Counting down the days....

*Despite what the date on this post says, I'm finally getting around to posting this on April 5! So here's the update from the last few weeks.

Week 35 . . . this is probably the most uncomfortable I think I've ever been. I'm trying to take just one day at a time and keep reminding myself that the end is in sight.


Diaper Cake made by someone at school with all kinds of little baby things tucked inside! so cute!

*Started this post last week and forgot to post it!

So....here's a week later - Week 36. I think the camera has done something to the picture...b/c I can't believe this is me!! It feels (and looks) like I have a bowling ball attached to the front of me.



And now it's Week 37...finished with my Master's and National Board Portfolio!!! Feels to good to be done!! Started feeling painful contractions this week but nothing consistent yet....


And then it was Easter - almost week 38 and still waiting....Let's get a move on Baby!!

Week 34

My "The Bump" weekly email said that baby is now the size of a honeydew melon! No wonder I can barely turn over in bed, never mind taking all my strength and energy to get out of bed!


As of yesterday at my midwife appointment, Baby's head was down!

Here it is...

Today is the day when I officially decided I am tired of being pregnant - 3/3/10.
7 weeks until my due date...

I'm tired of feeling like I am going to suffocate every time I bend over. Putting socks on is getting really annoying. If my shoes didn't hurt my feet without socks I probably wouldn't bother.

I'm tired of heartburn that wakes me up in the middle of the night and is just plain annoying every other part of the day.

I'm tired of people I don't see on a regular basis looking at me and saying "Oh...look at you" then nothing else. If you have nothing nice to say, please don't say anything. I'm well aware of what I look like. (I'm also tired of that too.)

I'm tired of being so out of breath after teaching 3 classes in a row that it's all I can do to sit in a chair and tell the kids what to play so I can drink some water and try to catch my breath.

I'm tired of waking up every time I feel the need to roll over and of how much effort it takes to get out of bed. Not to mention getting up out of Tim's car (that is very low to the ground) or off of couch without feeling like I need help.

I'm also just plain TIRED!!! I know this will not go away once Baby arrives but at least I'll have our cute baby to look at.

So Baby, please feel free to come a little early! You are welcome to arrive anytime after I have finished and submitted my National Board portfolio. The last week of March or first week of April would be acceptable. I hope you think so too! I can't wait to meet you!

These are not my feet

Week 33

My feet seem to have been replaced by someone else's feet. I KNOW my toes and my ankles did not look like this before! Finally had to take my rings off too :( since my fingers seem to be slightly larger than before also.

I'm really hoping the next 7 (or so) weeks go by quickly! Right now I'd be happy if my day were over around 10:30am so I could go home and take a nap. Not sure how I'm going to make it through the next several weeks of school. Maybe I'll just sit in my desk chairs and have my students push me around.

Week 32

Week 32

Present from Tim....I guess I'm a fan now and so is Baby.

Week 31

Not much new to report other than Baby and I (and Tim) are all doing well. Baby is very active, moving and twisting around a lot. Our midwife visits are more frequent now and I'm getting more and more anxious to know whether we're having a boy or a girl! Less than 9 weeks to my due date seems VERY close!

We started childbirth classes last week and have our second one tonight. We learned how to breathe during different stages of labor and Tim learned how to coach me through it. It helps that Tim can keep a very steady beat - subdividing each measured breath, of course :)

Here's me yesterday at Week 31 Day 3:

Blizzard 2010 - Parts 1 and 2

It's been quite a week for weather around here. We've been somewhat snowed in since the first blizzard on Sat. 2/6 where we got over 30" of snow. It's been a while since we've seen that much snow! Then yesterday, Wed. 2/10 we got Blizzard part 2. Not sure exactly how much more snow fell. It looked about 12-14" on the driveway - it's hard to tell though since it was blowing around as soon as it fell - but we have pretty large snow drifts and our cars once again look like big lumps of snow. We did manage to get out on Monday afternoon because all the neighbors got together and shoveled a one lane circle around our court. We didn't see a plow until Tuesday afternoon - just in time for the next round of snow! Needless to say Tim's been doing a lot of shoveling while I stand inside and watch. I feel a little helpless but I know it's better for baby if I'm not shoveling 30"+ of snow.

We've been fortunate that we haven't lost power. School's been canceled (obviously) since our area is not used to dealing with more than a couple inches of snow at a time. So we've had lots of time to do things around the house! Cleaned up our guest room, made curtains for the living room (we've only had the curtain rods up since October), rearranged the basement, made a couple fires (we love having a fireplace!), and it's been great to have so much time to work on my National Board portfolio which is due the end of March. Next on the to do list: make curtains for the nursery and do our taxes.

I'm now 30 weeks (!!!!!!!!!) and baby is moving around like crazy! I can feel arms and legs moving and baby changing positions quite a lot and I know one of these days I'll actually be able to see one of those little appendages poking out of my belly!

One of my friends at school had her baby on Saturday during the Blizzard! (I'm guessing she was at the hospital long before the snow started.) Hearing from her and seeing pictures of her little girl make me even more anxious to see our baby!

It's definitely more difficult moving around (and I sometimes can't believe how much bigger Baby is going to get before he/she is born!). Rolling over in bed takes so much effort I wake up every time I need to move. I'm not completely tired of being pregnant yet but I can see that point in the near future.

I realized I'm not so good at remembering to take pictures of growing baby (and me) and before I know it, 3 weeks have passed. (I'll try to be more diligent in the coming weeks as baby is going to double in size!!!!!!!!)
So here we go....30 week 3 days: (yes we still have a living poinsettia)