Yesterday I had a little fun with my punkin’ and we dressed up together…yes, mama was Juno but I had to dress up my baby boy too!
and here are a few more pics from the maternity session I last posted.
I must also report, before I forget that my latest OB appointment this past Thursday on 10/30 revealed that his head is “way way low” but my cervix is still back and closed. I gained 2.5lbs and now weigh 145.5. Since I only have a month left it looks like I may be right under 150 when he comes. Woo hoo. Right on target according to my OB.
Sorry its been a while since I’ve posted here, but I have photo goodies to share! We LOVE our maternity photos and I plan on making it a quest to take ONE belly photo per day in my 9th month just cuz hehe
Here are a few self pics i took weeks back but never posted.
33wk4d for the next 5 pics
and my self portrait at 34wk5d
big sister Princess and big brother Smokey can’t wait for him to arrive
I thought the weather had cooled off enough to tolerate a mini photo session. Eh maybe not! We walked around Mayfield Park and enjoyed the scenery all while stopping to take a few portraits of us together w/ my bump. I’m happy that we aren’t attempting our official maternity session on our own because it just wouldn’t be possible to pull off. Anyhow, here are a few shots we did manage to capture before I ran back to the car for the AC!
I also learned during this “shoot” that I need to pick really tight maternity tops in order to showcase the bump better. Maybe that won’t be an issue next month when we do the actual session
The nursery room is primed and ready for some color! I”m so stinkin’ excited to finally get this going. The crib and armoire were delivered to our house over two weeks ago by my best friend who did us the favor of bringing these ginormous pieces to us and I’ve been itching like crazy to rip open the boxes and assemble it. But alas, I can’t because if I did they wouldn’t fit through the door! Imagine how hard it is waiting on doing that! Just a few pics to document the start of this process too.
We went with a dark cherry wood because I’m a sucker for these finishes and it compliments the rest of the house (hey, I gotta have flow throughout the house right?!) Plus can you imagine the mess that would show up immediately in a boys room with white furniture. Yea, I’d rather not set myself up for that heartattack.
In other exciting news, Baby boy is moving SO MUCH more now and to the point where others can see him moving around too. woo hoo i LOOOOOOVE being pregnant. I wish I could freeze this time. And that’s not just pg brain talking. I just love it and the connection we share right now. This is THE CLOSEST I’ll ever be to him in all my life. Sigh. I love that he’s got a routine going on where he’s most active after eating pudding and between 10-10:30 and 11:15-12am. He’s definitely fond of music because when I have it playing near my belly thru my laptop he’s dancing around and we just watch him get into the groove.
Ray decided on the colors for the nursery. On this computer the Leapfrog looks more lime, but its not. Its definitely a perfect color for a little boy. I can’t wait to see it on the walls!
So much has happened since my last post. Lets see, I’m definitely showing alot more. I’m much closer to the moment that I have to remove my navel ring as I’m bumping my belly into things more and more. I can BARELY reach the top cabinets in the kitchen to get dishes without getting stuck.
Today was our 24th week visit to the obygn and it was a quick, but informative visit.
My uterus is measuring 24cm and I’m 24 weeks – “perfect” said the doc
His heartbeat was strong at 154 bpm
My blood pressure is really good
um…..I gained 9.5 lbs in one month
Which brings me to 133.5 lbs at the 6month mark of this pregnancy. That was my pre-pregnancy/pre-workout weight back in September. I think that’s kinda funny actually. To pretty much come full circle on my weight.
The Dr. told me we need to “keep a watch on that weight gain” because no doubt that at that average I’d be up to 160-170 when my due date comes around and yea, that’s not happening. I completely blame this on my work schedule which resulted in me getting home every night at 9:30pm, eating a hefty dinner and then going straight to bed. No exercise, no walking..nothing to burn off anything that I ate. No bueno! Now that I”m getting off at 5pm, I shouldn’t have a problem maintaining a good average…and eating more salads!
We also went to register at BabiesRus today.
Someone please tell me how people managed to raise a child before this store existed. My god. The amount of stuff in there is UNREAL. The prices are just insane and by the time I left my feet were swollen and throbbing. Thank God for baby showers because we’re be in the poor house if we had to get all this ourselves. Whew!
After attending my best friends Amandas’ daughters 3rd birthday where I indulged in one too many yummy cupcakes (yet didn’t beat Ray with the 5 he ate), we drove to Salt Lick for some yummy ribs. Seriously, I can never get tired of eating here. The drive is about 15 minutes from our house to Driftwood, but oh ma gawd..SO worth it! While I was eating ribs, the baby was bouncing around in there with pure delight. Either that or he was telling me to chill out on the bbq sauce. Here are a few pics from today and a new updated bump photo taken one day shy of 23 weeks which we reached today!
Below are a couple of belly pics w/ some artistic touches.
The adored onesie – well I’m a huge Bono fan so I HAD to get it!
and I setup this shot in our bedroom once I realized my belly had really grown in the last two weeks
I definitely should have taken the time to draw a pumpkin face on my belly for this photo, but it was taken at 7am so my drawing skills at that time aren’t so great. But here is my 5 month pumpkin belly. And literally the LAST pair of jeans in my house that fit me at a size 7 and I’m pushing it here for sure. I do have maternity jeans but they are still a wee bit too big for me at the xsmall size.
The belly ring is still very loose. It must be due to the placement of the piercing although now its MUCH easier to give my navel a swab to clean it since I can see all of it. hehe. Since my belly tanned while in Cabo I also have a white spot behind the round barbel at the top which in some pics looks like stretch marks, but its not. I’m anticipating those anyday….don’t want them, but just anticipating. The scar you see on the left if from my appendix being removed when I was 19.
