Last Day

37W 1D. It's my last day of work, and it's surreal that I won't be in here again until after I'm a mom. I saw the doctor last night and I'm about 1 cm dialated which is pretty normal, but no indicator that anything is happening soon. So I think I'm going to have some time to kill over the next few weeks. We'll see though. I better start updating my Netflix list.

It's been too long...

I am 35W 4D of full blown pregnanciness! It's crazy how quickly the time has flown. Finally, my 20 week u/s pic but more exciting it this fabulous 3D pic from a few weeks ago:

Amazing how much you can see! So I'm feeling pretty good. But really ready to be done. Baby is doing great. She's head down and definitely dropping. The midwife I saw on Friday for my 35 week said that her head is nice and low against my cervix, which is a good indicator for vaginal birth. Who knows, of course. But that's nice to hear. No dilulation or thinning so far however.

I have two weeks of work left and I'm pretty sure I'll be dragging my ass in and out each day since I'm pretty tired overall. We're pretty much done with the nursery, so for now there will be a lot waiting to do. And washing. And rearranging I'm sure. Nesting is great.

Can't wait to meet you, Baby Girl!

Ladies Weekend

23W 2D! Whoa! Still haven't scanned in the U/S pics but I WILL get on that.

So much excitement! We've started work on the nursery. Hubby and FIL are putting in an overhead light which will be great. We have paint colors worked out and we're registered for our bedding. It's going to be a "woodland" theme with a beautiful quilt from Pottery Barn. Not a lot of pink either.

I also have my shower scheduled, thanks to my MIL. It will be March 14th, which I'm very happy about since I won't be super huge yet. We've registered for basically everything now, and I'm hoping our families will help us out with furniture. We'll see!

Hubby is out of town this weekend, and though I'm going to miss him, I'm super excited. Me and Baby Girl are having a ladies weekend. Lots of shopping, manicures, and movies. Looking forward to some time alone, actually. Just me and my daughter. :)

GIRL!

Our ultrasound shows no boys parts! My sister was right: there was no chance of us having a boy, with all the girls in our family born in May. We're very excited, and I even purchased a few girly outfits for our little lady. I thought I would feel really overwhelmed knowing what we're having, like it makes everything so real. But I've really been loving the idea of having a daughter, and all that will mean for us. What an adventure!

Will post ultrasound pics once I have them scanned.

One more week

18w 4d. Next monday we have our big ultrasound. It's killing me waiting. I NEED to know. I'm kinda feeling it's a boy, but I think that's a combination of everyone telling me that and the fact that I'm drawn more to boy names. Hubby thinks it's girl, but I think he's just saying that so he's not disappointed. We'll see...

I'm getting a bit ansy already about getting everything done in time. I know I'm not even at my half-way point, but already I feel like there's so much we need to do. The registry! The nursery! The classes! I gotta remind myself to slow down, and take it a little at a time. Deep breath.

Still Chugging Along

17w 5d today. Whoa. That flew. I've been feeling pretty good, although I feel like my bladder is shrinking. All those pregnancy books say that you're supposed to feel more comfortable in the gotta-go-all-the-time department in your second trimester. For me, I'm finding I gotta go way more often than I ever had to in my first trimester.

In more exciting news, I'm feeling the baby. I starting noticing that famous "bubbles" feeling last week, but I wasn't initially convinced that it was actual baby movement verses just gas. But now I'm convinced it's the baby because the sensations are more distinguishable for me. It's pretty cool to feel, although too early for Hubby to notice. I think that will still be a few weeks away.

Our BIG ultrasound is in two weeks and I have such a mix of feelings about it. I'm excited to know, but nervous too, because suddenly our little Peapod becomes a real PERSON. I'll officially be having a SON or DAUGHTER. It's sounds so weird to me. And I'm starting to think about the challenges that come along with raising each. A girl seems like it would so much easier to me because I know what she will go through, but boys...that's a whole different thing. I know realistically that either will have challenges and joys that I haven't even thought of yet, and it is in my nature to worry about everything WAY before it could even possibly become in issue. So I'm trying to keep it all in check. It's funny how I'll be worrying about how to raise this little person, and today I wake up feeling its little baby flutters in my tummy and feel so blessed to have that sweet little being, whatever he or she is. It's calming because I know we'll figure it out. After all, if Britney Spears can have kids, I think we'll be okay.

So apparently I'm showing. A lot.

Yes, well I was calmly and in due time make my annoucement to work. That didn't exactly happen. Monday morning, I was completely outed. I was in an elevator full of people from my department when a woman I've talked to maybe 6 times says,"I didn't know you were pregnant." How exactly is one supposed to respond to that? I think my jaw hit the floor as a attempted to control the redness I could feel coming to my face. I said, "Well, yes." She then tried to explain herself, probably because she could tell I was wondering how the hell she could know that. Up until this point, I had only told one coworker, a trusted friend, who never talks to this lady. She says, "No, you look great. I could tell cause you're so skinny and the way you were standing." Okay. So I politely ask her if she wouldn't mind keeping it quiet (and the rest of the freaking elevator at this point) since I haven't really told people at work yet. Completely busted.

By this time, we're at our floor and total panic ensues. I must tell my boss ASAP before he hears it from, I don't know, one of the ten people in the elevator with me. Fortunately, I see him in the hall and we set up a meeting for later that afternoon. He was overjoyed for me and thought the elevator story was pretty funny. So it all turned out okay.

Today I'm 13W 1D and as my special treat for entering my second trimester, I'm FINALLY getting my hair colored again. It's looking sort of crack whore right now, since it's so grown out. I can't wait. I'm going to try to convert a pair of my well-fitting-yet-not-too-expensive jeans into maternity this weekend. Apparently I need some room for this baby in my waistband area. That way I can stick my stomach out even more.