 week low down:

As of today, I’m up a whopping 28 pounds!! At this rate, I will not stay within the 25-35 pound limits all the books would like to keep my weight gain within. I eat absolutely ANYTHING I want, though it helps that I’m staying pretty darn active – running around like a chicken with it’s head cut-off at work, taking the dog on long walks at home, and working on that big to-do list all keep me from gaining astronomical amounts for the time being.

PRAISE GOD, I’m still sleeping like a rock. Aside from some swelling in my hands and feet and absolutely despising bending down for the one million things I drop each day, I’m feeling great.

I do, however, feel my energy level dropping lower and lower. I fear how completely exhausted {and enormous!} I will be in 6 weeks from now when I’m sure I’ll still have plenty to do and still working a 40 hour energy depleting job. Though I have lots of hope since this pregnancy has already been wonderfully easy, smooth and enjoyable far beyond any expectations I had. We shall see what the little time we have left holds in store for us!

 

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15 comments:

  1. Wow! Good luck on your to do list!I am sure you will have everything ready by the time the little one arrives. :)

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  2. I feel so much better about our nursery! Ours looks like yours except the crib has not been put together! Oops :)

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  3. I am right there on my to do list. 10 weeks is NOT that much time. You look great and your crib is gorgeous!!! I have total crib envy right now!

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  4. First of all, you are adorable! Secondly, you'll be amazed how much you can get done in 10 weeks!!

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  5. My nursery currently looks exactly like yours! I always thought I'd have the nursery totally in tact by 20-25 weeks and here I am 27 weeks and barely even started. Oh well. It'll get there...right?!

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  6. I am so jealous of your cute little belly! I am a day ahead of you and barely have a bump! Most people hardly know I am pregnant!

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  7. You're so cute! The good thing is, babies don't care what's in their room as long as the necessities are taken care of so don't stress if you don't get everything done :)

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  8. LOVE the crib! Seriously, my son's just about out of his crib, but I want that one! where's it from?!

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  9. I just wanted to let you know that I love reading your baby blog. I have been reading since before you were pregnant. I also have been reading other people's blogs who became pregnant during the time I was reading (pre-prego though announcement though birth and beyond) and every time I secretly get super jealous and a twinge depressed. We have been trying for a baby for a long time and can't get pregnant. Basically the point I am trying to make is: Your blog is the only baby blog that I am really happy about reading (still super jealous of course) but I just don't get as sad as the others. I think your blog is so cute and I love the humor in which you write. Nothing will make me happy about being infertile, but at least I can read your blog with out wanting to poke my eye out like all other pregnant blogs.

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  10. You look great! The nursery is going to look great! I LOVE that crib.

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  11. I was thinking today that I wish they could bottle a drug that would help you sleep as well when being pregnant! Aww, it is the best sleep! For me at least!

    You look amazing!

    Where did you get the crib?

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  12. You are SUCH a beautiful pregnant lady!!!

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  13. You look fantastic! I have no doubt that all of the things on your to-do list will be done in time for Mr. Houston's arrival :)

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  14. Congratulations! What an exciting time for you and your husband!

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I just shared my thoughts, I'd love to hear you share yours! {Besides, I'm tired of listening to the voices in my head.} I kid, I kid... ;)